What started as a small personal health check in 2018 and a loose plan to safeguard the years ahead I took up position in the corner of a local coffee shop.  Then, with notebook in hand I intentionally set out to rate and review every aspect of my life at that point.  What emerged from that simple snapshot was an exploration of my social, health and financial life followed closely by my future aspirations.

One of those aspirations was to write a book but not the one you are exploring today.  The original plan was to write a fictional work of modern Irish folklore set against the spectacular back drop of the Mourne Mountains but what manifested was something completely different, the non-fiction book 'Living Alone And Living Well'.  Despite best efforts to capture the mystical creatures lurking in the Kingdom of Mourne my pen kept returing to the under explored experiences of living alone.

Since those early days I have wrestled with this important topic alongside the book production process.  I had to ditch what I thought I knew from years of corporate writing and learn how to connect with an entirely new audience who deserved compassion, respect and inclusion.

Along the way there have been agents, editors, cuts, anecdotes, dysfunction and disorder, all in the tireless pursuit of quality.  I have read endless research papers and books in search of relevant meaningful data (of which there was very little) and embraced a two year digital detox before emerging, blinking into the light, with a completed manuscript.   This is where you find me today, neck high in the production, marketing and promotion of 'Living Alone And Living Well'.

This book has had quite a journey to get here, as have I, and you dear reader have been at the heart of it all.