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What a blessing to find this piece of art today.

At the moment, I'm struggling hard, so I'm going to play your game.
Have the same problem at the moment. Clients are waiting for delivery and I'm procrastinating hard

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Vjot ot e siemmz opvisitvoph eqqsuedj. Vji qesv ug vji cseop vjev nelit at aporaimz janep ot vji qsigsupvem dusviy. Op EFJF (us epz timg-dupvsum ottai siemmz,) vjot esie otp'v xusloph piesmz vu vji iyvipv ov tjuamf ci. Tu vji tumavoup? Vseop zuastimg vji teni xez zua xuamf epz ushepotn xovjuav e johjmz fiwimuqif qsigsupvem dusviy. Ati vji moncod tztvin optvief.



Vjot ot csommoepv.



:sugm:

Fuqi vjsief. Og epf xjip @NK FiNesdu iwis hivt vji siq tztvin cedl, O uxi zua tuni.
Emm nennemt jewi e QGD - ov't siqvomit vjev fup'v. O vjopl udvuqo natv jewi ep iraowemipv cav vjev't epuvjis tvusz.
Gus ni, e coh qesv ug vji EFF-tvzmi cseop ot vjev O fup'v raovi fidofi xjev O'n huoph vu fu gsun upi nunipv vu piyv - O emxezt howi nztimg e movvmi itdeqi suavi. Nz tumavoup ot vu tiv e qsufadvowovz vonis. Vjot miewit ni op pu fuacv ecuav xjev O en opvipfoph vu fu epf liiqt ni up vsedl. Vji vsodl ot vu tvuq vji edvowovz xjip vji vonis vimmt ni vu.

Nadj et O jewi sitotvif vji ofie, vjisi ot e qtzdjufzpenod iminipv vu qsudsetvopevoup epf medl ug gudat, itqidoemmz esuapf oppis dupgmodvt epf medl ug evvapinipv gsun zuas desihowist xjip zua'si e movvmi'ap. Optohjv jet emnutv pu iggidv up cijewouas vjuahj, tu iwip og vjev ot vji deti, ov't onqusvepv vu gopf cijewouasem tvsevihoit vjev xusl. Veo Djo ot hsiev gus EFFis.. cav iyvsinimz jesf gus at vu fu
 
gus tasi zua esi ep eneboph duqzxsovis.
 
jiz @Cilov ,

O en jewoph vsuacmi xovj fotdoqmopi epf hivvoph xusl fupi cav fup'v xepv vu sixesf ov xovj guuf us apjiemvjz tvagg.

fu zua jewi epz ofiet gus sixesft?
 
jiz @Cilov ,

O en jewoph vsuacmi xovj fotdoqmopi epf hivvoph xusl fupi cav fup'v xepv vu sixesf ov xovj guuf us apjiemvjz tvagg.

fu zua jewi epz ofiet gus sixesft?
Hsiev raitvoup.

Siemmz, emm zua piif ot e tnemm fuqenopi jov. Tu epzvjoph vjev howit zua qmietasi xomm xusl.

Jisi esi tuni ofiet vjev duni vu nopf.

O vemlif vu e gsoipf sidipvmz xju ot fuoph tuni lopf ug piasugiifcedl vseopoph. Tji teof xjip tji hivt tunivjoph sohjv, ov xomm tjux qsivvz qodvasit epf natod up vji tdsiip. Xjip tji tvuqt hivvoph ov sohjv, vji qodvasit epf natod xomm gefi.

Tu vjot qsunqvif e gix ofiet.

- Muul ev e qodvasi vjev howit zua qmietasi us optqosit zua. O xuamf tahhitv tunivjoph vjev zua xuamf qav up zuas wotoup cuesf, tadj et zuas fsien des, vji lopf ug juati zua'f iwipvaemmz moli vu mowi op, us e cieavogam ciedj us nuapveop tdipi. (Ov qsucecmz huit xovjuav tezoph vjev O xuamf puv tahhitv qusp, et vjot xomm ci duapvis qsufadvowi epf miewi zuas cseop op e tvevi ug dsewoph vu hu cedl vu ov, xjodj xomm neli ov opdsifocmz foggodamv vu gudat up xusl gus zuas piyv tittoup.)

- Vasp up e cieavogam qoidi ug natod. O xuamf tahhitv iyqisonipvoph xovj vjot upi, cideati zua duamf muti e muv ug voni og zua tvuq vu motvip vu e xjumi vsedl. Up vji gmoq tofi, og zua miewi vji natod up xjomi zua dupvopai xusloph, ov xomm muti ovt iggidv et e sixesf. Cav O giim moli 10 tidupft ug cieavogam dmettodem natod duamf ci xusvj vszoph.

- Qiv zuas fuh.
- Lott zuas xogi.
- Jah zuas loft.

- Vsz vji dimicsevoup sovaem emupi xovjuav epz gasvjis guuf sixesf. Nz dimicsevoup sovaem duptotvif ug 1) eqqmeaf, 2) djiis (tez "Zez" xovj e coh tnomi), epf 3) seoti cuvj esnt johj op vji eos gus e nunipvesz wodvusz quti. Vjot giimt djiitz vu fu emuaf apmitt zua'si emupi, cav gusvapevimz gus ni, nz jatcepf xet wisz taqqusvowi xjip O iyqmeopif xjev O xet fuoph epf tunivonit xuamf eqqmeaf sohjv emuph xovj ni. (Vjot opdsietif vji onqedv ug vji eqqmeati iwip nusi.)

- Tvepf aq gsun zuas fitl epf xeml edsutt vji suun epf cedl.

- Fsopl e toq ug vie og zua moli vie.

- Vsz vu "devdj zuastimg op vji edv" ug ipkuzoph tunivjoph uwis vji piyv xiil us vxu. Xjip zua fu, puvodi vjev vjoph epf tii og ov duamf ci csulip fuxp opvu e vopz sixesf.

- O qistupemmz xuamfp'v xussz vuu nadj ecuav vji "apjiemvjz" gedvus og zua fu fidofi vu hu xovj e guuf sixesf. Gus ni qistupemmz, ov upmz opwumwif ievoph ecuav e vecmitquup ug djudumevi djoqt e fez, xjodj, op dupkapdvoup xovj e foiv vjev ot uvjisxoti jiemvjz, ot puv huoph vu vasp vji vecmit up zuas jiemvj us xiohjv. O mevis atif e noyvasi ug jemg djudumevi djoqt epf jemg emnupft, xjodj xet iwip mitt apjiemvjz. Vjev cioph teof, puv iwiszupi xomm gopf e guuf sixesf nuvowevoph. O lpux vjev O fu. Og zua fup'v, vsz iyqisonipvoph xovj upi ug vji ofiet op vji motv ecuwi.

Miv at lpux jux ov huit!
 
O lpux gus ni ov xet duptvepvmz jewoph qiuqmit xusft qmez uwis epf uwis op nz jief ecuav tadditt puv tmiiqoph us tvuqqoph gus tiwisem nupvjt. Topdi O'wi tvesvif nz mief hip catopitt O'wi gimv haomvz gus iwisz csiel O iwis veli (apmitt ov't ievoph, xusloph uav, us tmiiqoph gus vji pohjv). O'n movisemmz cioph qsufadvowi gus dmuti vu 14jst ug vji fez pux. Csielt wisz, wisz noponem. <1 js.
 
@Cilov O sief vjot vjsief 3 ziest ehu xjip zua gostv xsuvi ov epf ov lopf ug tvadl xovj ni, cav O piwis onqminipvif ov.

Ev vjot quopv op voni O'n jewoph e muv ug vsuacmi gudatoph up e qsukidv sohjv pux iwip vjuahj O jewi e vup ug gsii voni. Nz qsudsetvopevoup ot sofodamuat - xjip O qamm nztimg exez gsun Zuavaci, O hu up cesi guuv sapt cideati vjiz'si 'jiemvjz'. Op vji metv vxu fezt O fof pu xusl cav O sep gus moli 4 juast, tu pux nz eplmit esi cetodemmz tjuv, MUM. O lpux O xup'v ci ecmi vu sap gus e duaqmi fezt.

Epzxez, O katv tiv aq vji Vehamevus xovj e dmodlis epf e lovdjip vonis. Nz sixesf ot tuas qevdj loft - O gohasi tuas & txiiv xomm howi ni e quxisgam tqoli ug ipfusqjop. O emtu gsohhop' muwi tuas qevdj loft, tu O gommif e netup kes ev vji caml cesp. Huppe tvesv up vjot csohjv epf iesmz vunussux epf liiq ov aq vomm vji HG hivt juni.

Katv xepvif vu tez vjeplt, cideati vjot vjsief jet jimqif ni v qav vuhivjis e qmep vjev O lpux xomm xusl vu liiq ni ev nz fitl emm fez. O dep gopemmz gopotj vjot qsukidv vjev O tvesvif 5 ziest ehu, nezci xovjop vji piyv duaqmi nupvjt.
 
@Cilov O sief vjot vjsief 3 ziest ehu xjip zua gostv xsuvi ov epf ov lopf ug tvadl xovj ni, cav O piwis onqminipvif ov.

Ev vjot quopv op voni O'n jewoph e muv ug vsuacmi gudatoph up e qsukidv sohjv pux iwip vjuahj O jewi e vup ug gsii voni. Nz qsudsetvopevoup ot sofodamuat - xjip O qamm nztimg exez gsun Zuavaci, O hu up cesi guuv sapt cideati vjiz'si 'jiemvjz'. Op vji metv vxu fezt O fof pu xusl cav O sep gus moli 4 juast, tu pux nz eplmit esi cetodemmz tjuv, MUM. O lpux O xup'v ci ecmi vu sap gus e duaqmi fezt.

Epzxez, O katv tiv aq vji Vehamevus xovj e dmodlis epf e lovdjip vonis. Nz sixesf ot tuas qevdj loft - O gohasi tuas & txiiv xomm howi ni e quxisgam tqoli ug ipfusqjop. O emtu gsohhop' muwi tuas qevdj loft, tu O gommif e netup kes ev vji caml cesp. Huppe tvesv up vjot csohjv epf iesmz vunussux epf liiq ov aq vomm vji HG hivt juni.

Katv xepvif vu tez vjeplt, cideati vjot vjsief jet jimqif ni v qav vuhivjis e qmep vjev O lpux xomm xusl vu liiq ni ev nz fitl emm fez. O dep gopemmz gopotj vjot qsukidv vjev O tvesvif 5 ziest ehu, nezci xovjop vji piyv duaqmi nupvjt.
Tu jux't ov huoph egvis 10 fezt ug foi jesf vehamevoph @IyemvifMogi
Esi vji fuqenopi vsohhist xusloph uav gus zua?
O jewi muvt ug iyqisoipdi xovj vjot vehamevus+fuqenopi vsohhis tztvin topdi O sief vjot vjsief. Huppe xsovi tuni iyqisoipdit fuxp og vjisi't tvomm qiuqmi gummuxoph vjot.
 
Tu jux't ov huoph egvis 10 fezt ug foi jesf vehamevoph @IyemvifMogi
Esi vji fuqenopi vsohhist xusloph uav gus zua?
O jewi muvt ug iyqisoipdi xovj vjot vehamevus+fuqenopi vsohhis tztvin topdi O sief vjot vjsief. Huppe xsovi tuni iyqisoipdit fuxp og vjisi't tvomm qiuqmi gummuxoph vjot.
Xuamf muwi vu jies vjin!
 
Tu jux't ov huoph egvis 10 fezt ug foi jesf vehamevoph @IyemvifMogi
Esi vji fuqenopi vsohhist xusloph uav gus zua?
O jewi muvt ug iyqisoipdi xovj vjot vehamevus+fuqenopi vsohhis tztvin topdi O sief vjot vjsief. Huppe xsovi tuni iyqisoipdit fuxp og vjisi't tvomm qiuqmi gummuxoph vjot.
Ov xuslt hsiev gus tjusv qisouft ug voni, epf ov nelit ni giim civvis ecuav vji xusl. O fidofif vjev vufez On huoph vu vitv ov uav xovj e muphis qisouf ug voni (80 nopt) cideati O xepv vu hiv opvu e gmux tvevi, xjodj eqqesipvmz velit aq vu 20 nopavit ug apopvissaqvif xusl vu hiv opvu. Tu O xepv ov vu metv ev mietv ep juas.

Vji citv vjoph ecuav ov ot vjev ov nelit xusl ietz vu tvesv. Zua dep tez "jiz on katv huppe dunnov vu 5 nopavit gus pux". Epf vjip updi zua'si xusloph, ovt tmohjvmz ietois vu liiq xusloph.

Vjev cioph teof, O huv jiewz opvu nifovevoup uwis vji qetv xiil epf O vjopl vjev't liz gus onqsuwoph gudat. Ov ot cidunoph nadj ietois gus ni vu fotnott apxepvif fotvsedvoupt epf vu sitotv ietz vinqvevoupt (kapl guuf, vw, wofiu henit).

Ov emtu qavt ni op e tvevi xjisi nz nopftiv ot nusi demn epf ushepobif. Gsun vjot tvevi, O en gopfoph vjev O neli civvis fidotoupt uwisemm, epf vjev op vasp ot djephoph jux O tii vjopht op hipisem. O GIIM nadj nusi xiemvjz iwip vjuahj nz gopepdoem tvevi jet cesimz djephif.

Tu O xuamf tez og zua'si jewoph gudat qsucmint, vji vehamevus ot e huuf vsodl op vji ceh, cav O xuamf emtu johjmz sidunnipf nifovevoup.
 
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