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🧑🏻‍🦳I am a: sister, daughter, auntie, wife to my wife; avid reader, shower singer, over-thinker, coffee drinker 📖 currently reading The Closer I Get (Paul Burston) & The 100 Year Life (Lynda Gratton) 📍 W.Sussex hoping to curate a positive & interesting feed
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The modern world in old Ladybird books. “Nowadays there are police women as well as policemen. Every force has at least one or two” (1962) Artist: John Berry

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The average price per month to rent a room near a London tube station.

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Hottest January on record Scientists say the current period is likely to be the warmest the planet has been in 125,000 years.

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Wildlife photographer of the year Badger admiring art wins wildlife photographer of the year public vote www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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While the Victorians believed bringing a snowdrop into the home was a harbinger of ill-fortune and other old folklore told of eggs spoiling and milk turning sour, I prefer the more positive folklore: Snowdrops bring hope! Something our precious world needs in buckets right now. 🌱 #flowers #folklore

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Guy On Doomed Planet Mostly Concerned With Skin Color Of People In Movies theonion.com/guy-on-...

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beautiful! 😍 my snowdrops haven’t popped up yet…hopefully soon!

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Claimants could face cuts of £5,000 a year as government prepares for rows with backbenchers and campaigners over bringing down £65bn sickness bill Read the full story ⬇️

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Looking for something new to read? Here's what's coming out in the world of LGBTQ+ fiction this February. Grab a copy from www.proud-geek.co.uk today and get it sent right to your door on release. #queerbooksky #booksky #bookshop (a list of book titles and authors is available in the alt text)

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One in 10 young adults in UK identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual – ONS Stonewall CEO says data should be ‘wake-up call’ to organisations rolling back on LGBTQ+ rights

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Rabbit-Rabbit & Imbolc Blessings, Everyone! On the eve of Imbolc, when winter & spring join hands, the rabbits gather in the sacred ruins to summon the turning of the wheel. But these aren’t ordinary rabbits. They are the Firelight Rabbits, the keepers of an ancient rite. ~ Carrie Paris #WitchSky

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sleep pattern most wrecked it’s been in months, if not years, this week 😣

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THURSDAY ART SHOW! If you are a working artist (i.e. you depend on income from your art) just respond to this post with your non-pornographic, non-violent, non-AI generated ✨CAT-RELATED✨ art/crafts and I will repost! From now until 8 pm EST. Include any relevant links like your website or etsy!

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5 weeks today and I should be in my new bed! 🛌 🤞🏼 Much needed and overdue upgrade, high hopes my sleep quality increases & aches decrease!

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So @sussexbylines.co.uk is now the only Bylines (out of 10) that has fewer than 10K followers. That’s NOT acceptable! They may be small on our map - but they are big in our hearts! 🩵 FOLLOW @sussexbylines.co.uk please!!

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Part 1: A basic overview of the autonomic nervous system & why learning your own ANS is so important for healing, connecting with your body, etc (Video at the bottom of the post) https://queeringpsychology.com/2023/02/25/somatic-theory-basics-what-is-the-autonomic-nervous-system/

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hey #gardeners - I want to spend about £400 on some perennials & tall privacy plants to make my garden as good as I can get it. Any top tips for a newbie, non-Green fingered hopeful please 🙏🏻 🌱 🪴

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A Guardian article features "body mapping", a technique from Oxford researchers helping long Covid patients visually express symptoms. By tracing life-sized body outlines, it bridges communication gaps with healthcare providers, enhancing understanding and care. #LongCovid #MECFS

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we are years, and many series (if you count International) behind, but tonight we caved to peer pressure & started to watch #TraitorsUK 😂

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If you or anyone you know, likes birdwatching and struggles with their mental health and would like an e-copy of Bird Therapy to read (pdf), I’d love to send over a copy for free. It can be helpful to know you’re not alone. Please do message me if you would like a copy. #naturewriting #birdtherapy

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lmao no, TikTok users are not moving to Bluesky. They would literally rather learn Mandarin than learn how to read a feed of text posts. This is a millennial retirement home.

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both #BlackCats on #caturday after a rather stressful week for boy cat (2nd pic), who had various tests & horrible v.e.t.s. (to luckily find out he’s almost perfect other than the extra chonk)

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Touching words there

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Posting this again because a lot of people said they found it helpful! Guide to ALT text: www.perkins.org/resource/how...

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😻 fantastic 👏🏻

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this illustrates exactly how 1 fact can be opined in (at least) 2 very different ways

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Convince colleagues your head is shrinking by wearing identical hats to work in increasingly larger sizes.

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ah, sweet memories of youth

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The man in the automated message on the Manchester Civil Justice Centre phone number genuinely sounds unhinged. It only gets worse the longer you listen. Just wait for the bit about bailiffs. Who approved this???

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So, Brits, here is the source upfront so you can make your own judgment: tomorrow’s Telegraph is reporting that Starmer told the Cabinet that he wants to strike a partnership with the Trump administration to boost economic growth. Trade deal talks will start once Trump is in office.

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