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Day Four



6.30pm: I actually set my alarm for 7pm but am awake early so force myself to get up and eat. Have the last of the vegetable curry.



7pm: I get ready then take the bus to work.



7.30pm: Stop off at Tesco as I have no food for my break. Decide on a pasta pot, popcorn, Dr. Pepper for my break and a mix of biscuits and sweets for the staffroom to help boost morale. It’s the last of a big run of nights for most of us and we are all exhausted. £7.84



7.40pm: Arrive at work and there are flowers everywhere from a florist. Day team also had McDonald’s donated (I’m so jealous) and then Gail's Bakery drops off three trays of bread and pastries. I’m sure I’m spending less this week thanks to all the free food we are kindly being given.



5am: Only just going for my break, I’m so hungry and thirsty. Notice a cake tin on the table with a handwritten note from a young girl who has made us cakes to say thanks for all our hard work. I hope we can track her down to say thank you.



8.30am: Finally finish work. No more work for two days! And it’s payday! Normally when we finish a big run of nights we go for a group breakfast and beer together but as everywhere is shut everyone heads home.



9am: I need to go food shopping. I get to Sainsbury’s and it’s not too busy, thank god; today is the first day of official lockdown but I would say there is the same number of people as normal. I manage to get everything I need, including some super fancy eggs (they're all that's left). I buy more food than usual and more freezer food, which I never normally buy but best to have it just in case. I buy a book as every day there are new people going off sick at work and I’m worried how I will entertain myself in isolation as I’m not good at doing nothing. £37.66



10am: Head home, do a face and hair mask while tidying up and cleaning followed by a long shower and scrub a few layers of skin off. Normally on payday I head for Westfield to buy myself a treat and do my monthly Boots shop; I buy everything in one go using as many vouchers as possible to earn as many points as I can (I even pay for things separately so I can use multiple vouchers), then a few times a year I use all my points to buy my perfume and expensive skincare. I normally hate buying online as nothing turns up when it says it will but I decide to use the Boots app to order everything instead. The first two things I need aren’t in stock so decide to leave it a few days then try again.



11am: Everything is clean and tidy and I’m feeling reborn. I make scrambled eggs on toast using my posh eggs and the amazing bread we were given at work yesterday, making me feel extra fancy. Check my emails and I have received a reply about a delayed train. I’m receiving an £11.10 refund. I never used to claim but was recently on a delayed train where the guard insisted everyone do it and it’s a really simple form so I always do now.



12pm: Browsing through social media and see an ad for donations for Refuge for women having to flee during the current isolation period. We’ve been told to be on extra alert in the department as we are expecting a rise in cases of domestic violence. Pay for a package for someone leaving a violent home with nothing. £28



12.30pm: Climb into bed, N as always has perfect timing to call me. Catch him up properly on the last few days then decide it’s sleep time 'til tomorrow.



Total: £73.50 (plus £11.10 refund)