13 Jul
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2025
Mrs Basil walked the dog while I did the weekly shop. Then spent some time gardening. I was on housecleaning duty during the evening walk.
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2024
Last night was really tough. Dog was very unsettled and woke us up roughly once an hour. Had to take her outside at 4am and 5am. So today we were all very tired. It rained all day but it was bearable until mid afternoon. So we got in a decent walk and pub lunch at least. Fingers crossed tonight’s sleep is undisturbed and tomorrow is rain free.
14 Jul
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2025
The reality check after hitting a deadline — The last little bit that was left to do is going to drag on for days. Also discovered a bunch of mistakes I made. Annoyed with myself. A few people getting very frustrated with a system I’ve been lumbered with supporting, which isn’t great.
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2024
A more settled but still interrupted night, and unfortunately another washout of a day. We packed up and headed to the beach on the way home. Dog drank too much sea water as she often does and was sick. Mrs Basil’s weekend long migraine shows no sign of abating. And England were soundly beaten in the Euros final by a superior Spanish team.
15 Jul
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2025
More hurry up and wait frustration at work. Deadline looking increasingly fanciful. Mrs Basil having a full blown panic about business cashflow. Some scary decisions lie ahead — it’s going to be a hard year.
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2024
First of my planned post holiday recovery days that I always need… Didn’t really go to plan. Had to do an hour of work then went into the city with Mrs Basil for lunch. The dog was a pain all afternoon so spent almost the whole day on my feet. And my legs are killing me and I’m utterly trashed. I’m gonna have the dog all week so it’s gonna be fun.