2010 is here

After overeating, over drinking and generally making the most of the festive season, we are now entering a new period of frugality in an attempt to marshall as much money as we can for our escape plans. Fortunately, due to an apparent genetic weakness, storing food in case of an emergency, national disaster or drunken inability to get to the shops is something I am good at, so we are currently embarking on an entertaining game called 'Freezer Surprise' which occasionally yields a treat (forgotten Thai Curry, some chilli we thought had gone AWOL) and sometimes provides an entirely incongruous meal (macaroni cheese and puff pastry). However, the knowledge that all this is contributing to our ultimate escape makes it surprisingly easy to cope with, and there is something weirdly satisfying about seeing all the clear space in the freezer...