Biding time: Day one

Sleeping in is not something I'm really planning to do on my three week break. While it would be really nice to slip into my natural sleep pattern of going to bed at 2-3 and sleeping til 11-12, it's not going to be all that conducive to work when I do have to go back, so even on my 3 week break I'm getting up at 9 - which, granted, is later than usual, but I don't think it's too bad.

Today I woke up pretty early. Earlier than I would have if I had work. I had had a mosquito in my room and the little bugger had bitten me all over and I'd been scratching in my sleep, eventually just waking up full stop.

I watched Sunrise for a while, then decided that I needed to start moving and getting on with things - starting with cleaning the house.

There have been heaps of little things that have been irritating me for a while and one thing I've been looking forward to is sorting all those things out. Today I started with the kitchen and the bathroom - both of which are now sparkling.

I am supposed to go to a BBQ tonight but I don't think that's really going to happen, you see I'm now quite aware of just how limited my funds are, and when I'm likely to get any more - and how much that's likely to be.

The fact is, it's going to be a lean couple of months and the BBQ is BYO and in Avondale, which means buying food and wine, plus taking a bus there and a cab back. Some quick maths tells me this BBQ is going to cost me at least $40, which is OK if I have a job, but when I don't...

Let's just say I'm quickly being made aware of where all my money goes.

So instead I hung out at home, had a nap, baked cookies, cleaned out the cupboards and (just to prove how much of a legend I really am) am now making a bacon and egg pie.

So far, my break from work, is rocking.