I've had a busy day, my throat is starting to recover, my back is killing me, but I've paid for the house to be insured for another year and taken my last two pills of the day, so I'm gonna go and crawl up to bed now and hope that I can sleep despite the pain.
I'll see you all in the morning.
Nite nite orl.
...house insured for another year and I've just taken my last two pills of the day, so it's time to update today's to-do list for the last time then head to bed I reckon.
...the central heating will be finished off before Friday, the solar panels are sorted, as is the loft insulation and the heat pump is ready to rock and roll, so all that's left now is the bathroom and main bedroom radiators being finished off, the control put in and them showing me how to use it (which I'll forget by the time they leave) and that's it then!
My penultimate J2O is starting to wake up ready for the celebration on Thursday/Friday then I get the weekend off before the bathroom and waste disposal unit is finished on Monday then back to normal on Tuesday with hopefully a warmer and safer house and my first meal for 2 weeks!
My back is killing me but a lovely hot bubble bath should solve that and I'll be able to get clean and change my clothes without being forced again!
I can do this living alone lark!
...definitely works! lol
Apparently the central heating installers have just been doing some soldering and "it's alright Love, it happens all the time!" so that's reassuring.
The batteries obviously don't need to be changed yet lol
...still 11 lunches out of a possible 31 and my carer made 2 of them for me.
I'm in agony this morning and I can't stop coughing, I'm bunged up and in agony, just like I knew I would be after yesterday morning.
I've taken my morning pills with my morning glass of water and started the weekly virus scan so I'm just waiting for my carer to turn up now.
Not sure how much I'll be able to post today 'cos of the pain and I'll have to make my carer a hot drink when she arrives too, so I'd better go and fill the kettle with water for her.
BBIAB with today's to-do list.
I'm not going to bed quite yet, but I'm closing as many things as possible so that I can head to bed as soon as today's second delivery arrives. I've had a hectic day today and tomorrow is more of the same, as well as the weekly virus scan (I'm predicting that I'll accidently open at least one of my email programmes causing a reboot at least once lol) so I'm gonna head up to bed as soon as the delivery arrives 'cos this'll be a late night for me.
I'll see you all in the morning.
Nite nite orl.
...not to open my email programmes and to set the weekly virus scan off instead of the daily one - you watch me forget though lol
...getting the loft insulation fitted.
Yesterday it was the solar panels and today is the insulation... I don't think there's anything else that needs to be fitted by the same company who are doing the central heating, but I can't guarantee it.
A new extractor fan was mentioned for the kitchen today, but that's in addition to the things that I've been approved for getting done so I dunno if it will actually happen or not. If it does, then it saves the electrician coming out again but I dunno if it'll be covered in the grant or if I'll have to pay for it... either way is fine, but the less that comes out of my bank account atm (until the bathroom is totally finished and paid for), the better.
There was some talk at one point about getting something installed in the back yard, but that's gone quiet and I can't remember what it was now.
Basically this week is the grant-approved measures, next week is finishing off the bathroom and waste disposal unit then I might actually be able to breathe again lol
When this morning's carer discovered that I'd been wearing the same clothes for 3 weeks she completely and utterly pressured me into getting changed into thinner clothes "otherwise I get in trouble" so the cold that I've had for the last two weeks and was just starting to gradually recover from is now gonna get so much worse purely because I've been forced to wear clothes that don't even start to keep me warm.
According to a medical site, my main disability puts me at increased risk of getting hypothermia so that's an increased risk now which will put me in hospital and if I survive then I'll be allowed home because I get carers coming in and they will do what they've been doing for the last year (ie nothing) and the cycle will start again.
Basically, there's an increased risk that I could die now because this morning's carer decided that she knew better than me how warm I didn't feel in my clothes and her not getting into trouble was more important than my life 🤷
I'm glad I put the two things I needed to remember today in my goodnight post last night 'cos I had totally forgotten!
My FitBit is having a bit of juice before my first carer of the day arrives and I'll go and check the appropriate page for the delivery after I've put my to-do list together.
I've popped my morning pills and my lower back is killing me so I've crunched up a paracetamol caplet too that I'm hoping will kick in soon.
The morning virus scan was still clear, so that's reassuring.
Time to put my day's to-do list together now I reckon.
TTFN
I've popped my last two pills of the day and I'm burping like a good'un through hunger, but I'll be fine.
I've gotta remember to give my FitBit some juice tomorrow so that it records my sleep tomorrow night. It's currently at 72% so it's fine to leave it tonight, but I'll charge it up throughout the day tomorrow, between bathroom visits.
I've also got a delivery due tomorrow so I've gotta remember to keep an eye on the page for that too... I bet it'll be a late delivery! lol
Time for me to shut down and head upstairs for the night now.
I'll see you all in the morning.
Nite nite orl.
...radiators in the living room, hall and kitchen so far but they're not connected up, just attached to the wall. I've also got a heat pump instead of an emersion heater but I'm about 97% sure that it doesn't work yet.
I've also got solar panels on the roof so hopefully that'll start to reduce my electric usage rather than adding to it. I didn't have a choice about them going up this morning and I haven't signed the contract yet, so I won't be happy if I pay more for having them put up without consent (it's almost £750 a year running cost which I really wasn't expecting and I'm not happy about but it's too late now 'cos they are already up).
The plumber has been put off until next week, as has the painter, so that's one less thing to worry about but I won't be eating or drinking this week 'cos of the kitchen being out of action until the central heating has been installed.
...the carer signed in, socialised for 18 minutes then signed out. I've asked her to tell the agency that the house will be the same as it is now so the carers definitely won't be able to do anything to support me (not that they do anyway, but that's a whole other kettle of fish that I'm used to now) so it'll be at least 3 weeks since I last ate anything and I'm already underweight as it is, so things aren't looking good for me right now.
...today's carer is being paid for sitting in her car for 18 minutes instead of even being in the house, let alone doing her job. She's just signed in, gone out to her car "to make call then back sign out" and I'll be without hot water for a few days while the hot water tank is being put in so the plumber was right and they will be here for longer than just today after all.
The central heating is going in at the same time as the solar panels, so I'm just waiting for the painter to turn up now lol
...I'm getting the solar panels put up today too, despite not having signed my agreement yet!
Well, I've weighed myself and lost another 1.1kg last week after only eating twice so I'm now officially underweight and I'm not going to be able to eat much again this week 'cos of the bathroom being finished off today and tomorrow and the central heating being fitted today and probably longer too so I won't be able to eat much for the third week on the trot.
I've popped my first pills of the week and run the daily virus scan so I'm good to go for the day now.
I won't be eating much/at all today 'cos of the work being done and won't be drinking much again either 'cos of not having access to the bathroom for however long again. Basically not a healthy week again, but hopefully that'll be it then.
The rubbish and recycling is due to go this morning - I decided to put the waste food and blue bag out after all 'cos I'm expecting a couple of deliveries this week too and wanna be sure that I've got enough space in the blue bag for the packages.
Time to put my to-do list up before my carer arrives now I reckon.
TTFN
I've had a busy and somewhat stressful couple of weeks, but I'm really hoping things'll be back to normal by Thursday next week.
I've popped my last two pills of the day and week so I'm gonna head on up to beddy-byes now.
Nite nite orl.
...I'll definitely need the step that I've ordered lol
It was barely tepid water again, but that was my fault 'cos I forgot to pull the switch in the bathroom when I put the immersion heater on and didn't realise until the bath was already filling up.
Basically a good experiment, but there are things I need to remember for next time.
...introduced my carer to the power of REM's 'Everybody Hurts' and she obviously felt the power too 'cos she was swaying along to the beat within seconds of it starting.
I'm proud of myself for not bursting into tears like I usually do with this song!
I forgot to charge my FitBit up yesterday, so it was at the bare minimum(63%) when I crawled into bed last night, so I was wondering if it would record my sleep... I woke up this morning and it had only used up 1% overnight and it had thankfully recorded my sleep, so I won't worry about it so much next time it happens ('cos it's bound to lol).
I've started my monthly virus scan and it started up first time without me needing to reboot because I'd accidentally opened up my email programmes. I dunno what I did differently, but it's got the progress window pop-up thing that I was expecting on Wednesday but didn't get for some reason, so that's a relief.
I've taken my morning pills with my morning glass of water and I've tried an energy boosting disolvable pill with the last of the glass and it tastes gorgeously of cherry (my favourite fruit) and I could feel it working from the first sip so I'll definitely be getting them again!
Today is gonna be my first bath in the new bathroom with a hopefully gorgeously warm towel to dry off with and hopefully hot water too... can't wait!
Gotta remember to see if the rubbish and recycling needs to go out this week or if it can wait until next week. Gotta refill my dosette box after my non-existent lunch (because I'm not seeing my in-laws or getting a lunchtime carer today, so it'll be another day without food) today.
I'm sure there was something else I was supposed to remember this morning, but I can't remember what it was now, so it'll prolly come back to me at the time it was supposed to finish as opposed to start lol
Gonna publish this now and put up today's to-do list while I wait for my last carer of the week.
I know it's a bit earlier than usual, but I'm absolutely wiped out so I've taken my last two pills of the day and I'm gonna head up to bed for an early night.
I'll see you all in the morning.
Nite nite orl.
...heated towel rail has been on for an hour and 10 minutes and only cost 9p and there were lights and my laptop on during that time too so I can definitely afford to put it on to keep the bathroom at a less cold temperature than it has been for years!
I'm gonna try and remember to turn it on when I turn the immersion on tomorrow and pop a towel over one of the rails, then scrub the bath out and keep my fingers crossed that it'll be warmer than the last several have been now that I know about the switch lol
Tomorrow is gonna make me nervous but it'll hopefully be so worth it.
Tomorrow will be the first test of the totally new bathroom so keep your fingers crossed that I enjoy it and feel safe! I'm thinking lotsa lavendar-scented bubbles are on the cards with any luck.
Today's lunch was my third meal in two weeks and my carer decided to wash up the already washed up washing up instead of doing what she's paid to do and that included washing up the plate and board that I use for my toast, which means that I won't be able to eat at all tomorrow now that I can't have breakfast and my carers don't come on Sunday lunchtimes and I've gotta drink as little as possible too 'cos I'm getting central heating put in starting on Monday, so may not have access to my bathroom again. Ho hum, such is life I guess.
Here's today's lunch photo:
...bathroom completely finished and I've just gotta hold my bladder for another couple of hours to let the grouting set then it's all good to go. Apparently it's fine for me to have a bath tomorrow, I just can't use the bathroom until after lunch (ie at least 2pm) then I've gotta step over the first line of tiles until the morning and it's all fine to use then.
I'm expecting a delivery any time now so I should be able to have my first mug of soup after the kettle has boiled, for the first time this week!
...the tiling is being finished off today, so other than a lick of paint, that's it finished now which is a relief. I dunno who is gonna do the painting, but I don't mind waiting for that 'cos the bits that need to be done will be finished today so that it can be dry and water-tight ready for tomorrow's bath. I'm already regretting the hot choccie I had this morning though lol
My only meal for 5 days has made me tired and sluggish this morning... I've been awake for just over an hour and this is the first productive thing I've done all morning, other than taking my morning pills and completing the daily virus scan.
My back is killing me and my carer is due in about half an hour so I'm gonna keep this short and put up today's to-do list while I wait for her.
BBIAB
I've had a busy week and a big tea so it's all rapidly catching up with me now, so I've taken my last two pills of the day and I'm gonna head straight on up to bed.
I'll see you all in the morning.
Nite nite orl.
After not eating since Sunday afternoon, I was seriously under my daily calorie budget every day and didn't want to lose any weight that I can't really afford to lose (I was still in the healthy weight range on Monday, but only just) so I decided to treat myself in celebration of the bathroom being veeeery close to being finished now - literally all it needs is a few tiles and a lick of paint - I decided to celebrate with a Burger King meal so I had a Vegan Royale meal and 9 vegan nuggets with a sweet chilli dip and a bottle of water to wash it all down with. I haven't opened the water yet 'cos it's a bit close to bedtime and I don't wanna wake up bursting for a wee at 2am and not be able to get back to sleep!
Here's my first meal of the week:
...the bathroom done and dusted and everything works 'cos I've just been for a wee and Christened the new basin lol
There are still maybe four or five tiles left to go and a lick of paint on the other two walls, but I'm coming to get you, lovely hot bubble bath... get ready for your Christening after my lunchtime carer has left on Sunday!
I'm celebrating with a me-friendly creamy hot chocolate while I wait for the electrician to arrive but the J2O is very close to being drunk now, I just wanna wait until the tiling has been finished and the paint is dry is all - don't wanna celebrate too early after all 😉 The last J2O will be when the central heating is finished which will hopefully be Monday but the plumber thinks it'll take longer than that so we shall have to wait and see. I just hope it's done and dusted sooner rather than later 'cos I haven't eaten anything since about 4pm on Sunday and my only drinks have been water and squash for my 3 sets of pills each day, other than this hot choccie that I'm savouring right now.
The end is in sight now, thankfully.
...plumbing done, the electrician is putting all the electrical things in place and I've just gotta call him when the bathroom light seems to be on its way out. Just waiting for the carpenter for the bath panels at around 12-ish and the painter will be here on Monday then that's the whole lot done and dusted. I've gotta not use the bath or shower for 24 hours to let the waterproof seal around the bath and shower dry/set properly, so I'll leave it until Sunday before I have a bath, but the end is mere days away now!