Days 152 + 153

After much fiddling about on Monday, I completely failed to solve the problem with the laptop. I solved a few problems the boss didn't know he had and got rid of some registry entries and directories left over by viruses and trojans but I didn't solve the main problem as it turned out it was not a problem with the computer after all, but actually a problem with either the mobile broadband modem or the account. When I went to drop the laptop back to him on Tuesday, I was really expecting disappointment but he was pretty cool about it and I still have a job, in fact, I may be going to his home to sort out his family computer soon.

Later that day I decided to go over to my favourite motorbike kit shop and get a new cheap and cheerful crash helmet. I left around 3pm, the bus journey usually takes about 1.5 hours but the traffic was horrible and I didn't get there until 6:20! It took over 3 hours and I completely missed the shop so I grabbed a bit of food for the boyfriend from the supermarket and headed straight back home. I didn't get home until nearly 9pm, I wasted 6 hours just buying the boyfriend's lunch but at least I didn't have time to eat that day.

Today I figured out how to get to the motorbike shop by tube and DLR and after my afternoon appointment, I tried to get there again. I didn't manage to get out of the house until 4pm and I was a little worried it would be a wasted journey again. However, I got to the shop in just under an hour and had plenty of time to browse. I chose a reasonably priced flip-up helmet but they didn't have any in my size apart from in black (which was a bit of a shock as I'm a medium size) so I went home empty handed and bought one by mail order on-line instead. On the way back I took a detour via Marks and Spencer on Oxford Street and treated myself to some proper thermals. I was very pleasantly surprised to find I only needed a size 16 for the longjohns and although the size 16 top was a little tight on me, I figured as I am still getting smaller and it'll stretch anyway, it should be fine. So it looks like I'm a big size 16 from the waist down about about 18 on top. It's a big difference from when I started, I was about a 20 - 22 bottoms and a 22 - 24 on top! When I think about it like that, it seems like a bit of a miracle but when I think about all the hard work I've put into this diet I'm just glad I did it.

You've probably noticed that I've given the blog a little bit of a makeover. I recently dyed my hair blue-black, just to help me get some work. I didn't want to get rid of my green hair but I need the money so I had to tone things down for a while. Hopefully when my new boss gets to know me a little better, some odd coloured hair can creep back into the picture, maybe a few streaks at a time. I also recently got some new spectacles, I bought them on-line and they were very cheap and have a lovely transparent purple frame. I've added a new photo to my profile and the new blog colour scheme is to reflect my new colour scheme. Hope you like it.