Not the best start...

Well, I didn't drive to work today. In fact I didn't spend anything! But that's mainly due to the fact that I didn't leave the house, or even my bed. I woke up in the middle of the night with the sorest of throats, as if someone was trying to force snooker balls into my oesophagus. The tell tale signs of Tonsillitis. I've always had a predisposition for it, ever since I was a child, and when I get it, I get it bad.

Had to phone in sick to work, as there was no way I could face a full 7 hours of being a communicative marketer when I could barely even say my own name. Wouldn't be so bad, but my work only pays Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) which means I have earned absolutely zilch today. That's not really going to help in the race towards £5k now is it? They're also really funny about people having time off work and there's plenty of folklore that abounds through the company about people who have been asked to leave due to taking too much time off sick. When I called in today I was made to feel as though my illness was such a inconvenience to my bosses business plan and that I should have made the effort to drag my sorry self in - nothing like working for a caring company is there?