A return visit to Ms S to construct two more furniture units - this time a shoe rack, and a smaller version of the bookcase that I'd built for her a couple of weeks ago (where I now hoped a bit of familiarity would be helpful...).

I started with the smaller of the boxes where the instructions on how to build the unit were so tiny, I had to take photographs of the steps and enlarge the image on my phone screen to work out the numbering and what it was trying to show me to do. Not all the pieces had been numbered either, so it took a while to get all the right items in all the right places and use the correct screws/bolts, but after a while it started to come together with the help of the trusty screwdriver.

Once that unit was completed, I cleared what remaining floor space there was to then open the second box and lay out the pieces to build the bookshelf. As promised by Ms S, this was a slightly smaller version of the same unit from last time, and having gone up the learning curve on that one, it proved a bit more of a straightforward task than the shoe rack (at least the instructions were legible - it was the lack of space that proved challenging!).

Ms S kindly offered me a tea break as I was getting towards the end of building the bookshelf, so we had a quick chat about her furniture/storage/tidying plans, and I enjoyed a cuppa and some very nice biscuits whilst giving my back, eyes, hands and fingers a rest.

With a quick tidy up of all the packaging, tools, instructions and the remaining excess screws, bolts, hitchcocks and Allen keys, I wished her a good evening and put the cardboard boxes into her communal bins outside.

With the clocks having changed and the days finally stretching out, this week's GoodGym Newham run to Care4Calais felt a little different – for once, we could actually see where we were going and more or less what we were doing when we got there! That said, the air still had a chilly bite to it, making sure we didn’t get too comfortable on the run over.

Meeting at the PrintHouse, Graham, Martin, Nick, Rosa, and I laced up and set off at a steady pace, making our way across Stratford to Care4Calais. Shoutout to Nick on his 599th good deed – a true 'Kevin Prince' milestone! Meanwhile, Kev and Shaz ran from theirs to met us there, ready to get stuck in with another evening of shoe pairing and general clothes sorting.

Upon arrival, we jumped straight into action and had a great session of sorting, chatting, and occasional moments of shoe-related detective work.

Looking forward to the next one already! See you all next week - we're off to the Hackney Marshes Adventure Playground where Ange will no doubt have a solid task lined up for us.

Another painless pick up and drop off of Miss S' medicine from the friendly Royal Docks pharmacy this morning, with all parts of the plan coming together without a hitch.

Miss S called me "wonderful", and I got a healthy (and free) dose of Vitamin D whilst doing it - what's not to like.