...engineer booked for the digital switchover of my home phone - I've just gotta remember now! lol
Amanda's blog
Thursday, 16 July 2026
I was wrong, I'm sorry
I thought my medical appointment and taxi were today, so I got totally ready today and barely drank this morning, but I've just checked my appointment and with the taxi and it's tomorrow not today - woops!
I can have a proper lunch now!
Gulp!
I've just had the email about the digital switchover for my phone with the phone number to book the engineer <gulp> The email makes it sound easy enough, but I don't trust myself with anything like that lol
Today is gonna be bedlum as it is, so I'll try calling to arrange it tomorrow when hopefully things will have quietened down a bit lol
Today's (16th July 2026) to-do list
Take Visible reading- 3 out of 5 today- Take FunCap reading on 1st of each month
Use blood pressure machinePut details onto spreadsheetPut BP machine awayDrink glass of waterTake morning pillsRun daily virus scan- it found an advanced issue which is now resolved- Use delivery
- Put delivery away
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 squashMake breakfast of Weetabix, soya milk and juice/waterTake photo of breakfastPut photo of breakfast on here and InstagramWash upPut breakfast into NutraCheck- Weigh myself every Monday
- Log weight into NutraCheck
Get washed and changedBrush my teethKeep voicemail active- Have caffeinated coffee/peach tea
Give second memoir a last minute run-through- 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 nowFind 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
- Put first delivery away
- Put second delivery away
- Put third delivery away
Put taxi booking into calendar for 17th- 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
- 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 chilled packaging
- Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion
- Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
- 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
- Wait for service certificate for ASHP -
I've just emailed them to chase it up- I heard from them and they have forwarded my message onto the most appropriate department, so I've just gotta be patient now - Email service certificate to home insurers
- 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 (16th July 2026) breakfast photo
Breakfast this morning was my usual 500ml glass of water to wash down my 11 morning pills with and I also had my 4th solid breakfast of the month of choccie Weetabix, approx 150ml of Plant Protein soya milk and a 250ml bottle of Flawsome orange juice.
Here are today's breakfast photos:
Mornin' all
Well, today's the day that I start being tested for asthma... I honestly haven't got a clue if I've got it or not, but it's in my hospital medical records so I wanna know one way or the other.
My Visible's 'Morning Stability' score was a 3 out of 5 this morning so I can, in theory at least, do one set of laps and exercises, but I'm not gonna risk it today 'cos of the medical appointment this afternoon.
I've taken my pills but almost threw one of them up. I've also got washed and changed and brushed my teeth, then had a solid breakfast for potentially the first time this week.
This first blog post of the day is getting a bit long, so I'm gonna shut up and get today's to-do list together, then my breakfast photos resized and put up on here and Instagram.
BBS
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Nite nite orl
Gotta remember to get washed and changed tomorrow morning, ready for my medical appointment in the afternoon.
I've just finished the hopefully last edit of my second memoir and emailed it across to my best friend.
I'm giving my personal phone some emergency juice so that I can take it with me to call the taxi tomorrow.
My last two pills of the day have been popped and I'm gonna head 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
Use blood pressure machinePut details onto spreadsheetPut BP machine awayDrink glass of waterTake morning pillsRun weekly virus scanDo weekly backupsBring in delivery between 7am and 1pmOpen delivery- Use delivery
- Put delivery away
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 ofWeetabix, soya milk and juice/waterTake photo of breakfastPut photo of breakfast on here and Instagram- Wash up
Put breakfast into NutraCheck- Weigh myself every Monday
- Log weight into NutraCheck
- Get washed and changed
- Brush my teeth
Have caffeinated coffee/peach tea- Give second memoir a last minute run-through
- 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 nowFind 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
- Put first delivery away
- Put second delivery away
- Put third delivery away
Put taxi booking into calendar for 17th- 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
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 chilled packaging
- Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion
- Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
Make lunch of fruit/leftoversTake photo of lunchPut photo of lunch on here and InstagramDo washing upPut lunch into NutraCheckTake lunchtime pill- Refill dosette box every Sunday
- Refill can dispenser
Do afternoon lapsDo sit-ups in hallDo crunches in hallDo 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
- Wait for service certificate for ASHP -
I've just emailed them to chase it up- I heard from them and they have forwarded my message onto the most appropriate department, so I've just gotta be patient now - Email service certificate to home insurers
- 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-inTake evening pillsGo 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
Use blood pressure machinePut details onto spreadsheetPut BP machine awayDrink glass of waterTake morning pillsRun weekly virus scanDo weekly backupsBring in delivery between 7am and 1pmOpen delivery- Use delivery
- Put delivery away
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 ofWeetabix, soya milk and juice/waterTake photo of breakfastPut photo of breakfast on here and Instagram- Wash up
Put breakfast into NutraCheck- Weigh myself every Monday
- Log weight into NutraCheck
- Get washed and changed
- Brush my teeth
Have caffeinated coffee/peach tea- Give second memoir a last minute run-through
- 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 nowFind 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
- Put first delivery away
- Put second delivery away
- Put third delivery away
Put taxi booking into calendar for 17th- 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
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 chilled packaging
- Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion
- Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
Make lunch of fruit/leftoversTake photo of lunchPut photo of lunch on here and InstagramDo washing upPut lunch into NutraCheckTake lunchtime pill- Refill dosette box every Sunday
- Refill can dispenser
Do afternoon lapsDo sit-ups in hallDo crunches in hallDo 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
- Wait for service certificate for ASHP -
I've just emailed them to chase it up- I heard from them and they have forwarded my message onto the most appropriate department, so I've just gotta be patient now - Email service certificate to home insurers
- 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
Second update to today's to-do list
Take Visible reading- 3 out of 5 today- Take FunCap reading on 1st of each month
Use blood pressure machinePut details onto spreadsheetPut BP machine awayDrink glass of waterTake morning pillsRun weekly virus scanDo weekly backupsBring in delivery between 7am and 1pmOpen delivery- Use delivery
- Put delivery away
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 ofWeetabix, soya milk and juice/waterTake photo of breakfastPut photo of breakfast on here and Instagram- Wash up
Put breakfast into NutraCheck- Weigh myself every Monday
- Log weight into NutraCheck
- Get washed and changed
- Brush my teeth
Have caffeinated coffee/peach tea- Give second memoir a last minute run-through
- 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 nowFind 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
- Put first delivery away
- Put second delivery away
- Put third delivery away
Put taxi booking into calendar for 17th- 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
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 chilled packaging
- Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion
- Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
Make lunch of fruit/leftoversTake photo of lunchPut photo of lunch on here and InstagramDo washing upPut lunch into NutraCheckTake 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
- Wait for service certificate for ASHP -
I've just emailed them to chase it up- I heard from them and they have forwarded my message onto the most appropriate department, so I've just gotta be patient now - Email service certificate to home insurers
- 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

