Third update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• 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
• Keep reading paperback memoir
• Read hardback memoir
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Check forum
• 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
• Put wools on to wash and dry
• Put hoodie on so that I don't get cold
• Find out when my heat pump is gonna be replaced so that I can...
• Book my smear test
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give sweets away
• Put wools on stairs to air
• Make lunch of soya yoghurts and grapes
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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
• Hang up wools
• Do afternoon laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Order more FA at the same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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 (15th May 2025) lunch photo

Today's lunch is veeeery different to recently because it's a soya strawberry raspberry protein yoghurt and 400g of seedless red grapes.

Here's today's lunch photo:

Second update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• 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
• Keep reading paperback memoir
• Read hardback memoir
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Check forum
• 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
• Put wools on to wash and dry
• Put hoodie on so that I don't get cold
• Find out when my heat pump is gonna be replaced so that I can...
• Book my smear test
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give sweets away
• Put wools on stairs to air
• Make lunch of soya yoghurts and grapes
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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
• Hang up wools
• Do afternoon laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Order more FA at the same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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

• Drink glass of water
• 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
• Keep reading paperback memoir
• Read hardback memoir
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Check forum
• 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
• Find out when my heat pump is gonna be replaced so that I can...
• Book my smear test
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give sweets away
• Make lunch of picnic eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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 - not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Order more FA at the same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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 (15th May 2025) breakfast photo

Today's breakfast finished off the last of the sleave of choccie Weetabix and the last of the first carton of Plant Protein soya milk and started a new one.  I think I've finally found the amount of milk that I like on my Weetabix now too... you watch me forget tomorrow though lol

Here's today's breakfast photo:

Today's (15th May 2025) to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• 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
• Keep reading paperback memoir
• Read hardback memoir
• Get sponsorship for MacMillan - my postie said that he was going to sponsor me even though he barely knows me!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Check forum
• 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
• Find out when my heat pump is gonna be replaced so that I can...
• Book my smear test
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give sweets away
• Make lunch of picnic eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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 - not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Order more FA at the same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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

So far this morning I've taken my blood pressure, popped my morning pills, had my breakfast and run the daily virus scan.  I'm coughing like nobody's business this morning and my nose is streaming like a river so it's gonna be a very hayfevery day today.

Time to get today's to-do list put together, then my breakfast photo, and I can read more of my paperback memoir until my carer gets here this morning.

BBS

Nite nite orl

It's been another long day today and I've been sneezing my head off all day, so I've taken my last two pills and 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

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run weekly virus scan
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Check forum
• 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
• Charge up Inspire
• Charge up new FitBit
• Find out when my heat pump is gonna be replaced so that I can...
• Book my smear test
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give sweets away
• Make lunch of picnic eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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 - not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Order more FA at the same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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 (14th May 2025) I'm grateful for...

...making a start on reading my memoir and getting the email from Draft2Digital about the only URL I'll need to promote it everywhere.

I wanna finish reading both the paperback and the hardback first, but I'm cautiously hoping that I'll have wheels spinning before the end of May for getting my first ever grown-up book into the hands of those who are interested.

Third update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run weekly virus scan
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Check forum
• 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
• Charge up Inspire
• Charge up new FitBit
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give sweets away
• Make lunch of picnic eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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 - not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Order more FA at the same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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

Second update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run weekly virus scan
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Check forum
• 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
• Charge up Inspire
• Charge up new FitBit
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give sweets away
• Make lunch of picnic eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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 - not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Order more FA at the same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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 (14th May 2025) lunch photo

About an hour before my carer could start to potentially turn up, I got my lunch ready, so all I need to do when she gets here is to fill up the 500ml glass with water and bring that and the vegetarian picnic eggs through.

Here's today's lunch photo:

First update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run weekly virus scan
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Check forum
• 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
• Charge up Inspire
• Charge up new FitBit
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give sweets away
• Make lunch of picnic eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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 - not this week
• Charge up Inspire
• Charge up new FitBit
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Order more FA at same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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 (14th May 2025) breakfast photo

Today's breakfast was the same as it has been for the last 4 days - choccie Weetabix with Plant Protein soya milk.

Here's today's breakfast photo:

Today's (14th May 2025) to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Run weekly virus scan
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Check forum
• 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
• Charge up Inspire
• Charge up new FitBit
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give sweets away
• Make lunch of picnic eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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 - not this week
• Charge up Inspire
• Charge up new FitBit
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Order more FA at same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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, my mood is plummeting 'cos it took me over half an hour to crawl out of bed this morning!

My blood pressure is back in my normal range, I've popped my 9 morning pills, had my breakfast and started off the weekly virus scan.  I've also just downloaded and resized my breakfast photo, so I'll be able to put that up after my to-do list instead of having to wait until almost lunchtime so I'll go and do that now before I forget.

BBS

Nite nite orl

It's been a loooong day full of one thing after another, so I'm gonna spend tomorrow relaxing and recovering.

It's the weekly virus scan tomorrow which I'm hoping I'll remember to set off instead of the daily one then it's backups as soon as it's finished.  I'll try and remember to charge up both of my FitBits tomorrow too.

I've popped my last two pills of the day and my eyes are already starting to close from the side effects, so I'm gonna publish this then shut down and head off to beddy-byes.

I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl

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

• Drink glass of water
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none today, but there is tomorrow
• 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
• Put in next grocery order
• Put last week's FitBit image together
• Code and upload last week's FitBit image to my homepage
• Bring in first delivery
• Put first delivery away
• Bring in second delivery
• Put second delivery away
• Bring in third delivery
• Put third delivery away - I'm gonna open it up and hold my memoir in my hands for the very first time after I've published this <gulp>
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give bread away - the listing's expired and I'm not gonna relist it
• Give sweets away
• Make lunch of picnic eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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
• Bring groceries in
• Put groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• Clear browser caches ready for tomorrow's weekly virus scan
• Do afternoon laps - not this week
• Charge up Inspire
• Charge up new FitBit
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on when my 3 deliveries are due today
• Order more FA at same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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

It feels good to...

...finally have my memoir in my hands!

It's weird that it doesn't have any text on the front cover but that's kinda deliberate, kinda accidental 'cos it focuses the (potential) reader on the image and (hopefully) makes them realise that it's something to do with the author's brain and maybe gets their brain ticking through all the diagnoses before they've even opened it.

I'm feeling a bit emotional that such a distressing, vulnerable part of me is out there now, but I'm also feeling a lot lighter too... does that sound weird?

Sixth update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none today, but there is tomorrow
• 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
• Put in next grocery order
• Put last week's FitBit image together
• Code and upload last week's FitBit image to my homepage
• Bring in first delivery
• Put first delivery away
• Bring in second delivery
• Put second delivery away
• Bring in third delivery
• Put third delivery away - I'm gonna open it up and hold my memoir in my hands for the very first time after I've published this <gulp>
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give bread away - the listing's expired and I'm not gonna relist it
• Give sweets away
• Make lunch of picnic eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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
• Bring groceries in
• Put groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• Clear browser caches ready for tomorrow's weekly virus scan
• Do afternoon laps - not this week
• Charge up Inspire
• Charge up new FitBit
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on when my 3 deliveries are due today
• Order more FA at same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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 (13th May 2025) I'm grateful for...

...the cylinder being the heat pump rather than what my wonderful SIL measured for me on Sunday.  Within 17 minutes of finding out what it was, I had the measurements and sent them off so hopefully things should progress sooner rather than later now.

I'm also grateful that there hasn't been any more water through the ceiling which means I can turn the hall light on whenever I want to.

All my groceries were in stock so I've found a new, healthier lunch for the warmer weather now... grapes and yoghurt rather than picnic eggs starting when I've finished the picnic eggs off in a couple of days' time.

It's been a good day today... busy, but good and I'm all sorted until bedtime now, so I can keep charging up my Inspire then take my pills and head to bed.

Fifth update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none today, but there is tomorrow
• 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
• Put in next grocery order
• Put last week's FitBit image together
• Code and upload last week's FitBit image to my homepage
• Bring in first delivery
• Put first delivery away
• Bring in second delivery
• Put second delivery away
• Bring in third delivery
• Put third delivery away - I'm gonna open it up and hold my memoir in my hands for the very first time after I've published this <gulp>
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give bread away - the listing's expired and I'm not gonna relist it
• Give sweets away
• Make lunch of picnic eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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
• Bring groceries in
• Put groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• Clear browser caches ready for tomorrow's weekly virus scan
• Do afternoon laps - not this week
• Charge up Inspire
• Charge up new FitBit
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on when my 3 deliveries are due today
• Order more FA at same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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

Fourth update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none today, but there is tomorrow
• 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
• Put in next grocery order
• Put last week's FitBit image together
• Code and upload last week's FitBit image to my homepage
• Bring in first delivery
• Put first delivery away
• Bring in second delivery
• Put second delivery away
• Bring in third delivery
• Put third delivery away
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give bread away - the listing's expired and I'm not gonna relist it
• Give sweets away
• Make lunch of picnic eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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
• Bring groceries in
• Put groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• Clear browser caches ready for tomorrow's weekly virus scan
• Do afternoon laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on when my 3 deliveries are due today
• Order more FA at same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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

Third update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none today, but there is tomorrow
• 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
• Put in next grocery order
• Put last week's FitBit image together
• Code and upload last week's FitBit image to my homepage
• Bring in first delivery
• Put first delivery away
• Bring in second delivery
• Put second delivery away
• Bring in third delivery
• Put third delivery away
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give bread away - the listing's expired and I'm not gonna relist it
• Give sweets away
• Make lunch of picnic eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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
• Bring groceries in
• Put groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• Clear browser caches ready for tomorrow's weekly virus scan
• Do afternoon laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on when my 3 deliveries are due today
• Order more FA at same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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 (13th May 2025) lunch photo

There's still an hour to go before my carer gets here, so I wanted to make the best use of that time by getting my lunch ready so that she can just sit and relax.

Lunch today will be vegetarian Picnic Eggs and a 500ml glass of water.

Here's today's lunch photo:

It's official

My memoir is now live as a Kindle, a paperback and a hardback <gulp>  If you've ever wanted to know the details of my disability from 1999 to 2024 and why I'll never be able to work again, this is the book that tells it all.

Second update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none today, but there is tomorrow
• 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
• Put in next grocery order
• Put last week's FitBit image together
• Code and upload last week's FitBit image to my homepage
• Bring in first delivery
• Put first delivery away
• Bring in second delivery
• Put second delivery away
• Bring in third delivery
• Put third delivery away
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give bread away - the listing's expired and I'm not gonna relist it
• Give sweets away
• Make lunch of picnic eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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
• Bring groceries in
• Put groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• Clear browser caches ready for tomorrow's weekly virus scan
• Do afternoon laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on when my 3 deliveries are due today
• Order more FA at same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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

• Drink glass of water
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Check forum
• 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
• Put in next grocery order
• Put last week's FitBit image together
• Code and upload last week's FitBit image to my homepage
• Bring in first delivery
• Put first delivery away
• Bring in second delivery
• Put second delivery away
• Bring in third delivery
• Put third delivery away
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give bread away
• Give sweets away
• Make lunch of picnic eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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
• Bring groceries in
• Put groceries away
• Do afternoon laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on when my 3 deliveries are due today
• Order more FA at same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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 (13th May 2025) breakfast photo

Almost two hours late with getting this photo up, but my breakfast this morning was the same as yesterday morning, ie Weetabix with Chocolate and Plant Protein soya milk.

Here's today's breakfast photo:

Today's (13th May 2025) to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Check forum
• 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
• Put in next grocery order
• Put last week's FitBit image together
• Code and upload last week's FitBit image to my homepage
• Bring in first delivery
• Put first delivery away
• Bring in second delivery
• Put second delivery away
• Bring in third delivery
• Put third delivery away
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give bread away
• Give sweets away
• Make lunch of picnic eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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
• Bring groceries in
• Put groceries away
• Do afternoon laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on when my 3 deliveries are due today
• Order more FA at same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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've got a busy day ahead of me but so far this morning I've taken my blood pressure which was even lower than normal, popped my 12 morning pills (including a happy pill because I'm struggling to get out of bed again), had my breakfast (including a decaff coffee to warm myself up a bit) and run the daily virus scan which was thankfully still clear.

Tasks for today are to:

• put a new grocery order in
• put together last week's FitBit image
• code and upload the FitBit image to my homepage
• bring in and put away my 3 deliveries 
• put bags in front of the door after lunch
• put my groceries away 
• put 6 days' worth of blood pressure photos up

Knowing my luck it'll all happen together lol

This first blog post of the day is getting a bit long so I'm gonna publish it and put today's to-do list together now.

BBIAB

Nite nite orl

A touch early tonight, but my body is begging me to shut down and head to bed.

I've got a busy day tomorrow with 3 deliveries, my groceries and putting 6 days' worth of blood pressure photos up so I think I need all the rest I can get!

I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl

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

• Drink glass of water
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none today
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Bring recycling box back in
• Bring blue sack back in
• Bring food waste caddy back in
• Bring rubbish sack back in
• Make breakfast
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Weigh myself
• Log weight into FitBit app
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give bread away
• Give sweets away
• Ask carer to help me change the bedding
• Bring bedding downstairs
• Wash and dry bedding
• Put bedding on stairs to air
• Take bedding upstairs
• Make lunch of leftovers
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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 - not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on when my 3 deliveries are due tomorrow (Tuesday)
• Readvertise plug
• Order more FA at same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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

Fifth update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none today
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Bring recycling box back in
• Bring blue sack back in
• Bring food waste caddy back in
• Bring rubbish sack back in
• Make breakfast
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Weigh myself
• Log weight into FitBit app
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give bread away
• Give sweets away
• Ask carer to help me change the bedding
• Bring bedding downstairs
• Wash and dry bedding
• Put bedding on stairs to air
• Take bedding upstairs
• Make lunch of leftovers
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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 - not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on when my deliveries are due tomorrow (Tuesday)
• Readvertise plug
• Order more FA at same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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 (12th May 2025) lunch photo

Today's lunch was leftovers from yesterday again and consisted of 2 servings of a vegetarian Family Roast, 2½ roast potatoes cooked in vegetable oil, 9 baby carrots, broccoli and French beans with a 500ml glass of water to wash it all down with.

Here's today's lunch photo:

Fourth update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none today
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Bring recycling box back in
• Bring blue sack back in
• Bring food waste caddy back in
• Bring rubbish sack back in
• Make breakfast
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Weigh myself
• Log weight into FitBit app
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give bread away
• Give sweets away
• Ask carer to help me change the bedding
• Bring bedding downstairs
• Wash and dry bedding
• Put bedding on stairs to air
• Take bedding upstairs
• Make lunch of leftovers
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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 - not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on when my deliveries are due tomorrow (Tuesday)
• Readvertise plug
• Order more FA at same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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

Must not...

...scratch my eyes raw today, no matter how much I want to!

I've just brought my rubbish sack in after it was emptied and got a faceful of pollen so my nose is streaming, my throat is raw and my eyes are sooo incredibly itchy.

I've gotta go through it at least once more, but potentially up to three times, when my recycling, card and food waste gets emptied which I'm really not looking forward to.

I've gotta go through it with my lunchtime carer too and she'll be taking the pollen on her clothes into the bedroom so I will be suffering all day and potentially for the next two weeks now, which I'm really not looking forward to.

Third update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none today
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Bring recycling box back in
• Bring blue sack back in
• Bring food waste caddy back in
• Bring rubbish sack back in
• Make breakfast
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Weigh myself
• Log weight into FitBit app
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give bread away
• Give sweets away
• Ask carer to help me change the bedding
• Bring bedding downstairs
• Wash and dry bedding
• Put bedding on stairs to air
• Take bedding upstairs
• Make lunch of leftovers
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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 - not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on when my deliveries are due tomorrow (Tuesday)
• Readvertise plug
• Order more FA at same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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

Second update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Bring recycling box back in
• Bring blue sack back in
• Bring food waste caddy back in
• Bring rubbish sack back in
• Make breakfast
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Weigh myself
• Log weight into FitBit app
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give bread away
• Give sweets away
• Ask carer to help me change the bedding
• Bring bedding downstairs
• Wash and dry bedding
• Put bedding on stairs to air
• Take bedding upstairs
• Make lunch of leftovers
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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 - not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on when my deliveries are due tomorrow (Tuesday)
• Readvertise plug
• Order more FA at same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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

• Drink glass of water
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Bring recycling box back in
• Bring blue sack back in
• Bring food waste caddy back in
• Bring rubbish sack back in
• Make breakfast
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Weigh myself
• Log weight into FitBit app
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give bread away
• Give sweets away
• Ask carer to help me change the bedding
• Bring bedding downstairs
• Wash and dry bedding
• Put bedding on stairs to air
• Take bedding upstairs
• Make lunch of leftovers
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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 - not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on when my deliveries are due tomorrow (Tuesday)
• Readvertise plug
• Order more FA at same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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 (12th May 2025) breakfast photo

My first meal of the week was at 4.14am and consisted of a bowl of choccie Weetabix and Plant Protein soya milk.

Here's today's breakfast photo:

Woohoo!

The paperback version of my memoir is live on Amazon now, joining the Kindle version which means I'm just waiting for the hardback version to go live now... yaaaay!!!

Today's (12th May 2025) to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Bring recycling box back in
• Bring blue sack back in
• Bring food waste caddy back in
• Bring rubbish sack back in
• Make breakfast
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Do washing up
• Weigh myself
• Log weight into FitBit app
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Give bread away
• Give sweets away
• Ask carer to help me change the bedding
• Bring bedding downstairs
• Wash and dry bedding
• Put bedding on stairs to air
• Take bedding upstairs
• Make lunch of leftovers
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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 - not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on when my deliveries are due tomorrow (Tuesday)
• Readvertise plug
• Order more FA at same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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've woken up and come downstairs with my eyes and nose streaming and a cough so it's gonna be a high hayfever day today.

So far this morning I've taken my blood pressure, popped my morning pills, had my breakfast and weighed myself.  I'm under where I want to be so there won't be any laps this week and I'll be pigging out on hot chocolates as well.

I need to remember to ask my carer to help me to change the bedding at lunchtime so I hope I get one who doesn't mind doing it rather than one who gets grumpy and takes it to her other clients with her.

I've got a couple of deliveries due tomorrow, as well as my weekly groceries, so I'm gonna be run off my feet!

Gotta remember to bring in the rubbish and recycling containers as soon as it's all been emptied too, so it'll be all go today too.

The daily virus scan found an advanced issue... hold on while I resolve it - OK, done.

This blog post is getting a bit long so I'm gonna publish it now and get today's to-do list together.

TTFN

Nite nite orl

I'm absolutely cream-crackered after a highly stressful week so I've popped my last two pills of the week and I'm heading on up to beddy-byes.

Nite nite orl

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

• Drink glass of water
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Bag up rubbish
• Put key around my neck
• Take recycling outside
• Take rubbish outside
• 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
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps
• Change distribution of my book when it's published
• Give bread away
• Give sweets away
• Take measurements of two cylinders
• Send measurements to installers
• Make lunch of picnic eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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
• Buy more caffeine free drinks
• Buy more chocolate
• Adjust grocery order to take off most of picnic eggs and add fruit
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Give plug to Freegler
• Order more FA at same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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

Fourth update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• 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!! - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me too!
• Get sponsorship for LPT - my mum and brother are gonna sponsor me!
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Bag up rubbish
• Put key around my neck
• Take recycling outside
• Take rubbish outside
• 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
• Find out how to fix photo file names - first fix attempt is to charge it up - that didn't work so I posted on Facebook about it to see if anyone can give me any other ideas
• Do morning laps
• Change distribution of my book when it's published
• Give bread away
• Give sweets away
• Take measurements of two cylinders
• Send measurements to installers
• Make lunch of picnic eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• 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
• Buy more caffeine free drinks
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Give plug to Freegler
• Order more FA at same time as O and M
• Stock up on broken/mis-shaped chocolate
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers too
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• 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