Nite nite orl

I'm absolutely shattered/knackered, so I've taken my last two pills of the day and I'm heading to bed.  I'm hoping I'll be able to read tomorrow in an attempt to break my comfort eating habit.  It's a new lunch tomorrow too with some me-friendly non-chicken pieces to go with the last two pieces of broccoli then Saturday I'll be trying out some hash brown bites that are specifically made for air fryers, along with more of the non-chicken pieces.

I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl

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

• Take Visible reading - 3 out of 5 again today
• Take FunCap reading on 1st of each month - 1.7 out of 5 for July
• Use new blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Weigh myself every Monday
• Log weight into NutraCheck
• 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/random music/the radio
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Refill bottle with squash
• Make breakfast of Weetabix, soya milk and juice/toast/water
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Put breakfast into NutraCheck
• Update menu with your breakfast
• Get washed and changed
• Brush my teeth
• Take OddBox container out at 5pm every Sunday
• Keep voicemail active
• Have caffeinated coffee/peach tea
• Sort OddBox recipes into breakfast/lunch/tea/pud/snack/drink
• Open living room window
• Open kitchen window
• Open back door
• Open bathroom window
• Sort out left cupboard under main counter
• Take photos of left counter cupboard things
• Offer left counter cupboard things to Freegler
• Advertise left counter cupboard things on Freegle
• Sort out middle cupboard under main counter
• Take photos of middle counter cupboard things
• Offer middle counter things to Freegler
• Advertise middle counter cupboard things on Freegle
• Sort out right cupboard under main counter
• Take photos of right counter cupboard things
• Offer right counter cupboard things to Freegler
• Advertise right counter cupboard things on Freegle
• Indulge in as many creamy drinks as I want
• Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
• Find out about most secure locks from insurers - I've emailed so just waiting for their reply now - they don't advise apparently so I've just gotta do my own research - it's gonna be a BS3621 5-lever mortice deadlock
• Request quotes for 2 new outside doors on Check A Trade (front door MUST be wood and have a letter box with a BS3621 5-lever mortice deadlock)
• 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
• Weigh myself every Monday
• Phone up for medical appointment about DVLA renewal - she's off work for a couple of weeks, but it's on her task list to call me for when she gets back - I've got an appointment now and it's gonna be a very busy Tuesday lol
• Do morning laps
• Do morning sit-ups
• Do morning crunches
• Do morning twists
• Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
• Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries & clear caches
• Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom
• Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets
• Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
• Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen/have bath/shower
• Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
• Arrange for emergency plumber to come back out for the other radiator coolant fillings
• Put menu up on blog every weekend
• 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 packing material or radiator or cushion or wok or griddle pan or chopping board or roasting tin or frying pan or plates or bowls
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the sweetcorn
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of protein and veg/ice cream/meal replacement/water
• Take photo of lunch
• Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Put lunch into NutraCheck
• Take lunchtime pill
• Update menu with your lunch
• Refill dosette box every Sunday
• Refill can dispenser
• Do afternoon laps
• Do sit-ups in hall
• Do crunches in hall
• Do twists in hall
• Charge up powerbanks
• Charge up Visible
• Charge up personal phone
• Charge up spam phone
• Charge up watch
• Charge up HLTH band
• Charge up fan
• Refill bottle with squash
• Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
• Make tea of water/ice cream/meal replacements/toast/fruit
• Take photo of tea
• Bring tea through to the living room
• Put photo of tea on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Put tea into NutraCheck
• Update menu with your tea
• And loads of soft drinks
• And dried fruit and nuts in the tubs
• 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 BP spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
• Close living room window
• Close kitchen window
• Close bathroom window
• Close back door
• Clear browser caches every Tuesday
• Clear browser caches on 27th of every month
• Do evening Visible check-in
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

I was wrong this morning, I'm sorry

For the last 2-3 nights and especially mornings, I've been feeling cooler than I'd like and I pondered on maybe putting the duvet back onto my bed when I next changed the bedding so that I could feel warm when I woke up again.

I've just started getting a bit hot and sweaty again, so I'm glad I was wrong this morning and that I didn't act on what I was thinking!

Today (20th August 2026) I'm grateful for...

...eating three proper meals today.  I comfort ate again today, which I really must get out of the habit of doing, but I had breakfast for the first time this week, put together next week's menu and gave away the sweetcorn.

I'm grateful that I've had a reasonable day today and I think the Olio-er was trying to chat me up, but he's a freshman at my local uni, so I'm more than twice his age, bless him!

Second update to today's to-do list

• Take Visible reading - 3 out of 5 again today
• Take FunCap reading on 1st of each month - 1.7 out of 5 for July
• Use new blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Weigh myself every Monday
• Log weight into NutraCheck
• 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/random music/the radio
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Refill bottle with squash
• Make breakfast of Weetabix, soya milk and juice/toast/water
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Put breakfast into NutraCheck
• Update menu with your breakfast
• Get washed and changed
• Brush my teeth
• Take OddBox container out at 5pm every Sunday
• Keep voicemail active
• Have caffeinated coffee/peach tea
• Sort OddBox recipes into breakfast/lunch/tea/pud/snack/drink
• Open living room window
• Open kitchen window
• Open back door
• Open bathroom window
• Sort out left cupboard under main counter
• Take photos of left counter cupboard things
• Offer left counter cupboard things to Freegler
• Advertise left counter cupboard things on Freegle
• Sort out middle cupboard under main counter
• Take photos of middle counter cupboard things
• Offer middle counter things to Freegler
• Advertise middle counter cupboard things on Freegle
• Sort out right cupboard under main counter
• Take photos of right counter cupboard things
• Offer right counter cupboard things to Freegler
• Advertise right counter cupboard things on Freegle
• Indulge in as many creamy drinks as I want
• Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
• Find out about most secure locks from insurers - I've emailed so just waiting for their reply now - they don't advise apparently so I've just gotta do my own research - it's gonna be a BS3621 5-lever mortice deadlock
• Request quotes for 2 new outside doors on Check A Trade (front door MUST be wood and have a letter box with a BS3621 5-lever mortice deadlock)
• 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
• Weigh myself every Monday
• Phone up for medical appointment about DVLA renewal - she's off work for a couple of weeks, but it's on her task list to call me for when she gets back - I've got an appointment now and it's gonna be a very busy Tuesday lol
• Do morning laps
• Do morning sit-ups
• Do morning crunches
• Do morning twists
• Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
• Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries & clear caches
• Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom
• Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets
• Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
• Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen/have bath/shower
• Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
• Arrange for emergency plumber to come back out for the other radiator coolant fillings
• Put menu up on blog every weekend
• 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 packing material or radiator or cushion or wok or griddle pan or chopping board or roasting tin or frying pan or plates or bowls
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the sweetcorn
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of protein and veg/ice cream/meal replacement/water
• Take photo of lunch
• Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Put lunch into NutraCheck
• Take lunchtime pill
• Update menu with your lunch
• Refill dosette box every Sunday
• Refill can dispenser
• Do afternoon laps
• Do sit-ups in hall
• Do crunches in hall
• Do twists in hall
• Charge up powerbanks
• Charge up Visible
• Charge up personal phone
• Charge up spam phone
• Charge up watch
• Charge up HLTH band
• Charge up fan
• Refill bottle with squash
• Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
• Make tea of water/ice cream/meal replacements/toast/fruit
• Take photo of tea
• Bring tea through to the living room
• Put photo of tea on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Put tea into NutraCheck
• Update menu with your tea
• And loads of soft drinks
• And dried fruit and nuts in the tubs
• 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 BP spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
• Close living room window
• Close kitchen window
• Close bathroom window
• Close back door
• Clear browser caches every Tuesday
• Clear browser caches on 27th of every month
• Do evening Visible check-in
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Eighth update to this week's (17th to 22nd August 2026) menu

Snacks:

Creamy drinking chocolates
Chocolate
Pringles

Monday 17th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  1 x Pak Choi, 2 x sweetcorn
Tea:  Toast, vegan spread

Tuesday 18th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  1 x Pak Choi, 2 x sweetcorn
Tea:  Toast, vegan spread

Wednesday 19th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  1 x veggie burger, 2 x brocolli, 5g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  Toast, vegan spread

Thursday 20th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  1 x veggie burger, 2 x brocolli, 5g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  1 x Kiwi fruit

Friday 21st

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  2 x vegan chicken pieces, 2 x brocolli, 10g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  2 x apples, 1 x Kiwi fruit

Saturday 22nd

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  2 x vegan chicken pieces, 10 x hash brown bites, 10g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  2 x apples, 1 x Kiwi fruit

Today's (20th August 2026) tea photo

I've just had my last meal of the day, my tea, which was a fresh Kiwi fruit.

Here's today's tea photo:

Next week's (24th to 29th August) rough menu

Snacks:

Creamy drinking chocolates
Chocolate
Pringles

Monday 24th August:

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, orange juice
Lunch:  2 x vegan chicken pieces, 1 x sweet potato, 10g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  1 x pear or 1 x plum or 6 x kiwiberries

Tuesday 25th August:

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, orange juice
Lunch:  2 x vegan chicken pieces, 1 x sweet potato, 10g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  1 x pear or 1 x plum or 6 x kiwiberries

Wednesday 26th August:

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, orange juice
Lunch:  2 x vegan chicken pieces, 4 x chestnut mushrooms, 10g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  1 x pear or 1 x plum or 6 x kiwiberries

Thursday 27th August:

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, orange juice
Lunch:  4 x chestnut mushrooms, 4 x salad potatoes, 10g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  1 x pear or 1 x plum or 6 x kiwiberries

Friday 28th August:

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, apple juice
Lunch:  4 x chestnut mushrooms, 2 x salad potatoes, 10g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  1 x pear or 1 x plum or 6 x kiwiberries

Saturday 29th August:

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, apple juice
Lunch:  2 x sweetcorn, 2 x salad potatoes, 10g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  1 x pear or 1 x plum or 6 x kiwiberries

Seventh update to this week's (17th to 22nd August 2026) menu

Snacks:

Apples
Kiwi fruit
Creamy drinking chocolates
Chocolate
Pringles

Monday 17th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  1 x Pak Choi, 2 x sweetcorn
Tea:  Toast, vegan spread

Tuesday 18th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  1 x Pak Choi, 2 x sweetcorn
Tea:  Toast, vegan spread

Wednesday 19th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  1 x veggie burger, 2 x brocolli, 5g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  Toast, vegan spread

Thursday 20th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  1 x veggie burger, 2 x brocolli, 5g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  1 x Kiwi fruit

Friday 21st

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  2 x vegan chicken pieces, 2 x brocolli, 10g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  2 x apples, 1 x Kiwi fruit

Saturday 22nd

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  2 x vegan chicken pieces, 10 x hash brown bites, 10g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  2 x apples, 1 x Kiwi fruit

Today's (20th August 2026) lunch photo

Today's lunch was the same as yesterday's other than the flavour of the pop - a veggie burger, 2 broccoli florets, 5g of Vegan Mayonnaise and today's drink was a 330ml can of Sparkling Passion[fruit] pop.

I finished off the veggie burgers today, so tomorrow is a new food experience to rapidly learn to process, along with the mayo, the last two broccoli florets and the pop then Saturday starts with the frozen hash brown bites I think (if I'm remembering the menu rightly).  I'm slowly starting to get my body used to more solids now as opposed to the instant soups that I had for almost 3 years lol

Here's today's lunch photo: