Compartments

When life gets complicated like this, I think you need to compartmentalise the various aspects of your life, then devote time to concentrate on each one, to the exclusion of the others, at the most appropriate times.

My compartments at the moment (following the most recent developments) are:

• My son, his schooling and taking care of him.
• Divorce and the sale of the house
• My work and career matters
• My burgeoning social life

As the number one priority, I need to allocate appropriate time to focus on my son and his immediate need for love, security, shelter, food and clothing. At those times, I don't need to be thinking about work.
Similarly, when I need to be at work, I can't afford to be distracted too much by thoughts of Mary and N, the divorce and the sale of the house.
I also don't want to ruin any chance of a social life by dragging my other baggage into it. Unfortunately, so far that's been the main topic in the email conversations I am having.

So I need to work a bit more on this compartmentalising thing.