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I spent an enjoyable 20 minutes pulling weeds out from between my patio slabs tonight. M has lent me two outdoor chairs and a table, a few candle holders, a cute birdhouse, two large tubs for flowers, and a hilarious garden gnome that looks like a penis, so my patio actually looks like it gets used. We were planning on going out to Ikea and buying some stuff for my garden but we got lazy and ended up taking a 2 hour nap instead. Whoops. After dinner I had almost made the decision to not bother with the weeds until tomorrow but M pointed out that it would be nicer to do it tonight while it’s cool, and then tomorrow when I get up it will be done.

I don’t know anything about gardening and I don’t particularly like to get bugs on my skin but my mum had lent me a pair of gardening gloves so I donned those and set to work. It looks so lovely out there now! Best part - I can lie in bed for a little extra time tomorrow because I have already accomplished one chore. Whee!