Diary of a Ghost Hunter

It's been a long time since I have gotten back to blogging but as I am about to embark on a month long working holiday to England, Scotland and Ireland I thought I'd add to the work load by putting down my thoughts on the whole crazy preparation going on behind the scenes right now.

With just 17 days to go the sh#t is hitting the fan.

You would think that after two years of having to sit back and watch my life slowly sail away into the sunset I would have been prepared for an overseas trip when the time finally arrived.

But no, I'm still leaving everything to the last minute because currently the world is still in a manic state of chaos.

Putin, the current leader of Russia is bombing the crap out of Ukraine all the while Covid, and it's variants,

are still having a world wide party.

So to be honest up until the moment I step foot on the plane I will not really be convinced that I am truly going.

Every day I turn on the TV and wait.....is it going to be ok?

Are we heading into WW3?

What is the current status of the virus?

Meanwhile, this adventure has seen myself and my business partner Anne have to level up like never before.

We are learning how to film properly with the advice of someone who has a lifetime's worth of experience and Anne has had to do much more than switch on, point and shoot the damn cameras, but also adjust, test and fiddle with settings, sound, recording and filming techniques so that we can present something that is a little less amateurish.

This is not a live stream is what we are being told.

This needs finessing and storytelling through the camera lens.

We already missed a huge opportunity due to the pandemic but then so hand millions of other people.

Opportunities will always be there - we will just be ready for the next one.

This overseas trip is a chance of a life time and I do not want to waste it.

I will probably only be able to see some of these place once so decent photography and filming is important - you cant just go back and do it over.

This learning curve has been dramatic, and I am overwhelmed and tired and anxious.

Not just because of having to pre record podcasts and radio shows, but because I leave my very ill husband at home for a month and I am not sure how he will cope.

I do need the break mentally though - the last few years have left me weary and many a time I have contemplated just saying ENOUGH!

But, one must jump off the cliff to fly.

So, here we go.

Stay tuned for some adventures in this diary of a ghost hunter over the next few weeks.

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