Nite nite orl

I'm closing as many things as I can so that there's less for me to do when my delivery eventually turns up.  It was supposed to be here between 2.30pm and 4.30pm but the slot came and went but apparently it's "still arriving today" even though it's miles and miles in the other direction now!

I'm giving it until I've finished my glass of water then giving up and going to bed.  I've already taken my pills so hopefully the side effects will kick in soon.

I'll see you all in the morning for my weekly virus scan and backups, another two deliveries and hopefully my first taste of vegan bacon with any luck.

Nite nite orl

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

• Take Visible reading - 3 out of 5 again today
• Take FunCap reading on 1st of each month
• 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/random 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
• Weigh myself every Monday
• Log weight into NutraCheck
• Get washed and changed
• Brush my teeth
• 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
• Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
• Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover - someone phoned last night and apparently I'll get a letter through the post with a number to call to arrange the engineer's visit to put in the necessary phone line and connect me to the digital thing, so I've just gotta be patient with that as well as the ASHP service document to send to my insurers now - an engineer is due at the end of July to get it all sorted 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 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
• Put Steve's savings into spreadsheet
• Do morning laps
• Do morning sit-ups
• Do morning crunches
• Do morning twists
• Put in next grocery order
• Put bags down by the front door
• Bag up groceries
• Put groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• Bring in first delivery
• Open first delivery
• Put first delivery away
• Bring in second delivery
• Open second delivery
• Put second delivery away
• Bring in third delivery
• Open third delivery
• Put third delivery away
• Advertise shoes on Freegle
• 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/shower
• Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
• Take bedding back upstairs
• Put menu up on blog every weekend - the rest of this week and next week is up now
• 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 chilled packaging or envelopes or tiles or juice bottles or packing material
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of fruit/leftovers/bacon rashers & avocado
• 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
• Refill can dispenser
• Do afternoon laps 
• Do sit-ups in hall
• Do crunches in hall
• Do twists in hall
• Charge up powerbanks
• Charge up Visible
• Charge up personal phone
• Charge up spam phone
• Charge up watch
• Charge up HLTH band
• Refill bottle with squash
• Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
• Wait for reply about coolant in radiators and changing the controls - they said they wouldn't come out just for that and to contact the installers which I've just done (21st July)
• Make tea of water/ice cream/meal replacements/fruit bread/bread
• 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
• Clear browser caches every Tuesday
• Clear browser caches on 27th of every month
• Do evening Visible check-in
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (21st July 2026) tea photo

I'm still waiting for my last delivery so couldn't have anything that would make my fingers messy or be hard to swallow or need a drink to wash down or anything like that, so I just had a red berry flavoured rehydration and electrolyte drink for my tea today.  I'm hoping that I'll be able to get the air fryer stuff in plenty of time for my lunch tomorrow though, then I'll have fruit for my tea so that I can get more solids into my belly instead of mainly liquids like I've had today.

Here's today's tea photo:

First update to today's to-do list

• Take Visible reading - 3 out of 5 again today
• Take FunCap reading on 1st of each month
• 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/random 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
• Weigh myself every Monday
• Log weight into NutraCheck
• Get washed and changed
• Brush my teeth
• 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
• Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
• Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover - someone phoned last night and apparently I'll get a letter through the post with a number to call to arrange the engineer's visit to put in the necessary phone line and connect me to the digital thing, so I've just gotta be patient with that as well as the ASHP service document to send to my insurers now - an engineer is due at the end of July to get it all sorted 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 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
• Put Steve's savings into spreadsheet
• Do morning laps
• Do morning sit-ups
• Do morning crunches
• Do morning twists
• Put in next grocery order
• Put bags down by the front door
• Bag up groceries
• Put groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• Bring in first delivery
• Open first delivery
• Put first delivery away
• Bring in second delivery
• Open second delivery
• Put second delivery away
• Bring in third delivery
• Open third delivery
• Put third delivery away
• Advertise shoes on Freegle
• 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/shower
• Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
• Take bedding back upstairs
• Put menu up on blog every weekend - the rest of this week and next week is up now
• 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 chilled packaging or envelopes or tiles or juice bottles or packing material
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of fruit/leftovers/bacon rashers & avocado
• 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
• Refill can dispenser
• Do afternoon laps 
• Do sit-ups in hall
• Do crunches in hall
• Do twists in hall
• Charge up powerbanks
• Charge up Visible
• Charge up personal phone
• Charge up spam phone
• Charge up watch
• Charge up HLTH band
• Refill bottle with squash
• Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
• Wait for reply about coolant in radiators and changing the controls - they said they wouldn't come out just for that and to contact the installers which I've just done (21st July)
• Make tea of water/ice cream/meal replacements/fruit bread/bread
• 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
• Clear browser caches every Tuesday
• Clear browser caches on 27th of every month
• Do evening Visible check-in
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Menu for 22nd to 25th July 2026

Wednesday 22nd

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk and juice
Lunch:  Vegan bacon and avocado
Tea:  Fruit

Thursday 23rd

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk and juice
Lunch:  Fruit
Tea:  Creamy hot chocolate

Friday 24th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk and juice
Lunch:  Fruit
Tea:  Creamy hot chocolate

Saturday 25th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk and juice
Lunch:  Fruit
Tea:  Creamy hot chocolate

Today's (21st July 2026) lunch photo

I've had plenty of protein inside me today!  lol

My lunch was gonna be vegan bacon rashers and an avocado but I couldn't find the air fryer oil anywhere so I put in a quick order for oil and some rubs and spices and things that which are coming tomorrow, so I'll be able to have it tomorrow instead.  My backup lunch was a 500ml bottle of a vegan meal replacement shake and a banana which has given me an extra energy boost after doing my laps today.

Here's today's lunch photo:

Menu for 27th July to 1st August

Monday 27th

Breakfast:  Choccie Weetabix, soya milk, juice

Lunch:  Leftovers/corn on the cob

Tea:  Fruit/creamy hot choccie

Tuesday 28th

Breakfast:  Choccie Weetabix, soya milk, juice

Lunch:  Corn on the cob

Tea:  Fruit/creamy hot choccie

Wednesday 29th

Breakfast:  Choccie Weetabix, soya milk, juice

Lunch:  Sweet potato(es)

Tea:  Fruit/creamy hot choccie

Thursday 30th

Breakfast:  Choccie Weetabix, soya milk, juice

Lunch:  Corn on the cob

Tea:  Fruit/creamy hot choccie

Friday 31st

Breakfast:  Choccie Weetabix, soya milk, juice

Lunch:  any remaining sweet potatoes

Tea:  Fruit/creamy hot choccie

Saturday 1st

Breakfast:  Choccie Weetabix, soya milk, juice

Lunch:  any remaining new potatoes

Tea:  Fruit/creamy hot choccie

Today's (21st July 2026) to-do list

• Take Visible reading - 3 out of 5 again today
• Take FunCap reading on 1st of each month
• 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/random 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
• Weigh myself every Monday
• Log weight into NutraCheck
• Get washed and changed
• Brush my teeth
• 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
• Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
• Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover - someone phoned last night and apparently I'll get a letter through the post with a number to call to arrange the engineer's visit to put in the necessary phone line and connect me to the digital thing, so I've just gotta be patient with that as well as the ASHP service document to send to my insurers now - an engineer is due at the end of July to get it all sorted 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 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
• Put Steve's savings into spreadsheet
• Do morning laps
• Do morning sit-ups
• Do morning crunches
• Do morning twists
• Put in next grocery order
• Put bags down by the front door
• Bag up groceries
• Put groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• Bring in first delivery
• Open first delivery
• Put first delivery away
• Bring in second delivery
• Open second delivery
• Put second delivery away
• Bring in third delivery
• Open third delivery
• Put third delivery away
• Advertise shoes on Freegle
• 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/shower
• Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
• Take bedding back upstairs
• 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 chilled packaging or envelopes or tiles or juice bottles
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of fruit/leftovers/bacon rashers & avocado
• 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
• Refill can dispenser
• Do afternoon laps 
• Do sit-ups in hall
• Do crunches in hall
• Do twists in hall
• Charge up powerbanks
• Charge up Visible
• Charge up personal phone
• Charge up spam phone
• Charge up watch
• Charge up HLTH band
• Refill bottle with squash
• Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
• Wait for reply about coolant in radiators and changing the controls
• Make tea of water/ice cream/meal replacements/fruit bread/bread
• 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
• Clear browser caches every Tuesday
• Clear browser caches on 27th of every month
• Do evening Visible check-in
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (21st July 2026) breakfast photo

I had a 500ml glass of water to wash my pills down with, same as every morning, but I forgot to take a photo of it!  I remembered to take the photo of my solid breakfast though, which was my usual warm weather breakfast of choccie Weetabix with approx 150ml of Plant Protein soya milk and a 250ml bottle of Flawsome sweet & sour apple juice.

Here's today's breakfast photo:

Mornin' all

I've woken up feeling like I haven't slept at all, then my blood pressure cuff decided to fold over mid-reading so I had to do it again.  My morning pills went down fine but I forgot to take the photo of the water for part one of my breakfast.  Part two has really filled me up, so hopefully that'll mean no snacking before I have my lunch.

Yesterday's two orders have been split into three deliveries and looking at the progress bar, two of the deliveries will come together then the third one separately.

Today's lunch, assuming it's in stock and I remember of course, will be vegan bacon, avocado, pears and apples so a pretty healthy lunch I reckon.

I've got 3 pints of milk hopefully coming with today's groceries, ready for my best friend coming over on Thursday.  I don't know which milk he prefers, so I've got him 1 pint of whole milk, 1 pint of semi-skimmed and 1 pint of skimmed and I'll put the ones that he doesn't want onto Olio.

I'm also gonna put my new shoes onto Freegle 'cos my big toe is right at the end and it's rubbing on the side and top of my nail, so is pretty painful.  They are supposed to be size 5-6 which is bang on for me, but they feel more like a 4 so I can't wear them comfortably unfortunately.

My Visible's 'Morning Stability' score was 3 again, so I'll do my laps and exercises after lunch.

The daily virus scan was reassuringly clear, so time to get today's breakfast photo up, then my to-do list, then my next grocery order while keeping my ear on the door.

BBS