Wednesday, 14 October 2026

Nite nite orl

I feel like I've sprinted a marathon so I've taken my pills and I'm going to bed.


I've gotta remember to get washed and brush my teeth tomorrow and washed, teeth brushed and changed on Friday ready for my medical appointment.


I'll see you all in the morning.


Nite nite orl


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

  • Take Visible reading - 2 out of 5 today
  • Take FunCap reading on 1st of each month - 1.7 out of 5 for July - 1.8 for August - 1.9 for September
  • Use blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • Weigh myself every Monday
  • Log weight into NutraCheck
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run weekly virus scan
  • Do weekly backups
  • Scrub myself clean and brush my teeth tomorrow and Friday
  • Get changed into new clothes on Friday
  • Download Visible readings on 1st of each month
  • Put Visible readings onto health site on 1st of each month
  • 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/random music/the radio
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Make breakfast of toast & juice/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Try taking a Goji Berry after I've eaten
  • Put photo of breakfast on Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put breakfast into NutraCheck
  • Update menu with your breakfast
  • Get washed and changed
  • Brush my teeth
  • Do morning laps
  • Do morning sit-ups in hall
  • Do morning crunches in hall
  • Do morning twists in hall
  • Do wall planks in hall
  • Do side steps in hall
  • Do hip circles in hall
  • Do squats in living room
  • Phone GP surgery to see which disability appointment is about - it's my annual MOT rather than one in particular, so that's reassuring
  • Ask if I need to bring anything with me to medical appointment - just myself, an arm full of blood and normal blood pressure lol
  • Take part in competitions
  • Take OddBox container out at 5pm every Sunday
  • Keep voicemail active
  • Have caffeinated coffee/peach tea
  • Sort OddBox recipes into breakfast/lunch/tea/pud/snack/drink
  • Open living room window
  • Open kitchen window
  • Open back door
  • Open bathroom window
  • Indulge in as many creamy drinks as I want
  • Indulge in a box of mince pies
  • Try bands on my HLTH device - tried the second one in the bath this morning - just put the third one on to test overnight so I've got one more left to try now - it stayed around my ankle all night, thankfully, so just got one more to try then I can swap and change them whenever I want to
  • Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
  • 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
  • Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
  • Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries & clear caches
  • Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom 
  • Housework - Thursday - vacuum carpets
  • Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
  • Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen/have bath or shower
  • Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
  • Arrange for emergency plumber to come back out for the other radiator coolant fillings - I've just re-found him (TJB Heating if I forget again) on Check A Trade and explained the situation and he's up for doing it, so I've sent him the questions from my home insurers and as soon as I've got their approval I'll sort out when he can come and fit the other 5 radiators and fill them up with coolant
  • Contact home insurers for their approval of radiator replacements - I heard from them just before lunch and they had a few questions which I've answered as well as I can before contacting the plumber but I want their approval before I get on the blower to him
  • Put menu up on blog every weekend - got very rough menu's until 15th November now
  • Send reviewers my book if they agree
  • Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
  • Put plastic bowls in the cupboard when they are dry
  • Take photos of washed up plates and bowls
  • Advertise them all on Freegle and Freecycle
  • Wash up tubs
  • Take photos of tubs
  • Advertise tubs on Freegle and Freecycle
  • Wash up chopping board
  • Take photo of chopping board
  • Advertise chopping board on Freegle and Freecycle
  • Wash up plates
  • Take photos of plates
  • Advertise plates on Freegle and Freecycle
  • Wash up bowl
  • Take photo of bowl
  • Advertise bowl on Freegle and Freecycle
  • Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants the glasses or the mugs 
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants the glasses or the mugs
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the squash or mushrooms or sweet potatoes - someone is coming for it all at 8am today - it's all just gone, thankfully, so I can relax for the rest of the day now
  • Make lunch of protein and veg/meal replacement/caramel Barista milk
  • Take photo of lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Put lunch into NutraCheck
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • Update menu with your lunch
  • Refill dosette box every Sunday
  • Refill can dispenser
  • Do afternoon laps
  • Do afternoon sit-ups in hall
  • Do afternoon crunches in hall
  • Do afternoon twists in hall
  • Do wall planks in hall
  • Do side steps in hall
  • Do hip circles in hall
  • Do squats in living room
  • Charge up powerbanks
  • Charge up Visible
  • Charge up personal phone
  • Charge up spam phone
  • Charge up watch
  • Charge up HLTH band
  • Charge up fan
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
  • Bring in OddBox
  • Put new fruit and veg away
  • Make tea of water/meal replacements/fruit
  • Take photo of tea
  • Bring tea through to the living room
  • Put photo of tea on Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Put tea into NutraCheck
  • Update menu with your tea
  • 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
  • Clear browser caches every Tuesday
  • Clear browser caches on 27th of every month
  • Do evening Visible check-in
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

Third update to today's to-do list

  • Take Visible reading - 2 out of 5 today
  • Take FunCap reading on 1st of each month - 1.7 out of 5 for July - 1.8 for August - 1.9 for September
  • Use blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • Weigh myself every Monday
  • Log weight into NutraCheck
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run weekly virus scan
  • Do weekly backups
  • Download Visible readings on 1st of each month
  • Put Visible readings onto health site on 1st of each month
  • 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/random music/the radio
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Make breakfast of toast & juice/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Try taking a Goji Berry after I've eaten
  • Put photo of breakfast on Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put breakfast into NutraCheck
  • Update menu with your breakfast
  • Get washed and changed
  • Brush my teeth
  • Do morning laps
  • Do morning sit-ups in hall
  • Do morning crunches in hall
  • Do morning twists in hall
  • Do wall planks in hall
  • Do side steps in hall
  • Do hip circles in hall
  • Do squats in living room
  • Phone GP surgery to see which disability appointment is about - it's my annual MOT rather than one in particular, so that's reassuring
  • Ask if I need to bring anything with me to medical appointment - just myself, an arm full of blood and normal blood pressure lol
  • Take part in competitions
  • Take OddBox container out at 5pm every Sunday
  • Keep voicemail active
  • Have caffeinated coffee/peach tea
  • Sort OddBox recipes into breakfast/lunch/tea/pud/snack/drink
  • Open living room window
  • Open kitchen window
  • Open back door
  • Open bathroom window
  • Indulge in as many creamy drinks as I want
  • Indulge in a box of mince pies
  • Try bands on my HLTH device - tried the second one in the bath this morning - just put the third one on to test overnight so I've got one more left to try now - it stayed around my ankle all night, thankfully, so just got one more to try then I can swap and change them whenever I want to
  • Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
  • 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
  • Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
  • Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries & clear caches
  • Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom 
  • Housework - Thursday - vacuum carpets
  • Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
  • Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen/have bath or shower
  • Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
  • Arrange for emergency plumber to come back out for the other radiator coolant fillings - I've just re-found him (TJB Heating if I forget again) on Check A Trade and explained the situation and he's up for doing it, so I've sent him the questions from my home insurers and as soon as I've got their approval I'll sort out when he can come and fit the other 5 radiators and fill them up with coolant
  • Contact home insurers for their approval of radiator replacements - I heard from them just before lunch and they had a few questions which I've answered as well as I can before contacting the plumber but I want their approval before I get on the blower to him
  • Put menu up on blog every weekend - got very rough menu's until 15th November now
  • Send reviewers my book if they agree
  • Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
  • Put plastic bowls in the cupboard when they are dry
  • Take photos of washed up plates and bowls
  • Advertise them all on Freegle and Freecycle
  • Wash up tubs
  • Take photos of tubs
  • Advertise tubs on Freegle and Freecycle
  • Wash up chopping board
  • Take photo of chopping board
  • Advertise chopping board on Freegle and Freecycle
  • Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants the glasses or the mugs 
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants the glasses or the mugs
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the squash or mushrooms or sweet potatoes - someone is coming for it all at 8am today - it's all just gone, thankfully, so I can relax for the rest of the day now
  • Make lunch of protein and veg/meal replacement/caramel Barista milk
  • Take photo of lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Put lunch into NutraCheck
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • Update menu with your lunch
  • Refill dosette box every Sunday
  • Refill can dispenser
  • Do afternoon laps
  • Do afternoon sit-ups in hall
  • Do afternoon crunches in hall
  • Do afternoon twists in hall
  • Do wall planks in hall
  • Do side steps in hall
  • Do hip circles in hall
  • Do squats in living room
  • Charge up powerbanks
  • Charge up Visible
  • Charge up personal phone
  • Charge up spam phone
  • Charge up watch
  • Charge up HLTH band
  • Charge up fan
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
  • Bring in OddBox
  • Put new fruit and veg away
  • Make tea of water/meal replacements/fruit
  • Take photo of tea
  • Bring tea through to the living room
  • Put photo of tea on Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Put tea into NutraCheck
  • Update menu with your tea
  • 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
  • Clear browser caches every Tuesday
  • Clear browser caches on 27th of every month
  • Do evening Visible check-in
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

Seventh update to this week's (12th to 18th October 2026) menu

Snacks
Creamy drinking chocolates
Mince pies
Instant soup
Bananas
Omega seeds (chocolate) smoothie
Chocolate
Biscuits

Monday 12th

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  1 x sweet potato, 2 x hot dogs, mayo 
Tea:  1 x plum, 1 x pear, 1 x passionfruit, 1 x gold Kiwi fruit


Tuesday 13th

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  4 x protein bites 
Tea:  1 x plum, 1 x pear, 1 x passionfruit, 1 x persimmon


Wednesday 14th

Breakfast: 1 x plum, 1 x pear, 1 x passionfruit, 1 x persimmon, juice 
Lunch:  4 x protein bites
Tea:  1 x plum, 1 x pear, 1 x passionfruit, 2 x gold Kiwi fruit


Thursday 15th

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  4 x protein bites 
Tea:  1 x gold Kiwi fruit, 1 x pear, 1 x passionfruit, 1 x persimmon


Friday 16th

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  4 x protein bites 
Tea:  1 x plum, 1 x pear, 1 x passionfruit, 1 x gold Kiwi fruit


Saturday 17th

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  4 x protein bites 
Tea:  1 x plum, 1 x pear, 1 x passionfruit, 1 x gold Kiwi fruit, 1 x persimmon


Sunday 18th

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  Sunday lunch OR 4 x protein bites 
Tea:  leftover fruit


Today's (14th October 2026) tea comment

I finished off today in the same way I started it - with oodles of fruit.  For tea I had a pear, a passion fruit and two gold Kiwi fruits.  I've got enough fruit to last me to the weekend now, then I'll get my next OddBox ready for next week.


Second update to today's to-do list

  • Take Visible reading - 2 out of 5 today
  • Take FunCap reading on 1st of each month - 1.7 out of 5 for July - 1.8 for August - 1.9 for September
  • Use blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • Weigh myself every Monday
  • Log weight into NutraCheck
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run weekly virus scan
  • Do weekly backups
  • Download Visible readings on 1st of each month
  • Put Visible readings onto health site on 1st of each month
  • 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/random music/the radio
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Make breakfast of toast & juice/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Try taking a Goji Berry after I've eaten
  • Put photo of breakfast on Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put breakfast into NutraCheck
  • Update menu with your breakfast
  • Get washed and changed
  • Brush my teeth
  • Do morning laps
  • Do morning sit-ups in hall
  • Do morning crunches in hall
  • Do morning twists in hall
  • Do wall planks in hall
  • Do side steps in hall
  • Do hip circles in hall
  • Do squats in living room
  • Phone GP surgery to see which disability appointment is about - it's my annual MOT rather than one in particular, so that's reassuring
  • Ask if I need to bring anything with me to medical appointment - just myself, an arm full of blood and normal blood pressure lol
  • Take part in competitions
  • Take OddBox container out at 5pm every Sunday
  • Keep voicemail active
  • Have caffeinated coffee/peach tea
  • Sort OddBox recipes into breakfast/lunch/tea/pud/snack/drink
  • Open living room window
  • Open kitchen window
  • Open back door
  • Open bathroom window
  • Indulge in as many creamy drinks as I want
  • Indulge in a box of mince pies
  • Try bands on my HLTH device - tried the second one in the bath this morning - just put the third one on to test overnight so I've got one more left to try now - it stayed around my ankle all night, thankfully, so just got one more to try then I can swap and change them whenever I want to
  • Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
  • 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
  • Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
  • Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries & clear caches
  • Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom 
  • Housework - Thursday - vacuum carpets
  • Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
  • Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen/have bath or shower
  • Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
  • Arrange for emergency plumber to come back out for the other radiator coolant fillings - I've just re-found him (TJB Heating if I forget again) on Check A Trade and explained the situation and he's up for doing it, so I've sent him the questions from my home insurers and as soon as I've got their approval I'll sort out when he can come and fit the other 5 radiators and fill them up with coolant
  • Contact home insurers for their approval of radiator replacements - I heard from them just before lunch and they had a few questions which I've answered as well as I can before contacting the plumber but I want their approval before I get on the blower to him
  • Put menu up on blog every weekend - got very rough menu's until 15th November now
  • Send reviewers my book if they agree
  • Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
  • Put plastic bowls in the cupboard when they are dry
  • Take photos of washed up plates and bowls
  • Advertise them all on Freegle and Freecycle
  • Wash up tubs
  • Take photos of tubs
  • Advertise tubs on Freegle and Freecycle
  • Wash up chopping board
  • Take photo of chopping board
  • Advertise chopping board on Freegle and Freecycle
  • Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants the glasses or the mugs 
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants the glasses or the mugs
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the squash or mushrooms or sweet potatoes - someone is coming for it all at 8am today - it's all just gone, thankfully, so I can relax for the rest of the day now
  • Make lunch of protein and veg/meal replacement/caramel Barista milk
  • Take photo of lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Put lunch into NutraCheck
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • Update menu with your lunch
  • Refill dosette box every Sunday
  • Refill can dispenser
  • Do afternoon laps
  • Do afternoon sit-ups in hall
  • Do afternoon crunches in hall
  • Do afternoon twists in hall
  • Do wall planks in hall
  • Do side steps in hall
  • Do hip circles in hall
  • Do squats in living room
  • Charge up powerbanks
  • Charge up Visible
  • Charge up personal phone
  • Charge up spam phone
  • Charge up watch
  • Charge up HLTH band
  • Charge up fan
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
  • Bring in OddBox
  • Put new fruit and veg away
  • Make tea of water/meal replacements/fruit
  • Take photo of tea
  • Bring tea through to the living room
  • Put photo of tea on Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Put tea into NutraCheck
  • Update menu with your tea
  • 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
  • Clear browser caches every Tuesday
  • Clear browser caches on 27th of every month
  • Do evening Visible check-in
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

Sixth update to this week's (12th to 18th October 2026) menu

Snacks
Creamy drinking chocolates
Mince pies
Instant soup
Bananas
Omega seeds (chocolate) smoothie
Chocolate
Biscuits

Monday 12th

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  1 x sweet potato, 2 x hot dogs, mayo 
Tea:  1 x plum, 1 x pear, 1 x passionfruit, 1 x gold Kiwi fruit


Tuesday 13th

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  4 x protein bites 
Tea:  1 x plum, 1 x pear, 1 x passionfruit, 1 x persimmon


Wednesday 14th

Breakfast: 1 x plum, 1 x pear, 1 x passionfruit, 1 x persimmon, juice 
Lunch:  4 x protein bites
Tea:  1 x plum, 1 x pear, 1 x passionfruit, 1 x gold Kiwi fruit


Thursday 15th

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  4 x protein bites 
Tea:  1 x plum, 1 x pear, 1 x passionfruit, 1 x persimmon


Friday 16th

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  4 x protein bites 
Tea:  1 x plum, 1 x pear, 1 x passionfruit, 1 x gold Kiwi fruit


Saturday 17th

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  4 x protein bites 
Tea:  1 x plum, 1 x pear, 1 x passionfruit, 1 x persimmon


Sunday 18th

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  Sunday lunch OR 4 x protein bites 
Tea:  leftover fruit


Today's (14th October 2026) lunch comment

Today's lunch was exactly the same as yesterday's - 2 packs of a vegetarian Roasted Protein Bites, 2 packs of a vegetarian Sweet Chilli Protein Bites and washed down with a 330ml can of a Sparkling Lychee pop.


I've just...

...put my lunch and tea into NutraCheck in advance of eating them (so that I don't forget after I've eaten) and I'm 1.5g over my protein budget and I'll've had 10.6 portions of fruit by the time I've had my tea and still be under my calorie budget, which is even better!


Aaaand... relax!

I've had a busy morning so far, but it's all done and dusted now.  


The weekly virus scan was clear.


The backups went smoothly.


The Olio-er has collected her food and she's going to make a chutney and soup with her rescued food.


I've had my caffeine for the day, so I'll be rushing to the bathroom every 5 minutes now.


I've caught up with this week's menu and the rest of the meals this week are all healthy and protein-rich and easy to prepare so I've got no excuses lol


My Pagan book that is due on Saturday has been dispatched via Royal Mail so I prolly won't have to wait until 10pm for it and I'll have my weekly bath when I've got it in my hands.


My Visible score means that I won't be lapping or exercising today, so I'm just gonna keep my bum planted on the sofa (in between bathroom visits) all day... I must have pushed myself too hard yesterday.


Time for my second hot choccie of the day now I reckon and it'll be creamy this time now that I'm not waiting for anyone or anything lol