Nite nite orl

There are lots of things that I've gotta remember tomorrow, starting with having toast for my breakfast, then refilling a bottle with squash, then the weekly virus scan and backups, then potentially, if my score is high enough, my laps and exercises all while waiting for my four deliveries so that I can prepare, cook and eat my potatoes.  Depending on when the deliveries arrive tomorrow, decides what I have for my lunch - it could be either a vegetarian sausage roll or a veggie burger with a couple of salad potatoes or a sweet potato, but I won't know for sure until the deliveries give me a rough window... I hope they are all early!

I'm absolutely knackered so I'm heading to bed.

I'll see you all at some point tomorrow.

Nite nite orl

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

• Take Visible reading - 4 out of 5 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 monthly 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/toast/water
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Put breakfast into NutraCheck
• Put in new grocery order
• Put bags down by door
• Bring in groceries
• Put groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• 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 new appliances 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 - I'm 950g into the safe zone, which is reassuring
• Match up Steve's statements against my 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
• 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 the 3 milks/beans/salad leaves
• 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 - there are a couple of people interested and I've sent photos to the one who requested them and offered the photos to the other person - I've had 1 quote so far, over £1000 just for labour and not including parts, so I don't think I'll be using them.  I've sent the photos to the other interested tradesperson so I'll wait and see what they say
• Make lunch of fruit/leftovers/toast/protein and potato/ice cream
• 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/toast/fruit
• 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 (28th July 2026) tea photo

Today's tea was about as healthy as it gets - a large pear and a small plum, washed down with a 500ml glass of water.

Here's today's tea photo:

I'll prolly end up...

...severely regretting it tomorrow, but I've just done my second set of laps and exercises of the day (because my 'Morning Stability' score was 4 this morning) and I'm proud of myself, but think I've overdone it today.

It's almost tea-time (at 3.30pm) when I'll have a pear, a plum and a glass of water, then I'm gonna have an early night methinks.

Today's (28th July 2026) lunch photo

I was cold this morning, but now, after putting my groceries away, I'm hot, so I'm having 3 vegan ice creams for my lunch.

Opinions please - what is the healthiest way to keep my weight stable now that I've got it to where my medical team and me want it to be please?  I'm already sorted for lunches, but my choices for breakfasts are fruit juice as standard, but do I focus on choccie Weetabix with soya milk or toast and vegan spread or a vegan yoghurt for my breakfast please? I've already got the Weetabix, soya milk, bread and spread but if the yoghurt is the way to go then I'll just add it to next week's shop. 

I've always found it soooo easy to lose weight (just have to sneeze and I lose 1kg lol) but putting and keeping it on has been a lifelong struggle.  Now that I'm where the nurse wants me to be (right at the top of the healthy weight range for my height), I'm facing a constant battle with keeping my weight stable and I don't know how to do it!  Has anyone got any ideas please?

TYSMIA

Here's today's lunch photo:

First update to today's to-do list

• Take Visible reading - 4 out of 5 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 monthly 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/toast/water
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Put breakfast into NutraCheck
• Put in new grocery order
• Put bags down by door
• Bring in groceries
• Put groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• 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 new appliances 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 - I'm 950g into the safe zone, which is reassuring
• Match up Steve's statements against my 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
• 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 the 3 milks/beans/salad leaves
• 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 - there are a couple of people interested and I've sent photos to the one who requested them and offered the photos to the other person
• Make lunch of fruit/leftovers/toast/protein and potato
• 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/toast/fruit
• 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 (28th July 2026) breakfast photo

There's only one photo of my breakfast this morning because it was a purely liquid meal of my usual 500ml glass of water to wash my 13 morning pills down with and a freshly-decanted 250ml bottle of Wonky Orange juice this morning.

Here's today's breakfast photo:

Today's (28th July 2026) to-do list

• Take Visible reading - 4 out of 5 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 monthly 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/toast/water
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Put breakfast into NutraCheck
• Put in new grocery order
• Put bags down by door
• Bring in groceries
• Put groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• 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 new appliances 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 - I'm 950g into the safe zone, which is reassuring
• Match up Steve's statements against my 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
• 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 the 3 milks/beans/salad leaves
• 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 - there are a couple of people interested and I've sent photos to the one who requested them and offered the photos to the other person
• Make lunch of fruit/leftovers/toast/protein and potato
• 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/toast/fruit
• 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

Mornin' all

Well, I had a late start to my morning and I'm quite chilly this morning but can't be arsed to put the cover onto the duvet and back onto the bed lol

So far this morning, I've taken my blood pressure which was back down to my high-normal of 108, popped my 13 morning pills and had my breakfast of a bottle of Wonky Orange juice.  I'll get my breakfast photo up when my monthly virus scan has finished.

My 'Morning Stability' score was a huge 4 out of 5 today, so I can do both sets of laps and exercises today, before my groceries turn up this morning and after a hopefully protein-packed lunch.

I hope all my groceries are available, but it's no biggie if they aren't today 'cos most of it is herbs for my Workings and protein bits to go with my veggies but I've got bread in the freezer and protein powder and a few meal replacements if none of it is there.

Time to wash up my breakfast bottle and do my first set of exercises of the day after I've put today's to-do list together now I reckon.

BBS

Nite nite

I'm absolutely poopy-dooped so I've taken my last two pills of the day, done my evening Visible reading and I'm heading to bed now.

I'll see you all in the morning for the monthly virus scan.

Nite nite orl