Amanda's blog

Saturday, 31 October 2026

Today's (31st October 2026) to-do list

~~Take Visible reading~~ - 2 out of 5 today
~~Take FunCap reading on 1st of each month~~ - ~~1.7 out of 5 for July~~ - ~~1.8 for August~~ - 1.9 for September
~~Use 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~~
Download Visible readings on 1st of each month
Put Visible readings onto health site on 1st of each month
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~~ toast & juice/~~water~~
~~Take photo of breakfast~~
~~Put photo of breakfast on Instagram~~
Wash up
~~Put breakfast into NutraCheck~~
Update menu with your breakfast
Get washed and changed
Brush my teeth
Do morning laps
Do morning sit-ups in hall
Do morning crunches in hall
Do morning twists in hall
Do wall planks in hall
Do side steps in hall
Do hip circles in hall
Do squats in living room
Take part in competitions
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
Indulge in as many creamy drinks as I want
Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
~~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
Housework - Monday - ~~change bedding~~ & ~~bring in~~ rubbish/~~recycling~~
Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & ~~groceries~~ & ~~clear caches~~
Housework - Wednesday - ~~clean bathroom~~
Housework - Thursday - ~~vacuum carpets~~
Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen/have bath or shower
Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
Arrange for emergency plumber to come back out for the other radiator coolant fillings - I've just re-found him (TJB Heating if I forget again) on Check A Trade and explained the situation and he's up for doing it, so I've sent him the questions from my home insurers and as soon as I've got their approval I'll sort out when he can come and fit the other 5 radiators and fill them up with coolant
~~Contact home insurers for their approval of radiator replacements~~ - I heard from them just before lunch and they had a few questions which I've answered as well as I can before contacting the plumber but I want their approval before I get on the blower to him
Put menu up on blog every weekend - got very rough menu's until 15th November now
~~Contact home insurers about leaky roof~~
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 glasses or the plates or the bowl
Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants the glasses or the plates or the bowl
Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants anything
Make lunch of egg, protein and veg/meal replacement
Take photo of lunch
Put photo of lunch on 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 afternoon sit-ups in hall
Do afternoon crunches in hall
Do afternoon twists in hall
Do wall planks in hall
Do side steps in hall
Do hip circles in hall
Do squats in living room
Charge up powerbanks
Charge up Visible
Charge up personal phone
Charge up spam phone
Charge up watch
Charge up HLTH band
Charge up fan
Charge up Kindle
Refill bottle with squash
Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
Bring in OddBox
Put new fruit and veg away
Make tea of water/meal replacements/fruit/soup
Take photo of tea
Bring tea through to the living room
Put photo of tea on Instagram
Do washing up
Put tea into NutraCheck
Update menu with your tea
There's 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 (31st October 2026) breakfast comment

I was thinking that this morning's breakfast would come in two parts again, so I got my first part, a 500ml glass of water, to wash my morning pills down with, but then forgot about my intended solid breakfast and put my laptop back on the table before realising what I'd done!

Today's breakfast was officially just the water, but I've got a 550ml mug of caffeinated instant coffee and the last 165g tube of Pringles on the go now too, to try and stop my belly from rumbling and making me feel sick.

Mornin' all

It's the last day of the month today and also Samhain, so I've gotta get my last blood pressure photo up, then the spreadsheet, then make myself a creamy drinking chocolate because I forgot to make myself anything solid before putting my laptop back on the table.

I've popped my last 11 morning pills of the month and woken up to a 'Morning Stability' score of 2 again, so I won't be lapping or exercising today.

The last virus scan of the month found an advanced issue, so I'd best get that sorted before I forget... OK, all sorted.

Time to get my monthly stuff sorted on my health site then I'll come back and sort out my breakfast comment and photo and put today's to-do list together.

BBIAB

Friday, 30 October 2026

Nite nite orl

I'm absolutely shattered so I've taken my pills and I'm heading on up to beddy-byes now.

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 today
~~Take FunCap reading on 1st of each month~~ - ~~1.7 out of 5 for July~~ - ~~1.8 for August~~ - 1.9 for September
~~Use 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~~
Download Visible readings on 1st of each month
Put Visible readings onto health site on 1st of each month
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 toast & juice~~/~~water~~
~~Take photo of breakfast~~
~~Put photo of breakfast on Instagram~~
~~Wash up~~
~~Put breakfast into NutraCheck~~
~~Update menu with your breakfast~~
Get washed and changed
Brush my teeth
~~Do morning laps~~
~~Do morning sit-ups in hall~~
~~Do morning crunches in hall~~
~~Do morning twists in hall~~
~~Do wall planks in hall~~
~~Do side steps in hall~~
~~Do hip circles in hall~~
~~Do squats in living room~~
Take part in competitions
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
~~Indulge in as many creamy drinks as I want~~
Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
~~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
Housework - Monday - ~~change bedding~~ & ~~bring in~~ rubbish/~~recycling~~
Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & ~~groceries~~ & clear caches
Housework - Wednesday - ~~clean bathroom~~
Housework - Thursday - vacuum carpets
Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen/have bath or shower
Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
Arrange for emergency plumber to come back out for the other radiator coolant fillings - I've just re-found him (TJB Heating if I forget again) on Check A Trade and explained the situation and he's up for doing it, so I've sent him the questions from my home insurers and as soon as I've got their approval I'll sort out when he can come and fit the other 5 radiators and fill them up with coolant
~~Contact home insurers for their approval of radiator replacements~~ - I heard from them just before lunch and they had a few questions which I've answered as well as I can before contacting the plumber but I want their approval before I get on the blower to him
Put menu up on blog every weekend - got very rough menu's until 15th November now
~~Contact home insurers about leaky roof~~
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 glasses or the plates or the bowl
Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants the glasses or the plates or the bowl
Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants anything
~~Make lunch of egg~~, protein ~~and veg~~/meal replacement
~~Take photo of lunch~~
~~Put photo of lunch on 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 afternoon sit-ups in hall
Do afternoon crunches in hall
Do afternoon twists in hall
Do wall planks in hall
Do side steps in hall
Do hip circles in hall
Do squats in living room
Charge up powerbanks
Charge up Visible
~~Charge up personal phone~~
~~Charge up spam phone~~
Charge up watch
Charge up HLTH band
Charge up fan
Charge up Kindle
Refill bottle with squash
Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
Bring in OddBox
Put new fruit and veg away
~~Make tea of~~ water/meal replacements/~~fruit~~/soup
~~Take photo of tea~~
~~Bring tea through to the living room~~
~~Put photo of tea on Instagram~~
Do washing up
~~Put tea into NutraCheck~~
Update menu with your tea
~~There's 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 (30th October 2026) tea comment

Well, this morning's thought to avoid snacking today lasted about 3 hours before I caved into the craving for crisps lol The day hasn't improved either, 'cos I've now got a packet of caramel chocolate buttons on the go too lol

Today's official last meal of the day was a pear and a gold Kiwi fruit.

Updated rough menu for 9th to 15th November 2026

Creamy drinking chocolates
J2O's as a reward
Mince pies
Instant soup
Omega seeds (chocolate) smoothie
Chocolate
Biscuits

Monday 9th