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Progress not Perfection

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  • Sun_Addict
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    Afternoon all.

    Worked in the office this morning, now back home to finish my day. That's the worst part of the working week over for me, no more office days until Friday.

    What a beautiful sunny day although very cold. Pegged some washing out when I got back home, doubt it will dry but worth a try.

    Had a quick glance in Lid! when I passed by but couldn't see any veg boxes. I didn't need anything so no point in going properly inside then having the faff of getting back out without scanning a receipt.

    So it's a NSD today.

    Mr SA was having a panic when I got home as he couldn't find his lip balm. He'd also had an accident earlier and had stashed his soiled joggers outside😐

    Today's exercise has been walking to/from work and I'm doing a live resistance bands session tonight.

    Tonight's dinner is a portion of veggie paella that has been lurking in the freezer for some time.

    Thanks to Mr SA today's cleaning task is the bathroom.

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  • foxgloves
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    Honestly, @Sun_Addict, I don't know how you do it with all this extra cleaning up.

    And well done for trying a laundry peg-out. I wish I had thought to peg yesterday's half dry load out for a bit of fresh air first thing but I was so keen to get started on a gardening job that it didn't occur to me. So nice to have blue sky & sunshine today, isn't it? I think it has been grey in our neck of the woods pretty much all year so far.

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    I've had a nice surprise this afternoon and have been awarded a gift voucher for covering for a colleague when she was unexpectedly off.

    So it's not all cleaning 💩🤣

    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • Makingabobor2
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    Congrats on the voucher, what a nice surprise.

    I put my washing out and it dried about 99%. Just a bit damp, and now on the airer, and will be done in half hour I reckon and ready for the airing cupboard.

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    Lovely surprise & well deserved.

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