Funny, annoying and kind.
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Insular, creative and mechanically minded.
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Fiercely loyal, funny, easy-going. I’m sure my daughter and stepdaughters wouldn’t agree with the last bit, but I think I am.
Curious, kind and frustrating – because I ask too many questions.
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I suspect it hasn’t happened yet.
Anything by Dostoevsky. I tried!
A great education.
They tend to say it behind my back.
That there is time. I doggedly prioritise and pursue tasks, and the day seems to open out and everything does get done. Chill.
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