Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.

“The professional standard is clean, dry hands, and has been for all of this century.”

Fabulous glass!

In memory of my mum (Queen of recipe adaptation) I subbed amaretto/rum for the cognac/apple brandy and couldn’t be arsed to make simple syrup so used agave.
#Confinedcocktails
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Spices, cream, rum, amaretto, and mayonnaise waiting to be used

A mug with a creamy cocktail, topped with whipped cream and cinnamon

In response to post K-drama finale drop I went full cocktail insane and worked up a frozen Mayo-nog!
#confinedcocktails

I love the collection of wintery socks #yayadvent has brought me through the years.

A pack of blue, pink and yellow post it notes shaped like cats

A 2026 pocket diary in green

A pair of festive socks with a polar bear design

Gold coloured bath bombs shaped like a Christmas tree and a Christmas pudding

Still playing #Yayadvent post catch up it seems.
Day 8 was cat shaped post it notes. The best shape 🐈‍⬛
Day 9 a handy pocket diary
Day 10 amazing Xmas socks
Day 11 excitingly sparkly bath bombs

A craft kit to make a felt Rudolph reindeer glove puppet lies on wrapping paper labelled 6.

A pack of beeswax infused cloth food wraps decorated with onion patterns lies by a label 7

Catching up on #Yayadvent posting after the weekend, day 6 was a festive glove puppet craft kit and day 7 was ever handy beeswax food wraps

A wooden Christmas bauble decorated with green red and white painted mistletoe designs lies on wrapping paper with a number 5 on

Day 5 of #YayAdvent brought this beautiful wooden Christmas tree ornament.
It might even prompt me to put up the tree…

3 Christmas pencils with rubber toppers shaped like Santa, a snowman and a Christmas tree.

Day 4 of #YayAdvent is an array of festive pencils

A tube of citrus and cedar scented hand cream lies on wrapping paper marked with the letter 3

#YayAdvent day 3. - always welcome handcream in the winter 😍

A wrapped parcel with the number 2 on the label

A packet of drinks coasters decorated to look like gingerbread houses.

Day 2 of #YayAdvent and I have been blessed with festive coasters. Seasonal AND useful. Thanks @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social 😀

A festive advent card and a small wrapped parcel with a number 1 on it.

A festive advent card next to a tin shaped like a gingerbread man. Tin contains tea bags labelled cinnamon flavour.

December brings #YayAdvent and day 1 brought a lovely adventure card and a fabulous gingerbread tin containing a wintery tea blend

Genie has a proper LOL joke about copyright, which was probably quite niche but I appreciated it 🤣

It's the umlaut. The nonsense is gobsmacking, the servility pathetic, but the shit cherry on top of this shit cake is, undoubtedly that twee little grab for space on the faux intellectual high ground.

What absolute--and I can't stress this strongly enough--wankers.

I’ve seen (and avoided them) at the Big Tesco.
Marmite & I are not friends, though I know it has fans.

🤣

And I’ve heard good things about Extraordinary Attorney Woo.

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Netflix currently has Genie, Make a Wish, which I found bonkers fun

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They are addicting, though I struggle to knit and read subtitles!

I love a snowball at this time of year.

A cocktail glass with a festive red cocktail sits on a table next to a bowl of crisps.

Cheers. Dipping my toe back into social media after a bit of a break. I’ve got a winter spritz from a can (v cinnamony) and some Beef Wellington crisps to accompany a K drama sort of evening #ConfinedCocktails

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Lubaina Himid to represent UK at 2026 Venice Biennale Pioneer of Black British Art Movement to look to a ‘collaborative future’ in British Pavilion

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Can neither confirm nor deny….

Ofcom, stop GB News broadcasting hate *CW: Homophobia, hate speech GB News is no stranger to spouting hatred and toxic lies. They take pride in it, and pretend the rules don’t matter. But they do. And they must be enforced. On 22 January,...

On 22 January, GB News presenter Josh Howie repeated a homophobic slur linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia. This is offensive, wrong and unlawful. Join me and @GoodLawProject to file a complaint to Ofcom :point_down: action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...

Misogyny identified as breeding ground for extremism in UK, says leaked report The ‘manosphere’ and Hindu nationalism were also identified by report commissioned after last summer’s riots

<<shocked face>>
🙄

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A plate contains a pile of creamy mashed potatoes adorned with three slices of crisply fried haggis. Behind the plate is a glass containing a gin and tonic, next to a can from M&S.

Accidentally neepless through my own poor planning, I’m fully in on the mash ‘n’ haggis.

Sipping a low alcohol G&T and sending Burns’ night greetings out into the world #ConfinedCocktails

I’m not a massive fan of corduroy. The wales tend to collect red rot. I’d have suggested a general avoidance of any pale coloured clothing or anything dry clean only.

I have also had to explain that I’m not an alchemist. Or (professional) anarchist…