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Small Business Shenanigans: Reopening My Stationery Shop (Part One)
The series no one asked for but everyone needs in this era of mass commercialisation. Happy shopping season! August 2024 Think about how much I miss running my shops, and about how the flexibility offered from setting your own work hours is quite helpful for managing chronic fatigue syndrome. September and October 2024 Talk about Continue reading
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Making a Killjoy Jacket Part Three
It’s been almost 18 months since I last posted about customising my jacket? What is time?! Anyway, it’s nearly done. For the purposes of Thursday’s spiritual experience Milton Keynes show, it is done. I want to add one or two more things, but we’ll get to that. So, here and here are where I talk Continue reading
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September Resolutions and a Little Smudge of Self Care
Afternoon! The dogs got me up at half five this morning so it feels wrong on a molecular level that one of those dogs is asleep on my bed this very moment while I try to prise my eyeballs open with tea and willpower. I left school four years ago, and yet September always feels Continue reading
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Graceless Nights With Lorde at Alexandra Palace
Afternoon. I feel like I should apologise for not posting on my story blog this week, but since approximately five people read it and at least four of them are direct relations, I think I’ll save the heartfelt messages for when there’s more like six of you. I really did mean to have a story Continue reading
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