Nil by brain

Sorry folks but not feeling too bright or inspired. Too much to do, especially writing, and worse still things involving numbers and pictures. Yikes.  Have training on how to upload content to the portal, all looks terribly confusing and time-consuming. Up against multiple deadlines (main one being impending implosion of head).

Kept up late last night by need to iron clothes for trips down south, feed medicine to ailing kitty, and electrical blackout mit crackling caused by placing ironing board in cupbaord - knocking fusebox out of whack in the process. Two of us wandering round dark house at 10pm, can’t find torch, light candle but afraid to put too close to source of crackling and fizz. Hubby remembers we have electrical knowhow in the form of friend round corner, and sets off. Said saviour turns up with torch on his head and sorts out the problem. Normality temporarily resumed. Humour hanging by a thread…

Terrorise the nervous chap in Waterstone’s again today. Freak him out by buying 3 copies of same book - When we were bad - it’s on 3 for 2 so Book Group buddy up and pool resources, I buy and ask for fiver plus bar of chocolate each as contribution. Choc not forthcoming yet so have to visit vending machine.

Tonight is two lots of packing for trips to London and Liverpool - hoping I will be energised by meeting with colleagues in different contexts.

It’s train time - if I leave it much later it will be a case of run, fat librarian, run…