29 Jul 11

1/ Walked to Maenporth beach.
2/ Tried a zumba lesson.
3/ Drank Horlicks for the first time.

28 Jul 11

1/ Arrived in Falmouth.
2/ Swam out to sea.
3/ Tasty bake for dinner.

27 Jul 11

1/ Coffee and cake with friends.
2/ Appointment with lovely dentist.
3/ Packed for trip to Falmouth.

26 Jul 11

1/ Reading in the sun.
2/ Quiet evening with the boy.
3/ Teeny weeny chocolate eggs.

25 Jul 11

1/ Reconsidered 'Memoirs', began reading 'The Master and Margarita' by Mikhail Bulgakov.
2/ Played the saxophone for the first time in years.
3/ Made welshcakes.

24 Jul 11

1/ Worked out a new alarm system to make sure I wake up in the mornings.
2/ Watched an arty, if ridiculous, film.
3/ Wagamamas dinner.

23 Jul 11

1/ Boat trip around the docks.
2/ Falafels.
3/ Started reading 'Memoirs of a Geisha'.

22 Jul 11

1/ Went for a walk in the sun.
2/ Vanilla mini milk.
3/ Finished reading 'The Passion'.

21 Jul 11

1/ Writing exercises.
2/ Pasta bake.
3/ Helped train the dog.

20 Jul 11

1/ Afternoon of tea and conversation.
2/ Signed up to volunteer at local museums.
3/ Booked intensive driving course for September.

19 Jul 11

1/ Passed theory test.
2/ Booked driving test.
3/ Found season 2 of 'The Big C' online.

18 Jul 11

1/ Arranged trip to visit friend in Cornwall.
2/ Pistachios.
3/ Lots of theory revision.

17 Jul 11

1/ Lie in.
2/ Lots (and lots) of theory revision.
3/ Tidied.

16 Jul 11

1/ Got degree results through.
2/ Did first big revision session for driving theory test.
3/ Film in with friends.

15 Jul 11

1/ Read through more of 'The Passion' by Jeanette Winterson.
2/ Did a couple of online IQ tests. Got 133 in the first and 70 in the second... so I could be anything between 'below average' and 'gifted'.
3/ Lazy day.

14 Jul 11

1/ Sorted through charity things.
2/ Organised books in terms of genre and colour.
3/ Asked if I wanted a story I'd written to be published in a book.

13 Jul 11

1/ Day out gorilla-spotting.
2/ Boat trip around Bristol docks.
3/ Helped a friend with a miniature theatre production.

12 Jul 11

1/ Woke up early.
2/ Downloaded new music.
3/ Planned arty food day for tomorrow.

11 Jul

1/ Got 7 bus journeys out of a day rider bus ticket. Take that, First.
2/ Went to Admiral Fallow/ Avi Buffalo gig at the Thekla.
3/ Pizza.

10 Jul 11

1/ Afternoon of tea and conversation with friend.
2/ Tried Soap & Glory's 'Sit Tight'.
3/ Watched 'Third Rock From The Sun'.

9 Jul 11

1/ Belated birthday presents from friend.
2/ Cream tea.
3/ Evening in Porto with magic tricks.

8 Jul 11

1/ Had dinner cooked for me by the boy.
2/ Spent evening with friends.
3/ Watched 'Anchorman'.

7 Jul 11

1/ Made chelsea buns.
2/ Started reading 'The Passion' by Jeanette Winterson.
3/ Ferrero Rocher.

6 Jul 11

1/ Catch-ups with friends.
2/ Tapas.
3/ Raspberry mojito.

5 Jul 11

1/ Bought denim shorts (finally).
2/ Trip round Ikea's marketplace.
3/ Played with new camcorder.

4 Jul 11

1/ Thorpe park with the boy for birthday.
2/ Incredible profiterole tower birthday cake.
3/ Wonderful presents.

3 Jul 11

1/ Breakfast at Porto Lounge.
2/ Caught up with a friend.
3/ BBQ.

2 Jul 11

1/ St Paul's carnival.
2/ Joint birthday dinner at Jamie's Italian.
3/ Lovely presents from friends.

1 Jul 11

1/ Met Winchester friend at train station.
2/ Dinner at Pitcher and Piano.
3/ Tea cocktail.

30 Jun 11

1/ Lots of coffee with friends.
2/ Bought stove-top espresso maker.
3/ Used Soap and Glory's 'Some Like It Hot' for the first time.

29 Jun 11

1/ Bought friend's birthday present.
2/ Made peanut butter and chocolate cookies.
3/ Booked restaurant for joint birthday meal.

28 Jun 11

1/ Applied for travel agent job.
2/ Planned joint birthday meal with friend.
3/ Tropical solero.

27 Jun 11

1/ Another good interview for another bad job.
2/ First day of eating healthily, no snacking, etc.
3/ More job hunt.

26 Jun 11

1/ Sorted out an enormous amount of junk from room.
2/ Got together more charity-worthy items.
3/ Found out about exciting potential birthday-present-to-be from parents.

25 Jun 11

1/ Saw the first of my friends get married.
2/ Candy floss reception.
3/ Spent evening drinking cocktails with gang.

24 Jun 11

1/ Good interview for bad job.
2/ Spent afternoon with friends.
3/ Lovely cheesecake.

23 Jun 11

1/ Spent many hours job hunting.
2/ Hair cut and coloured.
3/ Watched 'Children of Men'.

22 Jun 11

1/ Had a lovely lunch in Woodes.
2/ Tried 'Dr Spafish'.
3/ New nail varnish.

21 Jun 11

1/ Spent all day job-hunting.
2/ Decided on wedding card design for friend.
3/ Printed off short story to submit to competition.

20 Jun 11

1/ Suit shopping for the boy.
2/ Dinner at Indian restaurant; discussed possibility of visiting India this year.
3/ Was given a book about tea.

19 Jun 11

1/ Lovely lie in.
2/ Read a lot.
3/ Made lasagne with brother for father's day meal.

18 Jun 11

1/ Day was filled with baking and other food-making for tea party in the evening.
2/ Decorated room in manner of a twinkly grotto, with fairy lights, candles, etc.
3/ Spent the evening with the entire Bristol group, a practically unprecedented occurrence.

17 Jun 11

1/ Spent morning wandering around Clifton.
2/ Put together the last pieces of friend's Old, Blue, Borrowed, New.
3/ Had a lovely meal with hens and free prosecco.

16 Jun 11

1/ Bought a dress for friend's wedding (finally).
2/ Uploaded CV onto various job sites.
3/ More cleaning/sorting.

15 Jun 11

1/ Sorted out junk from possessions.
2/ Read.
3/ Orange Wednesdays with the boy.

14 Jun 11

1/ Tied up loose ends for friend's hen party.
2/ Bought a stash of allergy tablets to protect from itchy fur on our beautiful cats.
3/ Wandered about in the sun.

13 Jun 11

1/ Spent lovely relaxing afternoon wandering around Bath.
2/ Caught up with friends.
3/ Free tea and teacake.

12 Jun 11

1/ Said my last goodbyes to the Winchester house.
2/ Made plans for a day out tomorrow.
3/ Decided on which books to read now that I'm free of Uni work.

11 Jun 11

1/ Had breakfast out at lovely little cafe round the corner (incredible bread and beautiful teapots).
2/ Spent hours scrubbing the house.
3/ Played with next door's kitten.

10 Jun 11

1/ Made an enormous chocolatey, honeycomby mess of a birthday cake.
2/ Went out for birthday meal.
3/ Cocktails (birthday).

9 Jun 11

1/ Went back to Winchester for the final time, to celebrate housemate's birthday weekend.
2/ Had a lazy evening.
3/ Read more 'Bridget Jones'.

8 Jun 11

1/ Found incredible-looking chocolate cake recipes for friend's birthday.
2/ Had a lazy day.
3/ Reminded of how nice it is to be cooked for.

7 Jun 11

1/ Got offered a place on a publishing internship.
2/ Sorted excess possessions into charity and recycling bags.
3/ Saw boyfriend's new flat for the first time.

6 Jun 11

1/ Managed to pack up all of my possessions and fit them into a car (just about).
2/ Moved back home for the last time.
3/ Porto lounge with friends.

5 Jun 11

1/ More packing (halfway there).
2/ Housemate made me a 'leaving' cake.
3/ Spent a lovely evening with friends and food.

4 Jun 11

1/ Began the lengthy task of packing up my possessions.
2/ Made a countess pudding.
3/ Spent the evening at a concert.

3 Jun 11

1/ Handed in my final assignment.
2/ No longer a student.
3/ Spent the day with friends from my course.

2 Jun 11

1/ Penultimate day of University life, and handed in penultimate assignment.
2/ Steadily worked through the afternoon/evening.
3/ Found out that you can buy crunchy Speculoos.

1 Jun 11

1/ Finished story.
2/ Bought Ben and Jerry's Cookie Dough ice cream.
3/ Started reading 'Bridget Jones' again, after a gap of many years.

31 May 11

1/ More writing.
2/ Replaced battery in fire alarm. No longer so fearful of an unexpected house fire.
3/ Have the next batch of library books.

30 May 11

1/ Delicious lie in.
2/ Progression with story.
3/ Lots of tea.

29 May 11

1/ Plotted out some more of the next story.
2/ Made pancakes.
3/ Desperate Housewives.

28 May 11

1/ Began next story.
2/ Watched 'Little Miss Sunshine'.
3/ Found a foolish amount of new and necessary items on ebay.

27 May 11

1/ New shoes turned up in the post.
2/ Only two assignments left until the end.
3/ Escaped clutches of enormous spider.

26 May 11

1/ Another assignment handed in.
2/ Made a delicious carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.
3/ Had my last ever degree seminar.

25 May 11

1/ Next part of assignment done.
2/ Vanquished a few more moths from the house (with the help of our trusty vacuum).
3/ Got my final payday from the old job.

24 May 11

1/ A surprisingly productive day at the library.
2/ Bought potential outfit for friend's wedding.
3/ Had my first twister in years.

23 May 11

1/ Worked on essay.
2/ Slendertone thing turned up. Very odd sensation.
3/ Collected the next round of library books.

22 May 11

1/ Applied to exciting-looking work placement.
2/ Began planning out next essay.
3/ Stuffed peppers.

21 May 11

1/ Bit of a lie-in.
2/ Made cupcakes.
3/ Watched 'Ugly Betty'.

20 May 11

1/ Handed in plan for exhibition (phew).
2/ Returned all of the library books that were hiding my carpet.
3/ Summer ball. A surprisingly nice evening.

19 May 11

1/ Got feedback on ideas for next fiction assignment.
2/ Almost finished exhibition assignment.
3/ Lasagne.

18 May 11

1/ Phonecalls from mum and two friends. A day of unexpected catch-ups.
2/ Finally have a good, full picture of how the exhibition assignment will come together. Got a lot more work done on it.
3/ A text from an old friend whom I've not spoken to in a long time.

17 May 11

1/ Worked on assignment.
2/ Avoided losing at the pub quiz.
3/ Ordered food to be delivered. As of tomorrow morning the cupboards will no longer be bare.

16 May 11

1/ Got a lot of research done.
2/ Onion bhaji.
3/ Watched 'Made in Chelsea'. Ha.

15 May 11

1/ Began re-reading 'Written on the Body' by Jeanette Winterson. Love, love it.
2/ Lovely meal at Aqua.
3/ Back to Winchester for the last three weeks of my degree.

14 May 11

1/ Got a decent amount of researching done.
2/ Made delicious melty chocolatey cake thing.
3/ Caught some of 'The Waterboy'.

13 May 11

1/ Watched 'Campus' on 4od (turns out that the last last episode was not in fact the last).
2/ Researched next assignment.
3/ Hair dyed by the boy.

12 May 11

1/ Interesting seminar.
2/ Finished putting together mum's birthday present.
3/ Train back home.

11 May 11

1/ Bought part of mum's birthday present.
2/ Got cheap books from the Oxfam shop.
3/ Came home to freshly baked cupcakes.

10 May 11

1/ Worked on application to an internship.
2/ Thai food.
3/ Watched a talking dog.

9 May 11

1/ Posted an Ebay sale.
2/ Got feedback on new CV.
3/ Started to put together my mum's birthday present.

8 May 11

1/ Jogged for the first time.
2/ Made a new C.V.
3/ Watched a lot of 'Bridget Jones' and 'Desperate Housewives'.

7 May 11

1/ Had a job hunt.
2/ Went bowling for the first time in years.
3/ Watched last episode of 'Campus'.

6 May 11

1/ Started to plan next assignment.
2/ Dinner at Prezzo.
3/ Cocktails at Greens.

5 May 11

1/ Got trainers so I can take up jogging.
2/ Had Chinese.
3/ Watched 'Wonderland'.

4 May 11

1/ Decorated the house with balloons, bunting, etc for friend's birthday.
2/ Had a bbq and Pimms in the sunshine.
3/ Dressed up like the White Rabbit.

3 May 11

1/ Got dissertation bound and handed in.
2/ Pub to celebrate the above.
3/ Pub quiz - didn't come last.

2 May 11

1/ Dissertation is finished and printed.
2/ Had celebratory cake.
3/ Watched 'The Sweetest Thing'.

1 May 11

1/ Mostly finished editing creative part of dissertation.
2/ Close to finishing rationale for dissertation.
3/ Have started to compile all the different sections into one document. It looks long.

30 Apr 11

1/ More dissertation done.
2/ Ate a Lindt bunny.
3/ Submitted a short story into a competition.

29 Apr 11

1/ Worked on dissertation.
2/ Had a cream tea.
3/ Got pieces together for White Rabbit costume.

28 Apr 11

1/ Picked up an assignment I'd recently been dreading; turns out it was fine.
2/ Bought ticket for friend's birthday celebrations.
3/ Finshed alterations for dissertation (for now).

27 Apr 11

1/ Yet more dissertation edits.
2/ Made a strawberry and raspberry tart.
3/ New, better-tasting mouthwash.

26 Apr 11

1/ Cleaned my make up brush for the first time ever.
2/ Campus.
3/ More editing.

25 Apr 11

1/ Made Smarties cookies.
2/ Edited out in the sunshine the old fashioned way: with pen and paper.
3/ Early night.

24 Apr 11

1/ Did 'Easter Bunny' egg-giving thing with family.
2/ Another afternoon of tea and cake in the garden.
3/ Giant Kinder Egg.

23 Apr 11

1/ Early start; almond croissant for breakfast in Woodes.
2/ Bought 'The Book of Lost Things' by John Connolly.
3/ Editing.

22 Apr 11

1/ Hot cross buns and Easter biscuits.
2/ Edited dissertation.
3/ Spent the afternoon in the garden in the sunshine.

21 Apr 11

1/ Final 7 hours at work.
2/ Made Easter biscuits.
3/ Read some of 'The Handmaid's Tale'.