Tuesday, 7 April 2026

Nite nite orl

Well that was easier than I was expecting!  The last hour has zoomed by and I'm feeling pretty normal, just starting to very slowly get tired now, so I'm heading on up to beddy-byes and hoping for an hour less sleep tonight - although, knowing my luck I'll be asleep for 12 hours tonight! lol


I'll see you all at some point in the morning for the weekly virus scan and backups.


Nite nite orl


Sixth update to today's to-do list

  • Use blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run daily virus scan
  • Come up with a tag line for my memoir - I've potentially come up with one at last
  • Study at least one course
  • Listen to podcasts
  • Listen to playlists
  • Turn on air purifier
  • Read and review a book
  • Add more books to my TBR pile
  • Ask Alexa to play Baroque music
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Get washed and dressed
  • Make breakfast of toast and juice/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put in next grocery order
  • Contact the council about the recycling boxes return - they've gotta be dropped off at a depot so I've asked my SIL to do it for me - she was going to do it yesterday, but someone had put rubbish in them so she wasn't willing to take them until that had been sorted which it was 5 minutes after she left, so I've just gotta keep my eyes peeled for any more rubbish that gets put in there now - she's hopefully gonna come for them this week
  • Keep checking to see if anyone wants the carrots
  • Ask M to bring box of stuff to Freegle downstairs so that I can...
  • Take photos of unwanted things in the spare room
  • Advertise spare room things on Freegle
  • Phone pharmacy about pills
  • Do morning laps
  • Do morning sit-ups - 75 this week
  • Do morning crunches - 35 this week
  • Put bags in front of the door
  • Bring groceries in
  • Put groceries away
  • Hang bags back up
  • Send reviewers my book if they agree
  • Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
  • Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the carrots, radiator or seat cushion
  • Make lunch of sweet potato fries, frozen veggies and mayo/mushrooms
  • Take photo of lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • Refill dosette box every Sunday
  • Do afternoon laps
  • Do sit-ups in hall 
  • Do crunches in hall
  • Download FitBit image
  • Put FitBit image together
  • Code and upload FitBit image to my homepage
  • Clear browser caches ready for tomorrow's weekly virus scan
  • Refill squash bottle
  • Get ASHP and central heating serviced - it's been rescheduled to 10th April now
  • Go through apps on my spam phone
  • Make tea of soup
  • Take photo of tea
  • Bring tea through to the living room
  • Log tea into FitBit app
  • Put photo of tea on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
  • As well as choccie raisins too
  • And treat-sized choccie on the side
  • And loads of soft drinks
  • And dried fruit and nuts in the tubs
  • And toasted giant corn in the drawers
  • Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
  • Post about something I'm grateful for today
  • Download, resize and save BP machine photos
  • Put 6 days' worth of BP photos onto my health site
  • Put blood pressure spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

Today (7th April 2026) I'm grateful for...

...getting through the day in one piece.


I haven't got anything to prove my accomplishments today, but I feel like I've achieved a decent amount and I've officially started grocery shopping for warmer weather meals as of the first May order which I think is 5th May.  I'm predicting that I'll be cold and hungry for a while as my body adjusts, but that's OK.


I'm also grateful that I decided to stay up an hour later this evening as an experiment to try and sleep for 8 hours instead of 9 to try and hopefully feel more awake tomorrow.


I'm grateful that I know when my landline is going to switch over to digital and that I've ordered a hopefully appropriate digital landline phone to go with it, that has already been dispatched and is coming via Royal Mail tomorrow.  I've also ordered some more caffeine free pop and Pringles to keep me going too, which should be here tomorrow as well.  When the phone arrives I'm gonna phone and book an appointment for someone to come out and set the digital phone line up for me so that I don't fuck it up.


I'm grateful that I forgot to bring my clothes downstairs this morning but I really need to remember to bring them down with me tomorrow 'cos I stink!


I'm grateful that I remembered to phone the pharmacy this morning and I hope that my owed pills get here sooner rather than later now that I've reminded them about the missing prescription.


I'm grateful that I've remembered to clear my browser caches ready for tomorrow's virus scan and backups and I'm hoping that it'll be smooth sailing tomorrow.


I've basically had a lot to be grateful for today.

Fifth update to today's to-do list

  • Use blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run daily virus scan
  • Come up with a tag line for my memoir - I've potentially come up with one at last
  • Study at least one course
  • Listen to podcasts
  • Listen to playlists
  • Turn on air purifier
  • Read and review a book
  • Add more books to my TBR pile
  • Ask Alexa to play Baroque music
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Get washed and dressed
  • Make breakfast of toast and juice/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put in next grocery order
  • Contact the council about the recycling boxes return - they've gotta be dropped off at a depot so I've asked my SIL to do it for me - she was going to do it yesterday, but someone had put rubbish in them so she wasn't willing to take them until that had been sorted which it was 5 minutes after she left, so I've just gotta keep my eyes peeled for any more rubbish that gets put in there now - she's hopefully gonna come for them this week
  • Keep checking to see if anyone wants the carrots
  • Ask M to bring box of stuff to Freegle downstairs so that I can...
  • Take photos of unwanted things in the spare room
  • Advertise spare room things on Freegle
  • Phone pharmacy about pills
  • Do morning laps
  • Do morning sit-ups - 75 this week
  • Do morning crunches - 35 this week
  • Put bags in front of the door
  • Bring groceries in
  • Put groceries away
  • Hang bags back up
  • Send reviewers my book if they agree
  • Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
  • Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the carrots, radiator or seat cushion
  • Make lunch of sweet potato fries, frozen veggies and mayo/mushrooms
  • Take photo of lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • Refill dosette box every Sunday
  • Do afternoon laps
  • Do sit-ups in hall 
  • Do crunches in hall
  • Download FitBit image
  • Put FitBit image together
  • Code and upload FitBit image to my homepage
  • Clear browser caches ready for tomorrow's weekly virus scan
  • Refill squash bottle
  • Get ASHP and central heating serviced - it's been rescheduled to 10th April now
  • Go through apps on my spam phone
  • Make tea of soup
  • Take photo of tea
  • Bring tea through to the living room
  • Log tea into FitBit app
  • Put photo of tea on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
  • As well as choccie raisins too
  • And treat-sized choccie on the side
  • And loads of soft drinks
  • And dried fruit and nuts in the tubs
  • And toasted giant corn in the drawers
  • Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
  • Post about something I'm grateful for today
  • Download, resize and save BP machine photos
  • Put 6 days' worth of BP photos onto my health site
  • Put blood pressure spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

I'm gonna...

...try another experiment tonight.


I've been sleeping for over 9 hours a night by going to bed at 6pm and my natural wake-up time seems to be 4am-ish, so I'm gonna try taking my pills at 6pm tonight, no change there, but I won't be shutting down and heading to bed until 7pm to see what happens in the morning.


I'm hoping that I'll get about 8 hours of sleep and feel more awake tomorrow 'cos I can barely function on 9 hours of sleep so I'm hoping that by going to bed an hour later, I'll get an hour less sleep and feel more awake tomorrow morning.


Wish me luck!


Today's (7th April 2026) tea photo

For my last meal of the day, I finished off with a 250ml mug of instant Minestrone Cup Soup which went down a treat.

Here's today's tea photo:


Fourth update to today's to-do list

  • Use blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run daily virus scan
  • Come up with a tag line for my memoir - I've potentially come up with one at last
  • Study at least one course
  • Listen to podcasts
  • Listen to playlists
  • Turn on air purifier
  • Read and review a book
  • Add more books to my TBR pile
  • Ask Alexa to play Baroque music
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Get washed and dressed
  • Make breakfast of toast and juice/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put in next grocery order
  • Contact the council about the recycling boxes return - they've gotta be dropped off at a depot so I've asked my SIL to do it for me - she was going to do it yesterday, but someone had put rubbish in them so she wasn't willing to take them until that had been sorted which it was 5 minutes after she left, so I've just gotta keep my eyes peeled for any more rubbish that gets put in there now - she's hopefully gonna come for them this week
  • Keep checking to see if anyone wants the carrots
  • Ask M to bring box of stuff to Freegle downstairs so that I can...
  • Take photos of unwanted things in the spare room
  • Advertise spare room things on Freegle
  • Phone pharmacy about pills
  • Do morning laps
  • Do morning sit-ups - 75 this week
  • Do morning crunches - 35 this week
  • Put bags in front of the door
  • Bring groceries in
  • Put groceries away
  • Hang bags back up
  • Send reviewers my book if they agree
  • Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
  • Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion
  • Make lunch of sweet potato fries, frozen veggies and mayo/mushrooms
  • Take photo of lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • Refill dosette box every Sunday
  • Do afternoon laps
  • Do sit-ups in hall 
  • Do crunches in hall
  • Download FitBit image
  • Put FitBit image together
  • Code and upload FitBit image to my homepage
  • Clear browser caches ready for tomorrow's weekly virus scan
  • Refill squash bottle
  • Get ASHP and central heating serviced - it's been rescheduled to 10th April now
  • Go through apps on my spam phone
  • Make tea of soup
  • Take photo of tea
  • Bring tea through to the living room
  • Log tea into FitBit app
  • Put photo of tea on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
  • As well as choccie raisins too
  • And treat-sized choccie on the side
  • And loads of soft drinks
  • And dried fruit and nuts in the tubs
  • And toasted giant corn in the drawers
  • Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
  • Post about something I'm grateful for today
  • Download, resize and save BP machine photos
  • Put 6 days' worth of BP photos onto my health site
  • Put blood pressure spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

Today's (7th April 2026) lunch photo

Today's lunch was my usual Tuesday lunch of 300g of large flat mushrooms and 10g of Vegan Mayo, washed down with a 330ml can of a Sparkling Mango pop.


Here's today's lunch photo:


Third update to today's to-do list

  • Use blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run daily virus scan
  • Come up with a tag line for my memoir - I've potentially come up with one at last
  • Study at least one course
  • Listen to podcasts
  • Listen to playlists
  • Turn on air purifier
  • Read and review a book
  • Add more books to my TBR pile
  • Ask Alexa to play Baroque music
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Get washed and dressed
  • Make breakfast of toast and juice/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put in next grocery order
  • Contact the council about the recycling boxes return - they've gotta be dropped off at a depot so I've asked my SIL to do it for me - she was going to do it yesterday, but someone had put rubbish in them so she wasn't willing to take them until that had been sorted which it was 5 minutes after she left, so I've just gotta keep my eyes peeled for any more rubbish that gets put in there now - she's hopefully gonna come for them this week
  • Keep checking to see if anyone wants the carrots
  • Ask M to bring box of stuff to Freegle downstairs so that I can...
  • Take photos of unwanted things in the spare room
  • Advertise spare room things on Freegle
  • Phone pharmacy about pills
  • Do morning laps
  • Do morning sit-ups - 75 this week
  • Do morning crunches - 35 this week
  • Put bags in front of the door
  • Bring groceries in
  • Put groceries away
  • Hang bags back up
  • Send reviewers my book if they agree
  • Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
  • Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion
  • Make lunch of sweet potato fries, frozen veggies and mayo/mushrooms
  • Take photo of lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • Refill dosette box every Sunday
  • Do afternoon laps
  • Do sit-ups in hall 
  • Do crunches in hall
  • Download FitBit image
  • Put FitBit image together
  • Code and upload FitBit image to my homepage
  • Clear browser caches ready for tomorrow's weekly virus scan
  • Get ASHP and central heating serviced - it's been rescheduled to 10th April now
  • Go through apps on my spam phone
  • Make tea of soup
  • Take photo of tea
  • Bring tea through to the living room
  • Log tea into FitBit app
  • Put photo of tea on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
  • As well as choccie raisins too
  • And treat-sized choccie on the side
  • And loads of soft drinks
  • And dried fruit and nuts in the tubs
  • And toasted giant corn in the drawers
  • Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
  • Post about something I'm grateful for today
  • Download, resize and save BP machine photos
  • Put 6 days' worth of BP photos onto my health site
  • Put blood pressure spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

Second update to today's to-do list

  • Use blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run daily virus scan
  • Come up with a tag line for my memoir - I've potentially come up with one at last
  • Study at least one course
  • Listen to podcasts
  • Listen to playlists
  • Turn on air purifier
  • Read and review a book
  • Add more books to my TBR pile
  • Ask Alexa to play Baroque music
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Get washed and dressed
  • Make breakfast of toast and juice/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put in next grocery order
  • Contact the council about the recycling boxes return - they've gotta be dropped off at a depot so I've asked my SIL to do it for me - she was going to do it yesterday, but someone had put rubbish in them so she wasn't willing to take them until that had been sorted which it was 5 minutes after she left, so I've just gotta keep my eyes peeled for any more rubbish that gets put in there now - she's hopefully gonna come for them this week
  • Keep checking to see if anyone wants the carrots
  • Ask M to bring box of stuff to Freegle downstairs so that I can...
  • Take photos of unwanted things in the spare room
  • Advertise spare room things on Freegle
  • Phone pharmacy about pills
  • Do morning laps
  • Do morning sit-ups - 75 this week
  • Do morning crunches - 35 this week
  • Put bags in front of the door
  • Bring groceries in
  • Put groceries away
  • Hang bags back up
  • Send reviewers my book if they agree
  • Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
  • Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion
  • Make lunch of sweet potato fries, frozen veggies and mayo/mushrooms
  • Take photo of lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • Refill dosette box every Sunday
  • Do afternoon laps
  • Do sit-ups in hall 
  • Do crunches in hall
  • Clear browser caches ready for tomorrow's weekly virus scan
  • Get ASHP and central heating serviced - it's been rescheduled to 10th April now
  • Go through apps on my spam phone
  • Make tea of soup
  • Take photo of tea
  • Bring tea through to the living room
  • Log tea into FitBit app
  • Put photo of tea on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
  • As well as choccie raisins too
  • And treat-sized choccie on the side
  • And loads of soft drinks
  • And dried fruit and nuts in the tubs
  • And toasted giant corn in the drawers
  • Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
  • Post about something I'm grateful for today
  • Download, resize and save BP machine photos
  • Put 6 days' worth of BP photos onto my health site
  • Put blood pressure spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed