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Jan. 12th, 2026 07:23 pmi started my new job today.
i woke up at 7am, had a shower, and then pottered around until 8.30 when i logged on to my work laptop half an hour early.
my training group is really small, there are five other people there. rich, laura, debbie, priyanka, gin & me. they're a really nice bunch of people. we did housekeeping and general expectations and then played two truths and a lie, which i won as i was the only person that nobody guessed which one my lie was!
my three items were:
we had training then, and i found out there is no active phone lines for the department! it's all based on portal communications/email/letter. i am stunned. they also end each day with something called "proactive" time, so for the last half hour of the day you are dedicated to wrapping things up, doing daily sign offs and making sure you're ready for the next day. that scratches my brain in such a good way, and feels like a lovely way to wind down. i am feeling like it was 100% the right choice to move to the new company.
laura has been to the emergency dentist today, she still is not back from her dads house. he is being difficult as per usual and i had to ring the school and explain that i couldn't provide any paperwork as he wouldn't give it to me, and hadn't returned her when he was supposed to. he was supposed to bring her back at 7pm and has messaged to say she will be late which is beyond a joke as she has already missed a day of school and i need her home in time to go to bed!! apparently her nerve was exposed in her tooth, he is making out that it is my fault, but it wasn't like that when she left!
i had a jacket potato for lunch and some supernoodles for dinner. food is not appealing to me in the slightest at the moment. on the plus side i no longer want to throw up as soon as i eat.
my leopard print mary jane crocs arrived from amazon too! i have so much guilt over spending the money on them, but they're so pretty and comfortable and non slip! my old crocs are three years old and i have worn them pretty much every day since i got them so the soles have completely worn down and as we have tiles downstairs if there is even a hint of moisture on the floor i am on my ass. still was absolutely not a necessary spend though and i am now £22 over my personal spends budget for the month. there's so many cute things on vinted too. trouble is as i am now WFH there is nobody to see them!
i nearly managed another no spend day, but i needed to put money on the gas. at least that was an essential purchase i guess! i have had four no spend days this month, and i am going to have another one tomorrow. i'm really trying to get chris on board the frugality train, and every now and again i think he's got it and understands we need to live below our means to build a buffer.... and then he will send me reels of things he wants to buy!
the coat we bought for moose doesn't fit him! £30 that i spent, and we took him into pets at home but he was just too broad for it to work. i will have to take it back. i also need to weigh him so i can get his flea/worm medication but the only way i can think of to do that is to get on the scales, and then pick him up and i can barely lift him. chunky sod.
currently reading: crown of midnight (good lord its clunky writing, i am annoyed by it)
last weeks screen time average: 9 hours 14 minutes (waaaaaaaaay too much)
current weight: 11st 1lbs (7lbs down so far)
i woke up at 7am, had a shower, and then pottered around until 8.30 when i logged on to my work laptop half an hour early.
my training group is really small, there are five other people there. rich, laura, debbie, priyanka, gin & me. they're a really nice bunch of people. we did housekeeping and general expectations and then played two truths and a lie, which i won as i was the only person that nobody guessed which one my lie was!
my three items were:
- i have moved house five times in the last seven years
- i was vegetarian for my teenage years and broke it with a black pudding sandwich
- and i was myspace famous.
we had training then, and i found out there is no active phone lines for the department! it's all based on portal communications/email/letter. i am stunned. they also end each day with something called "proactive" time, so for the last half hour of the day you are dedicated to wrapping things up, doing daily sign offs and making sure you're ready for the next day. that scratches my brain in such a good way, and feels like a lovely way to wind down. i am feeling like it was 100% the right choice to move to the new company.
laura has been to the emergency dentist today, she still is not back from her dads house. he is being difficult as per usual and i had to ring the school and explain that i couldn't provide any paperwork as he wouldn't give it to me, and hadn't returned her when he was supposed to. he was supposed to bring her back at 7pm and has messaged to say she will be late which is beyond a joke as she has already missed a day of school and i need her home in time to go to bed!! apparently her nerve was exposed in her tooth, he is making out that it is my fault, but it wasn't like that when she left!
i had a jacket potato for lunch and some supernoodles for dinner. food is not appealing to me in the slightest at the moment. on the plus side i no longer want to throw up as soon as i eat.
my leopard print mary jane crocs arrived from amazon too! i have so much guilt over spending the money on them, but they're so pretty and comfortable and non slip! my old crocs are three years old and i have worn them pretty much every day since i got them so the soles have completely worn down and as we have tiles downstairs if there is even a hint of moisture on the floor i am on my ass. still was absolutely not a necessary spend though and i am now £22 over my personal spends budget for the month. there's so many cute things on vinted too. trouble is as i am now WFH there is nobody to see them!
i nearly managed another no spend day, but i needed to put money on the gas. at least that was an essential purchase i guess! i have had four no spend days this month, and i am going to have another one tomorrow. i'm really trying to get chris on board the frugality train, and every now and again i think he's got it and understands we need to live below our means to build a buffer.... and then he will send me reels of things he wants to buy!
the coat we bought for moose doesn't fit him! £30 that i spent, and we took him into pets at home but he was just too broad for it to work. i will have to take it back. i also need to weigh him so i can get his flea/worm medication but the only way i can think of to do that is to get on the scales, and then pick him up and i can barely lift him. chunky sod.
last weeks screen time average: 9 hours 14 minutes (waaaaaaaaay too much)
current weight: 11st 1lbs (7lbs down so far)
