Year: 2024

Rethinking

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Hi, Thoughts arrive like butterflies, so goes the old grunge anthem of the 90s. Focus, Lynn, focus. Half term holidays I had a look at my leave entitlement recently and thinking about the upcoming half-term, I’ve booked some time off. I think I had left it a bit too long – yes, even as Lynn “part timing it” Jones – having every other Friday off. Sometimes, I think you just need to put the tools away, fold up the work gear, and do something else for a time. So it is that the Jones Massive will be having a few days out here and there. No doubt with hounds and certainly with an eye towards hot drinks and suitable refueling. […]

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Sparks, drops, and good friends

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Hi, This one’s going to be somewhat of a mixed bag. But hey, isn’t that how life plays out? But, I’m off today which is always a good start to the weekend in my book! 🙂 Sparks The housework is just about sorted and I’ve even had a chuck out of old clothes. Items that I loved at the time, but I’m not wearing. Some are old favourites that no longer fit (thank you, middle aged spread 🐖). Others I’m just not wearing because… well, perhaps a difficult truth to speak is I’ve got too much. I forget who said it but I’m conscious of the phrase “we wear 10% of our clothes 90% of the time.” So, yeah, stuff […]

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An odd duck

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How’s things with you? Hopefully good and if not, fingers crossed they will change for the better. Some witty title to do with counselling TL:DR – put your feed up, Anxiety Goblin, you’ve earned a rest, sweetie. This week was my last session with the therapist. I think the best way to describe it was perhaps a closing episode. Not so much a goodbye, but more an agreement – from me, I should add, not the therapist pushing in any way – that things are a lot better. Better in that I feel I probably don’t need the regular help and guidance. Ooo, isn’t that nice to say eh? 😸 That things are better! 🤘 Given that, perhaps time to […]

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Ladies who latte

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Hi, In the words of a recent songsmith, Käärijä, “this exhausting week and the many long days are behind” [mashup video – heavy music ahead, yo 🤘]. While I’m not quite up for a round of piña coladas, I am ready for some downtime. Ah, perhaps one day the money situation will be such that a further reduction in hours would be possible. Well, ideally the balance of reduced hours and enough moolar to make ends meet. This month seemed to be a bit expensive, and I had seek funds from the Bank of Ever Lovely Mrs J. I wouldn’t have minded so much if I’d spent a mint on fancy stuff – it was bills and repairs. Still, we’re […]

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Quiet time

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Hi, I’m suspecting that this post will be a late one. After school activities have swapped to the end of the week, so my usual writing time will be delayed. Not that I mind, it gets Child 2.0 and I out of the house, and while he’s doing his activity, I can have a cup of tea and a think. I’m hoping the tuck shop will be selling bright ideas and inspiration, as I’m a bit short on both at the mo 😉 I think it might have to be just a flapjack, mind you. Chams Poster In terms of good news, the A3 signs I created* and ordered for Chams have arrived all the way from Italy (did you […]

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Suspect

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Hi, Ah, the pleasure of a short working week and the post morning run around of chores done. Just…. don’t look at the dishwasher collection, that’s next on the list after I’ve had a wee break. Of course, once I settle in to prattling on, that might become a longer break. Oops. Nails I don’t know if it’s my age and/or the change in diet, but my nails are rather weak at the mo. Specifically, my index and middle fingers – and no, it’s not from overuse of giving anyone the V… not that there’s a shortage of Bigot of the Week who could do with a collective ‘jog on’ 😏 from the woke mind virus – AKA normal kind […]

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