Credit crunch vs ice cubes

Its bloody freezing here this morning!

Temp went down to -2 last night and my house without heating has not yet gone above 13 degrees! I have taken to sleeping in the lounge as it is generally warmer than anywhere else is the house.

I realise all of this makes me seem rather pikey but i genuinely cannot afford my 200 quid a month gas bill, so no longer put the heating on. Given that my kitchen is attached to the lounge whenever i make a cup of tea or cook some food, it heats the lounge and so the lounge is just about bearable. Everywhere else in the house i can see my breath most times during the day!

The effect of this caged existence is that I have developed cabin fever. I am doing school work and watching TV, eating my meals, baking and washing up- all in the same room! argh! Today I am going to venture outside.

I have just decided to put the heating on for an hour to heat the bathroom so i can have a bath, and i have decided to escape the misery of real life by going and watching Mama Mia at the cinema before it gets taken off. I definitely believe that the best way to deal with the misery of negative equity and rising fuel prices is to lose myself in a camp musical adventure! I had considered going to see High School Musical 3, but given that its half term, going alone to a kids film is probably considered a bit weird. Also I fully intend to find someone to join me in seeing that next week sometime, so for now Mama Mia it is!

There is also another motive for this trip out. I have finally been considered worthy to be brought into the 21st century and been granted a GREEN BIN! yup... i shall now be able to participate in that new fangled practice of re-cy-cling. wow! how new aged! as from next week my rubbish collections change to alternate general and recycle waste. In order to do this well, i need a new bin to collect recycling wast inside the house. SO I'm going to take a trip to IKEA! (yes OK... it is an excuse... i like going there too!) I also intend to buy more tea lights as this is also a cheap way of heating my lounge!

Right, the film is at 2:45, and it is now nearly 12, so i had better get ready. I shall finish my cup of coffee and shove some lunch down my face (Heinz tomato soup... woo hoo!) and head off. Enjoy your warm lives out there...

Bye
INTIx