The Modern Day Caveman

After my successful day of posting eBay orders, today I received my funds. After fees, it was nearly £500 into my account! I was actually incredibly excited to put this towards my mammoth debt figure straight away, and in doing so, I managed to fully clear off my PayPal Credit! Granted, it was, by far, the smallest debt I had left, but it feels like a big step in the right direction.

The rest of the cash was used to bring my American Express and NatWest credit cards back under their limits. Having these both over their limits had been stressing me for weeks and I was doing all I could to bring them down, so it’s a weight off my shoulders to have these at a slightly more manageable level.

My excitement about paying things off was a little short-lived when I got the final figure of what I owed a family member.

I’d had a rough idea of how much I owed and was trying to overestimate, however the figure actually turned out to be just under £300 more than what I’d expected. It’s not a crazy figure by any means, but it did dampen my mood a little.

The tiredness from the weekend was still lingering on Day 7, and on reflection, I think part of the reason was my poor bedtime routine.

Years ago, I would read before going to bed at a reasonable time. Granted, that’s not the answer to all of my tiredness problems, but it’s a far sight better than my current routine of scrolling Instagram on my phone for 20 minutes before turning Netflix on to play in the background whilst I doze off.

Today I decided to change this bad habit and actually read before bed! The book I’ve chosen is The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa. I bought this from Shakespeare and Company when on vacation in Paris, for no other reason than I thought it was a cool title for a book! Well, today – nearly two and a half years later – I finally decided to give it a read

I do love reading but it’s something I’ve really neglected these past few years. Here’s hoping this will be the start of many books!

Metrics

• Steps: 10,084 (Phone tracked)
• Garmin Stress Score: 18
• Mental Health Rating: 6/10
• Remaining Debt: £42,272.30 (-£194.58 down on yesterday)

Food Log

• Breakfast: Weetabix, milk, orange juice
• Lunch: Plant-based chicken sandwich, small portion of leftover quorn curry
• Dinner: Halloumi fries (starter), Sausage, mash, Yorkshire puddings, vegetables, onion gravy
• Snacks: Banana, apple, popcorn, skittles

One debt down and hopefully the forming of a new habit – another page forward, although my diet definitely needs a bit of improvement!