I had the day off work today; I spent probably too much of it playing Paper Mario, but I did do some sorting out of mess in my flat, and got a chapter or so of my book written (I edit as I write because I spot plot holes and continuity errors forming ( Read more... )

I spent a lot of today trying to sort things out - cleaning the flat, packing for next weekend, sorting out my own admin by getting payments done, all the things that I don't get around to doing on most days when I'm rushing off somewhere or trying to work ( Read more... )

I was in a funk this morning over a trivial incident on my morning walk. I feel sometimes that I'm the only one who can go on a walk and come back feeling majorly stressed and just wanting to lock myself away from the world ( Read more... )

Today, I had one of my biggest near misses in social distancing terms with several people rushing out of the front of their garden as though they couldn't see what was happening on the street in front of them - I had to quickly cross the road when I saw them appear out of the corner of my eye ( Read more... )

Online summer school didn't go quite as well as I hoped, although it was entertaining on the zoom call this morning when the speaker began sounding like a dalek ( Read more... )

Security issues: Somehow, once again my well-meaning intentions seem to be causing problems ( Read more... )

Since I'm writing this at the start of the day, I'm going to write this as a "to-do" list, and I might not complete activities in the order given below ( Read more... )

I didn't do too much today; I was engrossed in work for most of the time.

I did finish Bumble Bee after I finished work - I'm glad I kept at this.


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Tonight I had a walk to a pub that I'd read was being used, at limited times of day, as a grocery store, checking the place out. It looks like I'd easily be able to get into there without any need to queue, so will go back there probably next week (it's a bit of a walk away ( Read more... )

I went shopping today; I've just got over the stress of one accident I had in there. I tend to use a basket in the shops, makes things a bit easier than having to navigate around with a trolley. I was looking at a shelf, choosing something, and became aware of someone rushing up behind me, so getting anxious about social distancing, I picked up my ( Read more... )