...cared for my carer for 101 minutes, made Steve a hot drink and breakfast, listened to my hubby talking about Star Wars and Schindlers List, supported someone via email, sorted out the birthday listing on the forum and I've just taken my morning pills so I'm gonna try and remember to exercise twice today instead of three times... gotta wait for Steve to stop talking about the film again first though!
After I had me lunch and took the plates back through to the kitchen, I took my 5th pill of the day and went out for my second set of laps. Nothing new there, right?
Because of all the carbs in the pasta bake I've been very sleepy this afternoon so haven't done much, but eating almost an entire packet of chocolate biscuits was over 1000 calories which sent my 'calories in' graph on FitBit through the roof and it was still light outside, so I figured I'd attempt a third set of laps before taking my last two pills and heading to bed.
Oh boy am I feeling it now 🤣
I'm heading off to bed to let my body recover from such an active day today, so I'm signing off for the day now, but I'll hopefully be back again tomorrow morning, so I'll see you all then.
Nite nite 4 now 💤
...I've set the virus scan going, made my carer a hot drink and his breakfast, taken my morning pills, phoned the pharmacy, gone for my first set of laps of the day, sorted out the news (there wasn't any again), had my lunch (pazza bake), took the empty plates through to the kitchen, taken my afternoon pill, done my squats and I'm gonna do my second set of laps in a bit, then I'll prolly be caring for my carer all afternoon again, same as always.
I've just had a message come up about restarting, but I dunno if it was just for my browser or my whole machine, so I'm gonna publish this then restart my machine while I'm doing my second set of laps of the day.
BBS.
...updating the courses I want to take on my navigation page and I've cared for my carer the whole bleedin' time, otherwise it'd've taken a couple of hours rather than all afternoon. At least today's caring is in double figures now, so I'm already comfortably over budget and there are still 3 days to go.
We've decided what we're having for lunch tomorrow and Saturday too... Pasta Bake tomorrow and chips with mayo on Saturday, to try and put a hole in our chip mountain lol
I've also had the recommended 5 portions of fruit and veg today which my body really lapped up and felt better within minutes of each portion. We didn't have toast this morning, so my calorie count is at a more sensible number today and I might even be able to turn it green instead of red for the first time this week and I don't even feel hungry, thankfully. Tomorrow's lunch should make it a touch red though - I've just gotta remember to only have two slices of toast for breakfast so that I can have a sensible lunch without sending the graph into the red... it's the spread that causes it, 'cos it's made with oil rather than milk.
Apparently I walked off my frustration about having to bail Steve out again, so I've done a couple of sets today, which has helped with the calorie reduction too.
...I'm having to bail my husband out for the second time in 28 days - £113 this time so that the mortgage is paid this month. That's £138 in 28 days and Steve promised that the £25 for his mobile bill last month would be the last time, yet 28 days later I'm bailing him out yet again.
Not a happy bunny, but I should be used to it now, shouldn't I.
...4 hours of care already this morning, so it's looking like another double figures day of care for my carer.
I've taken my morning pills, got everything together for UV22 and the support of friends has already started, so it's gonna be another day when I support others but they do buggar all to support me.
I'm expecting a battery delivery for my scales (I'm about 98% sure they're the right ones, but I won't know for sure until they are in the scales and I've successfully weighted myself) today, so that I can keep an eye on my weight again. Gonna try using two batteries instead of a single one to see what happens this time.
The letter won't be coming today either, so that's 4 dates I've been given and a reason always comes up for it not being delivered - bet I'll get another day or couple of days when it'll be promised again but quelle surprise it won't turn up then either. It's not often that I ask for support, but I rarely get it for more than a couple of messages/minutes. I asked Steve, C and D to write the letter for me at exactly the same time 'cos I sent the request to all three of 'em in the same letter, but so far it's only C who has produced the goods. Steve knows how my memory affects me better than anyone 'cos we live together, but he hasn't even started writing the letter or updating his notes yet, 'cos he reckon's he'll be allowed in to the appointment with me - but what if he isn't 'cos of Covid??
I've just heard Facebook Messenger ping, so I'd better go and support this friend again too and have to attempt to squeeze in time to work on the news this afternoon instead... same as always.
Afternoon (just!) all.
Since my last blog post this morning, I've managed to put two manuscripts through editing, the virus scan has finished, backups started and I've just scoffed another banana, so I'm feeling pretty proud of myself right now. Hopefully this afternoon I'll get the other manuscript sorted and I'll be able to check my emails, for the first time today, this afternoon.
Steve's still at his medical appointment, so I've achieved a lot in the last couple of hours because he hasn't been here, needing my care.
I'll be time for my lunchtime pill soon, so I'm gonna go and grab another glass of water (no pop so far today) to take it with, and hopefully I won't unplug the external hard drive with my feet, trying to clamber over the two leads for it.
BBL.
There was only news for my writing site today, so the rest of the day is all mine❗ I'm pondering on studying today so that I don't go crazy with supporting others online, but I might read that other book I bought for researching my next story... haven't decided on the age of the characters yet though so dunno if it'll be an early reader for 5 year olds (which I've already got several of) or possibly an early chapter book for 5-7 year olds (which I've only got one of) or maybe even crack on with my editing pile 'cos there's three waiting in there, including two early chapter books. Dunno yet, what do you reckon I should do❓
I've already done my morning laps and squats, watered the tomato plants and the virus scan is 72% finished already, so I don't wanna get too involved in anything otherwise I'll have to stop to do my weekly backups then I'll forget what I've been doing and have to start all over again.
How are you doing today?
Sorry I didn't update this blog after my morning post yesterday - I completely forgot!
I remembered not to open my email programmes this morning, so was able to set the weekly virus scan going first time, amazingly. I've had a couple of slices of toast and dairy free spread for my brekkie so now it's time to get on with the news. Hopefully I'll remember to update this blog throughout the day todday 😄 Need to take my pills first... bbs.
OK, pills taken... went down pretty easily today, thankfully, so now it's time to make a start on today's news.
Mornin' all
Just a run-down on my morning so far:
I've taken my morning pills, listened to Steve talk about one of the YouTubers he follows, completed the daily virus scan, made breakfast and a hot drink and started working my way through the news. There wasn't any writing news for my writing site and blog nor the first couple of sections of my homepage either, so I've just got one more set of news to work through on my homepage (and this blog), then I'll make a start on the navigation site's news bits and bobs.
My carer has phoned up about my prescriptions and apparently they will definitely be delivered tomorrow. I'm expecting a letter that needs to be signed for before 11am and apparently the enabler is coming to drop off the laminated task list that she's done for us and we're having meat-free hot dogs for lunch as a change from our usual burgers.
It's the deep virus scan tomorrow so Steve's got a beef lasagne and garlic bread to have and I'll finish off the bag of salad for my lunch... might have a salad sarnie for a change.
I'm wondering if I've got diabetes or if I'm just addicted to sugar 'cos I drink a litre of pop as soon as I come downstairs then it takes the rest of the day to drink the other litre of pop. My mouth feels dry in the morning, no matter how much I drink and I don't fancy drinking 4 litres every day, like I did yesterday, or I'll never be out of the bathroom❗ 😆
Gonna make a start on the rest of the news now, while I've still got the motivation to do it, then do my squats and first walk around the house of the day.