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Day One



7am: Alarm goes off. Why did I think staying up reading until 1am was a good idea? Snooze alarm three times before finally getting up.



7.40am: Quick run around the house to grab tights and a dress from the dressing room (it’s my second bedroom – my bedroom is too small to fit my wardrobe in). Stick nails straight through my rather lovely suck-you-in tights, which promptly get binned. Nip downstairs and make a coffee in a reusable cup before leaving for work.



10.30am: A member of my team and I tend to get coffee from the hospital Starbucks every day and take it in turns to buy it. Today is her turn (I’m aware this is a stupid expense and will be stopping as soon as the new year comes).



12pm: It’s 'Fat Friday' where we all get something rather unhealthy to eat. The whole team stops work and we do highs and lows of the week. The point of this is that everyone mentions the worst point in their week and then the best. As a boss it’s great as it gives me a good gauge of what’s going on in people's lives, both internal and external to work, and it just helps to bond everyone. Get McDonald's for the team and pay on my card. £20.26 in total, however the team pays me back, so it only costs me £4.50.



2pm: As it’s midwinter, the heating, which is centrally controlled, is on full and we are all dying of thirst. Diet Coke for me. £1



5pm: Trip to Aldi to get some bits. Arrive with no list and a distinct fear that I have only one toilet roll left at home. Buy salad, toilet roll, fishcakes, chicken, sweet potatoes, eggs and a few other bits. £29.79



5.15pm: Nip next door to M&S to get some good pudding, custard and salmon. £8.70



5.20pm: Home Bargains for a replenish of sauces. £5.75



6pm: Quick tea of fishcakes, salad and couscous before meeting C and friends at the local bowling alley. I pay for C and me, and he gets the drinks. £20



8pm: Quick pint after bowling at the local brewery, genuinely a really lovely place to spend time. Buy two pints of the specials. £9



Total: £78.74