Nite nite orl

...aaaaand relax.

It's been a long, tiring, stressful day today but I've finally caught up with everything so I'm gonna head on up to beddy-byes now.

I'll see you all in the morning for a considerably less stressful day.

Nite nite orl

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

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run weekly virus scan - done and dusted in about 30 minutes!!
• Do backups
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Date envelope and file letter
• Check to make sure my 4 newest domain names have got the free year - just checked and they are all for 5 years still, so I'll try and remember to contact my hosts again about it tomorrow
• Find out how to save all my NaNo information - I don't think I can because I wasn't a regular monetary donor unfortunately
• Download FitBit image
• Put FitBit image together
• Upload FitBit image to my homepage
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him a few days ago so I've just gotta be patient now
• Make lunch of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Try and sort out autosaving - still no further forward with it unfortunately
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today (2nd April 2025) I'm grateful for...

...being so blimmin' stubborn and conquering and fixing a techie issue I didn't have a clue about this morning.  I'll know not to backup my hard drive to the cloud again 'cos it's taken all afternoon to fix lol

First update to today's to-do list

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run weekly virus scan - done and dusted in about 30 minutes!!
• Do backups
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Date envelope and file letter
• Check to make sure my 4 newest domain names have got the free year - just checked and they are all for 5 years still, so I'll try and remember to contact my hosts again about it tomorrow
• Find out how to save all my NaNo information - I don't think I can because I wasn't a regular monetary donor unfortunately
• Download FitBit image
• Put FitBit image together
• Upload FitBit image to my homepage
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him a few days ago so I've just gotta be patient now
• Make lunch of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Try and sort out autosaving - still no further forward with it unfortunately
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (2nd April 2025) breakfast and lunch photos

I'm veeeeery late getting these photos up thanks to a huge techie issue that was caused by yours truly and it's taken the best part of 7 hours to fix, but it's done now and I'll know not to do it again lol

Breakfast was my usual 2 slices of wholemeal 'Toastie' toast with 'Buttery' spread and a 'Multivitamin Mixed Berries' juice for a change this morning.

Lunch was my usual mug of instant vegetable Cup Soup made entirely by me while my carer washed up the washing up bowl (nope, unfortunately not joking).

Here are today's breakfast and lunch photos:

Today's (2nd April 2025) to-do list

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run weekly virus scan - done and dusted in about 30 minutes!!
• Do backups
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Date envelope and file letter
• Check to make sure my 4 newest domain names have got the free year
• Find out how to save all my NaNo information
• Download FitBit image
• Put FitBit image together
• Upload FitBit image to my homepage
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him a few days ago so I've just gotta be patient now
• Make lunch of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Put bags in front of the door
• Do afternoon laps
• Try and sort out autosaving
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Mornin' all

I remembered that it was Wednesday today so the weekly scan got started as soon as I took my blood pressure and popped my morning pills, including a happy pill, and it's at 47% already even though it's been going for less than 2 minutes!

I'm gonna wait until after my carer has been and gone before I have my breakfast and if she doesn't get here until 8am then I'll just have the soup at lunchtime.

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

BBS

Nite nite orl

It's been a loooooong stressful day today, but I've got my webhosts on the case for sorting out my FTP issues so that'll hopefully be sorted out soon.

NaNo have broken my heart though, so I've invested in 4 domains and I've just gotta find out how to save an archive of everything in my account.

It's Wednesday tomorrow so the first official weekly virus scan and backups on my new machine... if it's anything like the monthly scan, I'll hopefully have it all done and dusted before lunch!

For tonight though, 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.

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

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Date envelope and file letter
• Put in next grocery order
• Download FitBit image
• Put FitBit image together
• Upload FitBit image to my homepage
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him a few days ago so I've just gotta be patient now
• Make lunch of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Put bags in front of the door
• Do afternoon laps
• Try and sort out autosaving
• Bring my groceries in
• Put my groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

That's 3 things to remember tomorrow

1.  Weekly virus scan and backups

2.  Check on new domains and website

3.  Download NaNo account

Well this afternoon was...

...very productive!

I've managed to secure another 4 domains now that NaNo is going the same way as JanNo and my website issue has been escalated to the support team who will hopefully get back to me to solve it tomorrow.  I haven't achieved much but it feels like the wheels are in motion now to getting things sorted.

Just gotta contact the NaNo bods about how to save everything in my account so that I don't lose it all now!

First update to today's to-do list

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Date envelope and file letter
• Put in next grocery order
• Download FitBit image
• Put FitBit image together
• Upload FitBit image to my homepage
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him a few days ago so I've just gotta be patient now
• Make lunch of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Put bags in front of the door
• Do afternoon laps
• Try and sort out autosaving
• Bring my groceries in
• Put my groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (1st April 2025) lunch photo

Today's lunch was made and then washed up entirely by my carer today!  She wouldn't let me do a thing and even listened when I said about the bubbles stopping before she poured the boiling water into the mug!

Here's today's lunch photo:

Today's (1st April 2025) breakfast photo

Only 3 and a bit hours late with this photo! lol

I actually had breakfast this morning (unlike yesterday) of 2 slices of wholemeal 'Toastie' toast and 'Buttery' spread with a 300ml bottle of 'Multivitamin Multifruit' juice.  I've also drained my first mug of me-friendly creamy decaff mocha of the day too.

Here's today's breakfast photo:

Today's (1st April 2025) to-do list

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Date envelope and file letter
• Put in next grocery order
• Download FitBit image
• Put FitBit image together
• Upload FitBit image to my homepage
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him a few days ago so I've just gotta be patient now
• Make lunch of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Put bags in front of the door
• Do afternoon laps
• Bring my groceries in
• Put my groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Mornin' all

It's a good job that I put that reminder on my blog last night otherwise I'd have completely forgotten that I need to put in my next grocery order and put the bags down in front of the door this afternoon!  I also need to remember to put last week's FitBit image together - it'll be interesting to see what it's like when it arrives in my inbox because of swapping over to my new FitBit at the end of last week!

I've taken my blood pressure, popped my morning pills, had my breakfast and started off the daily virus scan so far this morning.

Time to publish this and get today's to-do list put up so that I can get myself organised for today.

BBIAB

Nite nite orl

Gotta remember to put my next grocery order in tomorrow morning and put the bags in front of the door when my carer has left after lunch... you watch me forget though lol

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

I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl.

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

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast - too late now
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Weigh myself
• Log weight into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Date envelope and file letter
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him a few days ago so I've just gotta be patient now
• Ask carer to help me change the bedding
• Bring bedding downstairs
• Make lunch of leftovers
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Wash bedding
• Do afternoon laps
• Put bedding on stairs to air
• Take bedding upstairs
• Put bedding away
• Charge up watch
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today (31st March 2025) I'm grateful for...

...finally deciding what to do with the two settings on my new FitBit.  It went from absolutely nothing to only vibrating when my heart rate went into the "peak" zone (whatever that is) to hopefully recording everything and vibrating when I want it to now.

I'm also grateful for already having written to the Benefits Agency back in February, so I can date and file that tomorrow.

I'm grateful that I don't need any more bread or hot choccie with tomorrow's groceries so I can try a few new things without worrying too much about wasting money if I don't like them or whatever.

I think I'll get rid of the cut-off time for breakfasts otherwise I could potentially only be living on a mug of soup a day.  I wake up at 5am now so I've got an hour and a half to get my blood pressure taken, my morning pills popped and my breakfast made and eaten which is hopefully enough time... I'm grateful that I experimented today though.

I'm grateful that I've remembered to order more of my bladder pills too, so I'm hoping that they will be delivered before I run out.

Third update to today's to-do list

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast - too late now
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Weigh myself
• Log weight into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him a few days ago so I've just gotta be patient now
• Ask carer to help me change the bedding
• Bring bedding downstairs
• Make lunch of leftovers
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Wash bedding
• Do afternoon laps
• Put bedding on stairs to air
• Take bedding upstairs
• Put bedding away
• Charge up watch
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (31st March 2025) lunch photo

My only meal today (I didn't eat before my carer arrived and it was after the self-imposed cut-off time after she left this morning) was the leftovers from yesterday which consisted of 2 servings of a vegetarian Family Roast, 2 roast potatoes cooked in vegetable oil and the last of yesterday's French beans and I'm well and truly stuffed now!

Second update to today's to-do list

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast - too late now
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Weigh myself
• Log weight into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him a few days ago so I've just gotta be patient now
• Ask carer to help me change the bedding
• Bring bedding downstairs
• Make lunch of leftovers
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Wash bedding
• Do afternoon laps
• Put bedding on stairs to air
• Take bedding upstairs
• Put bedding away
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

First update to today's to-do list

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast - too late now
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Weigh myself
• Log weight into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him a few days ago so I've just gotta be patient now
• Ask carer to help me change the bedding
• Bring bedding downstairs
• Make lunch of leftovers
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Wash bedding
• Do afternoon laps
• Put bedding on stairs to air
• Take bedding upstairs
• Put bedding away
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (31st March 2025) to-do list

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of yoghurts and coffee
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him a few days ago so I've just gotta be patient now
• Ask carer to help me change the bedding
• Bring bedding downstairs
• Make lunch of leftovers
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Wash bedding
• Do afternoon laps
• Put bedding on stairs to air
• Take bedding upstairs
• Put bedding away
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Mornin' all

Well, I've woken up and made myself a decaff coffee to start the week off with.  I'm not gonna have breakfast until after my carer has left each day and if that's after 8am then I won't have breakfast at all.

Today is payday so it's also bedding change day so it looks like today will be a grumpy day for my carer.

Gotta remember to officially weigh myself and log it into FitBit today, so that I know how many sets of laps I'm doing, if any.

Time to publish this and attempt to get my first to-do list of the week together now I reckon.

BBS (I hope)

Nite nite orl

It's been a loooong day and I'm absolutely knackered (is that considered to be a swear word?), so I'm gonna crawl on up to beddy-byes and I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl

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

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of yoghurts and coffee
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps - there isn't time this morning, so I'll definitely do them this afternoon
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him a few days ago so I've just gotta be patient now
• Make lunch of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Refill dosette box
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

First update to today's to-do list

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of yoghurts and coffee
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps - there isn't time this morning, so I'll definitely do them this afternoon
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him this morning so I've just gotta be patient now
• Make lunch of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Refill dosette box
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (30th March 2025) breakfast photo

My last photo of the week is of my relatively healthy breakfast - 2 pots of Tropical Plant Protein soya yoghurts and a 400ml mug of decaff instant coffee.

Here's the last photo of the week:

Today's (30th March 2025) to-do list

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of yoghurts and coffee
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him this morning so I've just gotta be patient now
• Make lunch of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Refill dosette box
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Mornin' all

Did you all remember to change your clocks overnight?  I forgot until this morning!

I've taken my last blood pressure reading of the week and it was pretty normal for me, then I popped my morning pills with my morning glass of water, refilled the squash bottle and I'm gonna leave off having breakfast until my carers have been and gone until the clocks change again.  The virus scan was reassuringly still clear and there weren't any advanced issues so I haven't got a clue what it kept finding on my previous machine!

Gotta remember to refill my dosette box this afternoon otherwise I'll get stressed out when they aren't in their sections tomorrow morning!

This first blog post of the day is getting a bit long so I'm gonna shut up and get today's to-do list together before my carer gets here I reckon.

BBS

Nite nite orl

I've got very little proof, but it feels like I've achieved a decent amount of stuff today and I need to remember to set the sleep mode on my FitBit to see if that works or not and try and get a less interrupted night's sleep tonight!

I've popped my last two pills of the day and I'm gonna crawl up to bed now.

I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl.

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

• Pull water heating switch in bathroom
• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run daily virus scan
• Have bath and shave
• Pull water heating switch off
• Get dressed
• Do daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of toast and fruit juice
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him this morning so I've just gotta be patient now
• Make lunch of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up - my carer did it for me
• Do afternoon laps
• Charge up my FitBit
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today (29th March 2025) I'm grateful for...

...the relaxing, hot, lavendar-scented bubble bath first thing, being able to have a proper breakfast, sorting out my FitBit (the vibrations are, I think, because I'm in the "peak zone" heart-rate wise) and getting the F5 key sorted out this morning.

Second update to today's to-do list

• Pull water heating switch in bathroom
• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run daily virus scan
• Have bath and shave
• Pull water heating switch off
• Get dressed
• Do daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of toast and fruit juice
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him this morning so I've just gotta be patient now
• Make lunch of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up - my carer did it for me
• Do afternoon laps
• Charge up my FitBit
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (29th March 2025) lunch photo

I had a wonderful carer who made my lunch, brought it in and washed up before she left today!

It was just a mug of instant Vegetable Cup Soup and I've got a decaff coffee on the go now and there are a couple of soya yoghurts in the fridge if I get hungry this afternoon.

Here's today's lunch photo:

Woohoo!!!

I've sorted out the F5 key issue (I needed to press Fn + esc at the same time to "unlock" it) and the FitBit issue (it can only be linked to one phone at a time) so I've just gotta sort out the issue with my homepage not displaying the updated page that I uploaded yesterday then that's it all done and dusted!

I hope Steve's proud of me 'cos I'm certainly proud of myself!

First update to today's to-do list

• Pull water heating switch in bathroom
• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run daily virus scan
• Have bath and shave
• Pull water heating switch off
• Get dressed
• Do daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of toast and fruit juice
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him this morning so I've just gotta be patient now
• Make lunch of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (29th March 2025) breakfast photo

It was just my usual cool/cold weather breakfast of 2 slices of wholemeal 'Toastie' toast with 'Buttery' spread and a 300ml bottle of Multivitamin Multifruit juice.

Here's today's breakfast photo:

Today's (29th March 2025) to-do list

• Pull water heating switch in bathroom
• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Have bath and shave
• Pull water heating switch off
• Get dressed
• Do daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of toast and fruit juice
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him this morning so I've just gotta be patient now
• Make lunch of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Mornin' all

Well, I've had a relaxing morning so far and I'm clean and shaved for another week now.

I've taken my blood pressure which was still low, popped my morning pills but I forgot to split one of them so my levels will be low today, had my breakfast and finished the loaf off, so it'll just be juice for breakfast tomorrow, and I've had my weekly bath.

It's also the start of the hayfever season for me, which officially kicked off yesterday but my eyes are streaming and itchy, I'm constantly sneezing and sniffing and my throat is dry and it'll be the same until September/October kinda time now.

Time to start the day with a creamy hot choccie after I've put today's to-do list together and my breakfast photo up methinks.

BBS

Nite nite orl

I'm really hoping tomorrow will be less stressful and I can enjoy a long, hot, lavendar-scented bubble bath.  I've gotta uninstall then reinstall the FitBit app tomorrow to try and fix the error I've got on one of my phones and try and sort out my homepage/F5 key problem too.

For tonight though, I've popped my last two pills of the day and I'm heading off to beddy-byes now.

I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl

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

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Do monthly virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book - 50% @ 4.30am - done and dusted
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of toast and fruit juice
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him this morning so I've just gotta be patient now
• Make lunch of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!!
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Tomorrow morning I've gotta...

Take my blood pressure

Pop my morning pills

Pull the water heating switch on

Make breakfast

Eat breakfast

Do washing up

Do morning laps

Have bath

Pull water heating switch off

Second update to today's to-do list

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Do monthly virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book - 50% @ 4.30am - done and dusted
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of toast and fruit juice
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him this morning so I've just gotta be patient now
• Make lunch of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!!
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Book Review: "Diary of a Rural GP: Hilarious True Stories from a Country Practice" by Michael Sparrow

Kindle     Paperback

⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5 stars

I've been hit by the dreaded insomnia so I'm using the opportunity to catch up on my 'to be read' pile, starting with this one.  I've already read the first two books in the trilogy and they were both truly incredible, so I've got high hopes for this one too.

Each of my recent book reviews have started off in the same way, with me saying that each book I read and review starts off with the full surgery-load of 5 stars.  I'm always hopeful that each book will still have each star stuck firmly in place when I close the back cover, but I'm not shy about removing stars if I feel it necessary and I always give my reasons for each removal within the review.

Let's get the book opened shall we?

The introduction and first chapter really woke me up... it sounds like this will be the last book and it's been good so far.

The second chapter was good too... I'm not going to comment on every chapter or this review could go on forever, but this book is already up there with the best of 'em in my opinion!

Oh dear, there have been a few trademarks mentioned so the first star is coming off in chapter 3  :-(

Up to chapter 6 now and at 2.02am (not a typo, I really do mean it's the early hours of the morning) my throat feels like a desert in the heat of Summer so I'm gonna go and get myself a glass of water before I read another few chapters.

Up to chapter 12 now and the previous chapter has left me wondering what Dr Sparrow found... no spoilers, don't worry.

Chapter 17 is potentially the final chapter in the book and I've got no idea where the day has disappeared to!

What an end to a great book... a definite must-read to pass a sleepless night and day!

 

First update to today's to-do list

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Do monthly virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book - 50% @ 4.30am
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of toast and fruit juice
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back - I messaged him this morning so I've just gotta be patient now
• Make lunch of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!!
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (28th March 2025) lunch photo

Today's lunch was the last sachet of instant Minestrone Cup Soup made entirely by me again today.

Here's today's breakfast photo:

Today's (28th March 2025) to-do list

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Do monthly virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book - 50% @ 4.30am
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of toast and fruit juice
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back
• Make lunch of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!!
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (28th March 2025) breakfast photo

I missed yesterday's two meal photos 'cos I spent the entire day setting up my new computer, but it's all sorted out now so the photos can re-start, beginning with today's breakfast photo of 2 slices of wholemeal 'Toastie' toast and 'Buttery' spread with a 300ml bottle of multivitamin multifruit juice.

Here's today's breakfast photo:

Mornin' all

I've been awake since 8pm last night after sleeping for 46 minutes and I think I've done well with what I've achieved in those 8¾ hours.  It started off with just surfing and catching up on everything I missed on Wednesday and yesterday, but I'm now officially half way through my next book so I'm hoping to finish reading and reviewing it before I head to bed tonight... it'll be the first test of my backups and if I've put the pages in the right places last night.

I popped my morning pills a smidgen before 4am after taking my blood pressure - it was interesting to see that it was only 3 points higher than normal, even after pretty much no sleep and being awake for 8 hours.

The monthly scan finished in about an hour, from start to finish and it found an advanced issue which is now resolved, so I'm gonna take my empty plate and bottle through to the kitchen, do the washing up, hopefully put my breakfast photo up then read another chapter of the book before my carer arrives.

I'll BBS

Tomorrow's (28th March 2025) to-do list

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Do monthly virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of toast and fruit juice
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back
• Make lunch of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now - I emailed him again before I went to bed to see if he still wants to come over at Easter
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!!
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Looks like...

...I'll be crawling through tomorrow on 1 hour of sleep then.

I woke up frantically clutching the duvet thinking that a pet gerbil had escaped its cage and gone in search of adventure under the duvet cover which caused me to wake up rapidly and I won't be able to get back to sleep again in time to wake up at 4am, so I'm gonna be using my new laptop until 6pm tomorrow now.

I'll have to cope with the insomnia kicking in again too, which I'm really not looking forward to.

Nite nite orl

It's been a loooong day today, but I've managed to get everything moved over and ready for a fresh start tomorrow, so I'm feeling immensely proud of myself and I'm going to bed feeling like I've achieved a lot today.

Not gonna update the to-do list again so soon after putting it up, so I'll just spout my usual nightly sign off and say that I'll be back again tomorrow with photo's and to-do lists and stuff.

I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl

Today's (27th March 2025) to-do list

• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!!
• Get sponsorship for LPT
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of toast and fruit juice
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Do morning laps
• Send blurb/synopsis/both to Rob when he gets back
• Make lunch of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Finish setting up my new laptop on Thursday
• Do afternoon laps
• Clear browser caches ready for tomorrow's monthly virus scan
• Arrange for my brother to collect the heirlooms - we're narrowing it down slowly now... ideally in the first half term of 2025 - I've just emailed him to ask again - he's just replied and we're aiming for Easter instead now
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!!
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• There's crisps in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed