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

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Take bread out of the freezer for my breakfast this morning
• Turn on air purifier
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Have breakfast - it'll be toast-time at 8.25am
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Put food waste into caddy
• Take caddy outside
• Take plastic recycling outside
• Take blue bag outside - there was less than I thought, so I've left it for another week
• Empty bins
• Bag up rubbish
• Put rubbish into sack
• Take sack outside
• Tidy up a bit more of the living room - Marie is coming over today to help with a couple of things which'll save a lot of room then I can do the last bits in here and the bathroom and that's two rooms sorted out this year
• Do morning laps - gonna leave it for another week so that I can recover from the last 6 weeks, but if my weight is where I want it to be on Monday then I'll re-start the laps next week
• Give out of date food to Freegler
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Do the news
• Keep working on memorial site
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Refill dosette box
• Try first bath experiment to make use of my mistake - 63p for a hot bath with no adjustments to any of the settings
• Temporarily move things so that I can get to the printer - Marie is gonna sort out the biggest things for me today then I can spend a while getting everything sorted in here and the bathroom then that's two rooms sorted already this year - the big things are out of the way so I can do the scanning whenever I can afford it now
• Scan in medical records
• Move things back
• Save medical records onto a CD
• Put paper medical records away
• Read through medical records
• Come up with list of questions for my GP
• Ask for help planning NaNo book from friends and family - ask for as much detail and accurate dates as possible
• Plan out NaNo book
• Do afternoon laps - gonna leave it for another week so that I can recover from the last 6 weeks, but if my weight is where I want it to be on Monday then I'll re-start the laps next week
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Tomorrow morning, I've gotta remember...

...to weigh myself after I've had my breakfast to see if I can re-start my laps or not.

It's my usual Monday routine, but I've just got this feeling that I'll forget if I don't put this reminder up!

Today's (25th February 2024) lunch photo

Late with this photo by a couple of hours, but my fantastic sister-in-law came over to help me with a few things, then I had a gorgeous bath so this is the first chance I've had to put the photo up.

Today's lunch was the two expensive substitutes from Tuesday's grocery delivery - 2 tubs of Moroccan CousCous salad that have sent my calorie count through the roof 'cos apparently each tub is 3 servings lol

Here's my last meal photo of the week:

Third update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Take bread out of the freezer for my breakfast this morning
• Turn on air purifier
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Have breakfast - it'll be toast-time at 8.25am
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Put food waste into caddy
• Take caddy outside
• Take plastic recycling outside
• Take blue bag outside - there was less than I thought, so I've left it for another week
• Empty bins
• Bag up rubbish
• Put rubbish into sack
• Take sack outside
• Tidy up a bit more of the living room - Marie is coming over today to help with a couple of things which'll save a lot of room then I can do the last bits in here and the bathroom and that's two rooms sorted out this year
• Do morning laps - gonna leave it for another week so that I can recover from the last 6 weeks, but if my weight is where I want it to be on Monday then I'll re-start the laps next week
• Give out of date food to Freegler
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Do the news
• Keep working on memorial site
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Refill dosette box
• Try first bath experiment to make use of my mistake - 63p for a hot bath with no adjustments to any of the settings
• Temporarily move things so that I can get to the printer - Marie is gonna sort out the biggest things for me today then I can spend a while getting everything sorted in here and the bathroom then that's two rooms sorted already this year - the big things are out of the way so I can do the scanning whenever I can afford it now
• Scan in medical records
• Move things back
• Save medical records onto a CD
• Put paper medical records away
• Read through medical records
• Come up with list of questions for my GP
• Ask for help planning NaNo book from friends and family - ask for as much detail and accurate dates as possible
• Plan out NaNo book
• Do afternoon laps - gonna leave it for another week so that I can recover from the last 6 weeks, but if my weight is where I want it to be on Monday then I'll re-start the laps next week
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Second update to long-term to-do list

• Finish getting the central heating installed
• Finish getting the solar panels connected up - I need to get the roof repaired/replaced again first
• Finish getting the bathroom refitted
• Finish getting the waste disposal fitted
• Get quotes for replacement of stairs
• Get stairs replaced
• Get quotes for stairlift
• Get stairlift installed
• Sort out kitchen - pretty much there now
• Get floor replaced in the kitchen and airlock
• Sort out hall
• Sort out living room - pretty much there now
• Re-hang pictures in living room
• Get quotes for repairing stair wall
• Get stair wall repaired
• Get stair walls redecorated
• Get quotes for stair lift
• Get stair lift installed
• Sort out main bedroom
• Get main bedroom redecorated
• Get main bedroom carpet replaced
• Sort out spare bedroom
• Put computer monitor onto Freegle
• Put desk onto Freegle (they will have to bring their own tools to dismantle it)
• Put wardrobe onto Freegle
• Buy new bed
• Buy temporary wardrobe
• Recover from everything that has happened 

Second update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Take bread out of the freezer for my breakfast this morning
• Turn on air purifier
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Have breakfast - it'll be toast-time at 8.25am
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Put food waste into caddy
• Take caddy outside
• Take plastic recycling outside
• Take blue bag outside
• Empty bins
• Bag up rubbish
• Put rubbish into sack
• Take sack outside
• Tidy up a bit more of the living room - Marie is coming over today to help with a couple of things which'll save a lot of room then I can do the last bits in here and the bathroom and that's two rooms sorted out this year
• Do morning laps - gonna leave it for another week so that I can recover from the last 6 weeks, but if my weight is where I want it to be on Monday then I'll re-start the laps next week
• Give out of date food to Freegler
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Do the news
• Keep working on memorial site
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Try first bath experiment to make use of my mistake
• Temporarily move things so that I can get to the printer - Marie is gonna sort out the biggest things for me today then I can spend a while getting everything sorted in here and the bathroom then that's two rooms sorted already this year
• Scan in medical records
• Move things back
• Save medical records onto a CD
• Put paper medical records away
• Read through medical records
• Come up with list of questions for my GP
• Ask for help planning NaNo book from friends and family - ask for as much detail and accurate dates as possible
• Plan out NaNo book
• Do afternoon laps - gonna leave it for another week so that I can recover from the last 6 weeks, but if my weight is where I want it to be on Monday then I'll re-start the laps next week
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (25th February 2024) breakfast photo

Over an hour late with this photo but I've been more concerned about my energy usage this morning.

Breakfast was my usual 2 slices of wholemeal 'Toastie' toast with dairy-free spread, 2 packs of apple and grapes and, of course, my normal bottle of orange juice.

Here's today's breakfast photo:

First update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Take bread out of the freezer for my breakfast this morning
• Turn on air purifier
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Have breakfast - it'll be toast-time at 8.25am
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Put food waste into caddy
• Take caddy outside
• Take plastic recycling outside
• Take blue bag outside
• Empty bins
• Bag up rubbish
• Put rubbish into sack
• Take sack outside
• Tidy up a bit more of the living room - Marie is coming over today to help with a couple of things which'll save a lot of room then I can do the last bits in here and the bathroom and that's two rooms sorted out this year
• Do morning laps - gonna leave it for another week so that I can recover from the last 6 weeks, but if my weight is where I want it to be on Monday then I'll re-start the laps next week
• Give out of date food to Freegler
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Do the news
• Keep working on memorial site
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Try first bath experiment to make use of my mistake
• Temporarily move things so that I can get to the printer - Marie is gonna sort out the biggest things for me today then I can spend a while getting everything sorted in here and the bathroom then that's two rooms sorted already this year
• Scan in medical records
• Move things back
• Save medical records onto a CD
• Put paper medical records away
• Read through medical records
• Come up with list of questions for my GP
• Ask for help planning NaNo book from friends and family - ask for as much detail and accurate dates as possible
• Plan out NaNo book
• Do afternoon laps - gonna leave it for another week so that I can recover from the last 6 weeks, but if my weight is where I want it to be on Monday then I'll re-start the laps next week
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

That's a point - maybe...

...the electricity usage is so high already 'cos of the absence thing that I set?

The video said (after I'd set it) that it comes on to heat the whole house the day before you get home, so maybe it's that?  Maybe it's so expensive 'cos of a PICNIC error rather than anything else?  I'll know for next time though and this week has all been about experimenting and my electricity company know that my bills will be excessively higher but it was a massive shock to see that 3 instead of a 1 there!

Today is gonna be another day of hopefully using as little electricity as possible and will prolly be a day with the £14.40 usage that I was dreading, but that's OK 'cos I know not to use the "absence" setting now and I'll clamber into the bath when Marie's gone to try another experiment that I was gonna leave until next week, but never mind!

 

Today's (25th February 2024) to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Take bread out of the freezer for my breakfast this morning
• Turn on air purifier
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Have breakfast
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Tidy up a bit more of the living room - Marie is coming over tomorrow to help with a couple of things which'll save a lot of room then I can do the last bits in here and the bathroom and that's two rooms sorted out this year
• Do morning laps - gonna leave it for another week so that I can recover from the last 6 weeks, but if my weight is where I want it to be on Monday then I'll re-start the laps next week
• Give out of date food to Freegler
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Do the news
• Keep working on memorial site
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Temporarily move things so that I can get to the printer - Marie is gonna sort out the biggest things for me tomorrow then I can spend a while getting everything sorted in here and the bathroom then that's two rooms sorted already this year
• Scan in medical records
• Move things back
• Save medical records onto a CD
• Put paper medical records away
• Read through medical records
• Come up with list of questions for my GP
• Ask for help planning NaNo book from friends and family - ask for as much detail and accurate dates as possible
• Plan out NaNo book
• Do afternoon laps - gonna leave it for another week so that I can recover from the last 6 weeks, but if my weight is where I want it to be on Monday then I'll re-start the laps next week
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed