Monday, 23 July 2012

How to be a waster






Oh hey there! Here I am, nearing the end of July, still unsuccessful in finding a job and feeling like a bum...and here are my top survival tips on how to deal with being a waster.

1)      Go on a holiday you can’t afford. During term time when me and my girls booked said holiday to Tenerife I convinced myself I could afford it, probably because my bank balance was still in positive figures. Now I’m £700 overdrawn I am aware I couldn’t really afford the holiday, but it was bloody brilliant anyway! Nothing like a week of sun, sea and sand. I’m aware of how cliché that sounds but they were our main priorities. And food. I am still being haunted by the memory of the most succulent garlic prawns I had one night, but a welcome haunting, unlike the memory of the rum and cokes the excessively generous waiter served me for predrinks at the hotel one night, I shudder at that recollection.

2)      Discover (invent/convince yourself of) new passions. First of all, it was tennis – with Wimbledon on our teleboxes it was hard to miss. I do watch Wimbledon most years, but my enthusiasm this year was borderline sad...I even watched the doubles finals. Then the Tour de France came around, and cycling became my new thing. I didn’t realise this had affected me so much until I suggested a bike ride one day to Dean, which he happily consented to, being a bit of a bike freak himself. I then discovered that a leopard print play suit and brogues are not suitable attire, according to the many people who stared at me during our trip. I also have to mention I was on a man’s bike, so perhaps I did look a bit odd. Due to my sport obsession it’s safe to say I’m looking forward to the Olympics, so many to choose from! I have even bought a new sports bra for the occasion as I have been inspired to start running again...too much information? Soz. As I am netball captain next year I decided I need to be the fittest on the team, cardiovascularly* that is.

3)      Get out of the house as much as possible. Now I’m lucky here, as my mum has recently set up a dog walking business I have started accompanying her on her walks, and then when I’m not there I’m at my Dad’s so I actually have my own dogs to walk, so don’t have to borrow other people’s. I have also been visiting the library quite frequently, although not frequently enough as I had to pay a £1.80 fine the other day. Obviously this was an error on my part, fines do not coincide with my waster advice, unnecessary expenditure is to be avoided at all costs. Unless it is a night out in Leeds with the girls, but this is to be done on a budget: I spent £18 on Saturday, including my end of the night happy meal!

So in summary, I’m plodding along quite nicely. Dean just bought a car so lots of roadtrips are on the horizon! Ooh and I got my results last week and got a solid 2:1 so am quite happy with that, something to build upon next year. I may well start my dissertation research soon if I can drag myself away from watching synchronised swimming/judo/any-other-sport-that-isn’t-usually-deemed-spectator-worthy-except-for-every-4-years-during-the-Olympics.**

*made up word alert.
** ridiculously hyphenated word alert.

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