Saturday, 14 November 2026

Nite nite orl

It's been a long, relaxing but thoroughly exhausting day today because of this morning's bath, but I've taken my last two pills of the day and I'm heading on up to beddy-byes now.


I'll see you all in the morning.


Nite nite orl


Fourth 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 - 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
  • Log weight into NutraCheck
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Pull water heating switch in the bathroom
  • Wait for water to heat up
  • Get undressed
  • Have bath
  • Pull water heating switch off
  • Get dressed
  • 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
  • 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 - if I can make it to lunchtime today, then it'll be exactly 2 weeks without caffeine - it's officially 2 weeks without caffeine as of now!
  • 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 - I've just sent them the additional information they asked for yesterday
  • 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 or the series
  • 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 the Pak Choi or Tofu - they've both been picked up now
  • 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
  • Put in Amazon order on 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

Third 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
  • Log weight into NutraCheck
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Pull water heating switch in the bathroom
  • Wait for water to heat up
  • Get undressed
  • Have bath
  • Pull water heating switch off
  • Get dressed
  • 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
  • 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 - if I can make it to lunchtime today, then it'll be exactly 2 weeks without caffeine - it's officially 2 weeks without caffeine as of now!
  • 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 - I've just sent them the additional information they asked for yesterday
  • 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 or the series
  • 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 the Pak Choi or Tofu - they've both been picked up now
  • 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
  • Put in Amazon order on 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

Today (14th November 2026) I'm grateful for...

...the simple pleasure of a long soak in a very hot and very bubbly bath at about 5.30am today.

I was in there for 40 minutes of it and took pleasure from every second of it.

I'm now fresh, clean, relaxed and I no longer pong.

I'm also managed to get through 2 weeks without even sniffing caffeine too, even though I could really have done with the wakey-uppiness of it most days. I very rarely have caffeine on a Sunday, so Monday will be my first taste of it in 16 days and I really dunno how my body will react.


Eighth update to this week's (9th to 15th November 2026) menu

Creamy drinking chocolates
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:  2 x Pak Choi, 1 x tofu, mayo 
Tea:  OddBox fruit


Sunday 15th

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


Today's (14th November 2026) tea comment

I couldn't really get much healthier than my tea of 2 apples and an easy peeler as a way to finish off the day!


I've decided that...

...Monday is a fresh start.


I'm gonna do my best to eat 3 proper meals a day following the menus with no snacking.  I've already taken the Pringles and broken choccie biccies out of my cart 'cos I've got mince pies on my grocery orders until they stop being made again, so don't need any more junk food to tempt me.


I'm gonna aim to be even healthier starting on Monday.  I've already broken the caffeine habit, so just need to stop the greedy snacking through loneliness now.


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
  • Log weight into NutraCheck
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Pull water heating switch in the bathroom
  • Wait for water to heat up
  • Get undressed
  • Have bath
  • Pull water heating switch off
  • Get dressed
  • 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
  • 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 - if I can make it to lunchtime today, then it'll be exactly 2 weeks without caffeine - it's officially 2 weeks without caffeine as of now!
  • 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 - I've just sent them the additional information they asked for yesterday
  • 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 or the series
  • 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 the Pak Choi or Tofu - they've both been picked up now
  • 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
  • Put in Amazon order on 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

Today's (14th November 2026) lunch comment

For my official lunch, I'm having a mug of instant Minestrone Cup Soup, but I've also snacked on 8 chocolate biscuit bars this morning too 'cos my body couldn't last a day without the sweet delights of chocolate lol


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 - 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
  • Log weight into NutraCheck
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Pull water heating switch in the bathroom
  • Wait for water to heat up
  • Get undressed
  • Have bath
  • Pull water heating switch off
  • Get dressed
  • 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
  • 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 - if I can make it to lunchtime today, then it'll be exactly 2 weeks without caffeine - it's officially 2 weeks without caffeine as of now!
  • 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 - I've just sent them the additional information they asked for yesterday
  • 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 or the series
  • 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 the Pak Choi or Tofu
  • 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
  • Put in Amazon order on 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