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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 10h

I will use this phrase in my head when I think of the Nobel Prize committee deliberations

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 10h

Oi, Grim Reaper! Can you focus on hard men, right wing fascists and leave womankind alone?

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 10h

I assume @pegerman.bsky.social is talking about Diane Keaton.

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 13h

Just to clarify. We were both walking and I'm just having to go extra slowly because of crappy hip being extra crappy today. Totally not his fault. 😆

Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 13h

Jesus. There's nothing like an elderly gent overtaking you on a dog walk to make you feel extra crap.

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

Please tell me they have an epic saying that we can start using in response to all of Trump's declarations.

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder what the equivalent of "over my dead body" is in Norwegian.

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly - this week has been hard. Wasn't going to reply to you but then woke up from a nap to the news that the Nobel Peace Prize still means something and now everything seems a bit more positive.

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

😆

Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

I think I'm going to have to stop feeling bad about waking my husband in the mornings, which is what has put me off doing this sort of thing for years. 😆

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

Is it usually phrased like that for peace deals that have been driven by the Americans? Can you imagine the Good Friday Agreement being known as the Blair/Ahern/Clinton Peace Deal?

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

Don't question it! 😆

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

My two cats and dog all seem to be night owls. The older cat sometimes meows for food but even that I'm sleeping through ATM. Which is really not like me at all. 😬 Going to try the light. Just remembered my husband got one years ago which has been gathering dust on a shelf. 😆

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

I have about 3 different alarms. I'm currently accidentally falling asleep after I snooze and/or turn them off. 😱

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

I'm thinking flask of coffee might be a plan. Might put a timed coffee maker on my Christmas list. 😉

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

I'm usually reluctant to sit in bed as I worry about waking up my other half who has various chronic conditions but realistically it's kinda hard to wake him. I think I might start doing that. 😊

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

If the other things don't work I think I'll be back at the Drs. I feel like I live there ATM. 😬

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for the answers on this.

Definitely going to try the SAD light and go to bed with a flask of coffee.

Wish me luck!

Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

Weird question - does anyone have any tips on getting up in the morning?

I've really struggled for about a month now to get going in the mornings. All the advice online seems to be go to bed earlier. Late nights are not the problem here.

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

Every time I hear people talking about Trump's middle east peace deal I want to scream. He didn't come up with it, advisors did.

I'm so sure that it is usually phrased as the [insert president] adminstration's deal.

Am I right or do I just hate Trump that much?

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 1d

With the IBC Excluded Voices report making for sober reading this week, let’s use #KidsBooksFriday to celebrate brilliant books from global majority writers.
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Book cover for Spirit Warriors by Ashley Thorpe

Book cover for Nush and the Stolen Emerald by Jasbinder Bilan

Book cover for Nate Yu’s Blast from the Past by Maisie Chan

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

Weird question - does anyone have any tips on getting up in the morning?

I've really struggled for about a month now to get going in the mornings. All the advice online seems to be go to bed earlier. Late nights are not the problem here.

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 2d

What one thing is more ridiculous than marriage advice from Donald Trump?

What one thing is more ridiculous than moral guidance from the evangelical right wing?

What should you ignore more than cancer health warnings in the Daily Mail?

Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 2d

On one hand if she hadn't signed her name to it I wouldn't have known a thing about it. On the other I do know it exists but have exactly zero trust in an essay backed by someone so far out of touch they may as well be on another planet.

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, I am so, so sorry. 💔 I hope the time you can remember him and smile comes soon. xx

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 2d

I would but there are some things you just shouldn't say on social media.

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