A flyer which says: We would love to hear from you. Are you Over 18? Living in the UK? Have you experienced pain during: smear test, colposcopy, hysteroscopy, IUD (coil) fitting, assisted conception or abortion? If so, please follow the QR code to complete an online survey which will help us to improve understanding of pain during these procedures. For any questions about the study please contact the lead researcher carrie.purcell@open.ac.uk. The Open University logo.

📢Launched today: The Gender Pain Gap consultation on Pain in Sexual & Reproductive Health Procedures (UK).

Aim: To understand experiences, priorities & views of people with experience of painful procedures.

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Open to 31 Jan. Please share widely!

I think it depends what you're doing with it. It often looks pretty fake and overdone, doesn't it? But I like that one as it looks so foreboding. I do prefer the original though.

(And I love it too!)

Now that’s full on ominous!

That’s lovely. So atmospheric and a little bit spooky.

Two paperback books lying on a soft blanket. One is Swanna in Love by Jennifer Belle, the other is High-Rise by JG Ballard.

Current reading.

The GOAT.

And they are loving every minute of it!

They have! They will be 2 in January, which doesn’t seem possible.

Afternoon walk with the lads.

Christmas achievement unlocked: one salad tray in the fridge is entirely full of cheese.

A book of Christmas ghost stories called Spirits of the Season, from the British Library Tales of the Weird series.

What better way to ease into Christmas week than with a lovely book of Christmas ghost stories.

The newest and oldest additions to our tree. Stupid Sexy Flanders and some of the decorations inherited from my aunt.

And with that, I’m done. No more work until 9 Jan. Bring on the day drinking and the breakfast cheese.

Three more work days and then I’m off for a month. And I am so ready for it.

Appreciating the symmetry of this one.

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Congratulations on the book! And that is an excellent jumper.

Okay.

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Oh that’s sneaky! Clever, but sneaky.

a man in a reindeer costume is holding a gift ALT: a man in a reindeer costume is holding a gift

And lo, it came to pass that I was knocked out of #Whamageddon on day 1.

We do! It’s been ages hasn’t it x

You too my lovely! I hope all is well with you x

I’ve just reminded myself of his voting record. The audacity.

That clip makes me so cross.

It did, thank you! Happy it’s the weekend now… x

Late afternoon walk earlier in the week.

I am delightfully merry and all foulness has been dispersed!

Thank you! It has become much better since beer has been taken.

Cheers! Just a bunch of really bloody annoying frustrations that have driven me to the end of my tether. And I think I’m getting *another* cold.

Today has been foul so I am going to the pub. That is all.