Sliding time by Annie Try
I am nearly over Covid, which was preceded by a very heavy cold. A side effect of illness has been a constantly changing diary, as appointments needed to be rearranged. Amongst the coughing and stuffy head, feverishness and general malaise, I have croaked on the phone leaving cancellation messages with times available for rescheduling. Messages came back with new offers of appointments with dates I could not do! I was temporarily thrown by receiving details of a class starting on Tuesday 23rd January. It’s a non-existent date - a mistake - which really confused me in my muddled thinking. Finally, my diary is all sorted. My planned life feels ordered and under control. Less slippery, with everything, except the dance class, scheduled. This makes me feel better - with the appointments neatly lined up in my personal diary, writing diary and the shared desk diary. Maybe this is why I tend to write chronologically, but with clearly defined flashb...