I've just weighed myself...

...unofficially again and I've lost 700g since yesterday late afternoon, so I'm definitely having a take-away for lunch, rather than just the fruit which I'll have now instead 'cos I'm under where the nurse wants me to be now 😟

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
• 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
• Have bubble bath
• Get dressed
• Refill bottle with squash
• Do laps
• Make breakfast of toast and juice/water/fruit
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Have caffeinated coffee
• Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
• Take photo of sandwich toaster
• Advertise sandwich toaster on Freegle
• Take photo of ice cube trays
• Advertise ice cube trays on Freegle
• Take photos of other things that I don't use - I've done as much as I can on the side now, but I've run out of room in here to move anything else around lol
• Advertise those things on Freegle
• Box up glass recycling
• Take glass recycling outside
• Box up other recycling
• Take other recycling outside
• Use bin deodoriser in food waste caddy
• Knot food waste bag
• Put food waste into caddy
• Take caddy outside
• Bring in first Amazon delivery between 7am and 1pm
• Empty kitchen cupboard
• Take photos of kitchen cupboard things
• Advertise kitchen cupboard things on Freegle
• Open first Amazon delivery
• Use first Amazon delivery to tidy up the kitchen
• Bring in second Amazon delivery
• Open second Amazon delivery
• Use half of second Amazon delivery
• Take other half of second Amazon delivery upstairs
• 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
• 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 )
• 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 morning sit-ups - 75 this week - my weight is too low to risk it now
• Do morning crunches - 35 this week - my weight is too low to risk it now
• Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
• Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries & radiator today
• Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom
• Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets
• Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
• Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen
• Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/cupboards and side in kitchen
• 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 the radiator or seat cushion
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion
• Make lunch of fruit bags
• 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 - my weight is too low to risk it now 
• Do crunches in hall - my weight is too low to risk it now
• 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

Today's (19th 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
• 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
• Have bubble bath
• Get dressed
• Refill bottle with squash
• Do laps
• Make breakfast of toast and juice/water/fruit
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Have caffeinated coffee
• Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
• Take photo of sandwich toaster
• Advertise sandwich toaster on Freegle
• Take photo of ice cube trays
• Advertise ice cube trays on Freegle
• Take photos of other things that I don't use
• Advertise those things on Freegle
• Box up glass recycling
• Take glass recycling outside
• Box up other recycling
• Take other recycling outside
• Use bin deodoriser in food waste caddy
• Knot food waste bag
• Put food waste into caddy
• Take caddy outside
• Bring in first Amazon delivery between 7am and 1pm
• Empty kitchen cupboard
• Take photos of kitchen cupboard things
• Advertise kitchen cupboard things on Freegle
• Open first Amazon delivery
• Use first Amazon delivery to tidy up the kitchen
• Bring in second Amazon delivery
• Open second Amazon delivery
• Use half of second Amazon delivery
• Take other half of second Amazon delivery upstairs
• 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
• 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 )
• 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 morning sit-ups - 75 this week - my weight is too low to risk it now
• Do morning crunches - 35 this week - my weight is too low to risk it now
• Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
• Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries & radiator today
• Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom
• Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets
• Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
• Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen
• Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/cupboards and side in kitchen
• 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 the radiator or seat cushion
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion
• Make lunch of fruit bags
• 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 - my weight is too low to risk it now 
• Do crunches in hall - my weight is too low to risk it now
• 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

Today's (19th April 2026) breakfast photo

My breakfast this morning was kinda a mish-mash of yesterday's breakfast and lunch because it was a 500ml glass of water and 2 x 80g packs of apple slices and it's likely to be the same for lunch too.

Here's today's breakfast photo:

Goooood mornin' all!

My 5-HTP is obviously kicking in quickly this morning!  lol

I've taken my blood pressure, (which was a bit high for me but still low in the medical reference range), popped my 10 morning pills, had my breakfast, refilled the squash bottle and ran the daily virus scan (which was still, thankfully, clear), so I'm doing well with my motivation this morning!

I woke up at 4am but didn't fall out of bed until after 5am so I knew it was a 5-HTP day today.

Time to get today's breakfast photo up then put today's to-do list together now I reckon, then I'll get the recycling sorted while I wait for my two deliveries.

BBS

Nite nite orl

There was less tossing and turning last night and I got to sleep a lot quicker, so I'm trying to repeat that tonight by shutting down sooner and not going up to bed until I start feeling tired.

I've popped my last two pills of the day and I'm gonna shut down now.

I'll see you all in the morning when I've gotta remember to take my recycling out and my two deliveries are due with one at some point between 7am and 1pm so I've gotta keep my ear on the door and just have fruit for my breakfast - I've got 4 packets left, so I'll have them with a second glass of water for my breakfast.

Nite nite orl

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

• Turn on water heating switch in bathroom
• 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
• Ask Alexa to play Baroque music/the radio
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed
• Have bubble bath
• Get dressed
• Do laps
• Make breakfast of toast and juice/water
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Have caffeinated coffee
• 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
• 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)
• Contact the council about the recycling boxes return - they've gotta be dropped off at a depot so I've asked my SIL to do it for me - she was going to do it yesterday, but someone had put rubbish in them so she wasn't willing to take them until that had been sorted which it was 5 minutes after she left, so I've just gotta keep my eyes peeled for any more rubbish that gets put in there now - she's hopefully gonna come for them this week - hopefully next week instead?
• 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 morning sit-ups - 75 this week - my weight is too low to risk it now
• Do morning crunches - 35 this week - my weight is too low to risk it now
• Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
• Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries & radiator today
• Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom
• Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets
• Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
• Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen
• Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/cupboards and side in kitchen
• 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 the radiator or seat cushion
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion
• Make lunch of fruit bags
• 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 - my weight is too low to risk it now 
• Do crunches in hall - my weight is too low to risk it now
• 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

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

...making headway in the kitchen and finally getting the toughest bit slightly more organised and I'll hopefully finish it off tomorrow, as long as the two deliveries get here soon enough.

Three of the 4 counters are clean and tidy and I've done as much as I can with the fourth counter.  I've got glass recycling to take out tomorrow which will free up the usually blocked cupboard door so that I can take things out to Freegle and put the boxes that I still want, but won't need very often in there instead.

I'm grateful that I feel like I've accomplished something today and I feel motivated to do more tomorrow.

I'm also grateful that I've had picky bits for each meal this week, which has meant that I could put this week's menu on to next week's instead.  I'm gonna have a take-away for lunch so that I can keep my ear on the door and treat myself for the first time since the end of 2022... I still don't know which take away to have though!  lol

I'm grateful that I've kept myself hydrated today and that I haven't gone too far over my calorie budget.

Fourth update to today's to-do list

• Turn on water heating switch in bathroom
• 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
• Ask Alexa to play Baroque music/the radio
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed
• Have bubble bath
• Get dressed
• Do laps
• Make breakfast of toast and juice/water
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Have caffeinated coffee
• 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
• 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)
• Contact the council about the recycling boxes return - they've gotta be dropped off at a depot so I've asked my SIL to do it for me - she was going to do it yesterday, but someone had put rubbish in them so she wasn't willing to take them until that had been sorted which it was 5 minutes after she left, so I've just gotta keep my eyes peeled for any more rubbish that gets put in there now - she's hopefully gonna come for them this week - hopefully next week instead?
• 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 morning sit-ups - 75 this week - my weight is too low to risk it now
• Do morning crunches - 35 this week - my weight is too low to risk it now
• Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
• Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries & radiator today
• Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom
• Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets
• Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
• Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen
• Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling
• 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 the radiator or seat cushion
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion
• Make lunch of fruit bags
• 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 - my weight is too low to risk it now 
• Do crunches in hall - my weight is too low to risk it now
• 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 think I've decided on...

...the type of lock I'm gonna ask for on my new front door - BS3621 5-lever mortice deadlock is apparently the most secure lock for wooden front doors, so I need to remember to ask for that and a letter box on my front door and the same for my back door, minus the letter box, obviously lol