calm? moi?

my dining room, taken on my iphone this morning

Funny how looks can belie the truth.  Here is my dining room this morning - a picture of calm and serenity. I was mucking about, trying out some looks for a table top shoot I styled here today with the incredible photographer Ben King (nup, no relation!). On the surface all was white, pure and quiet, whilst in my head, a zillion thoughts raged and competed for attention...

-what on earth is wrong with our darling cat Sugar? He's been on a drip at the vet for five days and we just can't work out what is wrong with him.  Things are looking pretty grim.

-will Allie make it through a full day of school today?  She has been wobbly since her e.n.t. operation last Friday (she didn't.  And I think I got a speeding fine on my way to collect her. Grrr, so dumb)

-will those couriers ever arrive? (they did).

-I hope that the beautiful print that is precariously balanced in the back of my car doesn't break. (it didn't. phew).

-Shit - I am on deadline for XXX. And I have to submit XXXX. Like, today.

Sometimes I am so grateful that I can slip into my world of work and shut down the hypertensive,  temple-throbbing world outside. Escapism is good. Even just for a moment. Escaped anywhere lately?

hx