Nite nite orl

I'm absolutely friggin' knackered so I've popped my pills and I'm off to beddy-byes now.

I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl

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

• Use 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/the radio
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed
• Make breakfast of toast and juice/water
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Shake crumbs out of toaster
• Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
• Request quotes for plug fix on Check A Trade - a plumber has asked for photo's so I've asked if they want the video instead - I sent him the video this morning - he's away for a week but is gonna let me know when he's back then he'll come and do it for me
• Find out about most secure locks from insurers - I've emailed so just waiting for their reply now
• Request quotes for 2 new outside doors on Check A Trade (front door MUST be wood and have a letter box)
• Contact the council about the recycling boxes return - they've gotta be dropped off at a depot so I've asked my SIL to do it for me - she was going to do it yesterday, but someone had put rubbish in them so she wasn't willing to take them until that had been sorted which it was 5 minutes after she left, so I've just gotta keep my eyes peeled for any more rubbish that gets put in there now - she's hopefully gonna come for them this week - hopefully next week instead?
• Keep checking to see if anyone wants the carrots - the listing expired so I asked a horse-lover that I know instead
• 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
• Do morning laps - my weight is too low to risk it now
• Do morning sit-ups - 75 this week - my weight is too low to risk it now
• Do morning crunches - 35 this week - my weight is too low to risk it now
• Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
• Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries & radiator today
• Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom
• Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets
• Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
• Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen
• Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling
• 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 radiator or seat cushion
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion
• Phone pharmacy again
• Bring in prescription
• Put prescription away
• Make lunch of butternut squash, mushrooms, mixed veg, sweet potato/pickled eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Take lunchtime pill
• Refill dosette box every Sunday
• Do afternoon laps - my weight is too low to risk it now
• Do sit-ups in hall - my weight is too low to risk it now 
• Do crunches in hall - my weight is too low to risk it now
• Wait for service certificate for ASHP
• Email service certificate to home insurers
• Go through apps on my spam phone
• Make tea of soup
• Take photo of tea
• Bring tea through to the living room
• Log tea into FitBit app
• Put photo of tea on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as choccie raisins too
• And treat-sized choccie on the side
• 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
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Another short, sharp...

...storm has blown over again, so I'm back for long enough to finish listening to a podcast then I'll head to bed I reckon.

It's gone dark again, soooo

...I'm shutting down until the storm has passed again.

First update to today's to-do list

• Use 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/the radio
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed
• Make breakfast of toast and juice/water
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Shake crumbs out of toaster
• Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
• Request quotes for plug fix on Check A Trade - a plumber has asked for photo's so I've asked if they want the video instead - I sent him the video this morning - he's away for a week but is gonna let me know when he's back then he'll come and do it for me
• Find out about most secure locks from insurers - I've emailed so just waiting for their reply now
• Request quotes for 2 new outside doors on Check A Trade (front door MUST be wood and have a letter box)
• Contact the council about the recycling boxes return - they've gotta be dropped off at a depot so I've asked my SIL to do it for me - she was going to do it yesterday, but someone had put rubbish in them so she wasn't willing to take them until that had been sorted which it was 5 minutes after she left, so I've just gotta keep my eyes peeled for any more rubbish that gets put in there now - she's hopefully gonna come for them this week - hopefully next week instead?
• Keep checking to see if anyone wants the carrots - the listing expired so I asked a horse-lover that I know instead
• 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
• Do morning laps - my weight is too low to risk it now
• Do morning sit-ups - 75 this week - my weight is too low to risk it now
• Do morning crunches - 35 this week - my weight is too low to risk it now
• Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
• Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries & radiator today
• Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom
• Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets
• Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
• Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen
• Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling
• 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 radiator or seat cushion
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion
• Phone pharmacy again
• Bring in prescription
• Put prescription away
• Make lunch of butternut squash, mushrooms, mixed veg, sweet potato/pickled eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Take lunchtime pill
• Refill dosette box every Sunday
• Do afternoon laps - my weight is too low to risk it now
• Do sit-ups in hall - my weight is too low to risk it now 
• Do crunches in hall - my weight is too low to risk it now
• Wait for service certificate for ASHP
• Email service certificate to home insurers
• Go through apps on my spam phone
• Make tea of soup
• Take photo of tea
• Bring tea through to the living room
• Log tea into FitBit app
• Put photo of tea on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as choccie raisins too
• And treat-sized choccie on the side
• 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
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Third and final update to today's plan

1. Wake up
2. Go for first emergency wee
3. Take blood pressure
4. Go for second emergency wee
5. Take 10 or 11 morning pills (depending on my mental health)
6. Go for third and hopefully last emergency wee
7. Get washed
8. Get dressed
9. Make breakfast
10. Take photo of breakfast
11. Eat breakfast
12. Wash up
13. Boot up laptop
14. Run daily virus scan
15. Sort out any issues
16. Make my first blog post of the day
17. Open email
18. Save breakfast photo
19. Put breakfast photo on here and Instagram
20. Shake crumbs out of toaster
21. Start reading and reviewing a book
22. Phone pharmacy about owed prescription
23. Bring in prescription
24. Put prescription away
25. Keep reading and reviewing the book until I...
26. Make double lunch quantity
27. Take photo of lunch
28. Eat lunch
29. Wash up
30. Put lunch photo on here and Instagram
31. Take lunchtime pill
32. Keep reading and reviewing the book until I...
33. Make tea of instant soup
34. Take photo of tea
35. Drink soup
36. Put photo of tea up on here
37. Keep reading and reviewing the book until bedtime
38. Take last two pills of the day
39. Head to bed
40. Hopefully fall asleep quickly

Book Review: "The Intercessors" by D. L. Norris

Kindle Hardback Paperback

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5

Each book that I read and review starts off with the full 5 stars and I'm forever hopeful that they will all still be firmly routed in place by the time I close the back cover.

Going by the cover alone, it looks like this book is gonna be a pretty spiritual book maybe?  The description got me hooked and I hope it's a positive book to read!

Let's get going shall we?

It's been a bit of a slow start, but maybe that's intentional?  Maybe the author doesn't want the reader to rush through without thinking about every word that they read?  It's been a really good read so far and I'm really enjoying it... have I already, potentially, got a 5 star book on my hands??

I'm 13% of the way through and have yet to find a single negative thing to say, which is always a relief!

Up to 33% now and I'm still loving every word!  I've just finished reading the chapter at 34% and I have to admit that I'm feeling a touch emotional that things worked out so well for them but it also made me wish that I could have been offered that same lifeline or even just recognition while my late husband was alive!

At 51% I'm stopping for lunch... this book, IMNSHO is worth every penny!

Back now and I'm glad I waited until after lunch to read the next chapter 'cos I'm in floods of tears now!

Oh dear.  The author has used the name of a famous criminal and I'm not sure if that's legal or not, but it can't be safe, surely??

What a great end to a terrific book!  Just the right mix of heartbreak and positivity.  The last chapter was perfect to end the book on too.

Definitely worthy of the full 5 stars.

Today's (16th April 2026) tea photo

My last meal of the day is a 250ml mug of instant Minestrone Cup Soup and it's going down a treat.

Here's today's tea photo:

Second update to today's plan

1. Wake up
2. Go for first emergency wee
3. Take blood pressure
4. Go for second emergency wee
5. Take 10 or 11 morning pills (depending on my mental health)
6. Go for third and hopefully last emergency wee
7. Get washed
8. Get dressed
9. Make breakfast
10. Take photo of breakfast
11. Eat breakfast
12. Wash up
13. Boot up laptop
14. Run daily virus scan
15. Sort out any issues
16. Make my first blog post of the day
17. Open email
18. Save breakfast photo
19. Put breakfast photo on here and Instagram
20. Shake crumbs out of toaster
21. Start reading and reviewing a book
22. Phone pharmacy about owed prescription
23. Bring in prescription
24. Put prescription away
25. Keep reading and reviewing the book until I...
26. Make double lunch quantity
27. Take photo of lunch
28. Eat lunch
29. Wash up
30. Put lunch photo on here and Instagram
31. Take lunchtime pill
32. Keep reading and reviewing the book until I...
33. Make tea of instant soup
34. Take photo of tea
35. Drink soup
36. Put photo of tea up on here
37. Keep reading and reviewing the book until bedtime
38. Take last two pills of the day
39. Head to bed
40. Hopefully fall asleep quickly

Today's (16th April 2026) lunch photo

Today's lunch was quick and simple - 3 pickled eggs and a 330ml can of a Sparkling Mango pop.

Here's today's lunch photo: