The Magic Book Is Bringing People Together...
Our new office is very magical indeed...
Last night we returned from my launch in my friend Si's wonderful wine bar, Ten Green Bottles, where we had been so amazingly looked after by him and Toby... The wine and food flowed; there was never a moment when they were not engaged in looking after us...
Si edited Girlfriend for a year', and it would not be the book it is without his input...
He crafted it, he took my stream of consciousness and shaped it. He inquired into what I meant at various times, suggested I write more... Explain, deepen the concepts...
And so it was totally fitting that GFAY should launch from his bar!
The room was full of love, so many people who came to share and celebrate with me...
And Zoe supported me so wholly in being keeper of 'the magic book', setting if off on journeys with new people, making sure they had wine to celebrate their new purchase!
I like book launches...
I have discovered them to be a very fun way to gather us all together...
And so we returned to our current home, Buxted park hotel, to be told by Marc our very loveable food and beverage manager, that we were being given an 'upgrade' to the George V suite...
We walked into sumptuous spaciousness, and Anadi murmured 'I could live like this...'
The wonderful huge bedroom with windows looking out over the lawn, has a huge bed and sofas and chairs scattered... And there is fabulous living room next door; a bathroom you could hold a party in, and a dressing room that could serve as a meditation space...
I know these rooms very well... I have cleaned these rooms!
In 1989 (or maybe it was 1990) I had set up the fitness centre here and was about to move into personal training... There was a crisis, the head housekeeping was on holiday and the assistant housekeeper left very suddenly...
The hotel was full, and very busy with week after week of training courses, delegates all from the BBC ...
I was quite free - in my transition at the time... I offered to take on the 'head housekeeping' role for awhile...
For ten weeks I cleaned all the rooms, with my 'girls', we all worked so very hard...
I earned £100 a week...
And now, twenty five years later the suite that I cleaned all that summer is Anadi's office one side, and my consulting rooms the other...
Today I woke at 6am, I dressed and did my exercises in the bathroom that had space for an exercise class...
And then let myself out of the front door of the hotel into the dark winters morn, black wetness in the air...
I ran along the lanes I know so well, my eyes becoming accustomed and I found I could see my way in the dark.
I felt light and free, like I am on some magical journey and I don't really have any idea where I am going...
Today has been a wonderful day...
I met with clients in my new consulting rooms...
And Zoe for a delicious 'magic book planning' lunch...
As I said, I like launches, they gather people... And so on February 9th we are planning another 'book party' in Urban Ground Coffee shop in Eastbourne...
This way my book about relationship, will keep bringing people together and connecting them in relationship!