They say as you get older, the jet lag is harder to get over. Well not only have I had a week of disturbed sleeping and eating patterns, I’ve also become a year older (well if I’m being pedantic, I’m actually a year older since my last birthday, not since my last blog post… if you get my meaning).

Every time a birthday comes round, I go through a middle age crisis thing about what I am doing with my life.  And usually it creates some discontent in my mind about what I’ve achieved so far and what I’m going to do in the future. I am way closer to 50 than 40 now, and if I am going to make a life changing decision, I feel it has to be now. So things to think about are:

• Where do I want to live? Australia beckons once again, and my feeling at the moment is that it has a very strong attraction for at least a couple of years
• What do I want to do about earning a living? I work in a very stressful corporate environment at the moment, and I do really want to do something else that I can be more in control of my own destiny. I know everyone says they want to be a writer or author, and I harbour that ambition too. But I need to get my finger out and do something about it. It may be that I have to do the corporate thing until I get my act together on the writing side, even if we go to Australia, but I do need to have a plan to make that change.

So on a Sunday, I am sitting here at my computer wondering what to do today. Should I fill in my visa application a bit more (it has been partially completed for over 2 years)? Should I update my CV so I can get a job in Australia quickly? Should I look at the stories I have written and see what I can do to get them published?

On top of that, I want to do some exercise and stretching. 

The answer to all the above has to be yes. So time to get on with it!