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hannah ([personal profile] hannah) wrote2024-01-03 09:20 pm

Rising through the air.

Today was, in a real sense, the last day of the estate management gig. I went back to the house to drop off the key and say goodbye to the clients, and when I got there, because movers were clearing out the furniture, nobody minded that I came inside to see how different it looked, and when the clients showed me how much better the basement was, I hung around just long enough to say I didn't have anywhere I needed to go that afternoon and wouldn't mind hanging around to help a bit. So in exchange for about an hour and a half of shelving books, breaking down boxes, hauling stuff up and down stairs, and locating useful objects, I got a formal goodbye on very good terms.

I also got paid in the form of all the tea left in the kitchen. I'd joked to one of the clients that I was reading Down and Out in Paris and London so getting paid in tea was in line with that. It wasn't a cup of tea, though; it was all the teabags they had around, plus some instant coffee and a few hot chocolate packets. It's a pretty decent haul, too: a lot of black, plenty of herbal, some green tossed in there. Enough for what I'd thought would be a couple months of work, and plenty to drink by myself wherever I'm drinking it.

Which brings me to my next item.

Challenge #2

In your own space, set yourself some goals for the coming year. They can be fannish or not, public or private. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.


My new, modest goal is to aim to drink at least two pots of tea a day until I've worked my way through what I now have in my apartment.

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[personal profile] sushiflop 2024-01-04 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
I love this soothing goal!!
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[personal profile] svgurl 2024-01-04 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
That's a great goal! :D
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[personal profile] wendelah1 2024-01-04 06:26 am (UTC)(link)
I approve this goal!
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[personal profile] vriddy 2024-01-04 10:21 am (UTC)(link)
Two pots of tea a day!! :D :D Hope you have a very enjoyable time working on your goal :D
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[personal profile] royalblue31 2024-01-04 02:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, you win, this is hands down the best goal I've read from all of this year's entries. I laughed, I clapped, I cheered, and obviously I wish you the very best! P.S. I looked up that book and added it to my TBR so thanks for that as well LOL.
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[personal profile] jellyfishlover 2024-01-04 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
What an amazing goal! I hope you enjoy all that tea! :D
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[personal profile] umadoshi 2024-01-04 07:41 pm (UTC)(link)
My new, modest goal is to aim to drink at least two pots of tea a day until I've worked my way through what I now have in my apartment.

A+++ goal!
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[personal profile] tsuki_no_bara 2024-01-05 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
that is a goal i can get behind.