It's one thing getting the new website live, but it's all pointless if nobody knows about it. So, at the start of November I decided to do a little bit of networking to get the name out there.

I've done a few networking events before, and to be honest, didn't find them that beneficial, but armed with my new business cards and a fresh air of confidence, I decided to give it another bash, and to my surprise, not only did I enjoy it, I made some great contacts.

So, one networking event down, and straight away I was invited to a Chamber of Commerce breakfast networking event the next day.... Get me !!!  Again, this was beneficial, but with it being a breakfast event, it did mean getting up early, which for anyone that knows me, is not my best time of day. And on top of that, the room we were in was like a sauna, so from the outset I felt uncomfortably hot.

Halfway through the breakfast I was told I would need to stand up and talk to the room for a few seconds about my business. Now, I don't mind talking in front of people, but to be honest, only having a few minutes to prepare myself and get "in the zone" isn't my preferred way of public speaking. Ah well, I got a few laughs (at jokes, not just at me stumbling for words) and again, managed to meet some good contacts.

So, it looks like networking could be a regular thing to help promote the business. Watch this space...

Now, I enjoy a drink, and I'm quite partial to a few JD's every now and then, and maybe a glass of wine at dinner, but knowing that I had so much to get through this month, I also decided that I would go a month without drinking, hopefully giving me that focus that I needed.

However, halfway though the month, it was my cousins birthday party, so I knew that I may have to have one night where I broke the drought, and I have to say, it was a great night.

But other than that, I've made the rest of the month without a drop... No hangovers, completely focused, and I have to say, barring a few "panic moments" about my finances, on the whole, I'm feeling really up beat and happy.

Roll on December though, I've got a large bottle of JD waiting to be enojoyed.