Today I had a happy day, not just an absence of sadness day but a really happy one.

I went into the bank this morning to yell at them, cos the cheque I've been waiting to clear still hadn't. Before I could even get mad, the girl said it was wrong and fixed it up for me. Woohoo! Then I kept walking into the city. I looked through a couple of the outlet shops in Smith St and I reckon I can get a pair of running shoes for $80-$100. That's much cheaper than I was expecting, and who cares if they are last seasons. People run okay in them a year ago.

Then, extra special, I went past my old (extremely expensive) hairdressers and they had a notice on the door saying they wanted training models for cuts and colours. The cuts are $22, rather than $2,200 and you still get to sit in the massaging chairs of happiness while they wash your hair. Those chairs are worth $22 on their own.

I got to the gym early and did 20 minutes on the treadie running up hills before my body balance class. OMG, I thought I was taking it easy doing body balance today. Not so. It was grueling. But, for the first time ever, I realised how to use my core muscles to balance myself. Woohoo, I'm getting stable!

From tomorrow, my gym membership is frozen for 3 months. I can't afford fancy gyms and I'd rather spend my money on other things. That means I can go back to Go-Go dancing class next week.

Tonight Andrew is coming over after work (it feels so weird to say that). We'll watch Prison Break and I'm going to splurge on some fish n' chips, or maybe just fish and salad.

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This site is worth checking out Go For 2 & 5 for some recipe inspiration. I've found being skint is great for pushing you to try new recipes. I made Sang Chow Bow for the first time the other night (and definitely not the last) and also invented a kind of vegetable fritter (chuck in all your leftover vege, mix in your available flavourings, egg & flour... dry fry in fritters).