Mornin' all

Well, not having a lightshade in the living room is already making a difference!  I was able to take my blood pressure reading photos without having to get the camera exactly right for the first time in a long while.

I've taken my morning pills with my first glass of water of the day and I've remembered to put my Visible and phone on to charge up so that they don't run out of juice mid-morning.

Time to get today's to-do list together, then get washed and changed, then have my breakfast then put in the new, hopefully right this time, order for the new lightshades and net curtains.  Gotta remember to take my rubbish and recycling out this week too.

BBIAB

Nite nite orl

It's been a very long, very busy, very exhausting day today, but I've finally got light throughout the downstairs of the house and hopefully the right set of three light shades in my basket ready for tomorrow.

I've definitely got one, potentially two Freeglers coming for the lightshades tomorrow and I've definitely gotta remember to put the rubbish and recycling out tomorrow 'cos they are gonna be full and I've gotta refill my new dosette box too.

My phone and Visible are getting a touch of emergency juice to see them through the night but I'm gonna start to shut everything down and head off to beddy-byes.

I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl

Sixth and final update to today's to-do list

• Take Visible reading
• Pull water heating switch in bathroom - done at 3.50am
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Have bath
• Pull water heating switch off
• Come up with a tag line for my memoir
• Study at least one course
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book - up to the 'Coffee Break' section now - starting on chapter 16 - finished the day on chapter 18
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed
• Make breakfast of toast and juice
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Make honey drink
• Do morning laps
• Do morning sit-ups
• Do morning crunches
• Order more supplements
• Return undelivered light shades - I've set off the return cycle and if approved then I should get my refund in 2-3 weeks apparently - it's been approved and I'll get the refund as soon as my bank has processed it
• Send reviewers my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the boxes
• Make lunch of onion rings creamy drinking chocolate
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Unbox lightshades
• Let electrician do what's necessary with the lights
• Advertise lightshades on Freegle
• Find new pendant lightshades
• Ask electrician if they are the right ones
• Pay electrician's invoice
• Buy new lightshades - they, the spacers and replacement net curtains are all in my basket ready for tomorrow
• Do afternoon laps
• Do sit-ups in hall
• Do crunches in hall
• Make tea of warm mince pie
• Take photo of tea
• Bring tea through to the living room
• Log tea into FitBit app
• Do washing up
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• And choccie raisins in the fridge too
• And treat-sized choccie on the side
• As well as Pringles in the drawers
• And mince pies on the side
• And loads of soft drinks
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Put blood pressure spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
• Put Visible PDF onto health site on 1st of every month
• Take Visible reading
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Fifth update to today's to-do list

• Take Visible reading
• Pull water heating switch in bathroom - done at 3.50am
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Have bath
• Pull water heating switch off
• Come up with a tag line for my memoir
• Study at least one course
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book - up to the 'Coffee Break' section now - starting on chapter 16 - finished the day on chapter 18
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed
• Make breakfast of toast and juice
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Make honey drink
• Do morning laps
• Do morning sit-ups
• Do morning crunches
• Order more supplements
• Return undelivered light shades - I've set off the return cycle and if approved then I should get my refund in 2-3 weeks apparently - it's been approved and I'll get the refund as soon as my bank has processed it
• Send reviewers my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the boxes
• Make lunch of onion rings creamy drinking chocolate
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Unbox lightshades
• Let electrician do what's necessary with the lights
• Advertise lightshades on Freegle
• Find new pendant lightshades
• Ask electrician if they are the right ones
• Pay electrician's invoice
• Buy new lightshades
• Do afternoon laps
• Do sit-ups in hall
• Do crunches in hall
• Make tea of warm mince pie
• Take photo of tea
• Bring tea through to the living room
• Log tea into FitBit app
• Do washing up
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• And choccie raisins in the fridge too
• And treat-sized choccie on the side
• As well as Pringles
• And mince pies
• And loads of soft drinks
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Put blood pressure spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
• Put Visible PDF onto health site on 1st of every month
• Take Visible reading
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today (13th December 2025) I'm grateful for...

...the electrician fixing my airlock light, replacing 2 lightbulbs and telling me what to look for with new lightshades.

He accidentally left his screwdriver here so I've emailed him to let him know, along with the potential new lightshades to see if they are the right ones and I'll willingly and gratefully pay him as soon as he sends me the invoice.

Today has been a good day.

Fourth update to today's to-do list

• Take Visible reading
• Pull water heating switch in bathroom - done at 3.50am
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Have bath
• Pull water heating switch off
• Come up with a tag line for my memoir
• Study at least one course
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book - up to the 'Coffee Break' section now - starting on chapter 16 - finished the day on chapter 18
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed
• Make breakfast of toast and juice
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Make honey drink
• Do morning laps
• Do morning sit-ups
• Do morning crunches
• Order more supplements
• Return undelivered light shades - I've set off the return cycle and if approved then I should get my refund in 2-3 weeks apparently - it's been approved and I'll get the refund as soon as my bank has processed it
• Send reviewers my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the boxes
• Make lunch of onion rings creamy drinking chocolate
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Unbox lightshades
• Let electrician do what's necessary with the lights
• Do afternoon laps
• Do sit-ups in hall
• Do crunches in hall
• Make tea of warm mince pie
• Take photo of tea
• Bring tea through to the living room
• Log tea into FitBit app
• Do washing up
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• And choccie raisins in the fridge too
• And treat-sized choccie on the side
• As well as Pringles
• And mince pies
• And loads of soft drinks
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Put blood pressure spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
• Put Visible PDF onto health site on 1st of every month
• Take Visible reading
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Aaaaaand...

...relax!

I've got a full set of working lights in the whole house now and the lightshades that I got were the wrong ones because the hole was way too big, but I've found some different ones that I've sent the URL to the electrician for before I buy them just to make sure.

I think I've earnt my third creamy hot choccie of the day now!

Third update to today's to-do list

• Take Visible reading
• Pull water heating switch in bathroom - done at 3.50am
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Have bath
• Pull water heating switch off
• Come up with a tag line for my memoir
• Study at least one course
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book - up to the 'Coffee Break' section now - starting on chapter 16 - finished the day on chapter 18
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed
• Make breakfast of toast and juice
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Make honey drink
• Do morning laps
• Do morning sit-ups
• Do morning crunches
• Order more supplements
• Return undelivered light shades - I've set off the return cycle and if approved then I should get my refund in 2-3 weeks apparently - it's been approved and I'll get the refund as soon as my bank has processed it
• Send reviewers my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the boxes
• Make lunch of onion rings creamy drinking chocolate
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Unbox lightshades
• Let electrician do what's necessary with the lights
• Do afternoon laps
• Do sit-ups in hall
• Do crunches in hall
• Make tea of warm mince pie
• Take photo of tea
• Bring tea through to the living room
• Log tea into FitBit app
• Do washing up
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• And choccie raisins in the fridge too
• And treat-sized choccie on the side
• As well as Pringles
• And mince pies
• And loads of soft drinks
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Put blood pressure spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
• Put Visible PDF onto health site on 1st of every month
• Take Visible reading
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (13th December 2025) lunch photo

My second meal of the day is a gorgeously me-friendly creamy drinking chocolate with vegan squirty cream that I hadn't sprayed when I took the photo otherwise it would have melted!

Here's today's lunch photo:

That's the...

...majority of my towels washed, dried, folded and put away and the last two are just finishing off in the machine then they will be done and dusted too.