10 st 3, new electronic scales most satisfactory.

09.30 Will take footspa to charity shop this afternoon, always nice to give a little something to others. New diet book recommends glass of water before each meal and using kiddie size plate for meals (damn, could have got one in Sales). Decide to stock freezer with low cal meals.

11.00 a.m. Stop for coffee with Colin, who has been mysteriously busy in shed all morning. He says coloured underpants make him feel radioactive and could I bleach them. Also complains about lack of biscuits, I explain about diet and he promptly helps himself to last of Christmas cake that was saving for later – definitely mine as he had three pieces yesterday.

6.07 p.m. Back from weekly stint in charity shop, doing something for others always makes one feel better. Manageress rejected footspa on grounds they already had three in the stockroom, I said in that case they were clearly over priced and she said no, we can’t give them away. No customers, but Una came in for long chat about Albufeira – apparently she is worried that Audrey will ‘get out of hand.’ What can she mean?