Two terms for one of those afternoons:
niffle-naffle: to work in a half-hearted, trifling way.
spuddle: to make the most trivial task look really important so as not to be caught niffle-naffling.
@njalskinner Engineering requirements acquired. Second part completed.
First part was engineering diagnosis also completed. This is shopping on a different level. We know what is needed.
Not "proper shopping" wandering around until you find something you might possibly need one day. π€£π€£