Nite nite orl

I'm absolutely cream-crackered so I've taken my pills early and I'm heading on up to beddy-byes for the last time this week.

Tomorrow I've gotta remember to weigh myself, log my weight into the FitBit app, bring the rubbish sack, paper/card sack, waste food caddy, glass and 'other' recycling boxes in and maybe do my laps again depending on my weight after breakfast.  I've also gotta remember to put the first 6 blood pressure photos of the year onto my health site tomorrow too, so it'll be all go!

It's been a long, exhausting day so I'm heading to bed now.

Nite nite orl.

Third and final update today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Use blood pressure machine while my laptop is booting up
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Buy dimmable lightbulbs
• Take recycling outside
• Take food waste caddy outside
• Bag up rubbish
• Put rubbish in sack
• Take rubbish sack outside
• Charge up FitBit
• Put FitBit back around my ankle
• Charge up first phone
• Charge up second phone
• 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
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take bread out of the freezer
• 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??
• Come up with blurb for book - Rob is going to help me
• Do the news
• Make lunch
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• 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
• Get handwriting decoded
• Finish editing JanNo manuscript
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• There's 2 packets of broken biscuits too
• As well as vegan Fruit Pastilles on the side
• Keep checking Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• 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

My first health post of 2025

I've had a totally exhausting day today, so I'm currently stiff, sore, knackered, in a great deal of pain and my head is totally stuffed with cotton wool, but that's nothing new, so I'll be fine.

How's that for a first truthful health post, C?  I'll read and reply to your email as soon as I can, but right now I'm popping my pills and heading to bed for a very early night.

Today (5th January 2025) I'm grateful for...

...being able to fix the front door this morning - I'm still proud of managing it all these hours later!

Second update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Use blood pressure machine while my laptop is booting up
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Buy dimmable lightbulbs
• Take recycling outside
• Take food waste caddy outside
• Bag up rubbish
• Put rubbish in sack
• Take rubbish sack outside
• Charge up FitBit
• Put FitBit back around my ankle
• Charge up first phone
• Charge up second phone
• 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
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take bread out of the freezer
• 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??
• Come up with blurb for book - Rob is going to help me
• Do the news
• Make lunch
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• 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
• Get handwriting decoded
• Finish editing JanNo manuscript
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• There's 2 packets of broken biscuits too
• As well as vegan Fruit Pastilles on the side
• Keep checking Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• 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
• Run daily virus scan
• Use blood pressure machine while my laptop is booting up
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Buy dimmable lightbulbs
• Take recycling outside
• Take food waste caddy outside
• Bag up rubbish
• Put rubbish in sack
• Take rubbish sack outside
• Charge up FitBit
• Put FitBit back around my ankle
• Charge up first phone
• Charge up second phone
• 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
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take bread out of the freezer
• 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??
• Come up with blurb for book - Rob is going to help me
• Do the news
• Make lunch
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• 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
• Get handwriting decoded
• Finish editing JanNo manuscript
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• There's 2 packets of broken biscuits too
• As well as vegan Fruit Pastilles on the side
• Keep checking Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• 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

I'm feeling...

...right rollocking proud of myself right now!

So proud that I'm having a Mocktail before 9.15am and I don't care!

This is gonna sound so unimpressive to many/most of you, but it's another "stick it up your jumper" thing to life and my doubters.

I fixed the lock on my front door all by myself!

I took the rubbish and recycling out and noticed that one of the screws was coming out of the hole, so I went in search of my toolbox and tightened both screws all alone.

I got myself into a mini flap because I couldn't find my toolbox even though I was 99.9% sure that I hadn't binned it or given it away but I couldn't for the life of me find it!

I decided to tidy up the side just on the offchance that it was hiding and Bingo!

I'm basically feeling immensely proud of myself and I don't care if you're a doubter!  I'm going to enjoy this moment of rare pride that I really can live alone and do minor fixes all by myself!

Today's (5th January 2025) to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Use blood pressure machine while my laptop is booting up
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Buy dimmable lightbulbs
• Take recycling outside
• Take food waste caddy outside
• Bag up rubbish
• Put rubbish in sack
• Take rubbish sack outside
• Charge up FitBit
• Put FitBit back around my ankle
• Charge up first phone
• Charge up second phone
• 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
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take bread out of the freezer
• 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??
• Come up with blurb for book - Rob is going to help me
• Do the news
• Make lunch
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room 
• Have lunch
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• 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
• Get handwriting decoded
• Finish editing JanNo manuscript
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• There's 2 packets of broken biscuits too
• As well as vegan Fruit Pastilles on the side
• Keep checking Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• 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

My cold is fighting back this morning, so I've got a hot honey on the go.

My blood pressure was my normal, the virus scan was clear, I've popped my morning pills, am currently giving my FitBit and phones some juice and I'm just waiting for my last carer of the week to turn up now.

The rubbish and recycling need to go out today so I'll try and remember to do that this afternoon.

I'm not gonna have any breakfast this morning, just the hot honey in preparation for my Sunday lunch.

Just remembered to order the lightbulbs for the living room so that I'm not literally left in the dark when the current one stops working.

This blog post is getting long, so I'm gonna publish it and put today's to-do list together methinks.

BBS

Nite nite orl

It's been a looong day, but it's done and dusted now, thankfully.

I've found a multipack of dimmable lightbulbs, popped my last two pills of the day and now it's time for me to head on up to beddy-byes.

I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl.

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

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Use blood pressure machine while my laptop is booting up
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Pull switch on in bathroom
• Get undressed
• Have bath
• Pull switch off
• Get dressed
• Bring delivery in
• Put delivery away
• Find dimmable lightbulbs
• Buy dimmable lightbulbs
• 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
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take bread out of the freezer
• 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??
• Come up with blurb for book - Rob is going to help me
• Do the news
• Make lunch of box of a mug of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room to drink
• Have lunch of a box of a mug of instant soup
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• 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
• Get handwriting decoded
• Finish editing JanNo manuscript
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• There's 2 packets of broken biscuits too
• As well as vegan Fruit Pastilles on the side
• Keep checking Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• 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
• Run daily virus scan
• Use blood pressure machine while my laptop is booting up
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Pull switch on in bathroom
• Get undressed
• Have bath
• Pull switch off
• Get dressed
• Bring delivery in
• Put delivery away
• 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
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take bread out of the freezer
• 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??
• Come up with blurb for book - Rob is going to help me
• Do the news - as of now, I've stopped doing the news
• Make lunch of box of a mug of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room to drink
• Have lunch of a box of a mug of instant soup
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• 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
• Get handwriting decoded
• Finish editing JanNo manuscript
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• There's 2 packets of broken biscuits too
• As well as vegan Fruit Pastilles on the side
• Keep checking Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• 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
• Run daily virus scan
• Use blood pressure machine while my laptop is booting up
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Pull switch on in bathroom
• Get undressed
• Have bath
• Pull switch off
• Get dressed
• Bring delivery in
• Put delivery away
• 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
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take bread out of the freezer
• 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??
• Come up with blurb for book - Rob is going to help me
• Do the news
• Make lunch of box of a mug of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room to drink
• Have lunch of a box of a mug of instant soup
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• 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
• Get handwriting decoded
• Finish editing JanNo manuscript
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• There's 2 packets of broken biscuits too
• As well as vegan Fruit Pastilles on the side
• Keep checking Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• 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 I'm grateful for...

...being on top of my to-do list already today.

I'm also on track for hitting my minimum liquid intake.

I'm also seriously over my day's calorie count which will make up for being under on Wednesday or Thursday which will hopefully mean I haven't lost too much weight on weigh-in day which will mean that I can re-start my laps again.

I also had a gloriously hot, lavendar-scented, bubble bath ready for tomorrow and I've just taken four slices of fruit bread out of the freezer for a snack that I'll have in about 10 minutes.

All in all a good day so far!

Second update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Use blood pressure machine while my laptop is booting up
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Pull switch on in bathroom
• Get undressed
• Have bath
• Pull switch off
• Get dressed
• Bring delivery in
• Put delivery away
• 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
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take bread out of the freezer
• 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??
• Come up with blurb for book - Rob is going to help me
• Do the news
• Make lunch of box of a mug of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room to drink
• Have lunch of a box of a mug of instant soup
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• 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
• Get handwriting decoded
• Finish editing JanNo manuscript
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• There's 2 packets of broken biscuits too
• As well as vegan Fruit Pastilles on the side
• Keep checking Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• 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 (4th January 2024) lunch photo

Lunch today was another cool weather meal - a mug of instant vegetable Cup Soup made entirely by me while my carer sat, relaxed, recovered and prepared for her afternoon visits while using her phone.

Here's today's lunch photo:

First update to today's to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Use blood pressure machine while my laptop is booting up
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Pull switch on in bathroom
• Get undressed
• Have bath
• Pull switch off
• Get dressed
• Bring delivery in
• Put delivery away
• 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
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take bread out of the freezer
• 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??
• Come up with blurb for book - Rob is going to help me
• Do the news
• Make lunch of box of a mug of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room to drink
• Have lunch of a box of a mug of instant soup
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• 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
• Get handwriting decoded
• Finish editing JanNo manuscript
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• There's 2 packets of broken biscuits too
• As well as vegan Fruit Pastilles on the side
• Keep checking Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• 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 (4th January 2025) breakfast photo

Today's breakfast was the same as it has been most mornings since the back end of last year - 2 slices of wholemeal 'Toastie' toast and 'Buttery' spread with a 250ml bottle of apple and mango juice.  I've also had a cheeky, me-friendly creamy drinking chocolate this morning and I'm gonna go and make a creamy mocha when I've put this up.

Here's today's breakfast photo:

Today's (4th January 2025) to-do list

• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Use blood pressure machine while my laptop is booting up
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Pull switch on in bathroom
• Get undressed
• Have bath
• Pull switch off
• Get dressed
• Bring delivery in
• Put delivery away
• 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
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Take bread out of the freezer
• 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??
• Come up with blurb for book - Rob is going to help me
• Do the news
• Make lunch of box of a mug of instant soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room to drink
• Have lunch of a box of a mug of instant soup
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• 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
• Get handwriting decoded
• Finish editing JanNo manuscript
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• As well as the snacks in the tubs on the side
• And chocolate raisins in the fridge
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread too
• There's 2 packets of broken biscuits too
• As well as vegan Fruit Pastilles on the side
• Keep checking Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• 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, today is the first day without any kind of creativity or research or editing in my day since June!

I've got a delivery of batteries due at some point today and I'm hoping for a long soak in a hot, lavendar-scented, bubble bath today.

My morning pills have already been popped including a 5-HTP 'cos my body gave me the signal that I was low in it again.  Got a me-friendly creamy hot chocolate on the go too and my cold is winning over my immune system right now, so it's gonna be a sneezy, sniffy kinda day by the looks of things.

The daily virus scan found an "advanced issue" in a "sensitive document" so I'm assuming that's to do with the file I opened yesterday afternoon that I'm waiting to hear back about 'cos I can't do any more writing/editing of my JanNo manuscript until I hear back about it from the wonderful person I sent it to.  It's about 20 pages out of almost 400 but it's vital to the manuscript.

Gonna put up today's to-do list after an edit of it for the New Year.

BBS.

When I've...

...had my hot choccie, I'll attempt to put the vacuum cleaner back together again, sweep the carpets then attempt to do some tidying up in the main bedroom.  It won't be much, but I don't wanna leave it any longer than necessary and I've avoided it for almost a year while I was sorting out the spare room, so it definitely needs doing!

I deserve...

...a very hot, very me-friendly creamy hot chocolate now 'cos I've got through the first part of the re-write/edit and can't do any more until someone is able to decipher my consultant Neurologist's handwriting for me.

Apparently the readability score should be 60-70 and my manuscript, right now, is 69.7 so I'm happy with that.

My bladder is really kicking off so I'm gonna go for a wee, refill a bottle with squash then make myself some creamy drinking chocolate and relaaaax.

Since 1st January 2025, I've...

...managed to go through the manuscript 3 times correcting minor things like spelling and grammar mistakes and adding/changing words so that it all makes sense and changing the tenses in a few places. I'm gonna spend today and tomorrow re-reading a fantastic non-fiction editing book that I discovered and read last weekend but which I've forgotten almost entirely now, so I'm gonna let the manuscript fester until Monday then make sure every word has earnt its place.