Friday, 19 June 2026

Second update to today's to-do list

  • Take Visible reading - 3 out of 5 today
  • 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 - it's big enough for a while now
  • Ask Alexa to play Baroque music/the radio
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Make breakfast of Weetabix, soya milk and juice/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put breakfast into NutraCheck
  • Get washed and changed
  • Brush my teeth
  • Have caffeinated coffee/peach tea
  • Bring in binders
  • Get Steve's bank statements for all of 2022 - they will hopefully be here by this weekend - they arrived this morning and I'm really shocked by the first 3 pages unfortunately
  • Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
  • 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
  • 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
  • Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
  • Put menu up on blog every weekend - menu won't change until September now - I've just put next week's up 'cos it's a bit different in a good way - fruit all week this week again! - eggs to go with the fruit for the rest of this week
  • 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 peppers or apples - someone is interested in the apples
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
  • Make lunch of eggs/fruit/leftovers/biscuits
  • Take photo of lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Put lunch into NutraCheck
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • Refill can dispenser
  • Refill dosette box every Sunday
  • Do afternoon laps 
  • Do sit-ups in hall
  • Do crunches in hall
  • Do twists in hall
  • Charge up powerbanks
  • Charge up Visible
  • Charge up phone
  • Charge up watch
  • 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 this morning 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/chocolate nut mix/ice cream/meal replacements
  • 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
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

Today's (19th June 2026) tea photo

Today's tea is, I think, the same as yesterday's: 2 tubs of Chocolate Nut Mix and a 500ml glass of water.


Here's today's tea photo:


First update to today's to-do list

  • Take Visible reading - 3 out of 5 today
  • 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 - it's big enough for a while now
  • Ask Alexa to play Baroque music/the radio
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Make breakfast of Weetabix, soya milk and juice/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put breakfast into NutraCheck
  • Get washed and changed
  • Brush my teeth
  • Have caffeinated coffee/peach tea
  • Bring in binders
  • Get Steve's bank statements for all of 2022 - they will hopefully be here by this weekend - they arrived this morning and I'm really shocked by the first 3 pages unfortunately
  • Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
  • 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
  • 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
  • Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
  • Put menu up on blog every weekend - menu won't change until September now - I've just put next week's up 'cos it's a bit different in a good way - fruit all week this week again! - eggs to go with the fruit for the rest of this week
  • 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 peppers or apples - someone is interested in the apples
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
  • Make lunch of eggs/fruit/leftovers/biscuits
  • Take photo of lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Put lunch into NutraCheck
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • Refill can dispenser
  • Refill dosette box every Sunday
  • Do afternoon laps 
  • Do sit-ups in hall
  • Do crunches in hall
  • Do twists in hall
  • Charge up powerbanks
  • Charge up Visible
  • Charge up phone
  • Charge up watch
  • 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 this morning 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/chocolate nut mix/ice cream/meal replacements
  • 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
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

Today's (19th June 2026) lunch photos

Today's lunch was the same as yesterday's and it'll be the same meal again tomorrow too:  2 pickled eggs, 2 small pears and 2 easy peelers all washed down with the last 330ml can of a Sparkling Mango pop so I've gotta remember to refill the dispenser before lunchtime tomorrow.


Here's today's lunch photos:



Today's (19th June 2026) to-do list

  • Take Visible reading - 3 out of 5 today
  • 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 - it's big enough for a while now
  • Ask Alexa to play Baroque music/the radio
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Make breakfast of Weetabix, soya milk and juice/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put breakfast into NutraCheck
  • Get washed and changed
  • Brush my teeth
  • Have caffeinated coffee/peach tea
  • Bring in binders
  • Get Steve's bank statements for all of 2022 - they will hopefully be here by this weekend - they arrived this morning and I'm really shocked by the first 3 pages unfortunately
  • Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
  • 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
  • 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
  • Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
  • Put menu up on blog every weekend - menu won't change until September now - I've just put next week's up 'cos it's a bit different in a good way - fruit all week this week again! - eggs to go with the fruit for the rest of this week
  • 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 peppers or apples - someone is interested in the apples
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
  • Make lunch of eggs/fruit/leftovers/biscuits
  • 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
  • Do afternoon laps 
  • Do sit-ups in hall
  • Do crunches in hall
  • Do twists in hall
  • Charge up powerbanks
  • Charge up Visible
  • Charge up phone
  • Charge up watch
  • 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 this morning 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/chocolate nut mix/ice cream/meal replacements
  • 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
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

Today's (19th June 2026) breakfast photo

For my only breakfast today, I just had my usual 500ml glass of water to wash my 9 morning pills down with.


Here's today's breakfast photo:


Mornin' all

I've woken up to a Visible score of 3 today, so I'll be lapping and exercising this afternoon, despite feeling like I haven't slept.  I've also unofficially weighed myself and I'm happy with where I am now, but my blood pressure is raised again unfortunately.  My 9 morning pills have been popped with my only breakfast this morning and I'm not gonna have any caffeine today 'cos of not having a solid breakfast.


The daily virus scan has just finished and it found an advanced issue so I'll get that sorted when I've put my breakfast photo up, which I'm gonna do now, then my to-do list, followed by my first creamy drinking chocolate of the day.


BBS


Thursday, 18 June 2026

Nite nite orl

I forgot to say goodnight to you all until I'd shut down and unplugged my laptop again lol


I'm just quickly back to say goodnight to you all and I'll see you in the morning.


Nite nite orl


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

  • Take Visible reading - 2 out of 5 again today
  • 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 - it's big enough for a while now
  • Ask Alexa to play Baroque music/the radio
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Make breakfast of Weetabix, soya milk and juice/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put breakfast into NutraCheck
  • Get washed and changed
  • Brush my teeth
  • Have caffeinated coffee/peach tea
  • Bring in binders
  • Get Steve's bank statements for all of 2022 - they will hopefully be here by this weekend - they arrived this morning and I'm really shocked by the first 3 pages unfortunately
  • Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
  • 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
  • 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
  • Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
  • Put menu up on blog every weekend - menu won't change until September now - I've just put next week's up 'cos it's a bit different in a good way - fruit all week this week again! - eggs to go with the fruit for the rest of this week
  • 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 peppers or apples - someone is interested in the apples
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
  • Make lunch of eggs/fruit/leftovers/biscuits
  • 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
  • Do afternoon laps 
  • Do sit-ups in hall
  • Do crunches in hall
  • Do twists in hall
  • Charge up powerbanks
  • Charge up Visible
  • Charge up phone
  • Charge up watch
  • 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 this morning 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/chocolate nut mix/ice cream/meal replacements
  • 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
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

Today (18th June 2026) I'm grateful for...

...the three choccie drinks completely stopping me from snacking today - it seems that my mouth wanted sweetness as opposed to food when I was snacking, so now that I know that I can stock up on the cream and do like I did today, just have chocolatey drinks as opposed to solid snacks.  I also haven't felt hungry after the drinks like I pretty much constantly did with the snacking!  Drinking chocolates and me-friendly squirty creams will be a constant in my life now that I've found the solution!


I'm also grateful that the Mental Health nurse was so quick to make the corrections I dropped off on Friday and that she was so understanding of my reasons.  One of the questions she left blank was my triggers though, and I realised that I didn't know them any more other than the weather and feeling pressured into supporting others!  I used to know them, but since I've been stable on the 5-HTP I haven't noticed them ever since!


I've had a good day today.