So Annoying

...seeing food in the bin. Twice in the past week alone I've fished bananas out of the bin. I ate them and haven't died yet. I also found an apple on the ground while parked at the supermarket. Brought it home and washed it - surprisingly it wasn't even bruised, must have just rolled out of someone's shopping.

Had free "dinner" a few times from work when they've left things behind from functions. Once there were 9 chicken legs, 6 pieces of pork pie and a dozen mini samosas, which I'm not ashamed to say fed me for most of the week. More often they leave sandwich platters. It's maybe not the most exciting thing to eat sandwiches but hey, at least they are fancy fillings.

Spendy McSpenderson joined a gym for £34 per month (no, hell has not frozen over). I needed to get myself moving, I hate walking outside in the rain, and I am really loving it. I jump on the treadmill and shut out the world for an hour and a half while watching tv. There were some setup costs, namely I literally had nothing to wear there which could, er, keep the assets in place, so another £60 went in a blink (two sports bras, two tops, two leggings, new trainers and also some wireless headphones). So far I am only jogging one minute out of every five, but I'm trying to improve all the time. I signed up for a distance medal for March, £10, but worth it if it keeps me accountable!

Spendy also bought a tub of whey protein shake mix for £9. It is cheaper to eat eggs of course (the same amount of protein from eggs would be £6), but I don't much want to eat eggs for dinner every single day. My self-discipline lately has been pretty good and I eat a small bowl of muesli for breakfast, then salad and fruit for lunch, and then never want the hassle of cooking anything much for dinner. So if I get lazy and make an egg sandwich, I can just add a shake and I'm good for the day. It's quite nice, if I keep this up I found a cheaper version online in bulk for next time. My white carbs are usually very limited (wheat/rice/potatoes) so I am mostly in keto, and I feel amazing ♥

Spendy ordered and assembled a cheap wardrobe... it was getting annoying having every hanging item I owned draped on hooks on the back of a door. I also paid for a haircut today, but in my defence it was very overdue.

On the plus side money-wise I have gained an extra contract for work, so now I can not only cover bills but tackle some loans. I have an agreement in principle for a mortgage, so I am starting to get to know the market and see what is out there. Touch wood I can think about buying within a year.

New credit card: this one is a balance transfer on 0% interest for six months. Here be dragons!, these require discipline, you can't do a transfer to pay something off then keep buying things on credit, and you need a plan on how you'll clear that whole balance off before the interest-free period ends. My income has gone up so I have the "pay it off" plan in place. I just figured I might as well be paying less interest for a while on what I owe.

I've also done so many extra shifts over the past month that I can afford a week off - I have booked a flight to Finland and I cannot wait to see everyone!