h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

and have never once written a journal entry.

Thought it was probably about time I did.

Soooooo...today is Thursday 11th August 2005. I have finally come to the conclusion that I am never going back to the job I gave up 14 months ago. It was quite literally killing me.

I used to sit on my @rse for 12 hours a day in front of a computer being talked down to by pricks in suits and getting fed cold chips and curled up sandwiches at 11pm because it's all the hotel night service would do and we'd missed dinner. This made me balloon to an incredible 18 stone 9lb.

Then there was the stress. My blood pressure was measured at a staggeringly high 195/134...

I used to be away from home more than I was there. I missed my man and my cats (although not necessarily in that order )

Now - 14 months later I am 14 stone 2lb (4 and a half stone lighter), my blood pressure is 110/77 and I get to cuddle both my cats and my man every day (although not necessarily in that order )

Can you see why I am not going back?

My job then? A computer graphics designer/operator for corporate conferences. Pay - about £250 a day.

Now? I work part time as a sales assistant in Julian Graves. A shop that sells nuts, seeds and dried fruit - all the things I can eat on my diet! Pay - not a lot, £5.60 an hour.

Am I happy? Oh yes. Believe me.

Any regrets? Only that I didn't do it all a lot sooner...bit like this journal!





WOW!!! Just previewed the entry and realised that it feels great to have "come out" about it all!

woooohoooo!