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Category Archives: Me time
Day 327: A Peaceful Sunday Getting Things Done
I do love Sundays, particularly when I cook a roast dinner over a few hours and use the time to also potter about doing this and that, and tidying up as I go. By the time the dinner was on … Continue reading →
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Day 326: A Walk, a Chat, a New Audio Book and Your Support, Helped me Move Forward
I would love energy to flow in every room without stuff in the way. Due to the pandemic, I’m in the house all the time facing the clutter as well as being surrounded by it, and it’s not leaving as … Continue reading →
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Day 325: New Taps, Some Decluttering, a Film and a Pizza
The flow of water is very slow from the taps in the main bathroom and our en-suite, so we asked the plumber if he could get some similar to the ones in my daughter’s new en-suite. They got fitted today … Continue reading →
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Day 324: Knowing When to Listen to Your Body… and Relax
I didn’t have the best of days today. It started off ok but by the time I’d done the school run and then gone back out late morning to my orthodontist appointment, half the day had gone. Also, how did … Continue reading →
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Day 323: A Solution for My Broken Vacuum Cleaner and More Clutter Sold
Facebook Marketplace is serving me well at the moment. I haven’t advertised anything for a couple of weeks due to limiting my contact with people; however, I managed to sell something today that’s been on there for a few months … Continue reading →
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Day 320: Should I Have a Plan for the Week?
It’s rare that I get a week off to just get on with things and I don’t want to waste it. Part of me wants to create a plan for this week and part of me wants to just go … Continue reading →
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Day 316: A Non-Stop Day… I Now Need Time for me
I bought a new candle which smells amazing and I am just about to use it in the bath this evening and enjoy a bit of me-time. The house didn’t get much attention from me today as I had a … Continue reading →
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Day 310: A Frosty Morning, and Tiling Still in Progress
The car was frosty this morning which was an unexpected. The girls were in a rush for me to take them to school and I couldn’t find my ice scraper so ended up using a credit card (as you do). … Continue reading →
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Day 305: A Day of Going With the Flow
It was really nice not having to get up to an alarm this morning or rush about and go anywhere. After breakfast, I took all of the cardboard and a few boxes of stuff into the garage so that we … Continue reading →
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Day 304: After a Few Weeks of Building Work and Decorating… I’m Now in Need of Me-Time
I’m really pleased with the progress of my daughter’s new room. I can’t believe how much has been achieved over the last two weeks. The plumber turned up this morning and finished off boarding up the walls in the en-suite … Continue reading →
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