08/10/2026
My daughter is old enough to tour universities and tomorrow I will be standing in Liverpool on John Lennon's birthday pretending this is all fine.
It is not fine. She is eighteen. I have nothing further to say about that.
John Lennon would probably have said life is what happens when your busy making other plans. I am choosing to believe the universe scheduled this on purpose and not just because it was the only date that worked for the open day (you may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one).
All today's orders are packed and on their way, which means they are coping better than I am. My bag is not packed. My hair has entered a new phase I can only describe as 'structural abandonment' I need to dye it tonight inbetween everything else I need to do. My current state is best summarised as: a craft business owner who has misplaced both her itinerary and her composure.
See you on the other side of whatever this is.