day five

i've read through my posts so far and it's come to my attention that i need to stick to one tone of writing. i definately think the chatty, uninformal (and possibly even mildly humourous) tone i used in the first post is most suited to me, so i'll try and stick to that one.

today i went on quite an adventure. i decided i was going to make chilli and mulled wine for this evening (bonfire night, i didn't end up going out in the end as i went to see my friend and her new baby, but now i have a massive vat of mulled wine which is always good). ordinarily i would go to asda(which is a 10 minute walk from my house) and buy the ingredients but today i went to the market in the precinct in town. now i love shopping (which is something that makes this project difficult for me) and consider it a past time so i really enjoyed walking round the market and seeing what the stalls had to offer, and to scope out which stall sold mince the cheapest, i managed to find one selling 2lbs for £3.50. bargain. i was also hoping to find a bread stall as i'm yet to find an independant bakery (Greggs and Sayers seemed to have wiped them all out), i had no luck. i also bought some very reasonably priced cheese and some oranges for my mulled wine .
i also went to both the indian shops in my vercinity to get spices (in future i'll only visit the one as i now know which one has the more comprehensive selection) and the offy to get some cheap cheap wine.
not to blow my own trumpet but i'm sure the mulled wine i made was nicer than when i've previously made it with made up spice bags. my housemate and i agreed that it tasted like christmas.

i got a text from the gym chain 'LA Fitness' offering free membership until 2010, i may well take them up on this offer as i do love a freebie.
Kath Kelly author of How I Lived a Year On Just a Pound a Day and a great inspiration to this project, almost survived on freebies and grasped at every opportunity. i think i will find myself following her example and searching out the free trials and offers.