I lost 2lbs this week! Yey me! I am setting myself the goal of getting under 13 stone by the end of March. As I am currently 13 stone 6 I feel that this is an achievable goal. I'm not having the best day today, I am very hungry and had two samosas. OH well. At least it's not samosas AND crips, AND chocolate.

I've been thinking a lot recently on what I would do if i did not have to pay my mortgage (my largest outgoing). I would really like to join the JET programme, and going and live and work in Japan for a a year on the JET programme. You have to be under 40, so i've got 10 years to try and achieve that!

I've discovered that I have to pay for my web hosting this month, so I am not going to do very well at all. Oh well, it cannot be helped really. Now that I am using MS Money i'm going to really work hard at budgeting. I'm going to avoid going shopping, and thereby just spending money on nothing. I do need to buy a new pair of black trousers (mine are nearly grey now!) and boots (very worn), so i am hoping I can find something reasonably cheap from Asda. I think my little treat this month will be 3 books. For the rest of my time i'm going to focus on studying and exercising, and eating well cheaply.

I am really enjoying going to gigs, but the petrol to London is really costing me (I could get the train, but i'm not sure how safe i would feel about getting the tube at around 11pm at night...). I think the next one (apart from Nerina on Sunday) might be K T Tunstall in May. It's in Brum, and is 9 quid. Very reasonable, and i can probably even get the bus home!

Maybe I could go an a Spanish study holiday. A week in Madrid learning Spanish could be good fun, especially if i go after the A209 exam. The temperature would be between 5 and 12 degrees