Amber Jones

Building Surveyor. Trainee architect and barber.
Likes reading, cooking, gardening, engineering, beaches, kindness, finding stuff, maths & #buildingcommunities.

[Amber Jones @AmberOfWight]

That feeling when you get an email inviting you on a training course for managing employee absence, but you can't get the time off work, because you're the boss. #irony

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Lake is really living up to its name this morning. Don wellies and mackintoshes, lovely people. 🌧️☂️

[Giles Paley-Phillips @eliistender10]

Keep shining.

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@JoeBangles11 Working, volunteering, and hopefully involving family and friends in some lovely cheesiness at some point. 😋

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Quick check in with my dog-walking friends this morning, and one said:
"I love working and being out and about this early; you get to hear the birds singing, and watch amazing sunrises."
Yes. Absolutely yes. I want to be you when I grow up. 😃
#IsleofWight #neighbours #community

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@Liesl_RW It makes me feel like asking them if they work on commission. Some are much more up to speed than others. Their loss.

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A little poem to start your day. Have a lovely Thursday, folks, and try not to get too muddled up with semantics. 🙂

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@RydeAbide Morning. Have a great day!

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Just had a very kind comment from someone on another platform, which has inspired me to get back into writing.
Now to re-mobilise the former chefs that I've roped in for recipe testing... this could be fun. 😃👩‍🍳📝 🧑‍🍳🧑‍🍳
#cooking #writing #food #recipes #buildingcommunities

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@RydeAbide Just a bit of H2O. Saves watering the garden. :)

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@Liesl_RW Indeed. I remember test driving a van some years ago, and the sales dude asked me if my "husband" would be better off doing it.
A) He was my site foreman & had just come along for support - clearly needed.
B) I resent being called a "little lady" & so took my business elsewhere.

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@GingerLiesl You're only consulting with the experts, i.e. yourself. 🙂

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@GingerLiesl You're not weird.

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the Day is ‘apricate’ (17th century): to turn your face to the sun and bask in its warmth.

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Good chats today with lovely colleagues and customers. Some have just moved here to the #IsleofWight, so a warm welcome to the area, as well. 🙂
They were intrigued to learn more about Free Food in the Bay. #buildingcommunities #charity #connections

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Quick chat with someone that made my soul smile after a busy morning:
Me: "We must stop meeting like this - people will talk."
Him: "I don't mind."
Me: "Me neither. May I please pat your lovely dog?"
Him: *nods*
*dog gets pats*
Me: "Thank you. Have a wonderful day."
#IsleofWight

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@GingerLiesl It gives me hope that my soulmate will feel like saying the same thing in a few years' time. 🙂

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Something that I heard today, from someone who's off to celebrate their 25-year anniversary next week:

"If I met her again for the first time tomorrow, I'd do it all again."

Congratulations to you both. Have an amazing holiday. #love 😃💞

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

Ways to accept a cup of tea

1. “Only if you're having one”
2. <check watch> “Go on then”
3. “I wouldn’t say no”
4. “Ooh yes please”
5. “I’m gasping”
6. “You read my mind”
7. Respond to “tea?” by saying “tea”
8. “I’ll make it”
9. “Best idea you’ve had all day”
10. Stating milk/sugar preference

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@draevans I believe that they can save the world.
The great thinkers, the logical brains, unfettered by agendas, fab with facts &amp; maths; looking to do good and be understood.
I'd love to see more neurodivergent people in positions of influence. It's a potentially powerful game-changer. 🙂