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Laura's Mellow Monday Evening..

Laura's Mellow Monday Evening: Step-by-step Instructions. Be Laura. Be in a positive mood for the first time in a week. Take an impromptu nap after work. Take a 20 minute walk down the hill into town and over to Glashaus. Order a cold fruity tea and relaaaax. Eat a bit of scrumptious leftover Indian food with your hands. Get stuck into a good book for the first time in aaages. Don't think about anything more taxing than whether or not to have another tea. Yawn occasionally. Smile within.

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  1. Anonymous6 December 2011 at 18:19

    Keep smiling and take a few deep breathes. You will come out of this a stronger person. Its not you..... xx

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  2. Gogo Caroselle13 December 2011 at 03:42

    aww hunny this is so cute so you.. :)

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