Amanda's blog

Wednesday, 11 November 2026

Chapter 12 has...

...made me tearful because it's the first chapter that has started delving deep into my childhood feelings.

Still got 54 chapters to go...

Second 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~~ - ~~1.8 for August~~ - ~~1.9 for September~~ - 1.9 for October too
~~Use blood pressure machine~~
~~Put details onto spreadsheet~~
~~Put BP machine away~~
~~Weigh myself every Monday~~ - 2.75kg over where the nurse wants me to be
~~Log weight into NutraCheck~~
~~Drink glass of water~~
~~Take morning pills~~
Download Visible readings on 1st of each month
Put Visible readings onto health site on 1st of each month
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 toast & juice~~/~~water~~
~~Take photo of breakfast~~
Put photo of breakfast on Instagram
~~Wash up~~
~~Put breakfast into NutraCheck~~
Update menu with your breakfast
Get washed and changed
Brush my teeth
~~Do morning laps~~
Do morning sit-ups in hall
Do morning crunches in hall
Do morning twists in hall
Do wall planks in hall
Do side steps in hall
Do hip circles in hall
Do squats in living room
Listen to manuscript to check for any big bloopers
Celebrate finishing it with ice cream
Take part in competitions
Take OddBox container out at 5pm every Sunday
Keep voicemail active
Have caffeinated coffee/peach tea - want to try and get through a second week without caffeine this week
Sort OddBox recipes into breakfast/lunch/tea/pud/snack/drink
Open living room window
Open kitchen window
Open back door
Open bathroom window
~~Indulge in as many creamy drinks as I want~~
Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
~~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
Housework - Monday - change bedding & ~~bring in~~ rubbish/~~recycling~~
Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & ~~groceries~~ & ~~clear caches~~
Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom & ~~virus scan~~ & backups
Housework - Thursday - vacuum carpets
Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen/have bath or shower
Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
Arrange for emergency plumber to come back out for the other radiator coolant fillings - I've just re-found him (TJB Heating if I forget again) on Check A Trade and explained the situation and he's up for doing it, so I've sent him the questions from my home insurers and as soon as I've got their approval I'll sort out when he can come and fit the other 5 radiators and fill them up with coolant
~~Contact home insurers for their approval of radiator replacements~~ - I heard from them just before lunch and they had a few questions which I've answered as well as I can before contacting the plumber but I want their approval before I get on the blower to him
~~Put menu up on blog every weekend~~ - ~~got very rough menu's until 15th November now~~ - ~~I'll come up with some new ones ready for next week 'cos I've only had soup for my lunch so far in November~~ - all up and ready until the start of December now
~~Contact home insurers about leaky roof~~
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 glasses or the plates or the bowl
Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants the glasses or the plates or the bowl
Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants anything
Make lunch of egg, protein and veg/meal replacement/soup
Take photo of lunch
Put photo of lunch on 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 afternoon sit-ups in hall
Do afternoon crunches in hall
Do afternoon twists in hall
Do wall planks in hall
Do side steps in hall
Do hip circles in hall
Do squats in living room
Charge up powerbanks
Charge up Visible
Charge up personal phone
~~Charge up spam phone~~
Charge up watch
Charge up HLTH band
~~Charge up fan~~
Charge up Kindle
Refill bottle with squash
Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
Bring in OddBox
Put new fruit and veg away
Make tea of water/meal replacements/fruit/soup
Take photo of tea
Bring tea through to the living room
Put photo of tea on Instagram
Do washing up
Put tea into NutraCheck
Update menu with your tea
There's 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 this week's (9th to 15th November 2026) menu

Creamy drinking chocolates
J2O's as a reward
Mince pies
~~Instant soup~~
Omega seeds (chocolate) smoothie
Chocolate
Biscuits

Monday 9th

Breakfast: toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice
Lunch: ~~Instant soup~~
Tea: ~~OddBox fruit~~

Tuesday 10th

Breakfast: toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice
Lunch: ~~Instant soup~~
Tea: ~~OddBox fruit~~

Wednesday 11th

Breakfast: ~~toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice~~
Lunch: 1 x Pak Choi, 1 x tofu, mayo
Tea: OddBox fruit

Thursday 12th

Breakfast: toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice
Lunch: 1 x Pak Choi, 1 x tofu, mayo
Tea: OddBox fruit

Friday 13th

Breakfast: toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice
Lunch: 1 x Pak Choi, 1 x tofu, mayo
Tea: OddBox fruit

Saturday 14th

Breakfast: toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice
Lunch: 1 x Pak Choi, mayo
Tea: OddBox fruit

Sunday 15th

Breakfast: toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice
Lunch: Sunday Roast
Tea: OddBox fruit

Very rough menu for 30th November to 6th December

Snacks

Creamy drinking chocolates
Instant soup
Omega seeds (chocolate) smoothie
Chocolate
Biscuits
Protein Bites
Mince pies

Monday 30^th

Breakfast: toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice
Lunch: 2 x vegetable fingers, OddBox veg, mayo
Tea: OddBox fruit

Tuesday 1st

Breakfast: toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice
Lunch: 2 x vegetable fingers, OddBox veg, mayo
Tea: OddBox fruit

Wednesday 2nd

Breakfast: toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice
Lunch: 2 x vegetable fingers, OddBox veg, mayo
Tea: OddBox fruit

Thursday 3rd

Breakfast: toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice
Lunch: 2 x vegetable fingers, OddBox veg, mayo
Tea: OddBox fruit

Friday 4th

Breakfast: toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice
Lunch: 2 x vegetable fingers, OddBox veg, mayo
Tea: OddBox fruit

Saturday 5th

Breakfast: toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice
Lunch: sausage roll, OddBox veg, mayo
Tea: OddBox fruit

Sunday 6th

Breakfast: toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice
Lunch: Sunday roast OR sausage roll, OddBox veg, mayo
Tea: OddBox fruit

Very rough menu for 23rd to 29th November 2026

Snacks

Creamy drinking chocolates
Instant soup
Omega seeds (chocolate) smoothie
Chocolate
Biscuits
Protein Bites
Mince pies

Monday 23rd