Monday, 27 April 2026

Oooh!

I've just seen my solar panel export statement thingamejig and they have sent £341.67 to the National Grid, so I'll hopefully be getting that put onto my electricity account soon which is basically a month of free electricity in Winter or about 2 months in Summer, just by getting the solar panels installed and leaving them to do their thing!


I like free money lol


Today's (27th April 2026) to-do list

  • Use blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run daily virus scan - all clear
  • 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/the radio
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Get washed and dressed
  • Weigh myself
  • Log weight into FitBit app
  • Make breakfast of toast and juice/water (day 3 of the bread)
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Recycle juice bottle
  • Wash up
  • Have banana
  • Have caffeinated coffee
  • Bring in rubbish sack
  • Put rubbish sack away
  • Bring in recycling box
  • Put recycling box away
  • Bring in blue sack
  • Put blue sack away
  • Bring in waste food caddy
  • Put waste food caddy away
  • Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
  • Request quotes for plug fix on Check A Trade - a plumber has asked for photo's so I've asked if they want the video instead - I sent him the video this morning - he's away for a week but is gonna let me know when he's back then he'll come and do it for me - today's the day! - he was ill so we are gonna reschedule it when he's feeling better
  • 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)
  • Keep checking to see if anyone wants the carrots - the listing expired so I asked a horse-lover that I know instead
  • 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
  • Do morning laps
  • Do 75 morning sit-ups
  • Do 35 morning crunches
  • Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
  • Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries
  • Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom
  • Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets/meet up with C
  • Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
  • Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen
  • 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 anything
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion 
  • Make lunch of butternut squash, mushrooms, mixed veg & sweet potato
  • Take photo of lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • Refill dosette box every Sunday
  • Do afternoon laps
  • Do sit-ups in hall
  • Do crunches in hall
  • Wait for service certificate for ASHP
  • Email service certificate to home insurers
  • Go through apps on my spam phone
  • Make tea of soup
  • Take photo of tea
  • Bring tea through to the living room
  • Log tea into FitBit app
  • Put photo of tea on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Clear browser caches ready for tomorrow's monthly virus scan
  • There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
  • As well as choccie raisins too
  • And treat-sized choccie on the side
  • 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 blood pressure spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

Today's (27th April 2026) breakfast photos

Today's breakfast, like usual, came in two parts - a 500ml glass of water to start the week off with so that I could take my 9 morning pills, then my official breakfast of 2 slices of wholemeal 'Toastie' toast with approx 20g of 'Buttery' spread and a 250ml bottle of Tropical juice.


Here's today's breakfast photos:



Mornin' all

Well, I've had a reasonable start to the day and my official weight is that I've lost 1kg in the last 7 days and I'm now below where the nurse wants me to be, but still in the healthy weight range for my height.  I'm gonna try doing my laps and exercises once a day, every other day this week to see what that does to my weight next week.


I've taken my blood pressure which was a bit high for me, but still low in the reference range that medical bods use.  I've also popped my 9 morning pills and had my breakfast and run the daily virus scan, so I'm all set for the morning now.  I finished off the juice this morning and put the empty, washed-out bottle into the recycling, so I hope it's available with tomorrow's groceries otherwise I'll have to have water with my breakfast.


I've decided against getting washed and changed today but I will tomorrow instead.


It's my payday today and a quick bit of maths (that I hope is right) means that my OCD is happy with how much I'll be left with after all of my bills have been paid, so that's a relief.


This first blog post of the new day and week is getting a touch long, so I'm gonna publish it and get my first 2 meal photos up before my to-do list now I reckon.


BBS


Sunday, 26 April 2026

Nite nite orl

It's been a long, painful day today so I've popped my last two pills of the week and I'm heading to bed for the final time this week now.


I'll see you all in the morning.


Nite nite orl


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

  • Use blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run daily virus scan - all clear
  • Charge up both phones
  • 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/the radio
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Get washed and dressed
  • Make breakfast of toast and juice/water (day 2 of the bread)
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Have banana
  • Have caffeinated coffee
  • Put key around neck
  • Box up recycling
  • Take recycling outside
  • Box up food waste
  • Take food waste outside
  • Take blue sack outside
  • Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
  • Request quotes for plug fix on Check A Trade - a plumber has asked for photo's so I've asked if they want the video instead - I sent him the video this morning - he's away for a week but is gonna let me know when he's back then he'll come and do it for me - today's the day! - he was ill so we are gonna reschedule it when he's feeling better
  • 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)
  • Keep checking to see if anyone wants the carrots - the listing expired so I asked a horse-lover that I know instead
  • 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
  • Do morning laps
  • Do 75 morning sit-ups
  • Do 35 morning crunches
  • Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
  • Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries & Freegler
  • Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom/do stock-take/adjust menu's
  • Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets/meet up with C next week
  • Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms & give sarnie toaster & frying pan away
  • Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen
  • 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 anything
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion 
  • Make lunch of butternut squash, mushrooms, mixed veg & sweet potato
  • Take photo of lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • Refill dosette box every Sunday
  • Do afternoon laps
  • Do sit-ups in hall
  • Do crunches in hall
  • Wait for service certificate for ASHP
  • Email service certificate to home insurers
  • Go through apps on my spam phone
  • Make tea of soup
  • Take photo of tea
  • Bring tea through to the living room
  • Log tea into FitBit app
  • Put photo of tea on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
  • As well as choccie raisins too
  • And treat-sized choccie on the side
  • 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 blood pressure spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

First update to today's to-do list

  • Use blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run daily virus scan - all clear
  • Charge up both phones
  • 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/the radio
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Get washed and dressed
  • Make breakfast of toast and juice/water (day 2 of the bread)
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Have banana
  • Have caffeinated coffee
  • Put key around neck
  • Box up recycling
  • Take recycling outside
  • Box up food waste
  • Take food waste outside
  • Take blue sack outside
  • Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
  • Request quotes for plug fix on Check A Trade - a plumber has asked for photo's so I've asked if they want the video instead - I sent him the video this morning - he's away for a week but is gonna let me know when he's back then he'll come and do it for me - today's the day! - he was ill so we are gonna reschedule it when he's feeling better
  • 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)
  • Keep checking to see if anyone wants the carrots - the listing expired so I asked a horse-lover that I know instead
  • 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
  • Do morning laps
  • Do 75 morning sit-ups
  • Do 35 morning crunches
  • Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
  • Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries & Freegler
  • Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom/do stock-take/adjust menu's
  • Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets/meet up with C next week
  • Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms & give sarnie toaster & frying pan away
  • Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen
  • 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 anything
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion 
  • Make lunch of butternut squash, mushrooms, mixed veg & sweet potato
  • Take photo of lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • Refill dosette box every Sunday
  • Do afternoon laps
  • Do sit-ups in hall
  • Do crunches in hall
  • Wait for service certificate for ASHP
  • Email service certificate to home insurers
  • Go through apps on my spam phone
  • Make tea of soup
  • Take photo of tea
  • Bring tea through to the living room
  • Log tea into FitBit app
  • Put photo of tea on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
  • As well as choccie raisins too
  • And treat-sized choccie on the side
  • 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 blood pressure spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

I've just...

...unofficially weighed myself after a huuuuuge lunch and I'm below where the nurse wants me to be, so I'll just be lapping and exercising on Monday, Wednesday and Friday next week so that I can try and put on some weight and keep my heart healthy at the same time - it's the only thing I haven't tried so far, so I'll see what happens on weigh-in day the Monday after.


Today's (26th April 2026) to-do list

  • Use blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run daily virus scan - all clear
  • Charge up both phones
  • 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/the radio
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Get washed and dressed
  • Make breakfast of toast and juice/water (day 2 of the bread)
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Have banana
  • Have caffeinated coffee
  • Put key around neck
  • Box up recycling
  • Take recycling outside
  • Box up food waste
  • Take food waste outside
  • Take blue sack outside
  • Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
  • Request quotes for plug fix on Check A Trade - a plumber has asked for photo's so I've asked if they want the video instead - I sent him the video this morning - he's away for a week but is gonna let me know when he's back then he'll come and do it for me - today's the day! - he was ill so we are gonna reschedule it when he's feeling better
  • 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)
  • Keep checking to see if anyone wants the carrots - the listing expired so I asked a horse-lover that I know instead
  • 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
  • Do morning laps
  • Do 75 morning sit-ups
  • Do 35 morning crunches
  • Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
  • Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries & Freegler
  • Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom/do stock-take/adjust menu's
  • Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets/meet up with C next week
  • Housework - Friday - tidy bedroomsgive sarnie toaster & frying pan away
  • Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen
  • 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 anything
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion 
  • Make lunch of butternut squash, mushrooms, mixed veg & sweet potato
  • Take photo of lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • Refill dosette box every Sunday
  • Do afternoon laps
  • Do sit-ups in hall
  • Do crunches in hall
  • Wait for service certificate for ASHP
  • Email service certificate to home insurers
  • Go through apps on my spam phone
  • Make tea of soup
  • Take photo of tea
  • Bring tea through to the living room
  • Log tea into FitBit app
  • Put photo of tea on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
  • As well as choccie raisins too
  • And treat-sized choccie on the side
  • 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 blood pressure spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

Menu for 27th April to 3rd May 2026

Menu for 27th April to 3rd May

Monday 27th

Breakfast:

Toast, butter and juice

 

Lunch:

Leftovers or
1 x butternut squash
5 x mushrooms
1 x mixed veg
1 x sweet potato
mayo

 

Tea:
Soup


Tuesday 28th

Breakfast:

Toast, butter and juice

 

Lunch:

Mushrooms or
3 x hash browns
5 x mushrooms
6 x onion rings (2 servings)
1 x sweet potato
mayo

 

Tea:
Soup

 

Wednesday 29th

Breakfast:

Weetabix, soya milk and juice

 

Lunch:
3 x hash browns
5 x mushrooms
6 x onion rings (2 servings)
1 x sweet potato
mayo

 

Tea:
Soup

 

Thursday 30th

Breakfast:

Weetabix, soya milk and juice

 

Lunch:
3 x hash browns
5 x mushrooms
6 x onion rings (2 servings)
1 x sweet potato
mayo

 

Tea:
Soup


Friday 1st

Breakfast:

Weetabix, soya milk and juice

 

Lunch:
3 x hash browns
3 x hash browns
5 x mushrooms
6 x onion rings (2 servings)
1 x sweet potato
mayo

 

Tea:
Soup


Saturday 2nd

Breakfast:

Weetabix, soya milk and juice

 

Lunch:
3 x hash browns
5 x mushrooms
6 x onion rings (2 servings)
1 x sweet potato
mayo

 

Tea:
Soup


Sunday 3rd

Breakfast:

Weetabix, soya milk and juice

 

Lunch:
With M

 

Tea:
Soup