Overwhelm

I would probably focus better if I had fewer heaps of stuff.

Today has been sludgy & anxious, after lovely dinner last night cooked by T (& washed down with maybe a drop too much rosé).

Small achievements include: writing & posting 3 real ink letters, some prize admin, laundry, slug-catching & a meeting at the Lyric with the highly capable 30-odd niece of a friend. She wanted career advice after 5 years in an arts marketing job which is going nowhere: wd like to go up a level, dreams of running an arts org one day.

I pointed her to Clore training, suggested she apply to be a trustee somewhere interesting & also recommended looking beyond the arts for work asap.

I would rather eat hot coals than run an arts organisation in the UK right now.