Stickiness, in your own time and parcels.

1. A large and brightly coloured box wrapped in a pink organza ribbon arrives at work. It contains:

• Soor plooms
• Raspberries and blackberries
• Colour changing popping candy
• Lemon crystals
• Bassetti
• Apple crumble fudge
• Treacle bangers
• Twin cherries
• Stockleys fruit rock
• Strawberry sherbert
• Cherry cola bottles

A pleasant stickiness overcomes the office, and people pop in and out all day to nibble at their favourites.

2. I am about to ask for my usual evening beauty appointment, when I remember that as I am about to take three months off, I can book a slot at half past ten on a weekday morning if I like.

3. I get home to find Katie and Jules surrounded by bags of Christmas shopping.