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Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) Dec 2023 10:44am, 11 Dec 2023 48,786 posts	0 Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) 16 mins to go Mrs J! (congrats, and happy retirement shortly!) G
XBalidocious Dec 2023 10:59am, 11 Dec 2023 17,067 posts	0 XBalidocious 34 seconds
Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) Dec 2023 11:02am, 11 Dec 2023 48,788 posts	0 Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) pompoms celebration G
Merry Lip Gloss Dec 2023 11:14am, 11 Dec 2023 72,731 posts	0 Merry Lip Gloss welcome to the club Mrsj. Happy Holiday too.
Bazoaxe Dec 2023 11:16am, 11 Dec 2023 26,063 posts	0 Bazoaxe Ding 🛎️
GimmeMedals Dec 2023 11:17am, 11 Dec 2023 26,202 posts	0 GimmeMedals 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Free to enjoy life to the full, Mrs J This morning Geoff woke first and made me a cup of tea which he bought to me in bed. I got up at 7:30am and had breakfast. I headed to the gym at 8:10am and was stuck in the slow moving traffic but when I got to the gym, I was one of only 3 people there. I had a good session, getting on all the equipment I wanted to, in the order I wanted to, with no-one eyeballing me to get off. I then, quite impulsively, took a walk to Little Tesco. They didn't have what I wanted (the last Christmas present I need to buy. Also packet Bread Sauce - there seems to be a shortage this year) but I did impulse buy a Christmas jumper at a charity shop I passed on the way for a bargainous £4 (cheaper than the ones I'd looked at on Vinted, once insurance and p&p were added). Then I went into B&M and got 6 packets of Bread Sauce mix (use by date end of 2025 so I stocked up). When I got back to the car, I contemplated driving the 8 miles to Big Tesco, but looked online and decided to order to Christmas present have it delivered. I had £21 in Tesco vouchers which I wasn't aware of so that dropped the cost massively. By the time I got home at 10:30am (Geoff had a cup of tea waiting for me) I'd done my gym session ✅ the last of the Christmas shopping ✅ got a Christmas jumper for my lunch out on Wednesday ✅ walked 5k steps ✅ spent less than I'd expected to ✅ and felt like it has been a very productive day. This is your world now, Mrs J
Bazoaxe Dec 2023 11:19am, 11 Dec 2023 26,064 posts	0 Bazoaxe Sounds productive and enjoyable. Much like work
Merry Lip Gloss Dec 2023 11:20am, 11 Dec 2023 72,734 posts	0 Merry Lip Gloss That sounds very productive GM. Today I was booked for the gym but my back is still playing up. Tidied a bit then went for my shower and got ready for a lunch out but first I'm sitting waiting for my GP appointment.
westmoors Dec 2023 11:21am, 11 Dec 2023 7,984 posts	0 westmoors Congratulations MrsJ Now enjoy life!
jda Dec 2023 11:31am, 11 Dec 2023 16,078 posts	0 jda That sounds like a very busy morning to me! Garmin just told me my 50 minute jog was “unproductive”. Well, I can live with that

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