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SmileyAli @smileyali68.bsky.social · 8h

I'm currently eyeing up my vinyl 45s as the next thing needing thoughtful disposal. Then there's the hifi has to go, and the Christmas tree that most years we haven't bothered with!

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SmileyAli @smileyali68.bsky.social · 8h

A thing with feathers is all I can come up with!

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SmileyAli @smileyali68.bsky.social · 9h

The aftermath of my dead husband (20 years ago) taught me a lot about how not to leave a clutter disaster for someone else!

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Tube Mapper- Luke Agbaimoni @tubemapper.bsky.social · 13h

Things that make this photographer happy part five...

Finding Animals On The London Underground Network

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 13h

Saturday night in Newcastle upon Tyne, photo by Maria Maza, Spanish-born photographer who settled in the city.

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SmileyAli @smileyali68.bsky.social · 13h

Never having had children, I wasn't prepared for the mid 50s revelation that the things I own won't have meaning to anyone other than me, and that strangers would be clearing my effects out. This has inspired a huge huge purge of random shit I never look at.

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SmileyAli @smileyali68.bsky.social · 2d

Every time I read this kind of thing I nod. Knowingly.

Stanford Department of Medicine @stanforddeptmed.bsky.social · 2d

How can a common virus spark a lifelong disease? Rebecca Handler, MSc, breaks down a Stanford study that reveals how #EpsteinBarrVirus, the culprit behind mono, can trigger #MultipleSclerosis in those who carry certain genetic risk factors. #MedStory https://bit.ly/4nHaToW

You’ve Likely Had This Virus. Here’s How It Can Trigger MS

Most people recover from Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) without issue. But new research shows how, in some, it may trigger multiple sclerosis (MS) through a case of immune system “mistaken identity.” Learn how this common virus can set off a serious autoimmun...

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Leftback @leftback.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning from the cat who is in day 2 of refusing to eat the same food he has been eating for 7 years because the bowl it is served in has changed.

A black and brown tabby cat with a white chin sitting on a bed sphinx-like loking into the camera with greenish-yellow eyes whilst receiving scritches.

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SmileyAli @smileyali68.bsky.social · 2d

My #MSFriday musings are largely of surprise that I haven't ended up in a small unhappy pile. It should be pleasant surprise, but in some ways it's simply surprise. I've been so work busy and work stressed and doing all the dog walking I thought I'd have hit a wall by now. I haven't.

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SmileyAli @smileyali68.bsky.social · 2d

My #poemfortoday is An Apple-Gathering by Christina Georgina Rossetti. I googled the analysis of this and I had got it kind of wrong. I like things that make you think! allpoetry.com/An-Apple-Gat...

An Apple-Gathering by Christina Georgina Rossetti - Famous poems, famous poets. - All Poetry

Comments & analysis: I plucked pink blossoms from mine apple tree / And wore them all that evening in my hair:

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 3d

Few things warm the cockles of a foodbank volunteer's heart than the sight of a previous client with her 3 happy thriving children on their way to school.
Two years ago, her life was chaos. Her partner had left her with the children and a mountain of debt.
The mother's gumption is remarkable.

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SmileyAli @smileyali68.bsky.social · 3d

My #poemfortoday is Matthew Arnold and "Dover Beach". A teeny wee bit longer than some that I pause and stay with, re-read and take my time. Sometimes when I've read an ending I need to go back and see how it started. This is one of those. www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/dover-...

Poetry By Heart

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SmileyAli @smileyali68.bsky.social · 4d

I hear you. It's a relief to know you're not letting yourself down, that everything that you can do, you're doing.

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SmileyAli @smileyali68.bsky.social · 4d

This #poemfortoday caught my eye this morning. "Hope" by Clara Ann Thompson. poets.org/poem/hope-4

Hope

The saddest day will have an eve,

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Midge @midge.bsky.social · 5d

I’ve been in front of the computer too long. Time to take a break and look at my phone.

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SmileyAli @smileyali68.bsky.social · 5d

I wish that once he's taken something on as something he'll be in charge of, that this is what happens. But with dog training they say work with the dog that's in front of you. I need to work with the man who's next to me, not feel frustrated that he's not someone else.

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SmileyAli @smileyali68.bsky.social · 5d

I found it really difficult that other half explained to me how I should break it down, make a plan, write that down and then I'd be able to do all the things stress free. I did point out that I wanted the whole task to be with him not on me to remember. It was a mansplain. It's how I juggle work.

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SmileyAli @smileyali68.bsky.social · 5d

Last week I took seven minutes of HIIT as a win. Today, nearly 14 minutes. Go me, and I say that with proper girl power vibes.

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SmileyAli @smileyali68.bsky.social · 5d

The third paragraph in this. I feel seen. While at the same time paying particular attention to the paragraph on how the person with ADHD feels. www.helpguide.org/mental-healt...

Adult ADHD and Relationships - HelpGuide.org

Learn how ADHD or ADD can affect your relationships and what you can do as a couple to overcome challenges and build a strong partnership.

www.helpguide.org

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SmileyAli @smileyali68.bsky.social · 5d

I couldn't get my head around fitting external insulation to a stone built house. I was too worried about creating a damp problem. I'm relieved I didn't end up doing it.

SmileyAli @smileyali68.bsky.social · 5d

My #poemfortoday is "Some Rules" by Wendy Cope. "Don't answer emails when you're drunk". Chuckles. www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...

The Poetry Foundation

Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.

www.poetryfoundation.org

SmileyAli @smileyali68.bsky.social · 5d

I've erased the list. Ten years plus into this relationship and I still have no idea how to work with him so we get things done as a team, both of us working in the same direction. He's not working, I'm full time, and I want to feel supported and like I'm in a partnership not a parentship.

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SmileyAli @smileyali68.bsky.social · 5d

So, I wrote the three little tasks on a whiteboard. There is one make a phone call and organise someone to come over, there is a can you look on the internet and buy the right thing, and one was a doing task. Turns out having the list really stressed him. He suddenly felt pressured.

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SmileyAli @smileyali68.bsky.social · 5d

Other half was struggling to remember to do three helpful but pretty small tasks. If I remind him he says oh yes, I'll do that but remind me. Which I find weird. Also, I am not his mother, and it's not off my list if I have to remind him.

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Mark Watson @watsoncomedian.bsky.social · 6d

“Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand”

Are you SURE I can't just give my name and ask for theirs. Everyone at the party will think I'm weird.

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