Thursday, 5 March 2026

Nite nite orl

It's been a long, exhausting, decision-heavy, expensive day and I'm knackered, so I've taken my pills and I'm going to bed.


I'll see you all in the morning when I've gotta remember the Freegler is coming in the afternoon and I've gotta arrange for the Olio-er to come for their things too.


Nite nite orl


Today's first 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
  • Plug Alexa in
  • Ask Alexa to play Baroque music
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Get washed and dressed
  • Make breakfast of toast and juice
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Contact the council about the recycling boxes return
  • Find out when appointment is for choosing reading glasses frames - it hasn't been booked in yet so no wonder I couldn't find it lol - Thursday 5th March at some point between 8am and 6pm but they'll call an hour before, so I've definitely gotta get washed and changed that day lol - it's an afternoon appointment so I've got the chance to thoroughly scrub myself clean in the morning so that I don't stink when Kevin arrives between 12pm and 5.30pm - today's the day!
  • Give tissues and chocolate box and liners to Freegler on the 6th
  • Sort out more of spare room
  • Make honey drink
  • Do morning laps
  • Do morning sit-ups
  • Do morning crunches
  • Open Amazon delivery
  • Use/put away Amazon delivery
  • Forget what I've written in my second memoir - totally gone now
  • Wait to get the feedback from my best friend
  • Put second memoir through its 4th edit
  • 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 fake ivy or seat cushion or empty chocolate box
  • Make lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • 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
  • Give Passionfruit to Olio-er
  • Give Lychees to Olio-er
  • There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
  • 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

Coco Mint and Radley

I think they are the brands of my two new glasses frames and I know they aren't as well known as other brands, but they are posher than NHS frames - but how much more well-known please?  Are they just the next level up or are they quite well-known brands in the glasses fashion industry please?


I'm fine with both glasses either way, I'm just wondering how up-market/fashionable/posh I'm being this year is all.


Opinions please?


It's been...

...an expensive couple of months what with two new glasses frames and lenses, but I can officially relax for another year now.


Tomorrow is gonna be a busy day 'cos of a Freegler coming for some bits and bobs in the early afternoon and hopefully an Olio-er coming to pick up the last of the fruit from OddBox.  I've cancelled the subscription now unfortunately and put bananas and individual fruit bags on Tuesday's grocery order instead.  I'll definitely be going back to OddBox, it was just too much fruit, too soon after restarting to eat it was all.


Saturday morning is gonna be busy too 'cos of my shower and hair wash, laps to catch up on from today and the last Freegler coming to pick up their item at 10am too.  When I've caught my breath it's then my usual Sunday stuff, then Monday I'm seeing my best friend again (hi C!), Tuesday is grocery day, Wednesday is virus scan and backups then I can breathe a big sigh of relief on Thursday and Friday before my usual weekend stuff.


It's been bedlum for the last few weeks, but it's all starting to calm down a bit now, thankfully.


Aaaaand...

...relax.


I've chosen my reading glasses frames and they have been ordered and paid for, so the rest of the day is mine now - I'm thinking I'll have a J2O to celebrate lol


Today's (5th March 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
  • Plug Alexa in
  • Ask Alexa to play Baroque music
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Get washed and dressed
  • Make breakfast of toast and juice
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Contact the council about the recycling boxes return
  • Find out when appointment is for choosing reading glasses frames - it hasn't been booked in yet so no wonder I couldn't find it lol - Thursday 5th March at some point between 8am and 6pm but they'll call an hour before, so I've definitely gotta get washed and changed that day lol - it's an afternoon appointment so I've got the chance to thoroughly scrub myself clean in the morning so that I don't stink when Kevin arrives between 12pm and 5.30pm - today's the day!
  • Give tissues and chocolate box and liners to Freegler on the 6th
  • Sort out more of spare room
  • Make honey drink
  • Do morning laps
  • Do morning sit-ups
  • Do morning crunches
  • Open Amazon delivery
  • Use/put away Amazon delivery
  • Forget what I've written in my second memoir - totally gone now
  • Wait to get the feedback from my best friend
  • Put second memoir through its 4th edit
  • 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 fake ivy or seat cushion or empty chocolate box
  • Make lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • 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
  • Give Passionfruit to Olio-er
  • Give Lychees to Olio-er
  • There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
  • 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 (5th March 2026) breakfast photo

For my first and potentially only meal today, I had 2 slices of wholemeal 'Toastie' toast, slathered in roughly 20g of 'Buttery' spread and a freshly decanted 250ml bottle of Tropical juice.


Here's today's breakfast photo:


Mornin' all

I've had a pretty decent day so far 'cos I've taken my blood pressure which was slap bang in the middle of my own personal reference range, popped my 10 morning pills, got washed and changed, then made my first and potentially only meal today and I've currently got a mug of decaff coffee on the go too.


Overnight an Olio-er said they wanted the two things that I've currently got advertised on there and said that they would come "Thursday late morning" so I've asked them to be a bit more specific as I've got the dispenser coming to help me to choose my new reading glasses frames anywhere from 12pm to 5.30pm and I'm not gonna be answering the door until after he's left.


There was an update to my security software too, so I'm currently rocking the safest and most secure software that's available.


The daily virus scan has just finished and my laptop is all clear of nasties again, so I can open my emails and start my online day now.


I'm not gonna do any of my exercises today so that I don't stink when the "dispenser" gets here, I'll do them on Saturday instead.


Time to get today's to-do list together now I reckon.


Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Nite nite orl

It's been a long, exhausting day today, but I'm proud of myself for my laps, lack of caffeine, a proper lunch and reading such a wonderful book today.


I've popped my last two pills of the day and I'm heading to bed now.  I'm seeing a "dispenser" tomorrow afternoon so that I can choose the frames for my reading glasses.


I'll see you all in the morning.


Nite nite orl


Third 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 weekly virus scan
  • Do backups
  • 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
  • Plug Alexa in
  • Ask Alexa to play Baroque music
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Get washed and dressed
  • Make breakfast of toast and juice/honey water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Contact the council about the recycling boxes return
  • Find out when appointment is for choosing reading glasses frames - it hasn't been booked in yet so no wonder I couldn't find it lol - Thursday 5th March at some point between 8am and 6pm but they'll call an hour before, so I've definitely gotta get washed and changed that day lol - it's an afternoon appointment so I've got the chance to thoroughly scrub myself clean in the morning so that I don't stink when Kevin arrives between 12pm and 5.30pm
  • Give tissues and chocolate box and liners to Freegler on the 6th
  • Sort out more of spare room
  • Clean bathroom
  • Clean kitchen
  • Make honey drink
  • Do morning laps
  • Do morning sit-ups
  • Do morning crunches
  • Open Amazon delivery
  • Use/put away Amazon delivery
  • Forget what I've written in my second memoir - totally gone now
  • Wait to get the feedback from my best friend
  • Put second memoir through its 4th edit
  • 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 fake ivy or seat cushion or empty chocolate box
  • Make lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • 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
  • Give Passionfruit to Olio-er
  • Give Lychees to Olio-er
  • There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
  • 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