Sunday, 9 August 2026

Today's (9th August 2026) breakfast photos

My last breakfast photos of the week are liquids again, but at least it's more than water!  I had my usual 500ml glass of water first, to pop my morning pills with, then I finished off the carton of Flawsome pineapple juice.


Here's today's two breakfast photos:



Mornin' all

I've had another very late start to my morning again today!  So far this morning I've sorted out an issue with my Visible, taken my 'Morning Stability' score which was 3 again, taken my blood pressure which was 113, popped my morning pills, had my breakfast and run the daily virus scan, which was clear, so it's time to get today's two liquid breakfast photos up then today's to-do list before the Olio-er comes for her things, then I'll get the recycling boxed up and taken outside, all while my HLTH band is charging up.  I need to charge up my watch and fan today too and put my OddBox container out before I head to bed too.


BBS


Saturday, 8 August 2026

Nite nite orl

It's been a long, exhausting day with purely liquids again for both meals, so I bet my bum will misbehave tomorrow, just as the Olio-er comes to the door lol  I've given away the vast majority of what was in the cupboard and advertised the rest on Freegle, so I can breathe for a while before I start on the last two cupboards in the kitchen.


I've popped my last two pills of the day so I'm gonna put my HLTH band back around my ankle and head on up to beddy-byes.


I'll see you all in the morning.


Nite nite orl


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

  • Take Visible reading - 3 out of 5 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
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run daily virus scan - it found an advanced issue which is now resolved
  • 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
  • Give Olio-er their food at 5.30pm - she had an emergency so we are rearranging it - it's been rearranged to Sunday now
  • Weigh myself every Monday
  • Log weight into NutraCheck
  • Get washed and changed
  • Brush my teeth
  • Arrange day and time for Freegler to pick up plates and bowls
  • Put new plates and bowls away
  • 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
  • Match up Steve's statements against my spreadsheet
  • 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
  • Advertise things that Freegler doesn't want
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the cheese/aubergine - someone is coming for both at 5.30pm today - it's been rearranged to Sunday now
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
  • Make lunch of protein and veg/ice cream/meal replacement
  • Take photo of lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Put lunch into NutraCheck
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • 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
  • Choccie raisins in the fridge too
  • And choccie peanuts
  • 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

First update to today's to-do list

  • Take Visible reading - 3 out of 5 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
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run daily virus scan - it found an advanced issue which is now resolved
  • 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
  • Give Olio-er their food at 5.30pm - she had an emergency so we are rearranging it - it's been rearranged to Sunday now
  • Weigh myself every Monday
  • Log weight into NutraCheck
  • Get washed and changed
  • Brush my teeth
  • Arrange day and time for Freegler to pick up plates and bowls
  • Put new plates and bowls away
  • 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
  • Match up Steve's statements against my spreadsheet
  • 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
  • Advertise things that Freegler doesn't want
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the cheese/aubergine - someone is coming for both at 5.30pm today - it's been rearranged to Sunday now
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
  • Make lunch of protein and veg/ice cream/meal replacement
  • Take photo of lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Put lunch into NutraCheck
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • 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
  • Choccie raisins in the fridge too
  • And choccie peanuts
  • 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

Today's (8th August 2026) tea photo

I can almost guarantee that my bum will react badly again soon 'cos I've had another purely liquid day for both meals again, so there's been nothing in my stomach to soak it all up.


Today's tea is a 500ml bottle of a chocolate & banana meal replacement.


Here's today's tea photo:


I've got...

...yesterday's Freegler coming for most of the plates and bowls after work either today or tomorrow, so I'll be able to offer the rest of it on Freegle after she's taken what she wants and be able to sort out the middle and left cupboard, then that's it as far as I can reach!


Next week is gonna be...

...full of hopefully yummy experiments 'cos as well as experimenting with the Pok Choi and tenderhead brocolli, I'm also trying a fruit I've never even heard of before, let alone tried - British Greengages!  I've got meals for every day in the box, as well as snacks with the Kiwi fruit(s) and British Greengages and I've got another carton of pineapple juice too, so it'll be another healthy week again next week!

I've just...

...started editing next week's OddBox and I'm gonna be trying Pak Choi for the first time in my life next week <gulp>  I'm also getting tender head brocolli 'cos apparently it "air fries beautifully" (as does the Pak Choi) but I've never air-fried either of them in my life.  I'm also getting kiwi fruit to snack on (which I've had before and love), sweetcorn and new/salad potatoes again, so another week high in vegetable consumption and another experimental week.  


I'm loving my OddBox so far 'cos I can try new fruits and veggies and save them going to waste too, so it's a win all round, even if I find that I don't like something.


Today's (8th August 2026) to-do list

  • Take Visible reading - 4 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
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run daily virus scan - it found an advanced issue which is now resolved
  • 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
  • Give Olio-er their food at 5.30pm - she had an emergency so we are rearranging it - it's been rearranged to Sunday now
  • Weigh myself every Monday
  • Log weight into NutraCheck
  • Get washed and changed
  • Brush my teeth
  • Arrange day and time for Freegler to pick up plates and bowls
  • Put new plates and bowls away
  • 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
  • Match up Steve's statements against my spreadsheet
  • 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
  • Advertise things that Freegler doesn't want
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the cheese/aubergine - someone is coming for both at 5.30pm today - it's been rearranged to Sunday now
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
  • Make lunch of protein and veg/ice cream/meal replacement
  • Take photo of lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Put lunch into NutraCheck
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • 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
  • Choccie raisins in the fridge too
  • 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