Mairéad9 Jan 2026
Reading this at half past six with a cup of tea and nodding at every line. Thank you for writing it down.
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Friday 9 January 2026 · week 72
The arithmetic
pinched energy 4a turning point
- Week
- 72
- Energy
- 4 of 5
- Mood
- pinched
- Written
- Friday 9 Jan 2026
Quickly, before bed.
Did the arithmetic out loud, on the page, no rounding. It is a lot. Seeing it written down was steadying rather than frightening, which I had not expected.
A lean winter and a pause he planned properly.
Pausing for two months. Not a failure, not a moral event, just a month where the money is not there.
Price went up mid-year and I had a very unglamorous evening with a calculator and a cup of tea.
Surf at six.
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Ollie11 Jan 2026
The list on the fridge idea is going straight onto my fridge.
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