Thursday, 18 June 2026

Third 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's (18th June 2026) tea photo

Today's tea is 2 x 60g packs of chocolate nut mixes, although I've yet to find a single bit of chocolate in the first pack!


Here's today's tea photo:


Second 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/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 (18th June 2026) lunch photos

Today's lunch, like my breakfast this morning, came in two parts and will do until the weekend too.  It was and will be until the weekend 2 pickled eggs, 2 pears and 2 easy peelers washed down with a 330ml can of a Sparkling Mango pop.  I was sooo relieved that I had the pop with the eggs because it broke up the strong pickling flavour lol




I'm realising...

...that my snacking was because my mouth was lonely and my tastbuds wanted to feel loved, not because I was hungry!


I've had 3 choccie drinks so far this morning, starting with a creamy caffeinated mocha, then a creamy decaffeinated mocha and now a creamy drinking chocolate and I haven't had a single craving for snacks at all so far!


Now that I've worked out that my snacking cravings are actually my mouth wanting to feel cared about, I'll be able to make myself a creamy chocolatey drink instead of diving into the snack drawer which will hopefully be healthier for me and my body than relying on salty crisps etc


First 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/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 (18th June 2026) 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 fruit/leftovers/biscuits/eggs
  • 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/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 (18th June 2026) breakfast photos

Today's breakfast came in the usual two parts again, starting off with the 500ml glass of water to pop my morning pills with and then my usual warm weather breakfast of the last of the box of choccie Weetabix, the last of the carton of soya milk and the penultimate bottle of sweet and sour apple juice.


Here are today's two breakfast photos:



Goooood mornin' all!

I've woken up to another Visible score of 2 out of 5 again, so no laps or exercises today either.  I've taken my blood pressure which was back to being just about within my own personal reference range again, so maybe it takes a week for my body to readjust to normal?  My 10 morning pills have been popped with my first glass of water of the day and I've just made, eaten and washed up my breakfast things.


Gotta remember to crack open the eggs as well as 2 pears and 2 easy peelers for my lunch and have creamy hot choccies throughout the day as snacks... you watch me forget though lol


The virus scan was all clear, so that's reassuring and means that I can get my breakfast photos up then my to-do list.


BBIAB


Wednesday, 17 June 2026

Nite nite orl

It's been a long, weird ole day today and I'm absolutely poopey-dooped, 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