WHITE NOISE

The world is full of noise today: clamorous, clanking, clattering, cluttery old noise.

I'll let you into a secret though: it isn't the world's fault - I'm just feeling quite susceptible to it.

I walked into the kitchen. Someone was playing some loud Russian folk music through their phone. It was apparently, hilarious. It rattled inside my head like marbles in a tin. Then someone else started clattering pots and plates about in the cupboards. I closed my eyes and gritted my teeth.

Like most things in the world of course, it's my response to it that annoys me the most. I sit here imagining that this level of noise is actually quite normal, and on normal days I'm better equipped to deal with it. For some reason though today, I'm allowing myself to get infuriated by the cacophany. And I can definitely do better than that.

I think maybe it starts with headphones? Perhaps some of those noise-cancelling ones. I'll bet there's some white noise I can download too - like a vacuum cleaner or the drone of the motorway or something. Though of course, I only want to not be irritated; I have a feeling that falling asleep at my desk might not be a great career choice.

Though admittedly, better than dropping off while using a vacuum cleaner, or driving on the motorway.