Thursday, 28 May 2026

Fourth update to today's to-do list

  • Take Visible reading - 3 out of 5 again today
  • Use blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run monthly 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 - it's big enough for a while now
  • Ask Alexa to play Baroque music/the radio
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Get washed and dressed
  • Make breakfast of Weetabix, soya milk and juice/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put breakfast into NutraCheck
  • Brush my teeth
  • Have caffeinated coffee
  • Contact pharmacy about prescription - it's on priority order and will be here either today or tomorrow, which is a relief - it didn't turn up yesterday, so I'm hoping for this morning instead - a quarter of it turned up but I'm still waiting for the other 3 boxes!
  • Get Steve's bank statements for all of 2022 - they will hopefully be here by this weekend
  • Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
  • 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
  • Do morning laps
  • Do 75 morning sit-ups
  • Do 35 morning crunches
  • Do 75 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
  • Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
  • Put menu up on blog every weekend - menu won't change until September now
  • 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 anything
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion 
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
  • Make lunch of salad/chocolate/fruit
  • 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
  • Do afternoon laps
  • Do sit-ups in hall
  • Do crunches in hall
  • Do twists in hall
  • Charge up Visible - started @ 4.01pm
  • Charge up phone - started @ 4.01pm
  • Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
  • Wait for service certificate for ASHP - I've just emailed them to chase it up - I heard from them this morning and they have forwarded my message onto the most appropriate department, so I've just gotta be patient now
  • Email service certificate to home insurers
  • Make tea of soup/crisps
  • 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
  • There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
  • As well as choccie raisins 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 blood pressure spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
  • Close living room window
  • Close kitchen window
  • Close bathroom window
  • Close back door
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

Today's (28th May 2026) tea photo

After doing so well with the not snacking today, I don't want hunger to wake me up so I've decided to have a mug of instant Minestrone Cup Soup for my tea today in the hopes that it'll last me through to breakfast time tomorrow.


Here's today's tea photo:


Charging started at...

4.01pm - how long does it take them both to fully charge and does the charge last until Saturday?


I've gotta get my coil replaced next year so I just wanna be sure that both my Visible and personal phone keep their charges long enough to last for the 24-36 hours that I won't be able to charge them in is all.  I'll use both like normal just to see if I can take 3 readings on a full charge.


Keep your fingers crossed 🤞 for me and my technology! 

 

Aaaand...

...I've finished off the cream.


My second creamy hot choccie of the day has officially finished off the last of the can of squirty cream so I can now fit both cartons of juice in the fridge when they're delivered on Sunday evening/Monday morning without having to remember to put the new (as in today was the first squirt) mayonnaise onto a shelf and potentially forgetting about it.


I've also moved the peppers onto the same shelf as the spring onions now, so I'm really hoping I'll remember to chop one up tomorrow and the other one on Saturday, ready for the OddBox delivery of mainly fruit now (the two bunches of spring onions are the only salad/veg stuff) so that I can have ice cream at lunchtimes on particularly hot days and fruit on the less hot days next week.


I've got space for all the fruit now and I can store the juices without worrying now.


Today has been a good day so far.


Third update to today's to-do list

  • Take Visible reading - 3 out of 5 again today
  • Use blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run monthly 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 - it's big enough for a while now
  • Ask Alexa to play Baroque music/the radio
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Get washed and dressed
  • Make breakfast of Weetabix, soya milk and juice/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put breakfast into NutraCheck
  • Brush my teeth
  • Have caffeinated coffee
  • Contact pharmacy about prescription - it's on priority order and will be here either today or tomorrow, which is a relief - it didn't turn up yesterday, so I'm hoping for this morning instead - a quarter of it turned up but I'm still waiting for the other 3 boxes!
  • Get Steve's bank statements for all of 2022 - they will hopefully be here by this weekend
  • Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
  • 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
  • Do morning laps
  • Do 75 morning sit-ups
  • Do 35 morning crunches
  • Do 75 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
  • Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
  • Put menu up on blog every weekend - menu won't change until September now
  • 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 anything
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion 
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
  • Make lunch of salad/chocolate/fruit
  • 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
  • Do afternoon laps
  • Do sit-ups in hall
  • Do crunches in hall
  • Do twists in hall
  • Charge up Visible
  • Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
  • Wait for service certificate for ASHP - I've just emailed them to chase it up - I heard from them this morning and they have forwarded my message onto the most appropriate department, so I've just gotta be patient now
  • Email service certificate to home insurers
  • Make tea of soup/crisps
  • 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
  • There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
  • As well as choccie raisins 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 blood pressure spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
  • Close living room window
  • Close kitchen window
  • Close bathroom window
  • Close back door
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

I'm about to jinx now of course, but...

...I've barely snacked at all today - just a banana for an energy boost pre-laps this morning and 3 small pears for an unofficial pud after I'd washed up my lunch stuff!


I had a creamy drinking chocolate this morning and I'm gonna have at least another one this afternoon, but they are only because of needing to use the squirty cream up before Sunday early evening, so that I can fit the 2 cartons of juice from OddBox into the door.


I'm so proud of myself so far today!


Second update to today's to-do list

  • Take Visible reading - 3 out of 5 again today
  • Use blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run monthly 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 - it's big enough for a while now
  • Ask Alexa to play Baroque music/the radio
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Get washed and dressed
  • Make breakfast of Weetabix, soya milk and juice/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put breakfast into NutraCheck
  • Brush my teeth
  • Have caffeinated coffee
  • Contact pharmacy about prescription - it's on priority order and will be here either today or tomorrow, which is a relief - it didn't turn up yesterday, so I'm hoping for this morning instead - a quarter of it turned up but I'm still waiting for the other 3 boxes!
  • Get Steve's bank statements for all of 2022 - they will hopefully be here by this weekend
  • Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
  • 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
  • Do morning laps
  • Do 75 morning sit-ups
  • Do 35 morning crunches
  • Do 75 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
  • Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
  • Put menu up on blog every weekend - menu won't change until September now
  • 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 anything
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion 
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
  • Make lunch of salad/chocolate/fruit
  • 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
  • Do afternoon laps
  • Do sit-ups in hall
  • Do crunches in hall
  • Do twists in hall
  • Charge up Visible
  • Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
  • Wait for service certificate for ASHP - I've just emailed them to chase it up - I heard from them this morning and they have forwarded my message onto the most appropriate department, so I've just gotta be patient now
  • Email service certificate to home insurers
  • Make tea of soup/crisps
  • 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
  • There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
  • As well as choccie raisins 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 blood pressure spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
  • Close living room window
  • Close kitchen window
  • Close bathroom window
  • Close back door
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

Today's (28th May 2026) lunch photo

Today's lunch was another healthy salad made up of approx 50g of baby leaf spinach, 2 spring onions, 1 vegan cheese and approx 15g of Vegan Mayo, all washed down with a 330ml can of a Sparkling Mango pop.


Here's today's lunch photo:


First update to today's to-do list

  • Take Visible reading - 3 out of 5 again today
  • Use blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run monthly 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 - it's big enough for a while now
  • Ask Alexa to play Baroque music/the radio
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Get washed and dressed
  • Make breakfast of Weetabix, soya milk and juice/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put breakfast into NutraCheck
  • Brush my teeth
  • Have caffeinated coffee
  • Contact pharmacy about prescription - it's on priority order and will be here either today or tomorrow, which is a relief - it didn't turn up yesterday, so I'm hoping for this morning instead - a quarter of it turned up but I'm still waiting for the other 3 boxes!
  • Get Steve's bank statements for all of 2022 - they will hopefully be here by this weekend
  • Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
  • 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
  • Do morning laps
  • Do 75 morning sit-ups
  • Do 35 morning crunches
  • Do 75 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
  • Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
  • Put menu up on blog every weekend - menu won't change until September now
  • 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 anything
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion or tomatoes or courgette 
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
  • Make lunch of salad/chocolate/fruit
  • 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
  • Do afternoon laps
  • Do sit-ups in hall
  • Do crunches in hall
  • Do twists in hall
  • Charge up Visible
  • Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
  • Wait for service certificate for ASHP - I've just emailed them to chase it up - I heard from them this morning and they have forwarded my message onto the most appropriate department, so I've just gotta be patient now
  • Email service certificate to home insurers
  • Make tea of soup/crisps
  • 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
  • There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
  • As well as choccie raisins 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 blood pressure spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
  • Close living room window
  • Close kitchen window
  • Close bathroom window
  • Close back door
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

Today's (28th May 2026) to-do list

  • Take Visible reading - 3 out of 5 again today
  • Use blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run monthly 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 - it's big enough for a while now
  • Ask Alexa to play Baroque music/the radio
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Get washed and dressed
  • Make breakfast of Weetabix, soya milk and juice/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put breakfast into NutraCheck
  • Brush my teeth
  • Have caffeinated coffee
  • Contact pharmacy about prescription - it's on priority order and will be here either today or tomorrow, which is a relief - it didn't turn up yesterday, so I'm hoping for this morning instead - a quarter of it turned up but I'm still waiting for the other 3 boxes!
  • Get Steve's bank statements for all of 2022 - they will hopefully be here by next weekend
  • Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
  • 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
  • Do morning laps
  • Do 75 morning sit-ups
  • Do 35 morning crunches
  • Do 75 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
  • Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
  • Put menu up on blog every weekend - menu won't change until September now
  • 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 anything
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion or tomatoes or courgette 
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
  • Make lunch of salad/chocolate/fruit
  • 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
  • Do afternoon laps
  • Do sit-ups in hall
  • Do crunches in hall
  • Do twists in hall
  • Charge up Visible
  • Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
  • Wait for service certificate for ASHP - I've just emailed them to chase it up - I heard from them this morning and they have forwarded my message onto the most appropriate department, so I've just gotta be patient now
  • Email service certificate to home insurers
  • Make tea of soup/crisps
  • 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
  • There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
  • As well as choccie raisins 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 blood pressure spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
  • Close living room window
  • Close kitchen window
  • Close bathroom window
  • Close back door
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed