The backstory

Ok peeps, I'm Garry, a journalism student from the U.K, I'm new to blogging but hopefully you will find my posts over the next few months both funny and slightly moving :). So let me tell you about the single envelope that provoked me to start blogging.

I moved into my beautiful new flat in september 2011 with my girlfriend (mags) and my older cousin (julia). We have excellent river views and we are in a stunning location... The run up to xmas was full of studying, nights out with friends, a little more studying, small gatherings in our flat, studying, and getting tipsy a few too many times. All was well...for now!

Christmas was great, good to see the family and eat my bodyweight in chocolate. And I don't even want to think about how many christmas films I watched. I returned home for new year because the nightlife is a lot better near my flat and that is where I remained until 'the incident'.

It was January 11th 2012, I was on my way to meet with some friends at the union bar where I work when I decided I'd call at my letter box in the flat entrance to check the mail. There it was... a little white envelope which was sitting rather comfortably considering the damage it was about to cause to my stress levels.

I reached into the letter box, still not realising the evilness of the letter in my hand. I quickly opened the letter as I was in a hurry to meet with friends. The letter was stamped at the top with the word "Ecotricity". It was my electricity bill which comes every 3 months. I read in horror. your bill from the date of october 16th to January 10th is £620.53.

my emotions went a little like this... :o  :s  :/  :(  :'( 

Problem :- I use too much electricity.

Mission:- Over the next 3 months I intend to use as little electricity in the flat as humanly possible. No matter how extreme the conditions get. I WILL BEAT THE ELECTRIC COMPANY!

Any encouragement would be great people, tough times lie ahead...