1 step forward, 2 steps back

Well it's the end of January and I think I can safely say that I'm pleased the month has gone. Unfortunately things have not gone quite as I had planned.

The creative writing course I was booked on to do was meant to start last week but I got a phone call from the college the day before saying that they did not have enough people signed up to do it and so they have cancelled it. I am really disappointed about it as I was looking forward to starting it. I had also rearranged some extra work hours to work around the course time so that ended up being a waste of time. There are other colleges that are running creative writing courses over the next few months but they all seem to be as twice as much as this one cost wise. They are also general creative writing courses whereas the one I was going to be doing was for writing children's stories which I had particular interest in. I may wait and see if they try running the course again at another time.

There is also another task that looks like it is going to have to be put off until a later time and that is to be in a tv show audience. I have free tickets to go and see Britain's Got Talent a week on Wednesday but unfortunately because it's during the day I can't find anyone who is able to get the time off work to be able to go. I'm also a bit doubtful about spending the money I'll need to get there as I have a friend coming to stay the weekend before and I'm going away to stay with my brother the week after which will both involve money being spent! I'm a little disappointed about this as I was getting quite excited about it but I am still signed up for tickets to other shows so I will just have to wait for this task and see what else I may be offered to go and see.

I have also not managed to not use my credit card this month. I fell susceptable to the January Sales and treated myself to some clothes on Joe Browns website. I'd been sent a further discount code off sale items for the website and I love their clothes so decided that as I haven't bought any new clothes in a long I would treat myself! I also used my card for one of my other tasks. I was looking at the website for the Military Tattoo in Edinburgh during the festival and noticed that a lot of the tickets are already selling out. I didn't want to miss out on this so bought our tickets for when we're there for the weekend in August. I don't feel bad about using my credit card this month as I'm pleased with the clothes and the Edinburgh Tattoo should be brilliant. Most of the money for that one will also be given back to me (some already has been) by my friends also and I'll be paying that straight back onto the card. As for the Edinburgh Festival task the plans are going well for that. As I said a few months ago the hostel is already booked, I've just bought tickets for the Tattoo and one of my friends also booked our flights from Southampton this month too so all is set for that!

So all in all my challenge hasn't really gone forward this month at all but rather gone backwards. Still just under two years to get the things done though so plenty of time!