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Hi everyone, I'm Gemma, 34. I live in Morecambe, on the northwest coast of England. I've worked as a nurse at the local hospital for 12 years. The last three have been brutal. I'll come back to that. I live on my own. No husband, no kids, not even a cat. My one-bedroom flat costs £750 a month in rent. Then there are bills and food. After tax, my nursing salary is about £2,200 — just enough to get by. I have one guilty pleasure: afternoon tea. Fine china cups, a three-tier stand of sandwiches, scones with strawberry jam and clotted cream, little cakes. That small ritual keeps me sane. Once a month I spend £25 on it. It's the only thing holding me together. But everything else is a mess. Over the last two years, I've piled up £14,000 in debt — credit cards, overdraft, payday loans. The reason? The pandemic wrecked me. I worked 16-hour days with no breaks, barely ate, barely slept. Then came layoffs, reduced hours, inflation. My electricity bill doubled. I was diagnosed with burnout and anxiety. I need pills to fall asleep. Pills to wake up. Pills to stop myself from crying in the staff toilet between shifts. I ignore bank calls. Letters terrify me. Every time my phone buzzes, my heart jumps. My grandmother raised me. She lives in Preston, about an hour away. On the phone she always says: "Don't break, Gemma. You're strong. And don't forget to drink tea with lemon — remember how we used to?" I remember. What I really want is a proper tea set. Not plastic, not from IKEA. A real one with a gold rim, just like my grandmother's. It costs £480. I haven't been able to afford it for two years. I know it sounds ridiculous — a nurse buried in debt dreaming about teacups. But it's my only dream. --- Last Saturday, I decided to give myself a break. I went to The Midland hotel on Morecambe Promenade. It's pricey — £39 for afternoon tea — but I felt terrible and told myself "just this once." The view over Morecambe Bay, seagulls crying, the wind off the sea — classic Mo
