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 - 1.7 out of 5 for July
• Use new blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Weigh myself every Monday
• Log weight into NutraCheck
• 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/toast/water
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Put breakfast into NutraCheck
• Update menu with your breakfast
• Get washed and changed
• Brush my teeth
• Take OddBox container out at 5pm every Sunday
• 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 left cupboard under main counter
• Take photos of left counter cupboard things
• Offer left counter cupboard things to Freegler
• Advertise left counter cupboard things on Freegle
• Sort out middle cupboard under main counter
• Take photos of middle counter cupboard things
• Offer middle counter things to Freegler
• Advertise middle counter cupboard things on Freegle
• Sort out right cupboard under main counter
• Take photos of right counter cupboard things
• Offer right counter cupboard things to Freegler
• Advertise right counter cupboard things on Freegle
• Indulge in as many creamy drinks as I want - creamy caffeinated mocha to start the day off with
• Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
• 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
• Phone up for medical appointment about DVLA renewal - she's off work for a couple of weeks, but it's on her task list to call me for when she gets back - I've got an appointment now and it's gonna be a very busy Tuesday lol
• 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
• Arrange for emergency plumber to come back out for the other radiator coolant fillings
• 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 packing material or wok or griddle pan or chopping board or roasting tin or frying pan or plates or bowls
• Keep an eye on Olio
• Keep an eye on Freecycle
• Make lunch of protein and veg/ice cream/meal replacement
• Take photo of lunch
• Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Put lunch into NutraCheck
• Take lunchtime pill
• Update menu with your lunch
• 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
• Charge up fan
• 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
• Update menu with your tea
• 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

Tenth update to this weeks (17th to 22nd August 2026) menu

Snacks:

Creamy drinking chocolates
Chocolate
Pringles

Monday 17th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  1 x Pak Choi, 2 x sweetcorn
Tea:  Toast, vegan spread

Tuesday 18th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  1 x Pak Choi, 2 x sweetcorn
Tea:  Toast, vegan spread

Wednesday 19th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  1 x veggie burger, 2 x brocolli, 5g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  Toast, vegan spread

Thursday 20th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  1 x veggie burger, 2 x brocolli, 5g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  1 x Kiwi fruit

Friday 21st

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  9 x vegan chicken pieces, 10 x hash brown bites, 10g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  2 x apples, 1 x Kiwi fruit

Saturday 22nd

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  8 x vegan chicken pieces, 10 x hash brown bites, 10g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  2 x apples, 1 x Kiwi fruit

Today's (21st August 2026) lunch photo

I'm immensely proud of today's lunch of 8 vegan "chicken pieces" and 10 "air fryer hash brown bites" with approx 10g of Vegan Mayonnaise and a 330ml can of a Sparkling Mango pop.  

The "chicken pieces" were really dry and it was definitely missing the veg, but this is the closest I've had to a proper me-made meal in a very very long time.  I know how to improve it starting on Tuesday because I haven't got any frozen veg until my groceries get delivered on Tuesday morning but I'm gonna try spraying some oil on the pieces tomorrow.  If I feel adventurous on Monday then I might try the chicken pieces with a sweet potato that'll hopefully be delivered in my OddBox overnight on Monday.

Here's today's lunch photo:

Well, considering...

...that was a totally new lunch to me that I'd never eaten, let alone cooked ever before, I think I can consider it a great success!

The vegan chicken pieces were very dry, but I've never even seen the bag before today, and it didn't affect them too negatively, so I don't think that's too bad.

If I'd had some veg on the plate then I reckon it'd have been a perfect plate!

I'm so proud of myself and my confidence has soared now!

Today's (21st August 2026) to-do list

• Take Visible reading - 3 out of 5 again today
• Take FunCap reading on 1st of each month - 1.7 out of 5 for July
• Use new blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Weigh myself every Monday
• Log weight into NutraCheck
• 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/toast/water
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Put breakfast into NutraCheck
• Update menu with your breakfast
• Get washed and changed
• Brush my teeth
• Take OddBox container out at 5pm every Sunday
• 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 left cupboard under main counter
• Take photos of left counter cupboard things
• Offer left counter cupboard things to Freegler
• Advertise left counter cupboard things on Freegle
• Sort out middle cupboard under main counter
• Take photos of middle counter cupboard things
• Offer middle counter things to Freegler
• Advertise middle counter cupboard things on Freegle
• Sort out right cupboard under main counter
• Take photos of right counter cupboard things
• Offer right counter cupboard things to Freegler
• Advertise right counter cupboard things on Freegle
• Indulge in as many creamy drinks as I want - creamy caffeinated mocha to start the day off with
• Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
• 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
• Phone up for medical appointment about DVLA renewal - she's off work for a couple of weeks, but it's on her task list to call me for when she gets back - I've got an appointment now and it's gonna be a very busy Tuesday lol
• 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
• Arrange for emergency plumber to come back out for the other radiator coolant fillings
• 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 packing material or wok or griddle pan or chopping board or roasting tin or frying pan or plates or bowls
• Keep an eye on Olio
• Keep an eye on Freecycle
• Make lunch of protein and veg/ice cream/meal replacement
• Take photo of lunch
• Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Put lunch into NutraCheck
• Take lunchtime pill
• Update menu with your lunch
• 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
• Charge up fan
• 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
• Update menu with your tea
• 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

Nineth update to this weeks (17th to 22nd August 2026) menu

Snacks:

Creamy drinking chocolates
Chocolate
Pringles

Monday 17th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  1 x Pak Choi, 2 x sweetcorn
Tea:  Toast, vegan spread

Tuesday 18th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  1 x Pak Choi, 2 x sweetcorn
Tea:  Toast, vegan spread

Wednesday 19th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  1 x veggie burger, 2 x brocolli, 5g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  Toast, vegan spread

Thursday 20th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  1 x veggie burger, 2 x brocolli, 5g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  1 x Kiwi fruit

Friday 21st

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  2 x vegan chicken pieces, 10 x hash brown bites, 10g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  2 x apples, 1 x Kiwi fruit

Saturday 22nd

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, pineapple juice
Lunch:  2 x vegan chicken pieces, 10 x hash brown bites, 10g vegan mayonnaise
Tea:  2 x apples, 1 x Kiwi fruit

Today's (21st August 2026) breakfast photos

I had my second solid breakfast of the week this morning and I've got a me-friendly creamy caffeinated mocha on the go now too, in an effort to not snack on solid things today.

My first breakfast was, of course, a 500ml glass of water to wash my 10 morning pills down with.  My second breakfast was the same as yesterday - choccie Weetabix with approx 150ml of Plant Protein soya milk and a freshly-decanted 250ml bottle of Wonky pineapple juice.

Here's today's two breakfast photos:

Mornin' all

I didn't get an early night after all last night and was still down here at 7.30pm unfortunately, so I've woken up feeling like I've barely slept.

My new personal blood pressure range seems to be 112-117 so still low, but not as bad as it used to be.

I've popped my 10 morning pills and had my breakfast, but I'm already breathless so I'm gonna try taking my inhaler before I do my laps and exercises (my 'Morning Stability' score was 3 again) this morning - gotta remember to swill my mouth out too.

The daily virus scan was reassuringly clear again, so I'm gonna get my breakfast photos up, then today's to-do list, before I start reading.  I'm gonna try having creamy drinking chocolates instead of snacking on solids today - you watch me forget though lol

Nite nite orl

I'm absolutely shattered/knackered, so I've taken my last two pills of the day and I'm heading to bed.  I'm hoping I'll be able to read tomorrow in an attempt to break my comfort eating habit.  It's a new lunch tomorrow too with some me-friendly non-chicken pieces to go with the last two pieces of broccoli then Saturday I'll be trying out some hash brown bites that are specifically made for air fryers, along with more of the non-chicken pieces.

I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl

Third 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 - 1.7 out of 5 for July
• Use new blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Weigh myself every Monday
• Log weight into NutraCheck
• 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/toast/water
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Put breakfast into NutraCheck
• Update menu with your breakfast
• Get washed and changed
• Brush my teeth
• Take OddBox container out at 5pm every Sunday
• 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 left cupboard under main counter
• Take photos of left counter cupboard things
• Offer left counter cupboard things to Freegler
• Advertise left counter cupboard things on Freegle
• Sort out middle cupboard under main counter
• Take photos of middle counter cupboard things
• Offer middle counter things to Freegler
• Advertise middle counter cupboard things on Freegle
• Sort out right cupboard under main counter
• Take photos of right counter cupboard things
• Offer right counter cupboard things to Freegler
• Advertise right counter cupboard things on Freegle
• Indulge in as many creamy drinks as I want
• Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
• 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
• Phone up for medical appointment about DVLA renewal - she's off work for a couple of weeks, but it's on her task list to call me for when she gets back - I've got an appointment now and it's gonna be a very busy Tuesday lol
• 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
• Arrange for emergency plumber to come back out for the other radiator coolant fillings
• 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 packing material or radiator or cushion or wok or griddle pan or chopping board or roasting tin or frying pan or plates or bowls
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the sweetcorn
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of protein and veg/ice cream/meal replacement/water
• Take photo of lunch
• Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Put lunch into NutraCheck
• Take lunchtime pill
• Update menu with your lunch
• 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
• Charge up fan
• 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
• Update menu with your tea
• 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