Thursday 30 April 2020

Thursday 30th April 2020

Mornin' all.

Apparently I had 7 hours and 33 minutes of sleep overnight, awake once and restless 6 times, so more restless than yesterday morning, but that's OK.

Taken my morning pills and gonna take the puppy out for our daily stroll after Captain Tom's fly-past... it's his 100th birthday today and he's managed to raise getting on for £30,000,000 which is so impressive by someone who initially wanted to raise £1,000 for the NHS charities❗  WTG Captain Tom❗
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That's the puppy walked 🐾, fed, watered and she's just gone out for her daily poo 💩 too... we're both wet and soggy from the rain ☔ again, just not as badly as yesterday, thankfully.
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Just bought another 10 courses from the New Skills Academy, which takes my current list of courses paid for and waiting for me to study them, up to 63, so guess what I'll be doing after lunch 🤣
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Just had me lunch and I'm about to start on the Child Attachment Diploma... gonna work my way down the list from top to bottom so that I do the courses in date (that I bought them) order. Like with the writing, I need to get into my studying headspace first though, so I'm gonna listen to Take That to try and motivate me.
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That's module 1 completed, time for module 2 now.
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That's the second of ten modules completed.  I'm guessing I'll have to finish the course, revise and take the end of course assessment tomorrow, 'cos there's less than 8 hours to go before I go to bed now, but we'll have to wait and see... it'll be interesting to see how much I remember tomorrow before I revise❗
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Last pills of the day taken.  Gonna study one more module then have an early night I reckon.
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Not quite 🕘 9pm yet and I'm off to bed.

Nite nite orl.
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Wednesday 29 April 2020

Wednesday 29th April 2020

Mornin' all. How are you all doing today❓  I got to sleep at a pretty normal time for me (10.32pm according to the Fitbit app) but woke up pretty late (7.42am), was only restless twice and did absolutely no extra steps overnight so I must have been pretty much still all through the night.  Means that the steps count will be totally my day-time steps today❗

I've messed around with the graphs in the spreadsheet I update with my exercises every evening to make them look more fun but I can't get them to show up on my phone, so I'm gonna walk the puppy and hope that Steve can get it sorted while we're out there.  Keep yer 🤞 fingers crossed that he can get it sorted out for me.

Gonna take my morning pills so that I don't forget before I take the sleepy puppy out for our stroll.  Need to remember to request the repeat of the FA on Friday morning, along with me OAB pills.
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That's the puppy walked 🐾 and fed.  We walked for about 4,000 steps, which is awesome.  Steve sorted out the file on my phone too... my star techy guy 🤣

Brought the final bottle of pop in for me today, so I'll be totally reliant on hot drinks until Saturday now, and I bet Steve will be reluctant to make them for me, so I'll be relying on tap water again.
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Taken loads of photos of the puppy dog... just waiting for them to be sent to my computer from my phone, then I'll code and upload them to my homepage.
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13 photo's of the puppy dog already today and it's not even 🕐 1pm yet❗❗  Steve's heating up the soup and bringing it in for me while the virus scan is going through my machine, so I'll code and upload them while I'm drinking it.
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That's my zoop brought in (thank you Steve❗) and the Calcium crunched up and swallowed, so I'm all sorted until this evening now and can concentrate on the photos.
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Still virus free, so time to make a start on the weekly back-ups now, then I'll spend the rest of the day reading and reviewing a book 👍.
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Back-ups have finished now, for another week, so time to get on with the reading and reviewing for the rest of the day now.
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That's my last two pills of the day taken - went down nice and easily this evening.  I'm hoping I'll have finished reading and reviewing the book by the time I head to bed... just another 34 pages left to read then I can get the review sorted and head to bed.
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That's the book read and reviewed now.  I've taken a couple of photos of the sleepy puppy, so I'll code and upload those then head to bed.
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Tuesday 28 April 2020

Tuesday 28th April 2020

Mornin' all.

Needed that early night last night... I was absolutely exhausted❗

Gonna take the puppy out for a soggy stroll now, then take my pills and get on with my day.

I've already taken a few photos of the puppy dog to put up on my site when we get back from our walk and I'll have the Fitbit email report to put up too.
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I've been approved to read and review a couple of books overnight, so that'll keep me busy today 🤣  Look out for the reviews on my writing site
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That's the puppy walked and fed.  We're both drenched from the rain ☔.  Time to get on with the reading and reviewing now.
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That's the first book read and reviewed, so time to put this morning's photos of the puppy dog up on my homepage then make a start on reading the second book.  Gotta add the Fitbit report too... busy, busy, busy this morning 🤣
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The Fitbit email report is up now if you wanna go and have a look at it❓  Pretty proud of myself judging by the stats from last week on this report.  My next aim is to get to 8,000 steps on a Monday... it might take a while, but it's a short term target that I'm aiming for in the next few months.

Gonna put the photos up now while I remember.
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That's the photos up now and our lunch will be ready soon, so I'm gonna check my email then put my laptop on the floor, ready to bring the plate in.
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It's 1.10pm and I've only just remembered to take my pills❗  It's a good job it's a Tuesday so that I don't take the FA which interacts with my Calcium, so I could take all my pills at the same time today.  That's it until 7pm now though.
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Had our lunch.  Feel sick again, but I'm thinking this time it's just 'cos I was an oinker 🐽 and I'd have been fine if I'd stopped after the first potato.  Gonna give it one last chance but just have one small or medium potato instead of two.  Having the spread definitely helped though, so I'm pretty sure that the last time I had jacket tatty, I was really ill because the potato was dry and this time is 'cos I was a piggy 🐷 so hopefully having the spread and a single potato will solve the ickiness issue next time.

I've bought myself another few rings from Wish.  Just cheap but cheerful, but that's all I want until I've lost weight and got back down to my ideal weight again.  I'll invest in more expensive rings when my fingers have stopped shrinking.  ⅓ of yesterday's order (the fitness tracker) has now shipped, so I'll hopefully get it in a week or so.
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That's my last 2 pills of the day taken, so I'm just waiting for them to kick in now, then I'll head to bed.
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A second item from yesterdays order has just been shipped, so just waiting for a pair of shoes from yesterday's order and todays rings to be shipped now then I've just gotta wait for them to be delivered.
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Gonna head to bed now.  Nite nite orl... sea ewe 2morrow❗
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Monday 27 April 2020

Monday 27th April 2020

Mornin' all.

The puppy has been walked and fed, I've had a banana for my breakfast and I've taken my morning pills.  I've tried to phone my GP about the FA pills running out on Friday, but they have been engaged each time I've tried calling, so Steve said not to worry about it and ordering those and my OAB pills as soon as I log on, on Friday.

I've had a Bakewell flapjack and we're having sausage butties for lunch, when Steve gets back from his medical appointment.
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Brought the rubbish and recycling in and I'm hoping to make it to 7,500 steps by the time I go to bed.
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Just had my lunch (7 Quorn sausages) and taken my Calcium, so that's it until tonight now.
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Bought meself 2 pairs of shoes and a cheapy fitness tracker that says it monitors your blood pressure and heart rate... not bad for just over £35 and it's £15 for the shipping alone❗  Hopefully the fitness tracker will be here and actually works so that I can wear it when I go for the blood pressure check to see how accurate it is.  I'm not expecting miracles for the price, I just wanna see if I use it enough to invest in another Fitbit is all.  The first Fitness tracker I got in 2018 encouraged me to invest in the Fitbit Inspire that I've been wearing ever since the start of October, so if I use this tracker as more than a watch, then I'll invest in a Fitbit Charge 3, safe in the knowledge that it won't be an expensive waste of money.
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Taken me last 2 pills of the day, so as soon as I start yawning, I'll be off to bed again.  Hopefully it won't be late tonight 🤞.
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Starting to feel tired now, so I'm off to bed now... nite nite orl❗  Sea ewe orl in the morning❗
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Sunday 26 April 2020

Sunday 26th April 2020

Mornin' all.

I've walked and fed the puppy dog, emailed the spreadsheet to myself, ready to put on my site, taken my pills, refilled the box for the week and I'm just waiting for Steve to come out of the bathroom so that we can sort the rubbish and recycling out now.
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That's the rubbish and recycling sorted for another week.  Steve said that we're recycling more and binning less now too, 'cos for the last few weeks we've just put a single black bag of rubbish into our black rubbish sack and apparently the kebab containers we treated ourselves to on Friday took up at least half of the rubbish bag this week, so we're doing impressively well now.  He also said that we aren't arguing and shouting and sulking with each other about it any more either, which is even better❗

We've got a roast dinner coming today and apparently my roast dinner and pud were cheaper than just the kebab I had on Friday which is even better value for money and we're supporting small, local, family businesses instead of huge companies too, which is awesome and what I much prefer to do 'cos small businesses and farmers need the money more than big businesses.
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Just had our roast dinner and apparently it was only £19 for 2 huge dinners and 2 puds which is even better value than I thought 'cos it's usually that much for one person's junk food lunch which is usually half the size and less filling too❗

Here's a photo of just the main, before I tucked in:

I had cherry crumble for me pud and that was gorgeous too... forgot to take a photo of it though❗ 🤣
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That's my evening pills taken and I'm absolutely wiped out after such a huge lunch, so I'm off to bed for an early night now.  Nite nite orl❗ 💤
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Saturday 25 April 2020

Saturday 25th April 2020

Mornin' all.

My hayfever is now, officially, in full swing 'cos my eyes are watering and itchy and my nose is totally blocked up now and I'll be like this until September at the very earliest now.

Gonna take the puppy for her daily stroll then take my pills and sort out the exercise spreadsheet for my site.

BBS❗
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That's the puppy walked and fed, so time to take my pills now then sort out the spreadsheet.
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Pills have been taken so time for the spreadsheet now.
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Spreadsheet sorted eventually.  A week today will have 2 graphs on it so I'm gonna hopefully remember to put the read-only spreadsheet up, rather than the image that I've been doing, so if you wanna see it then you'll need to invest in a spreadsheet programme to open it up, just like with my Fitbit spreadsheet each week.

I can just relax and surf for the rest of the day now.  We're having a roast dinner being delivered to us tomorrow, by a local place so I'll have had 2 meals with lots of fresh veggies in 3 days this week, which is awesome and so few calories too... it's like 20 calorie per serving of each vegetable, so my entire days calorie intake was 586 calories and the vast majority of them came from my lunch of chips❗
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That's the puppy been fed now and I've got some SCBWI digital workshops to watch too, so I'm gonna spend the afternoon doing that.
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Got 6 photo's of our beautiful senior girl to put up on my homepage... BRB❗
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OK, they're up now and Steve's flapjacks are due between 6.45pm and 8.45pm today
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Got another 5 photo's now so I'll put those up too.  Update on the flapjacks is that they're due between 7pm and 9pm now *sigh*
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The photo's are up now and the flapjacks are 2 stops away.  I'm absolutely cream crackered and I've taken my last two pills of the day, so I'll head to bed as soon as they start kicking in... bet I'll still be awake at 10pm though 🙄
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I'm off to beddy-byes now, so I'll say nite nite orl and I'll see you tomorrow.
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Friday 24 April 2020

Friday 24th April 2020

Mornin' all.

The puppy made friends with a cat on her walk this morning.  Mitzi was wagging her tail really fast and wanted to play with it and the cat was like "let me through, Idiot".  They bumped noses really gently and Mitzi was her usual friendly self and wanted to run after the cat when it walked away, bless 'er.

I've taken my pills now, but it's a couple of hours later than normal 'cos I completely forgot earlier, so I'll have to take the Calcium a couple of hours later too... you watch me forget though 🤣

Currently drinking my last caffeinated drink of the week and I've already drunk just over a litre already today.  I've adjusted my walking goals within the Fitbit app so that my weekly steps target is more realistic for me and not 70,000 steps a week (10k steps a day) because of my disabilities and that I'm counting genuine steps, rather than arm movements.
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Chippies for lunch today then a take-away for tea... it seems to average out that our take away consumption is about monthly now, instead of the daily that it was a year or so ago, so they really are treats now instead of regular meals and it's saved a lot of money for us too as well as being healthier and helping us both to lose weight too❗  I've lost 9kg since getting the Fitbit and Steve's dropped at least one clothes size too - I'm size 14 instead of 18 now and Steve's 6XL instead of 7XL for trousers and shorts❗
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Yumsk.  Simple, easy and yummy lunch that was only 150 calories and I've got plenty of room in my belly for the calorie-rich kebab tonight as well as 1,169 calories left to eat to be within my target and still be able to lose weight.
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YES!!!!!!!!

Just had an email from Equifax to say that my credit score had had a significant change, so I logged into my account and the change was that my final credit card has been deleted from my credit report.  There's only one more record (the mortgage) on my file now which is awesome 'cos my credit score improved by 52 points so I'm finally back in the green (ie "good") instead of the yellow ("fair") now❗❗❗  It's been too long since it was green, but I'm determined not to take out any more credit things now... I've learnt that lesson the hard way and if I can't afford to buy something without going overdrawn, then it just wasn't meant to be.

So unbelievably proud of myself right now.
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Just had a chatette with my mum... she's just had some more plants for her garden delivered and it sounds like there's more in that part alone than she was expecting so when the second part is delivered to her tomorrow she will be over-run with plants❗  Woops❗  🤣  She won't be short of fresh fruit and vegetables though and it's one less thing for her to struggle home with when the buses start running again too.  Apparently my brother enjoys planning and planting though, so he's gonna have his work cut out next time he goes over to see her 🤣
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The photo's are up on my homepage now - took an hour for them to send from my phone for some reason, but they are up there for you to see if you want to now.
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Just taken my last couple of pills of the day, so I'm gonna head to bed now.  Nite nite orl.
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Thursday 23 April 2020

Thursday 23rd April 2020

Mornin' all.

Already taken the puppy out for her stroll and remembered to put more food in her bowl for her breakfast, so hopefully she won't want to eat her poo 💩 today and there will, obviously, be less to eat tonight too, so we'll see what happens❗

Because it's a Thursday, I didn't take the FA so I took my Calcium this morning which means I'm totally dosed up until this evening now.  I've taken photo's of the puppy dog so I'm gonna put those up on my site then finish off reading and reviewing the book.  I've totally forgotten what I read yesterday though, so I'm hoping I'll be able to slip back into it pretty quickly.

My mug is still soaking after 1½ days, so it must have been really ingrained with tea and coffee stains 🤣  Hopefully I'll get it back soon though 🤣
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 I was wrong... I've got my mug back now❗❗

Time to charge up my Fitbit while I sort out the photos then carry on reading the book now, I reckon.
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That's the photo's up, the mug of tea added to the app, a webpage sorted thanks to Steve, my Fitbit charging up so I'm pretty much ready to continue reading and reviewing now.
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The Fitbit is fully charged and back around my ankle now so I'm gonna spend the rest of the day reading and reviewing this book now.
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The post has just arrived with one definite piece of good news (a payment holiday on the mortgage for the next five months because of the Corona Virus) and one potential piece of good news that I just need to check a link on (being on the vulnerable list because of my disabilities) - if I am on the government's vulnerable list, it'll hopefully mean that I can go back to getting our groceries delivered again❗  I'm not counting my chickens yet, but Steve said that I'm not reading it wrong so I'll be going to the URL just to be 100% sure after lunch then phone Sainsbury's to find out how to go about getting onto their list of vulnerable customers so that I can get a delivery slot for our food shopping.  Thank you Gain and Green Man for your support with this❗
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Just finished reading the book and I really wasn't expecting the last part... the previous chapter was totally unexpected, but the last sentence made me literally say, out loud, "oh my god!".  It got a well deserved ⭐⭐⭐⭐ and would have got the full 5 if it hadn't been for the brand names and a sprinkling of missed grammar.

I can catch up on everything I've missed for the last two days now❗  🤣
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Another late night for me, so I'm not gonna rush to wake up and walk the puppy tomorrow.  I'll be back tomorrow... nite nite orl❗  💤
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Wednesday 22 April 2020

Wednesday 22nd April 2020

Mornin' all

Had a late night after all last night, 'cos I had an email from Net Galley with the solution to my profile editing issue so I was exploring that and time kinda slipped away from me... woke up earlier than usual too but somehow still managed to sleep for 8 hours and 19 minutes, was only restless 4 times and took 6 steps in my sleep since midnight instead of my usual double figures, so I must have been totally wiped out.

Took the puppy out for her stroll and worked out that my runny nose is plant pollen and sneezing is tree pollen 'cos apparently there are trees over the wall at the end of the road, so they've obviously just woken up too 'cos I've been sniffing for the last couple of weeks because of the weeds outside our living room window but the sneezing only started today, after bringing the puppy back home from our daily stroll.

I've taken all my morning pills and started the virus scan off nice and early this morning, so I can spend the day reading and reviewing now❗

Because of the virus scan running, we're having a mug of zoop each for lunch today, as is our tradition.  Veggie burgers for lunch tomorrow then we'll decide what to have after that, on the day we have it.  Steve's cooking at home every day, so those bribes obviously worked all those months ago 🤣
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The virus scan has just finished... literally while I was bringing in my mug of soup, so I'll set the backups going while I drink it and carry on reading the book until it's finished.  Getting on for 60GB to back up this week, so it's a good job I ordered the second external hard drive when I did❗
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When I went for a wee, I accidentally snagged the lead for the external hard drive, so had to start again 😞  Just waiting for my documents folder to finish backing up now, then that's it for another week.  Worked out that I've got enough space left for about another 10 weeks worth of backups.

I've taken my Calcium now so as soon as the backups have finished in about half an hour or so, I'll be able to check my emails and put up the photo's of the puppy dog on my homepage.
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Backups have finished and I've got exactly 500GB free, which should see me through for the next 10-ish weeks and my OCD is happy with the number too.  I'm gonna check my emails for the first time today now.
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Restore point created so I can upload the photo's of the puppy dog now.
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That's my last two pills of the day taken and I'm just over half way through the book, so I'll keep reading until they kick in and hopefully 🤞 have an early night tonight.
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I've finished chapter 18 and I've got 64 pages left to read tomorrow then the review to write and publish.  It's a 4 star book I reckon - the author has really got into it and has a fantastic way with words, I just hope I remember what I've read today is all.

I'm off to beddy-byes now, for an early night.

Nite nite orl❗
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Tuesday 21 April 2020

Tuesday 21st April 2020

Morning again all.

How are you all doing today❓

I've walked and fed the puppy - she walked me an extra length this morning, taken my morning pills and because it's Tuesday, I didn't take the FA so took the Calcium as well this morning.

Steve helped me to lower the table and I accidentally unwound the back one too much, so it came out and I struggled to get it back in... that was more stressful than it needed to be❗ 🤣

Got a meds review with my GP surgery pharmacist at some point this morning and I'm getting nervous already❗ 🤣

I've taken 8 photo's of the puppy dog and she's actually looking straight at you in most of them this time 🤣 Gonna put those up on my site before I forget again... BBS❗
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Got another couple of her, so that's 10 already today.  Gonna resize and put them all up now.
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Photo's are up now and I'm still waiting for the pharmacist to phone about my meds review.  Got a mug of PG Tips to keep me going though❗
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That's the medication review sorted.  As predicted it took under 5 minutes (exactly 3 minutes 30 seconds, including the time I was on hold 😜) so that's sorted for another few months now and the rest of the day is mine.  Currently trying to log in to Net Galley but it won't accept my password that I set up last night, so I'm waiting for the re-set link now❗
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We had a yummy curry for lunch today, after Steve found a curry sauce in the cupboard and we're both really full now 🤣
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That's my browser caches cleared ready for tomorrow's virus scan and I'm still waiting to hear back from the review place that I said about up there 🠝🠝.  Apparently they are open 9am-5pm ET which means, I reckon, that they've just opened their business for the day and will close at about 1am UK time.
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Just taken my last pills of the day, so as soon as I finish my mug of decaf coffee off, I'll head to bed for an early night I reckon.  In the meantime though, I've got more photo's of the puppy to put on my site.
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The photos are up and I'm yawning, so I'm off to bed now.  Nite nite orl.
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Monday 20 April 2020

Monday 20th April 2020

Mornin' all

I've taken the puppy for our morning stroll, fed her, taken the blue bag out, brought the rubbish bag back in, taken my morning pills and put the weekly FitBit spreadsheet up on my site, so I'm pretty much sorted for the day now, just gotta bring the blue (cardboard) bag and recycling box in when they've been collected now.

Steve's gotta see his nurse at lunchtime so we're having another easy lunch of a mugshot for me and a Pot Noodle for Steve.
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That's my prescription delivered and I've gotta make an appointment for a meds review for one of my prescriptions, so I'll do that now, before I forget... BRB.
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They're engaged atm so I'll try them again when Steve gets home from his medical appointment.  You watch me forget though❗ 🤣
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That's the appointment made.  The pharmacist will call at some point tomorrow morning... if it's anything like my last one, it'll be under 5 minutes long and I'll be sorted for another 3 months.  It's a great idea to have a pharmacist doing it... it frees up an appointment with a doctor for someone who needs it that way, instead of taking up an appointment for something that is just routine.  Much prefer it like that.
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We were originally going to have a Mugshot/Pot Noodle for lunch, then chips and now it's normal-sized hash browns 🤣  I'm happy no matter what it is, but my belly is complaining already about not being fed❗ 🤣
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The hash browns are in the oven and will be ready to eat 🍴 in about 15-ish minutes.  I'm drooling at the thought 🤣
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Back now.  The hash browns were good and my belly is reasonably full now... gonna need something to eat in a few hours time though 🤣  The Fitbit app says I've still got 979 calories to eat by midnight... we haven't really got anything I can pick at other than biscuits though❗
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This mornings stroll has cream-crackered me more than normal for some reason... everything was the same as every Monday, so why am I so wiped out❓❓
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That's my daily Calcium taken at last... I usually take it at lunchtime on the days I take the FA but I forgot today and have only just remembered - woops❗
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That's the table up higher now, so I won't be slouching my back over it any more now, which'll hopefully gradually straighten my back up again.  It's gonna be ouchie for the first few days, but hopefully I'll get used to the new position by the end of the week and be into my new normal by the weekend.  My back is already complaining, but it's very much a short term thing for my long term benefit  😃
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Right.  Having a really early night for a change, so gonna publish this now then head to bed.

Nite nite orl 💤😴
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Sunday 19 April 2020

Sunday 19th April 2020

That's the puppy walked and fed, pills taken and refilled, rubbish and recycling out and a call with my mum finished.

We're having mini cheese and onion rolls for lunch today 'cos it's quick and easy to do.

My mum gave me a hint with the online shopping with Tesco, that I'm gonna give a try when it ticks around... I hope it works❗❗  My mum is really getting into this online shopping thing now... said she's actually spending and buying more than she actually needs because it's so easy 🤣  Even 3 months ago it would have freaked her out but now that she's done it a few times, she's doing it like someone who is experienced in it, like me and Steve 🤣
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Nope, didn't work for us, but we have got what we need for next week now, so hopefully it'll work for her instead of us next time she tries to order.  We're not far from a city but she's right out in the countryside and considered "extremely vulnerable" because of her age and health so maybe that's why❓
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Had mini cheese and onion rolls for lunch and Steve asked me if I prefered those or the veggie ones we previously had.  I couldn't honestly answer that question and Steve admitted that he couldn't either.
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Think I've worked out why Mitzi ate those rolls at lunchtime... we both forgot to give her her lunch, so she was prolly famished, bless 'er❗  She's had the rest of her food now though, so she's full up again now.  I'm so sorry you didn't get your lunch today, puppy dog❗
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Another short blog post, but I'm off to bed now, for an early night.

Nite nite orl.
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Saturday 18 April 2020

Saturday 18th April 2020

Mornin' all

Already taken my daily pills, so that's me sorted until this evening now.  Gotta remember to put my exercise spreadsheet on my site and take the puppy for her walk, so I'll do that now before I forget.
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Spreadsheet up and puppy walked then fed, so time to get on with me day now.  Need to seriously edit the synopsis 'cos it's boring and long-winded even to me and I wrote the bleedin' thing❗ 🤣
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Had pizza for lunch... t'was in the fridge instead of the freezer before Steve cooked it and it only took about 11 to cook, so I barely had time to put my laptop on the floor today❗ 🤣
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Really short blog post today 'cos I'm off to bed 🛌 now.

Nite nite orl 💤
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Friday 17 April 2020

Friday 17th April 2020

That's the puppy walked and fed again, morning pills taken and loads of photo's taken of her which'll be up on my site by the time you read this.

We're having vegetarian quiche and a potato product that Steve's calling "tater tots" but describes them as potato croquettes but I ordered mini hash browns so we'll have to see what they are when they're on the plate 🤣

Time to put the photo's on my site then carry on with the editing now.
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Photo's are up now, so time to start on the editing now I reckon❗
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That's the Calcium crunched up and swallowed.

I was right about the potato products we are having for our lunch... they are mini hash browns, like I was sure they were❗  😌

Gonna put my laptop on the floor and go and grab my lunch now 😄
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Back now.

The quiche and hash browns were really yummy and will definitely be a semi-regular meal for us now❗  Gotta add it to the Fitbit app now.
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That's the first round of editing done and dusted, so I'm gonna head to bed now.  Nite nite orl.
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Thursday 16 April 2020

Thursday 16th April 2020

Had a late start to this morning... didn't even wake up until the time I usually take the puppy dog out for our stroll❗  She's been walked and fed now though, and I've taken all my pills until this evening now.  Gonna start editing until lunch time then take it from there.  I've taken a couple of the photo's of the puppy that I'm gonna put up on my site first though.
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Up to chapter 4 with the editing and I'm glad I phoned up the pharmacy about my repeat prescription 'cos the FA was prescribed on 3rd April but had slipped through the cracks, so that'll be with me tomorrow and the AP's will be with me on Monday 'cos they have to order it in.  I've got a couple of weeks of both of them, so it's not a big deal that they've been delayed, but I'm glad I phoned up to check... thank you for prodding me Green Man and Gaia❗

We're having vegan pasta bolognaise for lunch... haven't had it in a while so it'll make a change❗

I'm gonna put my laptop on the floor now, so that it's not done in a rush if Steve forgets to give me a ten minute warning.

BBS.
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That was a yummy lunch❗  Our bellies (both the internal organ and the bit you can see) are definitely shrinking 'cos neither of our bellies are hanging over our waistbands any more and our portion sizes are shrinking too - especially with rice and pasta.

It's taken several months but take-aways are treats again and we're having home-cooked meals every day again.

Time to carry on with my editing now.
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Steve's sent me a couple of photo's of the sleepy puppy so I'll get those added to my site then carry on with my editing.  Haven't done too badly at all today after I finally got myself motivated to make a start on it.
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That's the photo's up, so time to carry on with the editing now until my pills start kicking in and I head to bed.
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That's the editing finished for the day, so I'm gonna read my email then head to bed I reckon.

Nite nite orl❗
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Wednesday 15 April 2020

Wednesday 15th April 2020

That's the puppy walked and fed, my morning pills taken and a pear eaten then put into the Fitbit app.  Hoping to be able to take more photo's of the puppy dog today... gotta charge up my phone first though❗  She's currently digging a mine in the carpet, bless 'er.
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That's my TSO Host bill paid for another year.  'Twas a lot less than I was thinking too - the invoice was for almost £100 but I was only actually charged £76 because I cancelled a couple of my domains because I couldn't afford them any more❗  Means I've got about £20 still in my account, ready for my next renewal... great stuff❗  Next renewal is in more than five months too, so I've got plenty of time to save up for those too.
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The weekly full system virus scan is running and we're having a bowl of chips each for lunch then that's me sorted until I take the Calcium at lunchtime... not sure what to do with myself between now and then though 🤣❗
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The virus scan has finished and I've put a couple of photo's up on my site, so time to do the back-ups now... brb❗
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Back-ups finished and system restore point created, so time to put up the third photo of the day of the senior puppy then try and find something else to do.
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PSP isn't loading up for some bizarre reason, so I'm gonna have to reboot my whole machine.  Again.  BBS❗
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The photo is up now and I've taken my evening pills, so as soon as they kick in, I'll head to bed.
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The screen has dimmed now, so it'll be bed time soon.
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Just started yawning, so I'm off to beddy-byes now.

Nite nite orl❗
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Tuesday 14 April 2020

Tuesday 14th April 2020

Mornin' all.

There are a couple of huge seagulls out there right now, so I'm not gonna risk mine or Mitzi's safety while they're out there 'cos like Steve said, they've got no qualms about attacking people for their chips so we don't stand a chance.  I'm gonna wait until the shopping has been and gone then hopefully walk her this afternoon.

My back's playing up again so I've taken my first paracetamol of the day... I was obviously a touch optimistic last night, thinking that the pain was totally gone.  Not to worry though, the paracetamol will hopefully start kicking in again soon.
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I've taken all my pills until this evening now.  Gotta work out something to do with the rest of the day now 🤣
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Quick, simple and yummy lunch today - cheese on toast with plenty of brown sauce 🤤
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Our groceries from our first ever shop with Morrisons has just turned up, and I'm pretty impressed TBH❗  They are a touch more expensive than Sainsbury's and Tesco, but everything other than the bottles of drinks was bagged up, the deliverer was really friendly and the quality of our very limited experience of their food (as in 4 biscuits each 🤣) is really positive too❗  We'll definitely be going there again for a treat/when we can afford to splash out a few extra £s but we'll be sticking to Sainsbury's for now with a monthly freezer top-up from Iceland but Morrison's are a great back-up/treat supermarket❗
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That's my last two pills of the day down the hatch and the new boxes opened, ready for tomorrow.  I've put my next repeat prescription request in to my doc too, so that'll hopefully be here early next week.  Just waiting for the pills to kick in now then I'll head to bed for an early night.
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Heading to bed now.  Nite nite orl❗ 💤
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Monday 13 April 2020

Monday 13th April 2020

Mornin' all.

I've taken the puppy out for her stroll, fed her, dosed myself up with paracetamol for my back and taken my morning pills, so I'll be reading the book for the rest of the day now.

The recycling truck has just turned up, so as soon as that's been collected I'll bring the box and blue bag in and Steve'll have to take them through to the kitchen for me 'cos I'll be in absolute agony by the time I've brought them in and closed the front door.

The rubbish has just been taken as well, so I'm gonna take my Fitbit off to charge it up then make a start on reading again.

BBL.
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I'm not gonna take the 5-HTP this week, just to see if I can get through the week without it.  I took it to help with the SAD and now that the mornings and evenings are lighter, I'm thinking maybe I don't need it any more until the clocks change back again in Autumn❓  I've got 3 weeks left just in case I do still need it, I just wanna try without it is all.

The Fitbit is charging up so hopefully that'll be sorted in a couple of hours and my back feels slightly better if I sit straight up instead of hunched over like I usually am so hopefully I'll get a straighter back on the other side of this back pain too❓
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Finished reading and reviewing the book now, so I can catch up on the rest of the stuff I need to do now.
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Taken me pills so I'm just waiting for them to kick in now, then I'll head off to bed.  Absolutely cream crackered this evening❗
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That's the Fitbit page updated for last week.  Got the brief summary to put up tomorrow then that's it for another week.

I'm heading to bed now... nite nite orl❗
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Sunday 12 April 2020

Sunday 12th April 2020

Mornin' all.

The puppy has been walked and fed, the rubbish and recycling has gone out, so it's time for my pills now, then carry on with reading and reviewing the book.  Gotta sort out the walkies spreadsheet first though.
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That's my pills taken, so spreadsheet first, then the photos of the puppy then I can spend the rest of the day reading.
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Walkies spreadsheet sorted, so time to put the photos up now.
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Photos up so time to continue reading until lunchtime now.
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Really early lunch today❗  Steve thinks the pizzas'll take about 15 to 20 minutes to cook, which takes us to 12.05-12.10pm❗  I've finished reading the first chapter of the day, so I'm gonna quickly check my email then put my laptop on the floor, ready to bring my pizza through.

BBL❗
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Is falafel supposed to be pretty spicy or was I just imagining it❓  Either way, it was really yummy 🤤

Time to carry on with the reading now.
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That's Steve's Amazon Pantry delivery just turned up, so I've put the air pockets, Mitzi's old food bag and the plastic around Steve's lemonade into a carrier bag and put the box out ready for tomorrow... I just hope they take it 'cos there's no way I could fit it into the blue cardboard and paper bag❗  My lower back is killing me now, but not to worry eh Steve❓

I'm gonna do a bit more reading now 'cos I'm halfway through the book now.
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Just taken my first paracetamol of the year 'cos my back was killing me after trying to do battle with the Amazon box and it's already easing the pain, so I can concentrate on reading between now and when I head to bed tonight.
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That's me last two pills of the day taken and I've got two more left of each of 'em before I start on the new boxes.
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I'm heading to beddy-byes now, so I'll see you all tomorrow.  Night night all❗
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Saturday 11 April 2020

Saturday 11th April 2020

Had a busy morning so far... walked and fed the puppy, took all me pills, put loads of photo's up on my site, sorted the exercise spreadsheet I sent myself last night, got reassurance about a government text I had last night, replied to all my emails and had a mug of decaf coffee.  Time to have a bath then get changed now, I reckon.

We're having a Mugshot and apple pie for lunch today after Steve "stood up for too long doing the washing up" which is fine by me❗

My mobile is charged up now, so I'm gonna jump in the bath for a while... the water heater has been on in the bathroom since yesterday evening, so hopefully I'll be able to have a loooong, hot bubble bath today, instead of my usual short one's 'cos there isn't enough hot water in the tank.

Be back as soon as I can❗
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Ooooh, that was so good❗❗  Last time I had a bath, there was only enough hot water for half a top-up but today there was plenty of hot water even after 2 top-ups, so I reckon I'll try and remember to do that next time I have a bath too... put the water heater thingy on the evening before a lunch-time or later bath.  The muscle relaxer bubble bath worked its magic again too, 'cos my legs and arms feel more relaxed and usable now instead of being seized up and achey.  The shop I got it from only sells a version for men now though, so I'll have to try one of their other ones instead, when I get further down the current bottle 😔

Steve's making me a cuppa now and I'll start reading and reviewing the book while I drink it... be on the look out for the review on my writing site and associated writing blog in the next few days... if you write for children, maybe become a member of the site too❓
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Got my cuppa now, so time to zone out and start reading the book.  BBL❗
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That's me last pills of the day taken and I'm up to chapter 9 in the book.  Gonna read one more chapter then check my email and stuff for the rest of the evening.
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I'm all sorted for heading to bed now... read 10 chapters today and I'm a quarter of the way through it now, so I'll hopefully be finished on Tuesday night.  Going to have an early night tonight though, so I'm off to bed 🛌 to catch some sleep.  Nite nite orl❗ 💤
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Friday 10 April 2020

Friday 10th April 2020

Mornin' all.

I've walked, fed and watered the puppy, taken my supplements (they misbehaved today, so I'm hoping that doesn't mean it'll be a bad day) and I'm currently charging up my Fitbit.

Apparently we're definitely having pasta bol for lunch today... but he said that yesterday too so it'll prolly be fresh air sandwiches 😜

Got two more short stories to write then a book to read and review after that so it's all go❗  Gonna have a celebratory bubble bath when I've finished writing today.

Time to get on with my last writing day now... BBL❗
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That's the Fitbit charged up so time to get on with my writing now.
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Finished writing and submitting the penultimate manuscript now, so time to sort out the photo's I took of the puppy this morning, then have me lunch then write the last short story this afternoon.
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That's the photo's up on my homepage now, just in time, so I'm gonna put my laptop on the floor and go and grab my lunch now... it really is pasta bol today 🤣

Be back after lunch❗
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Back now.  Was very yummy today❗  Steve said he used a little bit less mince and pasta and it was just right today❗  Time to get back on with my writing now.
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Taken the Calcium and worked out how to fix my Fitbit, so I really can get on with my writing this afternoon now.

Steve's made me a decaf coffee so I won't be awake until the early hours now.

Got about 500 words left to write then that's the entire competition sorted and I can read and review the book then... or should I start afresh first thing in the morning❓  Either way, I've got things to do after I've finished writing 🤣
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Aaaand they're all finished❗

Gonna code and upload my photos of the puppy, then catch up on my email then have a well-deserved relaxing bath (as long as it's not too late in the evening by then) and then head to bed for an early night, ready to start on the reading and reviewing of the book tomorrow.
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Not going to have the bath today after all.  Gonna take the puppy out for her morning stroll tomorrow morning, then have a bath after that.  Steve's found a towel and clothes for me so I just need to run then jump into the bath after that.

I've coded and uploaded the photos and taken my last two pills of the day, so I'm hoping I'll be able to have an early night tonight... think I deserve it after the busy week I've had❗
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Done everything I needed to do, so I'm gonna head to bed now.  Nite nite orl 💤
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Thursday 9 April 2020

Thursday 9th April 2020

Mornin' all.

I've walked and fed the puppy, so it's time for me pills now.  It's Thursday so I don't take the FA so I can take all my daily pills now and just leave the two prescriptions until this evening as normal.  Absolutely exhausted already though, which doesn't bode well for the rest of the day 🤣
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That's all my pills taken until bedtime now and I'm already starting to feel better - significantly less exhausted, my mood is lifting, more awake already and my energy levels are increasing too.  It'll take a while to get them all working for me again, but forgetting all of my supplements yesterday definitely showed me how much they are all helping.  It's a PITA to swallow 9 pills (4 prescriptions and 5 supplements) a day, but my body definitely needs every one of them to function❗

Steve's sister has bought some doughnuts for us and apparently they're being delivered today between 7am and 12pm and we're definitely having pasta bol for lunch today and I wanna write another couple of manuscripts too, so it's gonna be a busy day today❗
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That's the doughnuts delivered, so I can safely write until lunchtime now.

The supplements are already working on my knees 'cos they've gone from weak and shakey and telling me that I really should sit down before I fall down like they were when I came back with the puppy, to normal for me aches and pains now, after about an hour❗  I'll never doubt their support again 'cos my body obviously needs it❗
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Just finished writing the first manuscript of the day and submitted it.  We're not having pasta bol after all... chips or hash browns instead after all.  It's still made here though, so I won't comlain too loudly  😉

Steve's just made a partial payment to Virgin again, so I'm glad I moved the money out of the joint savings account for H now, otherwise he'd have used that again and taken credit again.  I've suggested lowering our internet speed and TV packages so that we can reduce the monthly bill, but I reckon he won't, or if he does, he'll claim credit for the idea.  Again.

So fed up of me being blamed for things going wrong and him claiming credit for things that go right, even when the credit-worthiness is down to me not him and the negatives are down to him, not me.
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Steak-cut chips for lunch instead of the pasta bol, but that's OK 'cos most of our meals are home-cooked now, instead of take-aways which is all I want  🙂

We're having pud today, a very rare treat nowadays❗
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That's the second manuscript of the day written and submitted.  Gonna write the third one of the day then hopefully have a reasonably early night.
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That's the third one written and submitted.  The last title is the same as one of the others so I've only got two more left to write now.

Got loads of photo's of the puppy dog to put up on my site, but I need to reboot first, but I'll be back after that.

TTFN❗
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Back now❗  Time to sort out the photo's now.
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Photo's up on my homepage and pills taken, so I'm heading to bed now... nite nite orl❗ 💤
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Wednesday 8 April 2020

Wednesday 8th April 2020

Mornin' all.

Taken the puppy out for her stroll and given her the first meal of the day as well as remembering to start the virus scan and to leave my two email programmes alone 🤣  Time to take me pills now and I need to take the FA today for the second dose of the week, so can't take my Calcium until lunch time.
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Completely forgot to take my pills this morning, so I've just taken my two prescriptions and I just won't take any of the supplements for today is all... will definitely have to tomorrow though 🤣
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Got some more money coming to me in the next 4-6 weeks apparently, for a PPI tax refund, dunno if it's legit or not, but I'm not gonna complain just in case 🤣
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First story of the day finished.  Gonna make a start on my next one now.  Getting two done should be pretty simple, but I'm aiming for three today... please keep yer fingers crossed 🤞 for me that I achieve it❓  Please❓
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Virus scan has just finished and I've sent this morning's entry off, so time to do the backups now.
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Got two more stories written and submitted this afternoon and evening, as well as doing the back-ups, so only got another 6 left to write now which, at two a day, takes me through to Saturday evening.

We're having pasta bol for lunch tomorrow, apparently, so I'm hoping for one story written in the morning, then lunch, then the second one written in the afternoon.

Gonna put the photo's of our puppy up on my site now, then have an early night I reckon.  Think I deserve it!
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Photo's are up and I'm off to bed now.  Nite nite orl.
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Tuesday 7 April 2020

Tuesday 7th April 2020

Morning all.

I'm running at least an hour late this morning for some reason that I don't understand.  I took the puppy for her stroll at 8.30am 🕣 instead of 7.30am 🕢 Fed her an hour later 🕤 and took my pills half an hour after that 🕙 and I haven't got a clue where that hour went 'cos I woke up at my usual kinda time, so where did those two hours disappear to first thing❓❓

I've semi-sorted the website stuff now... still need to find almost £70 in the next couple of weeks though❗

Taken my pills and because it's Tuesday I don't need to take the FA so I took the Calcium too, so that's it until this evening now.

I've put the Fitbit email report up on my site now, so that's sorted for another week and I can concentrate on writing some short stories ready for sending them off for hopeful publication in an anthology... keep yer fingers crossed 🤞 for me pretty please❓❗
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That's one written and sent off.  This next one is gonna be a teen fantasy short story at about 1,500 - 2,000 words.
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Two manuscripts written today ain't bad... the virus scan starts tomorrow so I won't have my emails to distract me 🤣  Gonna write until the virus scan has finished then finish off the manuscript I'm writing, email it in to the competition address then do my back-ups so that I've got a full manuscript backed up instead of an unfinished at the time one 🤣  I'm thinking it'll be a longer one first thing so that I can concentrate on it all morning without worrying about anything, then back everything up and send the entry after that.  I'm pondering on putting my current WIPs into One Drive so that I can keep writing them if there's an update that takes 2 weeks instead of an hour to do again.
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I'm about to head to bed... nite nite orl❗
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Monday 6 April 2020

Monday 6th April 2020

Mornin' all.

Apparently the puppy went out for a poo 💩 after I'd gone to bed last night, then turned around and ate it... ewwww❗❗

Taken the puppy out for her stroll and she walked me an extra length today.  She wanted to come home after less than 20% but we carried on strolling and I was happy to come home after our normal Marathon Monday lengths but the puppy carried on walking me this morning.

Time to take my pills now.
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That's all me morning pills taken.  Even the 2 biggest ones that I usually struggle to swallow went down really easily first time today❗  I wonder if that means that today is gonna be a good day❓  I certainly hope so❗
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Steve got it wrong about the puppy eating her poo overnight.  It's still out there, undisturbed❗  Poor puppy got a telling off for no reason last night then❗ 😔
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That's the Calcium taken and I've had a couple of packets of crisps to keep me going until we have the pizza for a "late lunch or early tea" when Steve gets home.
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Shutting down so that I can have my lunch, then spend the afternoon highlighting.  Not sure when I'll be back this afternoon, but I will be... promise❗
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That's the highlighting over and done with... on one of the pages there were only maybe 20 or 30 words that I agreed with so that page is pretty much totally green 🤣
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Just taken my last two pills of the day and they are already starting to kick in, so I'm gonna give it half an hour or so then start shutting down all the programmes I've got open.  I was hoping I'd hit 7,500 steps today after this morning, but I've still got 610 steps to go, so doubt I'll manage it.  I should hopefully get just over 7k which'll be great going, can't help but be disappointed that I won't manage the other 500 though 😞
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110 steps to go now and I want to catch up on my sleep, so I'm gonna head to bed now.  Nite nite orl❗ 💤💤
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Sunday 5 April 2020

Sunday 5th April 2020

Mornin' all.

Prolly won't be very chatty today, what with it being my twins' due date and all that jazz.

I've taken the puppy out for her daily stroll and she was a really good girl.  We did the rubbish and recycling without either of us getting into a flap about it and Steve measured out the puppy's food and gave her the first meal of the day too❗  Thank you Steve❗

I've taken 10 photo's of the puppy and put them on my site now - 6 of 'em on Steve's thighs and the other 4 of her laying in the hall.

We're having a Mugshot each and cake for our lunch today.  Easy and simple, but it means putting my laptop on the floor, so I'll do that now... BBS❗
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Back now.  I had the sweet and sour noodles Mugshot and it was yummy❗  The cakes were good too... it's not often that we have quick meals like that now, so an occasional one is totally fine by me❗

I've been coping OK-ish with the day so far... it's been far from easy, but keeping busy and my mind active seems to be working so far.  I've done 4,548 steps so far today, according to my Fitbit so I'm hoping that I'll manage 5,000 steps before I head to bed tonight and hopefully 7,500 steps tomorrow, what with it being 'Marathon Monday' and it's only once a week, so that's OK 👌
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I've taken a few more photo's of the puppy and the screens just grown darker, so it's almost pill time now.  I'll code and upload the photo's then take my pills and might actually get around to having a much-needed early night too tonight❗
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I've actually coped better than I was expecting with today... maybe I just need to keep busy during each of the difficult days (29th September, 6th October and 5th April)❓  I will miss my twins for the rest of my life, I realise that, and the big dates are always gonna be full of the "what if...❓" questions, but as each year passes, it seems to be easier to cope with than the previous year.  They will always be in my heart 💗 and I will never stop loving them 💕 and my heart will break 💔 on each of the personal and public dates without them but I know I will see them both again in Summerland when it's time for me to be re-united with them again.
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Just started yawning, so I'm gonna head to beddy-byes now... nite nite orl❗  Sea ewe in the morning 💤
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Saturday 4 April 2020

Saturday 4th April 2020

Mornin' all.

How are you all doing today❓  Keeping healthy and happy I hope❓

I've taken the puppy out for her walk then came home and fed her as well as taking a couple of slightly blurry photo's of her looking straight at the camera again... that's 3 photo's in 2 days that she's done that❗❗  😀

Taken my pills and put the exercise spreadsheet on my site... didn't do the sit-ups or leg raises at all last night 'cos I was so knackered❗  Definitely gotta do them tonight though, to make up for it 🤣

I've caught up on my emails and Facebook and the forum, so I'm all ready for my lunch 🍴 now... burgers in buns with mayo 🤤.  Steve's just given me a 10 minute warning, so I'm gonna put my laptop on the floor to go and grab my burgers now.

BBS❗
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Back now... the burgers were gorgeous and if I hadn't got them out of the freezer myself I wouldn't have believed Steve saying it was suitable for vegetarians❗  It still tasted like meat, just not as much as Quorn burgers do, which is fine by me❗
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Just earned the 'London Underground' badge from Fitbit... yaaaay❗❗❗  That means I've walked 250 lifetime miles in the 6 months I've had it❗
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Got 4 more photo's of the puppy dog on my site now and I'm gonna head to bed soon and have a well-deserved night.

Nite nite orl❗
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Friday 3 April 2020

Friday 3rd April 2020

Hayfever season, for me, has officially now started.  Scratchy throat, runny nose, sneezing and watering eyes are all gonna be a daily thing for me between now and September/October kinda time.

Had caffeinated coffee yesterday evening and was still awake at getting on for midnight so I'm definitely limiting my caffeine intake time to mornings only from now on.

Gonna take the puppy out for her daily stroll now... BBS❗
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That's the puppy walked and fed and I've put a photo of her on my site too... go and have a look❗
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That's our lunch had and I'm significantly over my calorie count already 🤣 🙄 I've been significantly under for the rest of the week though, so an occasional blow-out is OK isn't it❓  I certainly hope so❗ 🤣
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Calcium has been crunched up and swallowed now, so that's it until this evening now.
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Heard back from the CAB about what will prolly be happening with my appeal.  The CAB lady suggested going through all the paperwork and highlighting the things which are wrong and which are "factually incorrect", so Steve's just ordered a pack of highlighters that'll be here on Sunday then I'll go through every page and highlight the bits I don't agree with.  It's gonna take hours on end but it'll hopefully be worth it if the appeal rules in my favour.

Keep yer fingers crossed 🤞 for me pretty please❓❗
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Just played a very short game of 'fetch' with the puppy... she runs after the ball, but won't pick it up or bring it back for some reason.  She never has done though, in all of the almost decade that we've had her❗

She's had her last meal of the day and her pill now, so I just need to dose myself up at 7pm now.
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Just taken my pills and I'm gonna head to bed as soon as they start kicking in, after such a late night last night... hopefully I'll fall asleep before 11.30pm 🕦 tonight and I'm hoping I won't be awake before 8am 🕗 tomorrow either... bet I'll still be awake at 6am🕕-ish though - that's my body's natural time to wake up no matter how much or little sleep I've had❗
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Going to bed now... nite nite orl❗ 💤
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Thursday 2 April 2020

Thursday 2nd April 2020

Mornin' all.

How are you all doing today❓

I've walked and fed the puppy as well as taking my pills and photo's of the puppy dog, so I've had a busy morning so far❗

We're having sweet and sour vegan pieces and rice for lunch today.  There's another clapathon this evening too for the NHS frontline staff, so Steve and I are gonna go out and do it again... it's free, easy and brings people together too - hoping it'll go on longer than a couple of minutes this time though 🤣

I've given up on the cushion and I'm used to sitting forward now, without a problem so it's currently sitting in the gap between the sofa and where my bottles of squash used to be.  They are now on the floor under the table and I'll just scoot them over slightly when I need to put my laptop on the floor.

Got a photo of the puppy pretty much looking into the camera now❗❗❗  That's incredibly rare for me, 'cos she usually looks away as soon as I reach for my phone 🤣 Gonna put it on my site now then start getting ready for me lunch.
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Lunch time now 🍴❗❗  Gonna put my laptop on the floor and go and grab it to shut my belly up now 🤣
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Huge and filling and yummy, scrummy, in my tummy lunch, so I'm gonna call my mum now, just while I think of it.
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Just about to go out to "clap for carers" again... BBS❗
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Only three of us doing it this time - me, Steve and one neighbour 🤣  The thought was there, it just wasn't as well organised or publicised as last week is all  😞
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Heading off to beddy-byes 🛌 now.  Nite nite orl❗ 💤
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Wednesday 1 April 2020

Wednesday 1st April 2020

Mornin' all.

The puppy poo'd three times on her walk this morning and as a responsible, law-abiding citizen, I picked them all up and brought the bag home with me.  Was shaking like a leaf after I'd picked them up to bring home with us, so I hope I get intense lines in my active minutes for those 🤣

I've taken my pills and they went down kinda OK-ish so I'm hoping that'll mean the same for my day... keep yer 🤞 fingers crossed 🤞 for me please❗
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Still virus free, so gonna do my back-ups for another week now.  BBS❗
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Back-ups sorted so I can relax for another week now.
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Got loads of photo's and a video on my site now.  I did all my first of the month admin first thing after I'd brought the puppy home from our stroll, so the first page loads oneheckuva lot faster now 🤣

My pills are kicking in so I'm gonna head to bed now.  Short post today for a change.  Nite nite orl.  💤
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