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Let's have a nice, big, end of the year chat? Plus Twixmas recommendations.

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Annual Santa hat convention (aka Christmas Day parkrun)

It’s December 29th, slap bang in the middle of that weird time between Christmas and New Year. This is the first time I’ve opened my laptop for a week, I feel like I’ve got Baileys running through my veins and the days of the week no longer mean anything to me.

It’s a Sunday though, I’m pretty sure. I did my long run yesterday (a 15 mile parkrun sandwich, furthest I’ve run since August, legs felt like they were going to fall off) which means I could spend this morning eating pancakes and drinking coffee instead. Now it’s nearly 11am and I’m still in my pyjamas, surrounded by Lindt ball wrappers. Nothing says Twixmas more than that, surely?

And on the topic of Lindt balls, quickly, have you tried the new pistachio ones? Delicious, 10/10, wholeheartedly recommend. Still a runner up to coconut though.

My Christmas was a variation on almost every single one I’ve had for the past 32 years. Increasingly, that in itself feels like a miracle…

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