Saturday, 25 July 2026

Nite nite orl

It's been a very long, very tiring day today and I'm dead on my feet after 3 very late nights last week, so I've popped my last two pills bang on time and I'm heading on up to beddy-byes but predicting I'll be up again by 3am 'cos I've literally just finished off a creamy hot choccie which will go straight to my bladder lol


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 again today
  • Take FunCap reading on 1st of each month
  • Use new blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • 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/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put breakfast into NutraCheck
  • Bring in first delivery
  • Open first delivery
  • Put first delivery away
  • Bring in second delivery
  • Open second delivery
  • Put second delivery away
  • Bring in third delivery
  • Open third delivery
  • Put third delivery away
  • Weigh myself every Monday
  • Log weight into NutraCheck
  • Get washed and changed
  • Brush my teeth
  • 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 last of the hidden cupboard
  • Take photos of hidden cupboard things
  • Advertise hidden cupboard things on Freegle
  • Sort out cupboard next to freezer
  • Take photos of freezer cupboard things
  • Advertise freezer cupboard things on Freegle
  • Sort out cupboards under main counter
  • Take photos of main counter cupboard things
  • Advertise main counter cupboard things on Freegle
  • Put things away in the cupboards
  • Buy more storage containers if necessary
  • Indulge in as many creamy drinks as I want
  • Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
  • Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover - someone phoned last night and apparently I'll get a letter through the post with a number to call to arrange the engineer's visit to put in the necessary phone line and connect me to the digital thing, so I've just gotta be patient with that as well as the ASHP service document to send to my insurers now - an engineer is due on Thursday to get it all sorted for me
  • 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
  • Put Steve's savings into spreadsheet
  • 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
  • Take bedding back upstairs
  • Arrange for emergency plumber to come back out for the other radiator coolant fillings
  • Phone central heating bods to get talked through how to change control panel back to just temperature
  • Put menu up on blog every weekend - the rest of this week and next week is up 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 the chilled packaging or envelopes or tiles or juice bottles or packing material or radiator or cushion - they are coming for their things on Friday at 4.15pm
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants anything
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
  • Keep an eye on CheckATrade to see if anyone is interested in kitchen job
  • Make lunch of fruit/leftovers
  • 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
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
  • Make tea of water/ice cream/meal replacements/bread
  • 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

First update to today's to-do list

  • Take Visible reading - 3 out of 5 again today
  • Take FunCap reading on 1st of each month
  • Use new blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • 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/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put breakfast into NutraCheck
  • Bring in first delivery
  • Open first delivery
  • Put first delivery away
  • Bring in second delivery
  • Open second delivery
  • Put second delivery away
  • Bring in third delivery
  • Open third delivery
  • Put third delivery away
  • Weigh myself every Monday
  • Log weight into NutraCheck
  • Get washed and changed
  • Brush my teeth
  • 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 last of the hidden cupboard
  • Take photos of hidden cupboard things
  • Advertise hidden cupboard things on Freegle
  • Sort out cupboard next to freezer
  • Take photos of freezer cupboard things
  • Advertise freezer cupboard things on Freegle
  • Sort out cupboards under main counter
  • Take photos of main counter cupboard things
  • Advertise main counter cupboard things on Freegle
  • Put things away in the cupboards
  • Buy more storage containers if necessary
  • Indulge in as many creamy drinks as I want
  • Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
  • Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover - someone phoned last night and apparently I'll get a letter through the post with a number to call to arrange the engineer's visit to put in the necessary phone line and connect me to the digital thing, so I've just gotta be patient with that as well as the ASHP service document to send to my insurers now - an engineer is due on Thursday to get it all sorted for me
  • 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
  • Put Steve's savings into spreadsheet
  • 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
  • Take bedding back upstairs
  • Arrange for emergency plumber to come back out for the other radiator coolant fillings
  • Phone central heating bods to get talked through how to change control panel back to just temperature
  • Put menu up on blog every weekend - the rest of this week and next week is up 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 the chilled packaging or envelopes or tiles or juice bottles or packing material or radiator or cushion - they are coming for their things next Friday at 4.15pm
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants anything
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
  • Keep an eye on CheckATrade to see if anyone is interested in kitchen job
  • Make lunch of fruit/leftovers
  • 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
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
  • Make tea of water/ice cream/meal replacements/bread
  • 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

Today (25th July 2026) I'm grateful for...

...getting my deliveries at a reasonable time and just about finding room for them all.  I'm rapidly running out of space so I'm thinking that I'll need to sort out the other cupboard by the chest freezer and all of the cupboards by the main counter, sooner rather than later.


I'm grateful that I've had two solid meals today and I'm proud of myself for not snacking anywhere near as much as I thought I would this morning.


I'm grateful that I tested my reaching ability into the freezer and finding that I can just about reach the bottom of it right at the front.  I've put loads of proteins onto my grocery order for Tuesday, so I'll be able to have all sorts of good things going into my body for the first time in years on end.


I'm grateful that I've had a pretty decent day today and I'm proud of everything I've managed to accomplish.


Today's (25th July 2026) lunch and tea photos

I completely forgot to put my lunch photo up and I've just had my tea, so here are both photos together.


Lunch was a banana, 2 apples, a large pear and a 330ml can of a Sparkling Mango pop.


Tea was 2 slices of veeeery lightly toasted medium sliced wholemeal toast with approx 10g of Buttery spread.


Here's today's lunch and tea photos:




I've just...

...tested how far I can reach into my chest freezer and I can just about reach the bottom of it when I stand on my tippy-toes now so it has obviously had more layers of ice "growing" since the start of the hot weather, but it means that I can now get as many frozen things as I want and know that I can still just about reach it all.  Tuesday is gonna be a very expensive grocery shop, but it'll be worth it!

Today's (25th July 2026) to-do list

  • Take Visible reading - 3 out of 5 again today
  • Take FunCap reading on 1st of each month
  • Use new blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • 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/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put breakfast into NutraCheck
  • Bring in first delivery
  • Open first delivery
  • Put first delivery away
  • Bring in second delivery
  • Open second delivery
  • Put second delivery away
  • Bring in third delivery
  • Open third delivery
  • Put third delivery away
  • Weigh myself every Monday
  • Log weight into NutraCheck
  • Get washed and changed
  • Brush my teeth
  • 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
  • Indulge in as many creamy drinks as I want
  • Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
  • Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover - someone phoned last night and apparently I'll get a letter through the post with a number to call to arrange the engineer's visit to put in the necessary phone line and connect me to the digital thing, so I've just gotta be patient with that as well as the ASHP service document to send to my insurers now - an engineer is due on Thursday to get it all sorted for me
  • 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
  • Put Steve's savings into spreadsheet
  • 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
  • Take bedding back upstairs
  • Arrange for emergency plumber to come back out for the other radiator coolant fillings
  • Phone central heating bods to get talked through how to change control panel back to just temperature
  • Put menu up on blog every weekend - the rest of this week and next week is up 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 the chilled packaging or envelopes or tiles or juice bottles or packing material or radiator or cushion - they are coming for their things next Friday at 4.15pm
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants anything
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
  • Keep an eye on CheckATrade to see if anyone is interested in kitchen job
  • Make lunch of fruit/leftovers
  • 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
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
  • Make tea of water/ice cream/meal replacements/fruit bread/bread
  • 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

Today's (25th July 2026) breakfast photo

Today's breakfast couldn't have been simpler - just my normal first breakfast of a 500ml glass of water to pop my 10 morning pills with.


Here's today's only breakfast photo:


I've gotta remember...

...NOT to order any more protein shakes for my teas until I've chomped my way through the bread and fruit bread that are already in the freezer!

Gooood mornin' all!

Well, I've just used my brand new blood pressure machine for the first time and it was a lot higher than my previous machine, but still low.  I was nervous using it so maybe that was why it was higher than my normal??


I'm still full from yesterday's tea, so I'm gonna leave off anything solid for breakfast this morning and just have the water as my official breakfast so that I could pop my 10 morning pills and load up on creamy drinking choccies and creamy mochas until lunchtime.


My 'Morning Stability' score was another 3 so I'll try taking my new inhaler after my exercises, if I need to, this morning, even though I'm already coughing like mad this morning, but that's normal for me.


The daily virus scan was reassuringly still clear, so I'm gonna get my breakfast photo up, then my to-do list, then my exercises.


BBIAB