My weekend didn’t go quite how I planned. But honestly, when does it ever?
Out of nowhere, someone asked me to fly to Bangkok for dinner. Just like that. And because I’m the kind of person who says yes to things that probably don’t make sense on paper, I did.
Bangkok it is. A spontaneous flight, a rooftop dinner, the whole fucking thing.
Even as I was booking the ticket, my mind kept drifting somewhere else entirely. London. A specific person in London, actually. I know, it’s fucking weird!
Someone I keep thinking about more than I probably should. That pull, quiet but persistent says more about where my head is at than any travel plan I could make.
Bangkok is a good distraction. London is where my mind lives right now.
By the time you’re reading this, I’m probably already at my favorite rooftop bar in my usual hotel, drink in hand, watching the city hum below me.
Because last weekend’s prep post gave me more clarity than I expected, and I’m not ready to break that streak.
What I didn’t get to from last week:
There are two things still hanging over me like an unfinished to-do list that refuses to go away:
- A proper newsletter strategy for the blog
- Homepage adjustments
Not proud of it, but I’m also not going to beat myself up. The week had a clear winner, and it wasn’t those two.
What actually got done:
This is where it gets good.
- Crafted a full content plan for Story Brew
- Built the Story Brew website from scratch. Went further than planned and I’m glad I did
- Recorded 4 additional stories
Story Brew took over, and I let it. Sometimes momentum decides your priorities for you, and you just have to trust it.
Sunday Plans & The Goal
StoryBrew has genuinely pulled me in. I’ve been deep in the characters, the pacing, the sound of it all. And that energy is too good to waste on a rest day.
So here’s what I’m locked in on for the next 7 days:
- Record at least 30 bedtime stories. Yes, fifty. It sounds like a lot. It is a lot. But I’ve done a dozen or so already, and something has clicked: my speech, my pace, my process. It’s starting to feel natural.
- Schedule and publish at high frequency. I want there to be enough content waiting when new listeners find the show. Not a handful of episodes and silence.
- Recalibrate to 2, maybe 3 stories per week as a sustainable long-term rhythm.
- Extend the story length and listening time. The short format works, but I think there’s room to breathe a little more.
One thing I’ve noticed: I still make small errors in my recordings. Mispronunciations. Stumbles. A word I have to restart.
And I leave them in, every single one. Deliberately. Because this is a real person making this. Not a polished AI voice with zero personality.
The imperfection is the point. It’s what makes it human.
Everything Else on the Radar
Story Brew is the main character right now, but it’s not the only thing moving:
- I want to write more opinion pieces for the blog. Sharper, more personal takes that give the whole thing more texture and edge.
- New developments on the Million Dollar Challenge that I’ll share next week. Things are shifting
- I’m doing another reset on my language learning app, which I’ll reveal soon
- And there’s more in the pipeline that I’m not ready to talk about yet
Final Word
There’s a lot in motion. More than Story Brew, more than Bangkok, more than this post can hold.
But the most important thing I’ve learned recently is to finish what’s working before chasing the next thing. Story Brew is working. So that’s where my energy goes.
The newsletter still bothers me, I’ll be honest about that. I don’t have a proper strategy, and my current subscriber count is… three. Three people.
But that’s still a commitment, and I’m taking it seriously even if the number makes me laugh a little.
The week ahead feels like it has something in it. I can’t explain that feeling exactly, just that the momentum is real, the projects are building, and I’ve got a lot to share.
More soon.