Today's (1st May 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 (day 6 and last of the bread)
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Have caffeinated coffee
• Bring in delivery this morning
• Wash and dry towels
• Air towels
• Put towels away
• Buy brother's birthday gift
• Contact bank about Steve's statements for last year of his life
• Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
• 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 - today's the day! - he was ill so we are gonna reschedule it when he's feeling better - he's coming between 9am and 10am today
• 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
• Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms/get bathroom plug replaced 9-10am
• Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen
• 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 anything
• Advertise blueberries on Olio
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion or blueberries
• Give blueberries away
• Make lunch of butternut squash, mushrooms, mixed veg & sweet potato/fruit
• 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
• Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
• 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 (1st May 2026) breakfast photo

Today's breakfast was the last two useable slices of 'Toastie' toast, 'Buttery' spread and a 500ml glass of water.  There are officially 12 usable slices in each loaf even though there are actually 14 slices, but I couldn't separate the last two, so there are only 12 useable slices.  Tomorrow morning, it'll be choccie Weetabix and soya milk, potentially with blueberries (if they are still fresh) and a bottle of Tropical juice that won't be freshly-decanted 'cos I did that by mistake this morning!  lol

Here's today's breakfast photo:

Mornin' all

Well, as I predicted to C yesterday, I only managed about 2 hours of actual sleep, the rest of the time I was tossing and turning.  As a result I'm knackered, swollen, in pain, my memory is shot and I just feel really rotten overall.

I'm getting my bathroom plug fixed this morning, so I'll do my laps and exercises after lunch.

I finished off the usable loaf of bread for my breakfast (the last two slices were welded together and I couldn't separate them) so there are officially 6 useable breakfasts per loaf.  It'll be choccie Weetabix, soya milk and blueberries tomorrow.  I've got 3 packs of apple and grapes that have a use-by date of today so I'll snack on those if I get hungry before lunch.

I've taken my blood pressure, which was smack bang in the middle of my own personal range, popped my 9 morning pills, had my breakfast (but filled the bottle with juice before I remembered that I was keeping it for the Weetabix - woops!), washed up and run the daily virus scan (which was clear), so I'm just gonna veg out until the plumber gets here now.  Gotta keep my ear on the door for a delivery and I've gotta put the OddBox box outside the door on Sunday too.

Just to really make me feel wonderful, my hayfever is already making me feel bleh too... oh joy.

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

BBS

Nite nite orl

I'm totally buzzing from seeing C this afternoon, but my energy levels are through the floor, so I've popped my last two pills of the day and I'm gonna drag myself on up to bed now, even if I can't sleep lol

I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl

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
• 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 (day 5 of the bread)
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Have caffeinated coffee
• Bring in delivery tomorrow morning (Friday)
• Wash and dry towels
• Air towels
• Put towels away
• Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
• 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 - today's the day! - he was ill so we are gonna reschedule it when he's feeling better - he's coming between 9am and 10am on Friday
• 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
• Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms/get bathroom plug replaced 9-10am
• Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen
• 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 anything
• Advertise blueberries on Olio
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion or blueberries
• Give blueberries away
• Make lunch of butternut squash, mushrooms, mixed veg & sweet potato/fruit
• 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 (30th June 2026) I'm soo grateful for...

...my best friend, C.

He came over today and took me to the post box to post a letter to my GP, then came back and we sat in the yard for a while and with his gentle encouragement I've contacted my local councillor about something and they replied under an hour later saying that they would get onto the manager about it again.  Then I re-started my OddBox subscription and I've got a full week's worth of salads and fruit coming overnight on Sunday so I've just got drinks and pickles on Tuesday's groceries to give it a bit of zing.  He also discovered the issue with the UHT milk, so I've emailed my brother to see what sort of milk he prefers then I'll put in a much smaller order lol

A whole variety of things could very easily have gone wrong today, but C prevented it all and I will always be grateful for his friendship and support.

Love you as a fantastic friend, C!

Aaaand...

...I'm back with OddBox.

I've just put in my first order for the extra small fruit and veg box and it'll be delivered between 7pm on Sunday and 7am on Monday, so I've gotta remember to put the plastic box out ready lol

I've got all kinds of salady bits and some fruit in it, so I can take that off my groceries on Tuesday and just do the drinks and eggs and chocolate and things like that.  It'll be interesting to see what the box is like because it's all changed since my last box back in February!

Summer has officially started for me as of Monday morning.

Please join me in...

...celebrating getting to the postbox and back with my best friend at lunchtime - there's no way I could even have got half way up the tiny road I live in without him, but I got to the post box and back safely with him by my side every step of the way!  I'm especially proud of achieving the corner at the top of the road twice (once there and once back) because not only did I have the down slope to contend with, but a corner at a different angle too!

Thank you so so much, C!

We also went into my back yard to enjoy the sun for a little while too, for the first time this year and I'm immensely proud of myself for achieving that too!

Who is gonna join me for an apple and raspberry J2O in utter joyous celebration of my huge achievement?

I deserve to celebrate all of my huge achievements today that there is no way I could even have attempted without C's support.

Thank you for being so supportive and my best friend, C!

I was wrong again this morning

I assumed my monthly delivery would be here today when I saw that I had an email from Royal Mail, but it's due on Friday 1st May (aka Beltane) between 10.30am and 2.30pm instead - that'll teach me to make assumptions lol

Sorry for my second mistake in two days!

Today's (30th 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 (day 5 of the bread)
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Wash up
• Have caffeinated coffee
• Bring in delivery tomorrow (Friday)
• Wash and dry towels
• Air towels
• Put towels away
• Keep an eye on emails about the digital switchover
• 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 - today's the day! - he was ill so we are gonna reschedule it when he's feeling better - he's coming between 9am and 10am on Friday
• 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
• Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms/get bathroom plug replaced 9-10am
• Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen
• 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 anything
• Advertise blueberries on Olio
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the radiator or seat cushion or blueberries
• Give blueberries away
• Make lunch of butternut squash, mushrooms, mixed veg & sweet potato/fruit
• Adjust menu's for the rest of this week and into next week
• 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