Beatrice Sheldrick - 2022 Additions
title: Beatrice Sheldrick 2022 Additions
type: person
created: 2026-04-05
updated: 2026-04-05
sources: [diary-2022-part1]
2022 Diary References
Professional Work for Father
Working on typesetting/layout project for father's books, specifically grandfather's naval books:
- Project: David Valliant naval cadet series
- Software: Using InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop (20+ years experience)
- Payment arrangement: Work in exchange for Olivia's school fees
- Approach: Reading every word to catch scanning errors, slow but thorough process
Technical Details of Work
- Font: Minion Pro, 11pt with 14pt leading (later adjusted to 15pt)
- Removing scanning errors and extra spaces
- Following father's typography preferences
- First book project despite decades of design experience
- Hourly rate equivalent: $70 AUD (~£25-30/hour UK standard)
Family Updates
- Olivia: Passed driver's test preparations, new school going very well
- James: Also mentioned as doing well
- Location: Living rurally in Australia, no local InDesign classes available
- Travel: Considering visiting UK again, father willing to help financially
Financial Matters
- British Pension: Eligible for BHS pension lump sum from 1980s work
- Tax strategy: Exploring options to minimize 39% tax penalty
- Proposed solution: Transfer funds to father's UK account as "gift for children" to avoid tax
- Father's response: "Go for option #3" (the tax-avoidance strategy)
Personal Life
- Car upgrade: Using pension funds to replace aging vehicle
- Roger: Husband mentioned, job situation improving
- Children's ages: Now "adult-sized" making travel more expensive
Quotes from 2022
- On work quality: "I don't mind any changes you send my way, I'm used to it, it's my job to ensure all my customers are 100% satisfied with the outcome" (2022-03-17)
- On experience: "I live rurally so there aren't any classes near me. I've been working in InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop for over 20 years" (2022-03-17)
- On the project: "Having said that, this is the first time I've worked on a book... There's a lot of hours in these 3 books as I have to read every word" (2022-04-06)
- Father's praise: "Your work is so perfect I was just nitpicking. You say you are with InDesign for twenty years: wow, and here I was, thinking you were still in your teens" (2022-03-17)
Professional Skills
- Design software mastery: 20+ years InDesign/Illustrator/Photoshop
- Project types: Brochures, posters, flyers, booklets
- New challenge: Book layout and typesetting
- Attention to detail: Manually checking every scanned word
- Problem-solving: Identifying and correcting OCR scanning errors
Family Connections 2022
- Maintaining strong relationship with father despite physical distance
- Financial support flowing both ways (father helps with school fees, she helps with professional work)
- Planning potential UK visit with children
- Connection to grandfather's naval heritage through book project