Monday, 6 April 2026

Nite nite orl

My hayfever season has well and truly started, so I'll be coughing and sneezing and croaking and sore and streaming eyes now until September/October kinda time, when I'll get a couple of "free" weeks before my cold season starts again.


I'm knackered tonight so I've popped my pills and I'm taking myself on up to beddy-byes.


I'll see you all in the morning.


Nite nite orl


Fourth 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
  • 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
  • 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 app
  • Charge up Inspire again
  • Unplug drain again
  • Bring in empty rubbish sack
  • Bring in empty waste food caddy
  • Bring in empty recycling 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
  • Keep checking to see if anyone wants the carrots
  • 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
  • Phone pharmacy on Tuesday
  • Do morning laps
  • Do morning sit-ups - 75 this week
  • Do morning crunches - 35 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 the radiator or seat cushion
  • Make lunch of sweet potato fries, frozen veggies and mayo/leftovers
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • And toasted giant corn in the drawers
  • 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 (6th April 2026) I'm grateful for...

...not snacking at all today!  I had a banana after my morning exercises but that was for an energy boost rather than snacking.  If I can get through the rest of the week without snacking then I might hopefully have finally cracked the habit!

Third 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
  • 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 app
  • Charge up Inspire again
  • Unplug drain again
  • Bring in empty rubbish sack
  • Bring in empty waste food caddy
  • Bring in empty recycling 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 next week
  • Keep checking to see if anyone wants the carrots
  • 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
  • Phone pharmacy on Tuesday
  • Do morning laps
  • Do morning sit-ups - 75 this week
  • Do morning crunches - 35 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 the radiator or seat cushion
  • Make lunch of sweet potato fries, frozen veggies and mayo/leftovers
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • And toasted giant corn in the drawers
  • 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 (6th April 2026) tea photo

Today's tea was the first for a little while in the hopes that I can get through tomorrow without snacking again... it's a habit rather than hunger that I've gotta break.  It was a 250ml mug of instant Minestrone Cup Soup.


Here's today's tea photo:


Second 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
  • 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 app
  • Charge up Inspire again
  • Unplug drain again
  • Bring in empty rubbish sack
  • Bring in empty waste food caddy
  • Bring in empty recycling 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 next week
  • Keep checking to see if anyone wants the carrots
  • 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
  • Phone pharmacy on Tuesday
  • Do morning laps
  • Do morning sit-ups - 75 this week
  • Do morning crunches - 35 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 the radiator or seat cushion
  • Make lunch of sweet potato fries, frozen veggies and mayo/leftovers
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • And toasted giant corn in the drawers
  • 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 (6th April 2026) lunch photo

Today's lunch was the leftovers from yesterday's Sunday roast and this week consisted of 2 servings of a vegetarian family roast, 2 crispy roast potatoes, roasted in approximately 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil with a few broccoli stems and plenty of peas and sweetcorn, washed down with a 500ml glass of water.

Here's today's lunch photo:

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
  • 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 app
  • Charge up Inspire again
  • Unplug drain again
  • Bring in empty rubbish sack
  • Bring in empty waste food caddy
  • Bring in empty recycling 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 next week
  • Keep checking to see if anyone wants the carrots
  • 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
  • Phone pharmacy on Tuesday
  • Do morning laps
  • Do morning sit-ups - 75 this week
  • Do morning crunches - 35 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 the radiator or seat cushion
  • Make lunch of sweet potato fries, frozen veggies and mayo/leftovers
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • And toasted giant corn in the drawers
  • 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 (6th 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
  • 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 app
  • Charge up Inspire again
  • Unplug drain again
  • Bring in empty rubbish sack
  • Bring in empty waste food caddy
  • Bring in empty recycling 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 next week
  • Keep checking to see if anyone wants the carrots
  • 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
  • Phone pharmacy on Tuesday
  • Do morning laps
  • Do morning sit-ups - 75 this week
  • Do morning crunches - 35 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 the radiator or seat cushion
  • Make lunch of sweet potato fries, frozen veggies and mayo/leftovers
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • And toasted giant corn in the drawers
  • 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 (6th April 2026) breakfast photos

Today's breakfast came in two parts again - a 500ml glass of water to take my morning pills with, then two slices of wholemeal 'Toastie' toast with approximately 20g of 'Buttery' spread and washed down with a 250ml bottle of Tropical juice.


Here are today's two breakfast photos: