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
• Clear off the sofa
• 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
• Plug Alexa in
• Ask Alexa to play Baroque music
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed
• Make breakfast of toast and juice/water
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Weigh myself
• Log weight into FitBit app
• Bring in recycling box
• Put recycling box away
• Bring in blue sack
• Put blue sack away
• Bring in food caddy
• Put food caddy away
• Bring in rubbish sack
• Put rubbish sack away
• Pack away laptop
• Get ready for seeing my best friend
• Contact the council about the recycling boxes return
• Sort out more of spare room
• Make honey drink
• Do morning laps
• Do morning sit-ups
• Do morning crunches
• Forget what I've written in my second memoir - totally gone now
• Wait to get the feedback from my best friend
• Put second memoir through its 4th edit
• 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 radiator or fake ivy or seat cushion
• Make lunch
• Take photo of lunch
• Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do afternoon laps
• Do sit-ups in hall 
• Do crunches in hall
• Get ASHP and central heating serviced - it's been rescheduled to 10th April now
• 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
• 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 (9th March 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
• Clear off the sofa
• 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
• Plug Alexa in
• Ask Alexa to play Baroque music
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed
• Make breakfast of toast and juice/water
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Weigh myself
• Log weight into FitBit app
• Bring in recycling box
• Put recycling box away
• Bring in blue sack
• Put blue sack away
• Bring in food caddy
• Put food caddy away
• Bring in rubbish sack
• Put rubbish sack away
• Pack away laptop
• Get ready for seeing my best friend
• Contact the council about the recycling boxes return
• Sort out more of spare room
• Make honey drink
• Do morning laps
• Do morning sit-ups
• Do morning crunches
• Forget what I've written in my second memoir - totally gone now
• Wait to get the feedback from my best friend
• Put second memoir through its 4th edit
• 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 radiator or fake ivy or seat cushion
• Make lunch
• Take photo of lunch
• Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do afternoon laps
• Do sit-ups in hall 
• Do crunches in hall
• Get ASHP and central heating serviced - it's been rescheduled to 10th April now
• 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
• 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 (9th March 2026) breakfast photos

Today's first meal of the day was in two parts - my breakfast of a 500ml glass of water and a very early lunch of leftovers from yesterday's roast which was a vegetarian steak, broccolli, peas and sweetcorn with a second 500ml glass of water.

Here are today's two meal photos:

Mornin' all

Well, today is gonna be a busy day for me and I've already taken my blood pressure, popped my first 9 pills of the day and had my breakfast/lunch before washing up and weighing myself - I've put on 900g in the last 7 days, so it won't do me any harm if I miss a meal here and there this week.  I've gotta bring in and put away the rubbish and recycling containers when they've been emptied and I'm seeing my best friend today too.

I've run the daily virus scan and that was reassuringly clear, so that's a positive.

Time to get today's to-do list together now I reckon.

BBS

Nite nite orl

It's been a long, exhausting, social day today and I'm guessing that it'll be the same again tomorrow, so I've popped my last two pills of the week and I'm heading to bed now.

I'll see you all briefly 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
• Refill bottle with squash
• 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
• Plug Alexa in
• Ask Alexa to play Baroque music
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed
• Make breakfast of toast and juice/water
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Box up recycling
• Take recycling outside
• Tie up waste food bag
• Put bag into caddy
• Take caddy outside
• Take blue bag outside
• Bag up rubbish
• Put rubbish into sack
• Take sack outside
• Contact the council about the recycling boxes return
• Sort out more of spare room
• Make honey drink
• Do morning laps
• Do morning sit-ups
• Do morning crunches
• Forget what I've written in my second memoir - totally gone now
• Wait to get the feedback from my best friend
• Put second memoir through its 4th edit
• 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 radiator or fake ivy or seat cushion
• Make lunch
• Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Take lunchtime pill
• Refill dosette box
• Do afternoon laps
• Do sit-ups in hall 
• Do crunches in hall
• Get ASHP and central heating serviced - it's been rescheduled to 10th April now
• 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
• 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 noticed yesterday that..

...the days are ever so slightly staying lighter for just a smidgen longer.  It's almost 6pm and it's still just about light enough to see outside but last week it would have been black out there by now!

How can I...

...stop snacking out of boredom/loneliness?

I'm absolutely fine when I'm around others, but when it's just me I'm constantly having to resist reaching for snacks, usually at least once an hour, every hour.

I'm not hungry 'cos I had a big lunch, but I've gone looking for something to snack on 3 times in the last hour and a half to two hours, which really isn't healthy.

Any ideas gratefully received!

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
• Refill bottle with squash
• 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
• Plug Alexa in
• Ask Alexa to play Baroque music
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed
• Make breakfast of toast and juice/water
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Box up recycling
• Take recycling outside
• Tie up waste food bag
• Put bag into caddy
• Take caddy outside
• Take blue bag outside
• Bag up rubbish
• Put rubbish into sack
• Take sack outside
• Contact the council about the recycling boxes return
• Sort out more of spare room
• Make honey drink
• Do morning laps
• Do morning sit-ups
• Do morning crunches
• Forget what I've written in my second memoir - totally gone now
• Wait to get the feedback from my best friend
• Put second memoir through its 4th edit
• 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 radiator or fake ivy or seat cushion
• Make lunch
• Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Take lunchtime pill
• Refill dosette box
• Do afternoon laps
• Do sit-ups in hall 
• Do crunches in hall
• Get ASHP and central heating serviced - it's been rescheduled to 10th April now
• 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
• 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 (8th March 2026) to-do list

• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Refill bottle with squash
• 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
• Plug Alexa in
• Ask Alexa to play Baroque music
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed
• Make breakfast of toast and juice/water
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Box up recycling
• Take recycling outside
• Tie up waste food bag
• Put bag into caddy
• Take caddy outside
• Take blue bag outside
• Bag up rubbish
• Put rubbish into sack
• Take sack outside
• Contact the council about the recycling boxes return
• Sort out more of spare room
• Make honey drink
• Do morning laps
• Do morning sit-ups
• Do morning crunches
• Forget what I've written in my second memoir - totally gone now
• Wait to get the feedback from my best friend
• Put second memoir through its 4th edit
• 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 radiator or fake ivy or seat cushion
• Make lunch
• Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Take lunchtime pill
• Refill dosette box
• Do afternoon laps
• Do sit-ups in hall 
• Do crunches in hall
• Get ASHP and central heating serviced - it's been rescheduled to 10th April now
• 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
• 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