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I thought I'd try something new with my hair after literally decades of the same haircut - I'm pretty chuffed with how it turned out. As nice as it's been to have Anna Dodson cutting my hair over the pandemic, it's been nice to get it professionally done!

Jamie smiling and slightly looking away from the camera so you can see his new haircut more appropriately - a short haircut combed over with an undercut, and a trimmed beard - while wearing a Hack the Holidays hackathon t-shirt

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Tonight Anna Dodson and I did our first roast in our new air fryer and it was very good. Much easier than in the oven, and very yum! Don't worry, the gravy came after, I wanted to check that everything was especially good first!

A beef roast with all the trimmings on a plate - marmalade carrots, with a bit of extra marmalade gravy sauce, roast potatoes, spring greens with olive oil and garlic, pigs in blankets, and roast beef that was very rare in the middle

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Really happy to see the Test For Coronavirus service now making notifications of tests optional - a sign of great #ServiceDesign following user feedback, and continually improving the service. Not only does it remind me something I've literally just done, but saves a lot of money for not sending notifications to people who don't need them. I appreciate that some folks may still want it, especially if you're testing for someone else, so it's great to get that level of control

A screenshot of the Test for Coronavirus service on Gov.UK which gives the user the option of receiving email and SMS notifications of a test being taken

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Yeah I appreciate what you're thinking, Google, but using "your Linux" as a way to refer to my new laptop definitely doesn't work. Pretty sure it only works for "your Mac"

Screenshot of an email from Google welcoming you to your new device, with an email titled "Jamie, take the next step on your Linux by confirming your Google Account settings"

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Not that I would forget about the wonderful team I left at #CapitalOne, the Purple Pandas, but my leaving gifts are going to remind me of them every day 💜 And thanks to everyone who chipped in for them, it's very appreciated!

A selfie of Jamie smiling at the camera, wearing a face mask covered in little panda faces A painted pink-hued panda mug by Elizabeth Grant, and a vaccum bottle with the World Wildlife Fund panda logo on it The Purple Pandas team logo, a panda lying on in a puddle of purple paint that it has knocked over

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After a mishap with the boiler last night, #Morph is very happy that the heating is back on, and he can be extremely warm under a blanket, too!

Black cat (Morph) lying on a grey blanket, with a red blanket wrapped around him, his arm outstretched, and looking very content and sleepy

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We didn't realise that getting a security camera with a night setting may not be the best thing, as we didn't realise we'd be inviting a demon into our house instead of #Morph

Screenshot of security camera app with night vision setting showing black cat, Morph, who is looking at the camera with glowing white eyes, looking quite spooky

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Glad I'd not done Ring Fit this morning, cause taming this lawn was quite the workout 😅

A lawnmower sitting on a portion of the freshly mown lawn, showing a very stark contrast between the freshly mown grass, and the very tall grass that has not yet been mown A side-by-side photo of the freshly mown lawn, showing a very stark contrast between the freshly mown grass, and the very tall grass that has not yet been mown A side-by-side photo of the freshly mown lawn, showing a very stark contrast between the freshly mown grass, and the very tall grass that has not yet been mown, taken from a lower angle to show the height of the grass before mowing

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So Anna Dodson and I may have bought another set of mugs at the weekend.... When a third of your mugs are cat related you know you have an unhealthy obsession with your little fluffy child 😹

Two mugs sitting on the side, one with "cat dad" and one with "cat mum" and each with a smiling cat mouth

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Although #Morph has had a stressful few days with lots of cats trying to get onto his turf, it hasn't stopped him having a good weekend of snuggles

Profile of a black cat, wtih his eyes slightly open, and his tongue out in a good mlem, wrapped in a red blanket

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Nothing says a great start to a three day weekend than pushing the boat out for some Doughnotts doughnuts! Must've been 18 months since we had them, but #Deliveroo's #TastyThursday deal was too good to pass on!

The Doughnotts packaging, with an anthropomorphised doughnut walking and smiling A box of very large Doughnotts doughnuts - Salted Caramel, Cinnamon Scroll, two Weekend Billionaires and two Caramel Tarts

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#Morph has been very surprised to find himself outside this morning, and has been quite insistent that we let him back in, as he's not quite sure how to do it 😂

Black cat standing outside on the windowsill outside the living room, looking inside and meowing

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So Anna Dodson has perfectly summed up my relationship with #Morph in this photo - I'm having the best time and he's pleading to be left alone 😹 this is after two minutes of purring and kitty kisses, if that helps!

Jamie looking at Morph, a black cat, beaming, with his paw on Jamie's nose, and looking back at the camera with an expression that says "I'm so tired of this shit"

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With all the excitement of the #NewHouse, I'd missed this #Christmas hamper from work - what a lovely reminder of #LifeAtCapitalOne and the wonderful ways we're looked after - in addition to the £100 M&S voucher I won last week!

A box of Tetley English Breakfast tea, a carton of 200 Degrees Brazillian Love Affair coffee, a card from Capital One, a cone titled reindeer food and a warning that it isn't for human consumption, a cone of sweets, a jar of winter chutney, a jar of festive picallili, and a mulled wine kit with instructions for alcoholic and non-alcoholic variants

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To celebrate my #NewHouse, I'm pairing a gorgeous Brut with a succulent breast of chicken, with pomme frites, and a jus de viande. Yep, Champers and KFC, like a true adult 🙌🏼

Jamie and Anna toasting to the new house with two Champagne flutes, in front of a bag of KFC, with Black Panther on the TV behind, next to boxes of yet-to-be-unpacked belongings