Having more time to spend with Vic and the kids.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Healthier food from motorway service stations – I am always going through them late at night and it’s all rubbish.
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Having someone to come in every day and tidy my house.
Being able to cram the quality of eight hours’ sleep into four.
Following the Zen proverb: you should sit and meditate for 20 minutes; if you’re too busy, then you should sit and meditate for an hour.
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