Courtesy of some virus. I’ve barely left my bed in 36 hours. I’m ranging between feeling philosophical about it, to hysterically overwhelmed by the exposure of my exhibition, the piles of admin, horrible things going on for some of my mates, and life in general. For someone who’s been sick a lot, I still don’t cope with it very well!
Today my grand plan is to have a bath and wash my hair. If things go well I might get some laundry done too. Clean clothes would be nice. Rest, rest.
Sarah K Reece 
🙂 Thankyou! You're right, I think it is unavoidable at this stage, and completely worth it. It does help when I remember that it will likely kick in and give myself some time off afterwards to settle down. 🙂
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Re feeling overwhelmed: you're a TRUE ARTIST, dammit!! Feeling exposed is part of it. Who wants to see a 'careful' exhibition saying boring things?? Your work is AWESOME. It is more likely to make people envy your artistry than think any less of you.That's GOOD exposure.And even if they don't like the subject matter, they will acknowledge your talent.
The Victorian female poets and novelists, two of whom I've recently mentioned to you, all seriously stressed … as you know, as women they often had to send their work out incognito…they would have had the same fear of exposure as you. It's unavoidable suffering I think. But it's like childbirth: painful but a great end result.
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