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My bedside lamp stopped working last night. Unlike the wooden lamp I brought from Australia, I had no emotional attachment to the bedside lamp, so I ordered a new one which was delivered today and seems to work just fine. (I still haven't figured out what to do about the wooden one, but I am definitely not ready to throw it away. It can be ( Read more... ) -
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A handyman was supposed to come today between midday and 3 pm to repair my broken blind strings, but I've just had a message from him that he has some delays, and he wants to know if he can come tomorrow instead. Tomorrow is ok, as long as he doesn't want to come in the morning (parkrun time!), but I was really hoping to finally get this done today ( Read more... ) -
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Another day, another stupid thing I did, but this time only my pride and my wallet were hurt. A couple of weeks ago my gas bill arrived, with the due date being 4th November. I thought I had set up automatic payments, so I kept checking to see whether the money had left my bank account yet. Eventually my balance on the gas company website showed as ( Read more... ) -
366 Questions 2024
5. What Are Your Longtime Interests or Passions? Things that I learnt to do when I was around twelve years old and I still enjoy doing now: sewing and knitting. Also I've always enjoyed reading. It's a great way to escape from the real world for a while.
6. Do You Have a Hard Time Making Decisions? Sometimes. Probably most of the time, if I'm -
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I did something stupid this morning. Running at first light, I tripped over a kerb (because I thought the cut-away was wider than it actually was) and landed on first my knees and then my hands, mainly the right hand. Both knees were skinned, as well as the outer base of my right hand. My left hand has a very minor scrape and a bit of loose skin at ( Read more... ) -
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I know it's election day, but I voted by mail about a month ago so voting was not top of my consciousness this morning. (And I'm too scared to think about this election anyway.) Therefore, when I was out walking after 9:30 am and kept seeing primary school kids out and about, I was wondering if there was some school holiday I wasn't aware of. ( Read more... ) -
366 Questions 2024
1. Are You Hard or Easy on Yourself? Most of the time I tend to be fairly hard on myself, but occasionally I'm willing to give myself a break.
2. What Teacher Would You Like to Thank? One of my professors from my Masters degree days, who took a lot of care in helping me adjust to the American system of education.
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Even after all the activity with the girls over Halloween and then a flurry of cleaning and doing laundry yesterday, I couldn't get to sleep last night and lost a couple of hours of sleep. I'm sure I'll sleep better tonight though; it's rare for me to have two bad nights in a row when my life is mostly normal ( Read more... ) -
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The family drove away just after 8 this morning. The house has been busy and noisy and a bit chaotic for the last few days, and now it's quiet and empty. Since they left I've swept most of the floors, washed and hung out a load of sheets and towels, and been for a run during which I checked the mail (and brought home a handful of letters ( Read more... ) -
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The family arrived not long after 1:30 pm yesterday, later than I had expected but still with plenty of time for a leisurely afternoon before trick or treating. The girls were all a bit hyper after several hours in the car, so my daughter and I decided we should go for a walk to look at neighbourhood Halloween decorations. This was fun, but the ( Read more... )