Today I looked at the calendar and realised we are approaching the end of November. Most people know what day of the week it is - not only do I spend days in blissful oblivion of this, I also spend quite a bit of each month unaware of the date. I do, however, usually know the moon phase.

Anyway, today I realised that I have to spend a day researching again. My ambition was to get the research finished off before the end of November and then start the writing. I have to give myself these deadlines, even if I don't always meet them. It's good to have a sense of urgency sometimes!

So I shall shut the curtains, take the phone off the hook and get on with the research again today (mostly it's sorting out references, but there's some new stuff to do too) and hopefully catch up with your blogs again this evening/tonight.