GST, income tax, the actual cost to produce the product, Shopify fees, AfterPay fees if you use AfterPay, packaging costs, advertising costs, etc. It’s a lot.

That was majestic timing. The rain started really coming down *just* as I got in my car after the market to drive away. Had nice clear weather for market then got to watch the lightning all the way home. Success!

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Raaaaaaaindroppppppppps

the smell of freshly harvested harakeke mmmmm

There are surprise morris dancers today!

I’m at the market and I sat on bird poo and I have the Sesame Street theme tune stuck in my head

bluuuuuue

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If I had a dollar for everyone wandering around the office in a cardigan complaining about the heat I'd have two dollars, but it's silly that there's two of them.

My watch needs a new battery so of course in the meantime I have put it in a ‘safe place’, i.e. fuck knows where.

Trying to organise my family for a shared dinner is A Mission at best, and this time I am appalled to realise that the one with the most commitments is actually me.

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Angrily typing out 'ngā mihi' to my colleague when I mean no such thing.

My immunisation records only go back to 1997, I know I had immunisations before then. WELP guess we just rock on up and ask for whatever they'll give me.

My problem is I want all my pieces to be statement pieces, and then the statements clash.

Pīwaiwaka chirping at the window. 😍

*facepalm* Trying to buy A Product from A Site and they offer direct bank transfer but... don't say what their bank account is.

Also, I did some mending, and it looks terrible, so I am taking a break from mending while my inner perfectionist sulks.

I re-found the $7,000 designer side table that I Love To Look At But Not Buy! Due to inflation it is now over $10,000 so I will continue to Not Buy it.

I am trying not to resent the person who ate all the marshmallows AGAIN and I know I have lots to be grateful and happy for but godfuckingdammit I was really looking forward to marshmallows on my hot chocolate.

I'm in the office and every tiny thing is getting on my nerves for no reason and that's just making me grumpy about being grumpy. Aargh!

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I definitely didn't cut myself carving a chicken, and if I did the band-aid definitely isn't leaking.

Also, yesterday I was with friends (all female-presenting) and a drunk guy came up to us and tried to strike up 'conversation', and his opener was, "Did you know pigeons die after sex?" so one of my friends said "dude, lay off the whiskey and leave the pigeons alone," and he slunk off in shame.

I am a grown up and I have done grown up things.

Wore my modified Pepper Raccoon skull pins (With Added Rainbow Chainmail) for market yesterday and got a bunch of compliments. Need to break them out more often.

Nap was good, now watching a blackbird steal a fly from a spiderweb. Still pretty zonked.

I have been at a market and I am EXHAUSTED. I forgot to take my water bottle, this was a mistake. I am now glugging ALL THE WATER.

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Can confirm.

Welp I have been at work for an hour and I've done everything, this is going to be a loooooong day.

in case anyone was wondering, it has stopped now.

A car alarm down the road has been going off for at least half an hour and I can't help but wonder if a tree fell on it.

Take care tomorrow everyone. Even if you are not in an affected area, now is a really good time to check your grab bag, refill your water, double-check your documents and medication, fill/charge your vehicle if you can, and make sure you and your loved ones have a plan.

I have a Big Thing gotten rid of that's been cluttering up the place for actualfax a decade and I am so pleased with myself.

Today I have done So Much adulting! I am proud! It's amazing what happens when you stop putting things off!

I thought I ate all my wine gums but there was a bonus wine gum still in the packet!

My coworkers (and I) have given up on work and are just refreshing all the weather-related news.

Clickbait headline: "Everyone should buy these 6 used cars!" Me: What are we all going to do with a share in six cars?

Our office smells like birthday candles and we're all trying to figure out what's burning.

I am at the airport and tired and some passengers near me are fighting over whether season 4 of some tv show has aired yet

So much birdsong this morning. Beautiful.

There's at least one pigeon outside the office window and it's REAL loud.

I just typed 'forumla' instead of 'formula' to my boss and I know she doesn't care but *I* care and now I am wandering around muttering 'forum-lah' to myself.

*sits up straight* I just found out what I want to be when I grow up.

I haven’t done any chainmail in multiple weeks because I’m developing RSI and it’s pissing me off. The last thing I did was this custom Tino Rangatiratanga/Rasta bracelet/cuff:

Any song can be a CPR song if you play it fast or slow enough.

Sometimes I see other people doing cool things and I feel a surge of jealousy/envy and think to myself, "I could have done that--" Then I have to follow it up with "but you didn't, did you? You didn't do it. So quit being a whiny baby."

When I start to engage in pointless argument and then stop myself and just block instead, I feel proud of myself. Also I have a big mug of hot chocolate.