Nite nite orl

I'm absolutely cream-crackered, swollen, in a great deal of pain and just generally feeling bleh so I've popped my last two pills of the day and I'm heading off to beddy-byes.

I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl.

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

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Listen to podcasts
• Turn on air purifier
• Pay my SIL back for yesterday
• Download Fundraising packs from MacMillan and Little Princess Trust - they are coming through the post apparently
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save first video
• Compress first video
• Put first video on my new blog
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save second video
• Compress second video
• Put second video on my new blog
• Log care into spreadsheet
• Take bread out of the freezer - breakfast time at 8am
• Do morning laps
• Have breakfast
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Monday - potentially got a couple of Freeglers coming over
• Tuesday - groceries and Steve's media being picked up
• Wednesday - monthly virus scan and backups and delivery
• Thursday - Freegle pickup
• Friday - wash hair and hair cut
• Saturday - bath and shave
• Sunday - seeing my in-laws
• Find photo of Steve and Mitzi on my computer
• Keep checking Facebook about TFA product tests
• Phone bank about scammer - it's hopefully been solved, I've just gotta be patient for another month to see if it happens again - the direct debit is still in place so I've emailed them again - the scammers replied today promising that I wouldn't be charged again so I guess I've just gotta be patient and if they *do* charge me next month, I'll contact the CAB about it
• Do the news
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save third video
• Compress third video
• Put third video on my new blog
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring crisps through to the living room to eat
• Have lunch of a sharing packet of crisps
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Log support into spreadsheet
• Save fourth video
• Compress fourth video
• Put fourth video on my new blog
• Zip up August's videos
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Pull water heating switch
• Have bath and shave
• Get dressed
• Give kettle to Freegler
• Give clothes airer to Freegler
• Collapse in a heap
• There's vegan chocolate raisins in the fridge if I get hungry
• Not to mention all the chocolate multipacks in the fridge as well
• There's chocolate soya milk cartons as well now too
• As well as the snacks in the tubs and box on the side
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - a couple of things are going today, thankfully - 1 down, 1 to go
• Keep hold of the game
• Find more books to add to my TBR pile - just added 2 more in my favourite series to the list
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Third update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Listen to podcasts
• Turn on air purifier
• Pay my SIL back for yesterday
• Download Fundraising packs from MacMillan and Little Princess Trust - they are coming through the post apparently
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save first video
• Compress first video
• Put first video on my new blog
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save second video
• Compress second video
• Put second video on my new blog
• Log care into spreadsheet
• Take bread out of the freezer - breakfast time at 8am
• Do morning laps
• Have breakfast
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Monday - potentially got a couple of Freeglers coming over
• Tuesday - groceries and Steve's media being picked up
• Wednesday - monthly virus scan and backups and delivery
• Thursday - Freegle pickup
• Friday - wash hair and hair cut
• Saturday - bath and shave
• Sunday - seeing my in-laws
• Find photo of Steve and Mitzi on my computer
• Keep checking Facebook about TFA product tests
• Phone bank about scammer - it's hopefully been solved, I've just gotta be patient for another month to see if it happens again - the direct debit is still in place so I've emailed them again - the scammers replied today promising that I wouldn't be charged again so I guess I've just gotta be patient and if they *do* charge me next month, I'll contact the CAB about it
• Do the news
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save third video
• Compress third video
• Put third video on my new blog
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring crisps through to the living room to eat
• Have lunch of a sharing packet of crisps
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Log support into spreadsheet
• Save fourth video
• Compress fourth video
• Put fourth video on my new blog
• Zip up August's videos
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Pull water heating switch
• Have bath and shave
• Get dressed
• Give kettle to Freegler
• Give clothes airer to Freegler
• Collapse in a heap
• There's vegan chocolate raisins in the fridge if I get hungry
• Not to mention all the chocolate multipacks in the fridge as well
• There's chocolate soya milk cartons as well now too
• As well as the snacks in the tubs and box on the side
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - a couple of things are going today, thankfully - 1 down, 1 to go
• Keep hold of the game
• Find more books to add to my TBR pile - just added 2 more in my favourite series to the list
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (31st August 2024) lunch photo

Over 3.5 hours late with this photo, but I've had a busy afternoon and it looks like it'll be a busy evening too lol

Today's lunch was the same as it has been recently - just a 6 serving packet of bacon flavour rashers crisps and a 500ml glass of water.

Here's my lunch photo from today:

Brave the Shave donation page

I've just finished setting up my donation page for MacMillan again (I forgot to save it the first time - woops!) and I'd love to see those donations start to rack up!

Shave day is pencilled in as 30th June 2025 and my target sponsorship is £500 which is £50 a month over the next 10 months... will you be my first sponsor??

Second update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Listen to podcasts
• Turn on air purifier
• Pay my SIL back for yesterday
• Download Fundraising packs from MacMillan and Little Princess Trust - they are coming through the post apparently
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save first video
• Compress first video
• Put first video on my new blog
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save second video
• Compress second video
• Put second video on my new blog
• Log care into spreadsheet
• Take bread out of the freezer - breakfast time at 8am
• Do morning laps
• Have breakfast
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Monday - potentially got a couple of Freeglers coming over
• Tuesday - groceries and Steve's media being picked up
• Wednesday - monthly virus scan and backups and delivery
• Thursday - Freegle pickup
• Friday - wash hair and hair cut
• Saturday - bath and shave
• Sunday - seeing my in-laws
• Find photo of Steve and Mitzi on my computer
• Keep checking Facebook about TFA product tests
• Phone bank about scammer - it's hopefully been solved, I've just gotta be patient for another month to see if it happens again - the direct debit is still in place so I've emailed them again - the scammers replied today promising that I wouldn't be charged again so I guess I've just gotta be patient and if they *do* charge me next month, I'll contact the CAB about it
• Do the news
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save third video
• Compress third video
• Put third video on my new blog
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring crisps through to the living room to eat
• Have lunch of a sharing packet of crisps
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Log support into spreadsheet
• Save fourth video
• Compress fourth video
• Put fourth video on my new blog
• Zip up August's videos
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Pull water heating switch
• Have bath and shave
• Get dressed
• Give clothes airer to Freegler
• Collapse in a heap
• There's vegan chocolate raisins in the fridge if I get hungry
• Not to mention all the chocolate multipacks in the fridge as well
• There's chocolate soya milk cartons as well now too
• As well as the snacks in the tubs and box on the side
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - a couple of things are going today, thankfully
• Keep hold of the game
• Find more books to add to my TBR pile - just added 2 more in my favourite series to the list
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (31st August 2024) breakfast photo

For my first meal since Thursday lunchtime, I had 2 slices of wholemeal 'Toastie' toast and dairy-free spread with a 250ml bottle of orange juice.

Here's today's breakfast photo:

First update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Listen to podcasts
• Turn on air purifier
• Pay my SIL back for yesterday
• Download Fundraising packs from MacMillan and Little Princess Trust
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save first video
• Compress first video
• Put first video on my new blog
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save second video
• Compress second video
• Put second video on my new blog
• Log care into spreadsheet
• Take bread out of the freezer - breakfast time at 8am
• Do morning laps
• Have breakfast
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Monday - potentially got a couple of Freeglers coming over
• Tuesday - groceries and Steve's media being picked up
• Wednesday - monthly virus scan and backups and delivery
• Thursday - Freegle pickup
• Friday - wash hair and hair cut
• Saturday - bath and shave
• Sunday - seeing my in-laws
• Find photo of Steve and Mitzi on my computer
• Keep checking Facebook about TFA product tests
• Phone bank about scammer - it's hopefully been solved, I've just gotta be patient for another month to see if it happens again - the direct debit is still in place so I've emailed them again - the scammers replied today promising that I wouldn't be charged again so I guess I've just gotta be patient and if they *do* charge me next month, I'll contact the CAB about it
• Do the news
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save third video
• Compress third video
• Put third video on my new blog
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring crisps through to the living room to eat
• Have lunch of a sharing packet of crisps
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Log support into spreadsheet
• Save fourth video
• Compress fourth video
• Put fourth video on my new blog
• Zip up August's videos
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Collapse in a heap
• There's vegan chocolate raisins in the fridge if I get hungry
• Not to mention all the chocolate multipacks in the fridge as well
• There's chocolate soya milk cartons as well now too
• As well as the snacks in the tubs and box on the side
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep hold of the game
• Find more books to add to my TBR pile - just added 2 more in my favourite series to the list
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (31st August 2024) to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Listen to podcasts
• Turn on air purifier
• Pay my SIL back for yesterday
• Download Fundraising packs from MacMillan and Little Princess Trust
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save first video
• Compress first video
• Put first video on my new blog
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save second video
• Compress second video
• Put second video on my new blog
• Log care into spreadsheet
• Take bread out of the freezer
• Do morning laps
• Have breakfast
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Monday - potentially got a couple of Freeglers coming over
• Tuesday - groceries and Steve's media being picked up
• Wednesday - monthly virus scan and backups and delivery
• Thursday - Freegle pickup
• Friday - wash hair and hair cut
• Saturday - bath and shave
• Sunday - seeing my in-laws
• Find photo of Steve and Mitzi on my computer
• Keep checking Facebook about TFA product tests
• Phone bank about scammer - it's hopefully been solved, I've just gotta be patient for another month to see if it happens again - the direct debit is still in place so I've emailed them again - the scammers replied today promising that I wouldn't be charged again so I guess I've just gotta be patient and if they *do* charge me next month, I'll contact the CAB about it
• Do the news
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save third video
• Compress third video
• Put third video on my new blog
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring crisps through to the living room to eat
• Have lunch of a sharing packet of crisps
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Log support into spreadsheet
• Save fourth video
• Compress fourth video
• Put fourth video on my new blog
• Zip up August's videos
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Collapse in a heap
• There's vegan chocolate raisins in the fridge if I get hungry
• Not to mention all the chocolate multipacks in the fridge as well
• There's chocolate soya milk cartons as well now too
• As well as the snacks in the tubs and box on the side
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep hold of the game
• Find more books to add to my TBR pile - just added 2 more in my favourite series to the list
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Mornin' all

My head feels a lot lighter this morning, but I'm not as wobbly as I thought I would be, which is reassuring.

I've popped my morning pills, been for two wee's, taken the penultimate video of the week and the virus scan is plodding away well, so I've just gotta put today's to-do list up while I wait for my carer now... I wonder if she'll disappear quickly or actually do something to help me this morning?  Will she be an 8 or 18 minute carer?

Time to do the admin with the video and then put my day's to-do list together now I reckon.

BBS

Nite nite orl

It's been a loooong week, but it's over and done with now and I know that I can definitely do the charity things with my hair now, so I've just gotta get the fundraising information from both charities and a strong, recyclable envelope to send my hair off in then I can relax.  Sorry birds, no more of my hair for a while!

I've popped my last two pills of the day so I'm gonna crawl on up to beddy-byes now.

Nite nite orl

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

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Listen to podcasts
• Turn on air purifier
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save first video
• Compress first video
• Put first video on my new blog
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save second video
• Compress second video
• Put second video on my new blog
• Log care into spreadsheet
• HAVE SHOWER AND WASH MY HAIR!!
• PUT PHONES IN MY BAG TO PAY FOR HAIR CUT - I'm gonna take my bumbag as well as my neck bag so I don't need to
• PUT KEY AROUND MY NECK
• Take bread out of the freezer - feel too sick to have breakfast
• Do morning laps - I don't want to be unsteady when I get my hair cut, so I'm having the day off today
• Have breakfast - just a mug of creamy hot chocolate this morning
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Monday - potentially got a couple of Freeglers coming over
• Tuesday - groceries and Steve's media being picked up
• Wednesday - monthly virus scan and backups and delivery
• Thursday - Freegle pickup
• Friday - wash hair and hair cut
• Saturday - bath and shave
• Sunday - seeing my in-laws
• Find photo of Steve and Mitzi on my computer
• Keep checking Facebook about TFA product tests
• Phone bank about scammer - it's hopefully been solved, I've just gotta be patient for another month to see if it happens again - the direct debit is still in place so I've emailed them again - the scammers replied today promising that I wouldn't be charged again so I guess I've just gotta be patient and if they *do* charge me next month, I'll contact the CAB about it
• Do the news
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save third video
• Compress third video
• Put third video on my new blog
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring crisps through to the living room to eat
• Have lunch of a sharing packet of crisps - a multipack of chocolate biscuit bars instead of crisps today
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Log support into spreadsheet
• Save fourth video
• Compress fourth video
• Put fourth video on my new blog
• STOP AT ATM TO GET MONEY FOR HAIR CUT - I owe my SIL the money for it
• GET HAIR CUT
• TRY NOT TO FALL OVER TOO MANY TIMES
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Collapse in a heap
• There's vegan chocolate raisins in the fridge if I get hungry
• Not to mention all the chocolate multipacks in the fridge as well
• There's chocolate soya milk cartons as well now too
• As well as the snacks in the tubs and box on the side
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep hold of the game
• Find more books to add to my TBR pile - just added 2 more in my favourite series to the list
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Can someone remind me...

...to grow and look after my hair as much as possible between now and 30th June 2025 please?

I sounded out the hairdresser this afternoon and she's up for it, but my hair needs to be at least 30cm long and I'm donating it to the Little Princess Trust so that they can make wigs for children and young people who have cancer or alopecia or any other condition that makes them lose their hair.

My head will be totally shaved and that will be for the MacMillan cancer charity so I'll be helping two charities in one hair-cutting session.

My hair is significantly shorter now, but this is gonna be as short as it goes before 30th January.

I'm gonna invest in some bright, fun, upbeat, cheery hats to get used to wearing between now and when it's done so that I can protect my head while it's hairless.

I've never been bald before so it'll be a totally new look for me but will be sooo worth it and will hopefully be a regular thing if the first one goes OK.

Anyone up for sponsoring me for MacMillan and/or the Little Princess Trust??

Third update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Listen to podcasts
• Turn on air purifier
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save first video
• Compress first video
• Put first video on my new blog
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save second video
• Compress second video
• Put second video on my new blog
• Log care into spreadsheet
• HAVE SHOWER AND WASH MY HAIR!!
• PUT PHONES IN MY BAG TO PAY FOR HAIR CUT - I'm gonna take my bumbag as well as my neck bag so I don't need to
• PUT KEY AROUND MY NECK
• Take bread out of the freezer - feel too sick to have breakfast
• Do morning laps - I don't want to be unsteady when I get my hair cut, so I'm having the day off today
• Have breakfast - just a mug of creamy hot chocolate this morning
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Monday - potentially got a couple of Freeglers coming over
• Tuesday - groceries and Steve's media being picked up
• Wednesday - monthly virus scan and backups and delivery
• Thursday - Freegle pickup
• Friday - wash hair and hair cut
• Saturday - bath and shave
• Sunday - seeing my in-laws
• Find photo of Steve and Mitzi on my computer
• Keep checking Facebook about TFA product tests
• Phone bank about scammer - it's hopefully been solved, I've just gotta be patient for another month to see if it happens again - the direct debit is still in place so I've emailed them again - the scammers replied today promising that I wouldn't be charged again so I guess I've just gotta be patient and if they *do* charge me next month, I'll contact the CAB about it
• Do the news
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save third video
• Compress third video
• Put third video on my new blog
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring crisps through to the living room to eat
• Have lunch of a sharing packet of crisps - a multipack of chocolate biscuit bars instead of crisps today
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Log support into spreadsheet
• Save fourth video
• Compress fourth video
• Put fourth video on my new blog
• STOP AT ATM TO GET MONEY FOR HAIR CUT
• GET HAIR CUT
• TRY NOT TO FALL OVER TOO MANY TIMES
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Collapse in a heap
• There's vegan chocolate raisins in the fridge if I get hungry
• Not to mention all the chocolate multipacks in the fridge as well
• There's chocolate soya milk cartons as well now too
• As well as the snacks in the tubs and box on the side
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep hold of the game
• Find more books to add to my TBR pile - just added 2 more in my favourite series to the list
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Second update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Listen to podcasts
• Turn on air purifier
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save first video
• Compress first video
• Put first video on my new blog
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save second video
• Compress second video
• Put second video on my new blog
• Log care into spreadsheet
• HAVE SHOWER AND WASH MY HAIR!!
• PUT PHONES IN MY BAG TO PAY FOR HAIR CUT - I'm gonna take my bumbag as well as my neck bag so I don't need to
• PUT KEY AROUND MY NECK
• Take bread out of the freezer - feel too sick to have breakfast
• Do morning laps - I don't want to be unsteady when I get my hair cut, so I'm having the day off today
• Have breakfast - just a mug of creamy hot chocolate this morning
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Monday - potentially got a couple of Freeglers coming over
• Tuesday - groceries and Steve's media being picked up
• Wednesday - monthly virus scan and backups and delivery
• Thursday - Freegle pickup
• Friday - wash hair and hair cut
• Saturday - bath and shave
• Sunday - seeing my in-laws
• Find photo of Steve and Mitzi on my computer
• Keep checking Facebook about TFA product tests
• Phone bank about scammer - it's hopefully been solved, I've just gotta be patient for another month to see if it happens again - the direct debit is still in place so I've emailed them again - the scammers replied today promising that I wouldn't be charged again so I guess I've just gotta be patient and if they *do* charge me next month, I'll contact the CAB about it
• Do the news
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save third video
• Compress third video
• Put third video on my new blog
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring crisps through to the living room to eat
• Have lunch of a sharing packet of crisps 
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Log support into spreadsheet
• Save fourth video
• Compress fourth video
• Put fourth video on my new blog
• STOP AT ATM TO GET MONEY FOR HAIR CUT
• GET HAIR CUT
• TRY NOT TO FALL OVER TOO MANY TIMES
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Collapse in a heap
• There's vegan chocolate raisins in the fridge if I get hungry
• Not to mention all the chocolate multipacks in the fridge as well
• There's chocolate soya milk cartons as well now too
• As well as the snacks in the tubs and box on the side
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep hold of the game
• Find more books to add to my TBR pile - just added 2 more in my favourite series to the list
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

First update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Listen to podcasts
• Turn on air purifier
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save first video
• Compress first video
• Put first video on my new blog
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save second video
• Compress second video
• Put second video on my new blog
• Log care into spreadsheet
• HAVE SHOWER AND WASH MY HAIR!!
• PUT PHONES IN MY BAG TO PAY FOR HAIR CUT - I'm gonna take my bumbag as well as my neck bag so I don't need to
• PUT KEY AROUND MY NECK
• Take bread out of the freezer - feel too sick to have breakfast
• Do morning laps - I don't want to be unsteady when I get my hair cut, so I'm having the day off today
• Have breakfast - just a mug of creamy hot chocolate this morning
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Monday - potentially got a couple of Freeglers coming over
• Tuesday - groceries and Steve's media being picked up
• Wednesday - monthly virus scan and backups and delivery
• Thursday - Freegle pickup
• Friday - wash hair and hair cut
• Saturday - bath and shave
• Sunday - seeing my in-laws
• Find photo of Steve and Mitzi on my computer
• Keep checking Facebook about TFA product tests
• Phone bank about scammer - it's hopefully been solved, I've just gotta be patient for another month to see if it happens again - the direct debit is still in place so I've emailed them again - the scammers replied today promising that I wouldn't be charged again so I guess I've just gotta be patient and if they *do* charge me next month, I'll contact the CAB about it
• Do the news
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save third video
• Compress third video
• Put third video on my new blog
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring crisps through to the living room to eat
• Have lunch of a sharing packet of crisps 
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Log support into spreadsheet
• Save fourth video
• Compress fourth video
• Put fourth video on my new blog
• STOP AT ATM TO GET MONEY FOR HAIR CUT
• GET HAIR CUT
• TRY NOT TO FALL OVER TOO MANY TIMES
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Collapse in a heap
• There's vegan chocolate raisins in the fridge if I get hungry
• Not to mention all the chocolate multipacks in the fridge as well
• There's chocolate soya milk cartons as well now too
• As well as the snacks in the tubs and box on the side
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep hold of the game
• Find more books to add to my TBR pile - just added 2 more in my favourite series to the list
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (30th August 2024) to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Listen to podcasts
• Turn on air purifier
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save first video
• Compress first video
• Put first video on my new blog
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save second video
• Compress second video
• Put second video on my new blog
• Log care into spreadsheet
• HAVE SHOWER AND WASH MY HAIR!!
• PUT PHONES IN MY BAG TO PAY FOR HAIR CUT
• PUT KEY AROUND MY NECK
• Take bread out of the freezer
• Do morning laps
• Have breakfast
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Monday - potentially got a couple of Freeglers coming over
• Tuesday - groceries and Steve's media being picked up
• Wednesday - monthly virus scan and backups and delivery
• Thursday - Freegle pickup
• Friday - wash hair and hair cut
• Saturday - bath and shave
• Sunday - seeing my in-laws
• Find photo of Steve and Mitzi on my computer
• Keep checking Facebook about TFA product tests
• Phone bank about scammer - it's hopefully been solved, I've just gotta be patient for another month to see if it happens again - the direct debit is still in place so I've emailed them again - the scammers replied today promising that I wouldn't be charged again so I guess I've just gotta be patient and if they *do* charge me next month, I'll contact the CAB about it
• Do the news
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save third video
• Compress third video
• Put third video on my new blog
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring crisps through to the living room to eat
• Have lunch of a sharing packet of crisps 
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Log support into spreadsheet
• Save fourth video
• Compress fourth video
• Put fourth video on my new blog
• STOP AT ATM TO GET MONEY FOR HAIR CUT
• GET HAIR CUT
• TRY NOT TO FALL OVER TOO MANY TIMES
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Collapse in a heap
• There's vegan chocolate raisins in the fridge if I get hungry
• Not to mention all the chocolate multipacks in the fridge as well
• There's chocolate soya milk cartons as well now too
• As well as the snacks in the tubs and box on the side
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep hold of the game
• Find more books to add to my TBR pile - just added 2 more in my favourite series to the list
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Mornin' all

My electricity usage is gonna be through the roof today 'cos I accidentally left the living room light on all night as well as the bathroom water heater!  Woops!

I've popped my morning pills, run the daily virus scan and remembered to bring my brushes and hair band down with me, so I've just gotta remember to have a shower as soon as my morning carer has left now.

The first video of the day has finished uploading from my phone to my storage space, so I've just gotta save it and upload it to my new blog now.

This blog post is getting very long so I'm gonna shut up and work on getting my to-do list together before my first carer of the day arrives.

BBIAB

Nite nite orl

I'm shattered, wobbly and in a lot of pain so I've popped my last two pills of the day and I'm heading off to beddy-byes.

I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl.

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

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Listen to podcasts
• Turn on air purifier
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save first video
• Compress first video
• Put first video on my new blog
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save second video
• Compress second video
• Put second video on my new blog
• Log care into spreadsheet
• HAVE SHOWER AND WASH MY HAIR TOMORROW!!
• PUT PHONES IN MY BAG TO PAY FOR HAIR CUT TOMORROW
• PUT KEY AROUND MY NECK
• Take bread out of the freezer - breakfast time at 8.40am
• Do morning laps
• Have breakfast
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Monday - potentially got a couple of Freeglers coming over
• Tuesday - groceries and Steve's media being picked up
• Wednesday - monthly virus scan and backups and delivery
• Thursday - Freegle pickup
• Friday - wash hair and hair cut
• Saturday - bath and shave
• Sunday - seeing my in-laws
• Find photo of Steve and Mitzi on my computer
• Keep checking Facebook about TFA product tests
• Phone bank about scammer - it's hopefully been solved, I've just gotta be patient for another month to see if it happens again - the direct debit is still in place so I've emailed them again - the scammers replied today promising that I wouldn't be charged again so I guess I've just gotta be patient and if they *do* charge me next month, I'll contact the CAB about it
• Do the news
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save third video
• Compress third video
• Put third video on my new blog
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring crisps through to the living room to eat
• Have lunch of a sharing packet of crisps 
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Log support into spreadsheet
• Save fourth video
• Compress fourth video
• Put fourth video on my new blog
• STOP AT ATM TO GET MONEY FOR HAIR CUT TOMORROW
• GET HAIR CUT TOMORROW!
• TRY NOT TO FALL OVER TOO MANY TIMES
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Collapse in a heap
• There's vegan chocolate raisins in the fridge if I get hungry
• Not to mention all the chocolate multipacks in the fridge as well
• There's chocolate soya milk cartons as well now too
• As well as the snacks in the tubs and box on the side
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone is coming for one of the kettles this morning! - it's just gone - there are a couple more interested people now - one of them is hopefully coming after lunch - something urgent came up for them so I've offered them to the second person instead and I've got someone else interested in something different too
• Keep hold of the game
• Find more books to add to my TBR pile - just added 2 more in my favourite series to the list
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Third update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Listen to podcasts
• Turn on air purifier
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save first video
• Compress first video
• Put first video on my new blog
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save second video
• Compress second video
• Put second video on my new blog
• Log care into spreadsheet
• HAVE SHOWER AND WASH MY HAIR TOMORROW!!
• PUT PHONES IN MY BAG TO PAY FOR HAIR CUT TOMORROW
• PUT KEY AROUND MY NECK
• Take bread out of the freezer - breakfast time at 8.40am
• Do morning laps
• Have breakfast
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Monday - potentially got a couple of Freeglers coming over
• Tuesday - groceries and Steve's media being picked up
• Wednesday - monthly virus scan and backups and delivery
• Thursday - Freegle pickup
• Friday - wash hair and hair cut
• Saturday - bath and shave
• Sunday - seeing my in-laws
• Find photo of Steve and Mitzi on my computer
• Keep checking Facebook about TFA product tests
• Phone bank about scammer - it's hopefully been solved, I've just gotta be patient for another month to see if it happens again - the direct debit is still in place so I've emailed them again - the scammers replied today promising that I wouldn't be charged again so I guess I've just gotta be patient and if they *do* charge me next month, I'll contact the CAB about it
• Do the news
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save third video
• Compress third video
• Put third video on my new blog
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring crisps through to the living room to eat
• Have lunch of a sharing packet of crisps 
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Log support into spreadsheet
• Save fourth video
• Compress fourth video
• Put fourth video on my new blog
• STOP AT ATM TO GET MONEY FOR HAIR CUT TOMORROW
• GET HAIR CUT TOMORROW!
• TRY NOT TO FALL OVER TOO MANY TIMES
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Collapse in a heap
• There's vegan chocolate raisins in the fridge if I get hungry
• Not to mention all the chocolate multipacks in the fridge as well
• There's chocolate soya milk cartons as well now too
• As well as the snacks in the tubs and box on the side
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone is coming for one of the kettles this morning! - it's just gone - there are a couple more interested people now - one of them is hopefully coming after lunch - something urgent came up for them so I've offered them to the second person instead and I've got someone else interested in something different too
• Keep hold of the game
• Find more books to add to my TBR pile - just added 2 more in my favourite series to the list
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Oh my life!!

I've got my second hot choccie of the day on the go and it's the second hot drink I've had all day and the second chocolate of any variety too!  I dunno what I did with the 10 hours between the two hot chocolates but something must have done!

I'm getting my hair cut short tomorrow so I've gotta limit my drinks all day otherwise I'll be needing a wee while I'm travelling.  Gotta remember to take my keys and purse with me otherwise I won't be able to pay!!

Gotta remember to brush my hair and jump in the shower as soon as my carer has gone so that I can get rid of all the grease.

I'm not going to do my laps after lunch otherwise I'll be on the floor more often than on my feet with so much weight gone from my head too!

Tomorrow is gonna be the last upheaval for a while though, so I'm hoping I'll be able to spend next week recovering.

Today's (29th August 2024) lunch photo

Today's lunch was the same as yesterday's - a 6 serving packet of bacon flavour rashers crisps and a 500ml glass of water, made entirely by me because my carer was more interested in sniffing and scratching herself for the entire 8 minutes she was in the house before she hurried out so that she didn't get a parking ticket.

Here's today's lunch photo:

Second update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Listen to podcasts
• Turn on air purifier
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save first video
• Compress first video
• Put first video on my new blog
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save second video
• Compress second video
• Put second video on my new blog
• Log care into spreadsheet
• Take bread out of the freezer - breakfast time at 8.40am
• Do morning laps
• Have breakfast
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Monday - potentially got a couple of Freeglers coming over
• Tuesday - groceries and Steve's media being picked up
• Wednesday - monthly virus scan and backups and delivery
• Thursday - Freegle pickup
• Friday - wash hair and hair cut
• Saturday - bath and shave
• Sunday - seeing my in-laws
• Find photo of Steve and Mitzi on my computer
• Keep checking Facebook about TFA product tests
• Phone bank about scammer - it's hopefully been solved, I've just gotta be patient for another month to see if it happens again - the direct debit is still in place so I've emailed them again - the scammers replied today promising that I wouldn't be charged again so I guess I've just gotta be patient and if they *do* charge me next month, I'll contact the CAB about it
• Do the news
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save third video
• Compress third video
• Put third video on my new blog
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring crisps through to the living room to eat
• Have lunch of a sharing packet of crisps 
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Log support into spreadsheet
• Save fourth video
• Compress fourth video
• Put fourth video on my new blog
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Collapse in a heap
• There's vegan chocolate raisins in the fridge if I get hungry
• Not to mention all the chocolate multipacks in the fridge as well
• There's chocolate soya milk cartons as well now too
• As well as the snacks in the tubs and box on the side
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone is coming for one of the kettles this morning! - it's just gone - there are a couple more interested people now - one of them is hopefully coming after lunch - something urgent came up for them so I've offered them to the second person instead and I've got someone else interested in something different too
• Keep hold of the game
• Find more books to add to my TBR pile - just added 2 more in my favourite series to the list
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (29th August 2024) breakfast photo

I still had my usual 2 slices of wholemeal 'Toastie' toast with dairy-free spread but the drink wasn't the watermelon and raspberry juice I've been having for a couple of days, no, it was a 250ml bottle of new-to-me wonky orange juice and it tasted sooo good - I could tell that there were no added sugars or preservatives in it, just freshly squeezed wonky oranges that had been rejected because they weren't perfect.  It was in a glass bottle too, so better for the environment.  Definitely a juice to get again!

Here's the photo of today's breakfast:

First update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Listen to podcasts
• Turn on air purifier
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save first video
• Compress first video
• Put first video on my new blog
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save second video
• Compress second video
• Put second video on my new blog
• Log care into spreadsheet
• Take bread out of the freezer - breakfast time at 8.40am
• Do morning laps
• Have breakfast
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Monday - potentially got a couple of Freeglers coming over
• Tuesday - groceries and Steve's media being picked up
• Wednesday - monthly virus scan and backups and delivery
• Thursday - Freegle pickup
• Friday - wash hair and hair cut
• Saturday - bath and shave
• Sunday - seeing my in-laws
• Find photo of Steve and Mitzi on my computer
• Keep checking Facebook about TFA product tests
• Phone bank about scammer - it's hopefully been solved, I've just gotta be patient for another month to see if it happens again - the direct debit is still in place so I've emailed them again - the scammers replied today promising that I wouldn't be charged again so I guess I've just gotta be patient and if they *do* charge me next month, I'll contact the CAB about it
• Do the news
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save third video
• Compress third video
• Put third video on my new blog
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring crisps through to the living room to eat
• Have lunch of a sharing packet of crisps 
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Log support into spreadsheet
• Save fourth video
• Compress fourth video
• Put fourth video on my new blog
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Collapse in a heap
• There's vegan chocolate raisins in the fridge if I get hungry
• Not to mention all the chocolate multipacks in the fridge as well
• There's chocolate soya milk cartons as well now too
• As well as the snacks in the tubs and box on the side
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone is coming for one of the kettles this morning! - it's just gone - there are a couple more interested people now - one of them is hopefully coming after lunch - something urgent came up for them so I've offered them to the second person instead and I've got someone else interested in something different too
• Keep hold of the game
• Find more books to add to my TBR pile - just added 2 more in my favourite series to the list
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (29th August 2024) to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Listen to podcasts
• Turn on air purifier
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save first video
• Compress first video
• Put first video on my new blog
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save second video
• Compress second video
• Put second video on my new blog
• Log care into spreadsheet
• Take bread out of the freezer
• Do morning laps
• Have breakfast
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Monday - potentially got a couple of Freeglers coming over
• Tuesday - groceries and Steve's media being picked up
• Wednesday - monthly virus scan and backups and delivery
• Thursday - Freegle pickup
• Friday - wash hair and hair cut
• Saturday - bath and shave
• Sunday - seeing my in-laws
• Find photo of Steve and Mitzi on my computer
• Keep checking Facebook about TFA product tests
• Phone bank about scammer - it's hopefully been solved, I've just gotta be patient for another month to see if it happens again - the direct debit is still in place so I've emailed them again - the scammers replied today promising that I wouldn't be charged again so I guess I've just gotta be patient and if they *do* charge me next month, I'll contact the CAB about it
• Do the news
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save third video
• Compress third video
• Put third video on my new blog
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring crisps through to the living room to eat
• Have lunch of a sharing packet of crisps 
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Log support into spreadsheet
• Save fourth video
• Compress fourth video
• Put fourth video on my new blog
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Collapse in a heap
• There's vegan chocolate raisins in the fridge if I get hungry
• Not to mention all the chocolate multipacks in the fridge as well
• There's chocolate soya milk cartons as well now too
• As well as the snacks in the tubs and box on the side
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone is coming for one of the kettles this morning! - it's just gone - there are a couple more interested people now - one of them is hopefully coming after lunch - something urgent came up for them so I've offered them to the second person instead and I've got someone else interested in something different too
• Keep hold of the game
• Find more books to add to my TBR pile - just added 2 more in my favourite series to the list
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Mornin' mornin'

Well, what a slow start to the morning I've had today!  In the 45 minutes that I've been awake I've only got myself a glass of water, taken my morning pills (including my happy pill), run the daily virus scan and taken the first video of the day.

I'm expecting a Freegler to come over this afternoon and I've got more space to bring stuff down from the spare room now so I'm assuming my carer will demand that of me either today or tomorrow.  I've got heaps of boxes to get rid of too.

Time to put today's to-do list together while I wait for the first video of the day to compress.

BBS (I hope)

Nite nite orl

The last few weeks are really starting to catch up with me so I've taken my last two pills of the day and I'm heading straight to bed.  Can someone remind me to take a happy pill tomorrow 'cos last week's dose is seriously starting to lessen now and I wanna stop my mood from getting too low 'cos I deserve better than that.

I've had enough for today so I'm heading on up to beddy-byes.

I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl.

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

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run monthly virus scan
• Do backups
• Keep checking on delivery status
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Listen to podcasts
• Turn on air purifier
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save first video
• Compress first video
• Put first video on my new blog
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save second video
• Compress second video
• Put second video on my new blog
• Log care into spreadsheet
• Take bread out of the freezer
• Do morning laps
• Have breakfast
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Monday - potentially got a couple of Freeglers coming over
• Tuesday - groceries and Steve's media being picked up
• Wednesday - monthly virus scan and backups and delivery
• Thursday - Freegle pickup
• Friday - wash hair and hair cut
• Saturday - bath and shave
• Sunday - seeing my in-laws
• Find photo of Steve and Mitzi on my computer
• Keep checking Facebook about TFA product tests
• Phone bank about scammer - it's hopefully been solved, I've just gotta be patient for another month to see if it happens again - the direct debit is still in place so I've emailed them again - the scammers replied today promising that I wouldn't be charged again so I guess I've just gotta be patient and if they *do* charge me next month, I'll contact the CAB about it
• Do the news
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save third video
• Compress third video
• Put third video on my new blog
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring crisps through to the living room to eat
• Have lunch of a sharing packet of crisps 
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Log support into spreadsheet
• Save fourth video
• Compress fourth video
• Put fourth video on my new blog
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Bring in orange juice
• Collapse in a heap
• There's vegan chocolate raisins in the fridge if I get hungry
• Not to mention all the chocolate multipacks in the fridge as well
• There's chocolate soya milk cartons as well now too
• As well as the snacks in the tubs and box on the side
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone is coming for one of the kettles this morning! - it's just gone - there are a couple more interested people now - one of them is hopefully coming after lunch - something urgent came up for them so I've offered them to the second person instead and I've got someone else interested in something different too
• Keep hold of the game
• Find more books to add to my TBR pile - just added 2 more in my favourite series to the list
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

So much for being a carer being a low-paying job!

I've just seen how much I'll be paying as of the next invoice for my carers - just shy of £650 a month for less than half an hour of actual support.

I've been keeping a spreadsheet of the actual support I receive each time since the end of July and the total so far is... drum roll please... 21 minutes and 33 seconds in exactly a month (I started the spreadsheet on 29th July) so rounding that up to 30 minutes means that they actually get paid £1300 for an hour of actual support.

Assuming that I actually got the 6½ hours of care that I'm charged for each week, that's £8,450 a week and £33,800 a month which is a huge £405,600 a year.

Apparently I get the full 30 minutes twice a day and that I should be more grateful for their support though 🤷

Third update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run monthly virus scan
• Do backups
• Keep checking on delivery status
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Listen to podcasts
• Turn on air purifier
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save first video
• Compress first video
• Put first video on my new blog
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save second video
• Compress second video
• Put second video on my new blog
• Log care into spreadsheet
• Take bread out of the freezer
• Do morning laps
• Have breakfast
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Monday - potentially got a couple of Freeglers coming over
• Tuesday - groceries and Steve's media being picked up
• Wednesday - monthly virus scan and backups and delivery
• Thursday - Freegle pickup
• Friday - wash hair and hair cut
• Saturday - bath and shave
• Sunday - seeing my in-laws
• Find photo of Steve and Mitzi on my computer
• Keep checking Facebook about TFA product tests
• Phone bank about scammer - it's hopefully been solved, I've just gotta be patient for another month to see if it happens again - the direct debit is still in place so I've emailed them again - the scammers replied today promising that I wouldn't be charged again so I guess I've just gotta be patient and if they *do* charge me next month, I'll contact the CAB about it
• Do the news
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save third video
• Compress third video
• Put third video on my new blog
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring crisps through to the living room to eat
• Have lunch of a sharing packet of crisps 
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Log support into spreadsheet
• Save fourth video
• Compress fourth video
• Put fourth video on my new blog
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Bring in orange juice
• Collapse in a heap
• There's vegan chocolate raisins in the fridge if I get hungry
• Not to mention all the chocolate multipacks in the fridge as well
• There's chocolate soya milk cartons as well now too
• As well as the snacks in the tubs and box on the side
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone is coming for one of the kettles this morning! - it's just gone - there are a couple more interested people now - one of them is hopefully coming after lunch - something urgent came up for them so I've offered them to the second person instead and I've got someone else interested in something different too
• Keep hold of the game
• Find more books to add to my TBR pile - just added 2 more in my favourite series to the list
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

28th August 2024 breakfast and lunch photos

Veeeery late with these photos after losing my internet connection before breakfast and only getting it back a little while ago.

Breakfast was 2 slices of wholemeal 'Toastie' toast and dairy-free spread with a 500ml bottle of watermelon and raspberry juice.

Lunch was a 6 serving packet of bacon flavour rashers crisps and a 500ml glass of water.

I've also had some chocolate biscuit bars that are really affecting my allergies, but never mind eh?

Here are today's two meal photos:

Second update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run monthly virus scan
• Do backups
• Keep checking on delivery status
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Listen to podcasts
• Turn on air purifier
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save first video
• Compress first video
• Put first video on my new blog
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save second video
• Compress second video
• Put second video on my new blog
• Log care into spreadsheet
• Take bread out of the freezer
• Do morning laps
• Have breakfast
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Monday - potentially got a couple of Freeglers coming over
• Tuesday - groceries and Steve's media being picked up
• Wednesday - monthly virus scan and backups and delivery
• Thursday - Freegle pickup
• Friday - hair cut
• Saturday - bath and shave
• Sunday - seeing my in-laws
• Find photo of Steve and Mitzi on my computer
• Keep checking Facebook about TFA product tests
• Phone bank about scammer - it's hopefully been solved, I've just gotta be patient for another month to see if it happens again - the direct debit is still in place so I've emailed them again - the scammers replied today promising that I wouldn't be charged again so I guess I've just gotta be patient and if they *do* charge me next month, I'll contact the CAB about it
• Do the news
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save third video
• Compress third video
• Put third video on my new blog
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring crisps through to the living room to eat
• Have lunch of a sharing packet of crisps 
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Log support into spreadsheet
• Save fourth video
• Compress fourth video
• Put fourth video on my new blog
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Bring in orange juice
• Collapse in a heap
• There's vegan chocolate raisins in the fridge if I get hungry
• Not to mention all the chocolate multipacks in the fridge as well
• There's chocolate soya milk cartons as well now too
• As well as the snacks in the tubs and box on the side
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone is coming for one of the kettles this morning! - it's just gone - there are a couple more interested people now - one of them is hopefully coming after lunch - something urgent came up for them so I've offered them to the second person instead and I've got someone else interested in something different too
• Keep hold of the game
• Find more books to add to my TBR pile - just added 2 more in my favourite series to the list
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Aaand... relax (kinda)

I've had a very boring morning because my internet connection died before 9am and because I was running the monthly virus scan I couldn't reboot so made use of my time by having breakfast (photo will be up as soon as the backups have finished), doing my laps, cleaning the bathroom (which my carer won't even notice) and surfing the web on my phone then having my lunch (same deal as with the breakfast photo).

My delivery came as I was doing my laps, so they are all in the fridge now, ready for tomorrow.

My backups are only 32% done so I'm thinking it'll be a late session with getting the two photo's up... it's only every 7 months though, so that's not so bad.

I've blathered on for long enough with one blog post though, so I'm gonna publish it and update today's to-do list.

BBIAB

First update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run monthly virus scan
• Do backups
• Keep checking on delivery status
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Listen to podcasts
• Turn on air purifier
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save first video
• Compress first video
• Put first video on my new blog
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save second video
• Compress second video
• Put second video on my new blog
• Log care into spreadsheet
• Take bread out of the freezer
• Do morning laps
• Have breakfast
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Monday - potentially got a couple of Freeglers coming over
• Tuesday - groceries and Steve's media being picked up
• Wednesday - monthly virus scan and backups and delivery
• Thursday - Freegle pickup
• Friday - hair cut
• Saturday - bath and shave
• Sunday - seeing my in-laws
• Find photo of Steve and Mitzi on my computer
• Keep checking Facebook about TFA product tests
• Phone bank about scammer - it's hopefully been solved, I've just gotta be patient for another month to see if it happens again - the direct debit is still in place so I've emailed them again - the scammers replied today promising that I wouldn't be charged again so I guess I've just gotta be patient and if they *do* charge me next month, I'll contact the CAB about it
• Do the news
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save third video
• Compress third video
• Put third video on my new blog
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring crisps through to the living room to eat
• Have lunch of a sharing packet of crisps 
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Log support into spreadsheet
• Save fourth video
• Compress fourth video
• Put fourth video on my new blog
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Bring in orange juice
• Collapse in a heap
• There's vegan chocolate raisins in the fridge if I get hungry
• Not to mention all the chocolate multipacks in the fridge as well
• There's chocolate soya milk cartons as well now too
• As well as the snacks in the tubs and box on the side
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone is coming for one of the kettles this morning! - it's just gone - there are a couple more interested people now - one of them is hopefully coming after lunch - something urgent came up for them so I've offered them to the second person instead and I've got someone else interested in something different too
• Keep hold of the game
• Find more books to add to my TBR pile - just added 2 more in my favourite series to the list
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (28th August 2024) to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run monthly virus scan
• Do backups
• Keep checking on delivery status
• Read and review a book on my TBR pile
• Listen to podcasts
• Turn on air purifier
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save first video
• Compress first video
• Put first video on my new blog
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save second video
• Compress second video
• Put second video on my new blog
• Log care into spreadsheet
• Take bread out of the freezer
• Do morning laps
• Have breakfast
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
• Do washing up
• Monday - potentially got a couple of Freeglers coming over
• Tuesday - groceries and Steve's media being picked up
• Wednesday - monthly virus scan and backups and delivery
• Thursday - Freegle pickup
• Friday - hair cut
• Saturday - bath and shave
• Sunday - seeing my in-laws
• Find photo of Steve and Mitzi on my computer
• Keep checking Facebook about TFA product tests
• Phone bank about scammer - it's hopefully been solved, I've just gotta be patient for another month to see if it happens again - the direct debit is still in place so I've emailed them again - the scammers replied today promising that I wouldn't be charged again so I guess I've just gotta be patient and if they *do* charge me next month, I'll contact the CAB about it
• Do the news
• Take pre-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Save third video
• Compress third video
• Put third video on my new blog
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring crisps through to the living room to eat
• Have lunch of a sharing packet of crisps 
• Take post-carer visit video of kitchen and bathroom
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Log support into spreadsheet
• Save fourth video
• Compress fourth video
• Put fourth video on my new blog
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Bring in orange juice
• Collapse in a heap
• There's vegan chocolate raisins in the fridge if I get hungry
• Not to mention all the chocolate multipacks in the fridge as well
• There's chocolate soya milk cartons as well now too
• As well as the snacks in the tubs and box on the side
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone is coming for one of the kettles this morning! - it's just gone - there are a couple more interested people now - one of them is hopefully coming after lunch - something urgent came up for them so I've offered them to the second person instead and I've got someone else interested in something different too
• Keep hold of the game
• Find more books to add to my TBR pile - just added 2 more in my favourite series to the list
• Study my courses
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Goooood morning all!

I've woken up in a positive mood and remembered to set the monthly scan off so just need to keep remembering not to open my email programmes until it's finished.

Got a delivery due today so I'll be able to have real, proper fruit juice instead of squash for breakfast starting tomorrow.

I've popped my morning pills and already taken and saved the video so I'm really hoping I'll be able to get it online before my carer arrives, but we shall have to wait and see.

Time to publish this blog post and get today's first to-do list up I think.

BBS

Nite nite orl

I'm wiped out, swollen, in pain, my head is full of cotton wool and my brain is totally fried so I've popped my last two pills of the day and I'm heading to bed now.

Gotta remember that it's the monthly virus scan and backups tomorrow and I've ordered myself 12 bottles of orange juice that are due by 10pm tomorrow so I hope they come waaaay before that!

I'm gonna shut down and crawl upstairs now.

See you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl.