One Thousand, Two Hundred and Seventeen

That's Six Hundred and Seventeen more than I hoped for, Seven Hundred and Seventeen more than I thought I might be able to bargain for, and Eleven Hundred and Seventeen more than I might have been offered on part exchange (and THAT would've only been for the tax refund...)

I'll take that.

In other news....

I seem to have agreed to cook dinner for a party of six on Friday,

I haven't packed for my holiday

I keep getting phone calls confirming projects are happening,

I turned down a project at a well-known chemical testing facility

I have a parcel to collect. There will be Timtams inside. I'll be making coffee to go with them.