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Cows in the field next door.
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Angela Griffin
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The fact that there are not enough hours in the day and I’ve taken on too much.
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Terror of the next day.
Maya Jama
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My phone and social media.
Jenna Coleman
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Until I got curtains recently, it was the orange street light.
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Lots of people, mainly for being so absent from their lives while I was concentrating on sport. I’d also like to say sorry to my dad’s mum, because, aged four, I told her she was the worst cook in the world.
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A vet, but I wasn’t smart enough.
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