A brief update
Hi,
Whew. Does anyone else feel like they can’t get their head above water at the mo?
It’s a cliche among the community at this point but I really do have a brain that wants to do everything in a body that works best doing nothing. And that is a hard dichotomy to live with.
Today I was beating myself up because I keep forgetting things. Important things. Already in my diary with an alarm set things. Circled in red on my to-do list things.
I complained, naturally, to my excellent pal
. She replied, instantly: “you’ve had a lot on. You need rest.”I had to laugh. I have had a lot on. Putting aside some complicated, all-encompassing personal shenanigans, I am, variously:
Organising, prepping and hosting two different Every Body Queer events - one of which, a panel on queer, disabled sex ed, is this weekend.
Still doing The View From Down Here book events
Thinking about and doing things for the paperback (hopefully more on this soon)
Trying and abjectly failing to write two different book proposals (please don’t ask)
Panicking about a) this newsletter, and b) the fact I haven’t sent a pitch for an obscene amount of time
Trying to read and review all my friends’ new books (would you all stop being so talented, please?)
Trying to work out what the hell to do about the government’s latest vicious attack on disabled people
This last one plays on the mind, as I’m sure you’ll imagine.
And then, just to add to the chaos…
I’m giving a TEDx talk next Monday.
No, really.
This is of course very exciting. I’m particularly proud that the talk I’m giving is based on the book. At a time when the world feels so bleak for disabled people (and many other minorities), it feels good to have this opportunity to talk about disabled women’s experiences and what we need to change.
But it’s also a big stage. I want to get it right. And that’s a lot of work, too.
What’s interesting, at the moment, is that, for once, my body isn’t that tired (it is incredibly sore, but that’s another story). My brain is tired, which is an altogether different phenomenon, and one which I am much less accustomed to dealing with.
All of which is to say, I’m sorry this newsletter has been sporadic recently and I’m sorry this isn’t much of an issue, either. I have so many things I want to share with you, and I’m hoping that after our event this weekend and TED on Monday, I will have the time and space and brainpower to do so properly. Please bare with me.
Until then,
Lucy