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/the radio
• 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 delivery
• Open delivery
• Attempt to use delivery
• Have caffeinated coffee
• Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
• Bring in glass recycling box
• Bring in other recycling box
• Bring in food caddy
• Bring in blue sack
• Bring in rubbish sack
• Bring in Amazon delivery between 7am and 1pm
• Empty kitchen cupboard
• Take photos of kitchen cupboard things
• Advertise kitchen cupboard things on Freegle
• 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 BS3621 5-lever mortice deadlock)
• 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 75 morning sit-ups
• Do 35 morning crunches
• Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
• Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries & Freegler
• Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom/do stock-take/adjust menu's
• Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets/meet up with C this week?
• Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms & give sarnie toaster away
• Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen/sort out cupboard
• Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
• 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 or ice cube trays
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion
• Make lunch of butternut squash, mushrooms, mixed veg & sweet potato
• 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
• 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 (20th April 2026) lunch photo

Considering that today's lunch was pretty much entirely vegetables (other than the breading on the mushrooms) and I didn't snack at all this morning, so was getting hungry when I went to make it, it's nicely filled me up!  I think I've got both of today's meals spot on so far and I'll hopefully remember to have a mug of instant soup for tea in a few hours... if I manage it without nibbling this afternoon, then I'll have gone through the entire day without snacking, which is a huge achievement for me!

Today's lunch was 5 breaded garlic button mushrooms, 142g of frozen mixed veg, 80g of frozen butternut squash chunks and 80g of sweet potato chunks, cooked in 2ml of air-fryer oil and washed down with a 330ml can of a Sparkling Mango pop.  I used too much oil again so I've gotta remember to be more sparing with it tomorrow.

Here's today's lunch photo:

Aaaaand... relax

I've just sorted out the deliveries and put the cans into the can dispenser and rearranged the counter a bit more as well as bringing in and putting away the recycling containers.  I've also added another 3 or 4 books to my TBR pile, so I'm gonna flop until lunchtime now, then do my laps and flop until bedtime!

Considering how much of a flop I felt this morning, I've actually achieved a pretty decent amount and I'm, quite rightly, proud of myself now.

I'm also determined not to snack today so I'm starting to feel just a touch hungry, so I'm gonna go and make myself a drink while I recover for the next half an hour then spend this afternoon catching up on my TBR pile.

Second update to today's and tomorrow's plans

Monday

1. wake up
2. go for emergency wee
3. take blood pressure
4. go for second emergency wee
5. pop 9 morning pills
6. go for hopefully last emergency wee
7. take rubbish sack outside
8. go for another emergency wee
9. make breakfast of toast and juice
10. eat breakfast
11. wash up
12. weigh myself
13. do laps
14. bring in delivery due between 7am and 1pm
15. attempt to put drinks into delivery
16. try and put delivery into their new home
17. bring in rubbish and recycling containers
18. put rubbish and recycling containers away
19. breathe and relax until lunchtime lol

Tuesday

1. wake up
2. go for emergency wee
3. take blood pressure
4. go for second emergency wee
5. pop 10 morning pills
6. go for hopefully last emergency wee
7. make breakfast of toast and juice
8. eat breakfast
9. wash up
10. do laps
11. put bags in front of the door
12. put in next grocery order
13. bring groceries in
14. put groceries away
15. hang bags back up
16. do laps after lunch
17. relax until 5.15pm
18. give Freegler their things
19. do admin on Freegle site
20. go to bed

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/the radio
• 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 delivery
• Open delivery
• Attempt to use delivery
• Have caffeinated coffee
• Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
• Bring in glass recycling box
• Bring in other recycling box
• Bring in food caddy
• Bring in blue sack
• Bring in rubbish sack
• Bring in Amazon delivery between 7am and 1pm
• Empty kitchen cupboard
• Take photos of kitchen cupboard things
• Advertise kitchen cupboard things on Freegle
• 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 BS3621 5-lever mortice deadlock)
• 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 75 morning sit-ups
• Do 35 morning crunches
• Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
• Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries & Freegler
• Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom/do stock-take/adjust menu's
• Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets/meet up with C this week?
• Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms & sarnie toaster
• Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen/sort out cupboard
• 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 or ice cube trays
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion
• Make lunch of butternut squash, mushrooms, mixed veg & sweet potato
• 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
• 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

First update to today's and tomorrow's plans

Monday

1. wake up
2. go for emergency wee
3. take blood pressure
4. go for second emergency wee
5. pop 9 morning pills
6. go for hopefully last emergency wee
7. take rubbish sack outside
8. go for another emergency wee
9. make breakfast of toast and juice
10. eat breakfast
11. wash up
12. weigh myself
13. do laps
14. bring in delivery due between 7am and 1pm
15. attempt to put drinks into delivery
16. try and put delivery into their new home
17. bring in rubbish and recycling containers
18. put rubbish and recycling containers away
19. breathe and relax until lunchtime lol

Tuesday

1. wake up
2. go for emergency wee
3. take blood pressure
4. go for second emergency wee
5. pop 10 morning pills
6. go for hopefully last emergency wee
7. make breakfast of toast and juice
8. eat breakfast
9. wash up
10. do laps
11. put bags in front of the door
12. put in next grocery order
13. bring groceries in
14. put groceries away
15. hang bags back up
16. do laps after lunch
17. relax until 5.15pm
18. give Freegler their things
19. do admin on Freegle site
20. go to bed

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
• 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 delivery
• Open delivery
• Attempt to use delivery
• Have caffeinated coffee
• Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
• Bring in glass recycling box
• Bring in other recycling box
• Bring in food caddy
• Bring in blue sack
• Bring in rubbish sack
• Bring in Amazon delivery between 7am and 1pm
• Empty kitchen cupboard
• Take photos of kitchen cupboard things
• Advertise kitchen cupboard things on Freegle
• 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 BS3621 5-lever mortice deadlock)
• 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 75 morning sit-ups
• Do 35 morning crunches
• Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
• Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries
• Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom/do stock-take/adjust menu's
• Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets/meet up with C this week?
• Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
• Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen/sort out cupboard
• 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 butternut squash, mushrooms, mixed veg & sweet potato
• 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 (20th 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
• 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 delivery
• Open delivery
• Attempt to use delivery
• Have caffeinated coffee
• Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
• Bring in glass recycling box
• Bring in other recycling box
• Bring in food caddy
• Bring in blue sack
• Bring in rubbish sack
• Bring in Amazon delivery between 7am and 1pm
• Empty kitchen cupboard
• Take photos of kitchen cupboard things
• Advertise kitchen cupboard things on Freegle
• 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 BS3621 5-lever mortice deadlock)
• 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 75 morning sit-ups
• Do 35 morning crunches
• Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
• Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries
• Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom
• Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets/meet up with C this week
• Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
• Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen/sort out cupboard
• Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling
• Put menu up on blog every weekend
• Do food stock-take on Wednesday
• Adjust menu's according to stock-take
• 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 Barista milk
• 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/Pringles
• 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

Plan for today (Monday) and tomorrow

Monday

1. wake up
2. go for emergency wee
3. take blood pressure
4. go for second emergency wee
5. pop 9 morning pills
6. go for hopefully last emergency wee
7. take rubbish sack outside
8. go for another emergency wee
9. make breakfast of toast and juice
10. eat breakfast
11. wash up
12. weigh myself
13. do laps
14. bring in delivery due between 7am and 1pm
15. attempt to put drinks into delivery
16. try and put delivery into their new home
17. bring in rubbish and recycling containers
18. put rubbish and recycling containers away
19. breathe and relax until lunchtime lol

Tuesday

1. wake up
2. go for emergency wee
3. take blood pressure
4. go for second emergency wee
5. pop 10 morning pills
6. go for hopefully last emergency wee
7. make breakfast of toast and juice
8. eat breakfast
9. wash up
10. do laps
11. put bags in front of the door
12. put in next grocery order
13. bring groceries in
14. put groceries away
15. hang bags back up
16. do laps after lunch
17. relax until 5.15pm
18. give Freegler their things
19. do admin on Freegle site
20. go to bed

Today's (20th April 2026) breakfast photos

Today starts a new week with a new determination to eat at least two proper meals a day, ideally all three.  I started off with a 500ml glass of water to take my 9 morning pills with then had my solid breakfast of two slices of wholemeal 'Toastie' toast with approx 20g of 'Buttery' spread and a freshly-decanted 250ml bottle of Tropical juice.

Here's my first 2 breakfast photos of the week: