Plodding Along

So I'm back in the flat after my "holiday" - Mum and stepdad got back on Wednesday and from the sounds of it, the holiday in Tunisia wasn't too bad but they only had one day where it didn't rain :/

I have spent the week job hunting still - hate only working 2 nights a week :( with no luck yet. My friend went to comicon in Newcastle and met Mordred from Merlin. Not going to lie, I am SO FREAKING JEALOUS! Lucky girl :( I finished my boxset of NCIS so now I'm watching the next series on the Internet.

The diet is going okay, I've lost 1.2kg since last week putting me at 112.6kg. Still way over my goal weight but it's a start in the right direction! Was going to go for a run today but I had a nap and now I don't have enough time before work :( However, I can now fit into a lovely little denim skirt I bought a few months back so that has become my favourite item of clothing (as long as its not windy outside because that's a nightmare!)

Its the dreaded theory test tomorrow - seriously going to hate that! I hate tests and I hate the pressure people get put under for them, but I need to pass it before I can sit my practical driving test so you know? :(

Having a salad with a "healthy" caesar dressing and a pit of coleslaw for tea :) Went for lunch with Mum today and we shared a Wetherspoons sharer as always! Its kinda becoming our tradition :)

Not heard back from the internship yet but the application closing date isn't until April so I don't think I will hear until after that but I shall let you know if I do :)

Anyway, best go get ready for work and have my lovely salad!

Ciao x

A Short Holiday...

So I'm kind of on holiday - well I'm house-sitting for my Mum and stepdad while they're on holiday. And cat-sitting Sapphire :)

While here, I am slowly making my way through my remaining NCIS boxsets (currently on Season 5, Disc 4) but I have made some movement towards my future! I have applied for a SPPS work placement in London for 9 months. It involves being an assistant to an MP which would be absolutely amazing for my career!

I still want to get into politics and help change the education system from the inside as it were but politics is such a hard career path for someone like me to get in to. I mean, for starters I am a girl and there aren't that many successful female politicians (compared to male ones anyway). Also, I am from a working class background and the political system in this country does appear to be made of mainly middle class backgrounds.

In other news, I have lost 1.3kg in the last week and a half :) Haven't got round to running again yet but I want to try and start with a friend (lets call her Merlin to keep her identity secret) and hopefully Merlin will be moving nearer to me so we can maybe start properly - she lives too far away at the moment.

Anyway, NCIS is calling so I shall catch up with you all later!

Ciao :) x

Pinch, Punch, First Day of the Month...

Who would want to pinch and punch their friends just because its the first day of a month? Never understood that phrase....

Anyway, so 1st March already! Doesn't feel that long ago I was working NYE :/

So, new diet (again) but think it's working so far. Today, I've had a cup of tea (normal with milk and sweetener) with a slice of toast (didn't get up till half 11 due to finishing at half 3 from work this morning) and then a ham sandwich and I've just finished making lasagne for my tea - just needs cooked in the oven :)

Was planning on going for a run but when I woke up, it was busy in town and I don't like running around lots of people because I genuinely look like a hippo...so plan is to go later when it's dark before work OR an hour of zumba. Not going to lie - Zumba will probably win but still its exercise and that's the main thing.

Had an eventful driving lesson during the week - some b*****d decided to cut across me on a roundabout and nearly crashed into me. I was in the right lane, at the right speed and I wasn't signalling to suggest I was going left (because I wasn't...) and the t**t decided to cut across in front of me causing my instructor to slam her brakes on (thank God for dual-controlled cars!) while I completely froze! Kind of dreading my next one :(

So plans for March?

Well, I have two assignments to start and since I'm only working at the club at the moment, I can't really afford to go to my lectures. Spoken to lecturers they're fine with it and I'm just to e-mail if I have any problems - they understand its a 2 hour, £60 a week train fare so you know. My own fault I know.

Get a decent job. Full time. NMW I don't mind, I just need more hours!

Find an internship/Masters course - to be honest, I think its going to be the internship this year - Masters are just too expensive so if I do an internship related to one, I have extra experience and I can save up for it. Might mean me staying in Berwick a bit longer but as long as I can get a flatmare soon I don't mind.

I AM GOING CRAZY HERE!

I don't have many friends here and the ones I have either live miles away so we can't meet up or they're working when I'm free and I'm working when they're free (Sods law much?) so I currently spend Sunday to Friday evening, sitting in my flat , going stir crazy from lack of social interaction!

Though, I do get to catch up on Jeremy Kyle - whether that's a good thing or not, I'll let you decide!

As for the mental health stuff, its not helping that I'm spending so much time alone because then all i do is sit and think about things which is usually when they start to get twisted making things 100 times worse. I'm working on it. I'm going to start playing saxophone again, when I find my reeds. I've started writing a bit but still suffering from writer's block (sucks).

So I shall go and start on some research for social inequalities within education (Yeah, its as fun as it sounds!) and catch up with you next week!

Ciao! x