First update to today's to-do list

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts - I'm all caught up with them all
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Put key around neck
• Take recycling outside
• Take rubbish outside
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him a few days ago so I've just gotta be patient now - he replied to me overnight so I sent them to him a few mornings ago... keep your fingers crossed for me!
• Make lunch
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Refill dosette box
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Try and sort out autosaving - still no further forward with it unfortunately
• Try and sort out the unlicensed thing when it's already licensed twice!
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed a few days ago to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (6th April 2025) to-do list

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts - I'm all caught up with them all
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Put key around neck
• Take recycling outside
• Take rubbish outside
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him a few days ago so I've just gotta be patient now - he replied to me overnight so I sent them to him a few mornings ago... keep your fingers crossed for me!
• Make lunch
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Try and sort out autosaving - still no further forward with it unfortunately
• Try and sort out the unlicensed thing when it's already licensed twice!
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed a few days ago to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Mornin' all

I've woken up frozen solid, but I can't put the heating up any higher because it makes my carers too hot, so I've gotta keep it at 19 degrees.

I've already taken my blood pressure and swallowed my morning pills, so that's a relief.  Breakfast today is a mug of decaff instant coffee so there won't be any photos of meals today.

Gotta remember to put my key around my neck when I take the rubbish and recycling out otherwise I'll never be able to get back into the house again!

The virus scan was still reassuringly clear, so that's a relief.

Time to get today's to-do list together before my carer gets here I reckon.

BBIAB

Nite nite orl

It's been a long old day and my body is screaming for another early night so that's what I'm gonna give it.  If I can manage more 10-hours of sleep a night, I'll hopefully be caught up by Wednesday, then I can hopefully go back to my normal 8-hours again... I'm listening to my body though and right now it's telling me it's bedtime.

I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl.

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

• Pull the water heating switch in the bathroom
• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts - I'm all caught up with them all
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Have my weekly bath - a gloriously hot, bubbly, 75 minutes of bliss today
• Turn water heating switch off
• Do morning laps
• Bring in first delivery
• Put first delivery away
• Bring in second delivery
• Put second delivery away
• Bring in third delivery
• Put third delivery away
• Bring in fourth delivery
• Put fourth delivery away
• Flake out until lunchtime
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him a few days ago so I've just gotta be patient now - he replied to me overnight so I sent them to him a few mornings ago... keep your fingers crossed for me!
• Make lunch of 2 yoghurts
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Try and sort out autosaving - still no further forward with it unfortunately
• Try and sort out the unlicensed thing when it's already licensed twice!
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed a few days ago to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Fourth update to today's to-do list

• Pull the water heating switch in the bathroom
• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts - I'm all caught up with them all
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Have my weekly bath - a gloriously hot, bubbly, 75 minutes of bliss today
• Turn water heating switch off
• Do morning laps
• Bring in first delivery
• Put first delivery away
• Bring in second delivery
• Put second delivery away
• Bring in third delivery
• Put third delivery away
• Bring in fourth delivery
• Put fourth delivery away
• Flake out until lunchtime
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him a few days ago so I've just gotta be patient now - he replied to me overnight so I sent them to him a few mornings ago... keep your fingers crossed for me!
• Make lunch of 2 yoghurts
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Try and sort out autosaving - still no further forward with it unfortunately
• Try and sort out the unlicensed thing when it's already licensed twice!
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed a few days ago to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today (5th April 2025) I'm grateful for...

...being able to have a gorgeously long, hot, lavendar-scented bath with oodles of bubbles this morning that was over an hour long, then being able to do my laps for a bit longer than usual without landing on my face too many times, then being able to bring my deliveries in and put them all away and have a healthy lunch which has saved room in the fridge and on the side.

I'm also grateful for the pretty much 10 hours of sleep I managed overnight to make up for the completely sleepless night I had the night before.

As well as that, I've got Easter eggs for my eldest and middle nephews and a birthday gift for my eldest nephew ready to give to them.

Basically I've had a pretty good day today and I'm ready to hit next week head on.

It's official...

...I've just been blinded by sunlight for the first time this year.

The hayfever started recently too, so this is me being grouchy until September/October kinda time now.

Aaaaand...

...relax.

My deliveries have all turned up, I've put them all in the appropriate places and I've got nothing else to do today, so I'm gonna kick back with a (tepid now) decaff coffee and the last packet of crisps.

The crisps have emptied a drawer so I've loaded it with bars of chocolate which has saved a bit of room on the side.

The recycling will definitely have to go out tomorrow 'cos I can't stuff any more cardboard into the sack lol  Everything else can wait for a third week but my OCD won't like that so it's all going out as soon as my carer has left and I've done my laps tomorrow morning.

Third update to today's to-do list

• Pull the water heating switch in the bathroom
• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts - I'm all caught up with them all
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Have my weekly bath - a gloriously hot, bubbly, 75 minutes of bliss today
• Turn water heating switch off
• Do morning laps
• Bring in first delivery
• Put first delivery away
• Bring in second delivery
• Put second delivery away
• Bring in third delivery
• Put third delivery away
• Bring in fourth delivery
• Put fourth delivery away
• Flake out until lunchtime
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him a few days ago so I've just gotta be patient now - he replied to me overnight so I sent them to him a few mornings ago... keep your fingers crossed for me!
• Make lunch of 2 yoghurts
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Try and sort out autosaving - still no further forward with it unfortunately
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed a few days ago to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed