Work rang me at home yesterday. At first I panicked, wondering if I was supposed to be on duty. It turned out to be good news though, they had my wallet in the cash office. Some anonymous person handed it in. No money, of course, but all of my cards were still there. A major bonus. So this little lesson (trust no one) only cost me 20 quid.

Speaking of money I picked up my first pay packet. 45 quid, after tax. And I'm only working two days in the next week. Any hopes that I could save up enough dough over the holidays to tide me over the next college year are disappearing quickly.