Progress report

A week ago I wrote a list of things I planned to do that week. Here's the definitive report on how it went, with marks out of ten.

- Sleep in my own bed every night this week. This is instead of anyone elses sofa or random peoples beds. I didn't buy these bed covers just to look pretty, you know.

9/10 - I did sleep in my own room every night this week. However, on Friday night I fell asleep on top of my covers, and during my nap on Saturday I did the same, though I didn't even clear enough space to lie down properly (hence the nail scissors in the head situation).

- Take a packed lunch to work every day.

10/10 What a star.

- Don't use the vending machine at work. Smarties chocolate bars are not your friend.

4/10 - I can't help it. I'm completely addicted. I tried to combat my chocolate eating by baking cookies. However, I ate them all in pretty much one go, so that wasn't such a good idea. Damn good cookies though! Today I've been good though. I brought in pine nuts to snack on. Not quite a chocolate substitute in my eyes, but I feel virtuous.

- Apply for my Masters course.

8/10 - Last week I went in to uni and got the references sorted. I've started on my personal statement and I'm getting it checked on Thursday. Could probably have done a bit more on it though.

- Get a haircut.

0/10 - Done nothing.

- Go to the bank. And grovel. Nuff said.

0/10 I chickened out, even when the debt recovery people called. I think I am bank phobic.

- Finish reading that sociology book I started ages ago. I really should stop being so lazy.

0/10 or 10/10, depending on how you look at it - I didn't read the book I was talking about, but I have read three other books and I've started work on some translations of some poems, which is very hard work.

- Stop obsessing about the fact that certain people haven't texted you back. I'm not naming names as that would reveal the shameful depths of lameness I've sunk to.

8/10 I did a bit of obsessing, but I've chilled out a lot now and I'm acting fairly sane. I think I'm obsessing slightly less as some of the people in question have actually got in touch, whereas the others I've decided I don't care about anyway. That still leaves a couple of people for me to dwell on, but I'm trying not to.


Overall, I'd say nice work. I reckon I've done pretty well.