Saturday, 9 May 2026

Looks like...

...today could be another day of liquids for lunch 'cos I've got a delivery due between 9.55am and 1.55pm so I won't be able to eat until it arrives and if it's at the later end of the slot then it'll be too late for me to have lunch.


Hopefully I'll be able to eat properly tomorrow for the first time in 3 days though.


Aaaaand...

...it's started.


My bum is already misbehaving after only eating breakfast yesterday and it'll be like it all day and the same again on Wednesday because of the plug.


Today's (9th May 2026) to-do list

  • Pull water heating switch in the bathroom
  • Use 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/the radio
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Get washed and dressed
  • Have shower
  • Wash hair
  • Get dressed
  • Pull water heating switch off
  • Make breakfast of Weetabix, soya milk and juice/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Have caffeinated coffee
  • Clear outside drain
  • Wash and dry towels
  • Air towels
  • Put towels away
  • Get Steve's bank statements for all of 2022
  • Contact bank about Steve's statements for last year of his life
  • 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 - today's the day! - he was ill so we are gonna reschedule it when he's feeling better - he's coming between 9am and 10am today - he didn't come after all, so I'll give him one last chance before I give up and readvertise the job again - he's coming at 1pm on Tuesday, so I won't be eating lunch that day and I'll have to wait until he's gone before I do my laps and exercises
  • 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
  • Do morning laps
  • Do 75 morning sit-ups
  • Do 35 morning crunches
  • Do 100 twists
  • Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
  • Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries
  • Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom
  • Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets
  • Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
  • Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen
  • Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
  • 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 anything
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion or kitchen things - someone wants the saucepans
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
  • Make lunch of salad
  • 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
  • Do sit-ups in hall
  • Do crunches in hall
  • Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
  • Wait for service certificate for ASHP
  • Email service certificate to home insurers
  • Give saucepans to Olio-er?
  • 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 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

Today's (9th May 2026) breakfast photos

This morning's breakfast was the same as it has been for most of the week - a 500ml glass of water to start off with so that I could take my morning pills, then I had a shower and got dressed, then had my solid breakfast of 2 choccie Weetabix 250ml of Plant Protein soya milk and a freshly-decanted 250ml bottle of Tropical juice.


Here's today's breakfast photos:



Mornin' all

Well, I had a pretty disturbed night again and my hayfever is in full swing so I'm feeling pretty lousy atm.  I've taken my blood pressure which was higher than my normal, but still low in the medical reference range, popped my morning pills, had a shower and washed my hair then had my breakfast, so I'm back on track this morning.  The daily virus scan was still reassuringly clear too, so that's good news.  I've potentially got an Olio-er interested in my saucepans, but he obviously didn't read the full ad because he said he would come at 6pm today even though my ad said 5pm most days!


Gotta remember to wash and dry the towels today 'cos there aren't any clean ones left now!


Time to get my breakfast photo up, then today's to-do list now I reckon.


BBS


Friday, 8 May 2026

Nite nite orl

It's been a long, busy ole day today with very little solid food (other than my breakfast and a cheeky packet of chocolate peanuts) so my arse is gonna be awful tomorrow when I've gotta remember to pull the water heating switch in the bathroom for my weekly bath.


I've popped my last two pills of the day so I'm gonna shut down and head to bed now.


I'll see you all at some point 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
  • 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 Weetabix, soya milk and juice/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Have caffeinated coffee
  • Wash and dry towels
  • Air towels
  • Put towels away
  • Get Steve's bank statements for all of 2022
  • Contact bank about Steve's statements for last year of his life
  • 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 - today's the day! - he was ill so we are gonna reschedule it when he's feeling better - he's coming between 9am and 10am today - he didn't come after all, so I'll give him one last chance before I give up and readvertise the job again
  • 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
  • Do morning laps
  • Do 75 morning sit-ups
  • Do 35 morning crunches
  • Do 100 twists
  • Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
  • Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries
  • Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom
  • Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets
  • Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms/give Olio-er their iced mocha/give Freegler their air freshener
  • Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen
  • Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
  • 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 anything
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion or kitchen things or spinach or peppers
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
  • Give peppers, spinach, ice cube trays and mocha to Olio-er
  • Make lunch of salad
  • 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
  • Do sit-ups in hall
  • Do crunches in hall
  • Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
  • Wait for service certificate for ASHP
  • Email service certificate to home insurers
  • Give air freshners to Freegler
  • 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 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

As I predicted this morning...

...my only solid meal today is gonna be the choccie Weetabix I had for my breakfast.


My bum is gonna be awful tomorrow after so much liquid and so little solid today, but never mind eh?


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
  • 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 Weetabix, soya milk and juice/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Have caffeinated coffee
  • Wash and dry towels
  • Air towels
  • Put towels away
  • Get Steve's bank statements for all of 2022
  • Contact bank about Steve's statements for last year of his life
  • 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 - today's the day! - he was ill so we are gonna reschedule it when he's feeling better - he's coming between 9am and 10am today - he didn't come after all, so I'll give him one last chance before I give up and readvertise the job again
  • 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
  • Do morning laps
  • Do 75 morning sit-ups
  • Do 35 morning crunches
  • Do 100 twists
  • Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
  • Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries
  • Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom
  • Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets
  • Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms/give Olio-er their iced mocha/give Freegler their air freshener
  • Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen
  • Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
  • 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 anything
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion or kitchen things or spinach or peppers
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
  • Give peppers, spinach, ice cube trays and mocha to Olio-er
  • Make lunch of salad
  • 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
  • Do sit-ups in hall
  • Do crunches in hall
  • Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
  • Wait for service certificate for ASHP
  • Email service certificate to home insurers
  • Give air freshners to Freegler
  • 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 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

Yep, apparently I'm a supermarket...

...the lady came to my door and asked "is the spinach still OK?" so I said that I thought so.  She replied "what about the peppers?" and I said that I thought they were too.  "Have you got anything else listed atm?" to which I replied "nope, that's it" she took out her phone and scrolled through my listings.  Showed me a photo "what's this?" so I told her it was an iced mocha "I'll have that.  What about this?" plums "how many?"  I told her nine.  She said "I'll have those too" then spotted the tomatoes and said "I don't need those.  What about these?" so I told her radishes "nope, don't want those either" so she basically emptied my fresh veg out of my fridge even though she had only requested the spinach and peppers!


She then asked for directions for getting to a main road and I had to direct her to that too and she disappeared.  Not an ounce of gratitude or single word of thanks during the entire time she was here.