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

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!
• 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 dimmable lightbulbs
• 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

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
• 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 dimmable lightbulbs
• 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

Phew!

I've had my book reviewed and I need to put the ISBN in so it hasn't been approved yet, but hopefully means that I can change the distribution thing at the same time.  Thank you Gaia!  I'll do it when my carer has left and I've taken the rubbish and recycling outside but Gaia answered yesterday's pleas!

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
• 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 dimmable lightbulbs
• 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

Today's (11th May 2025) breakfast photo

My last meal photo of the week is of my breakfast which was choccie Weetabix and Plant Protein soya milk.

Here's today's breakfast photo:

Today's (11th 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
• 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 dimmable lightbulbs
• 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

Mornin' all

Before I forget, today I've gotta remember to:

• Put my key around my neck
• Take the recycling outside
• Bag up the rubbish
• Take the rubbish outside
• Take measurements of the two cylinders
• Send measurements to installers
• Refill my dosette box after lunch
• Edit the distribution of my memoir
• Relax and recover lol

So far this morning I've taken my blood pressure, popped my morning pills, had my breakfast and run the daily virus scan which was clear this morning, so can only assume that the advanced issues are 'cos I had programs open with my health stuff in.

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

BBS

Nite nite orl

Today has been a big day for me 'cos I finally managed the final stage of getting my memoir published so the truth is out there with nothing held back any more 😌😬😮😲

Gotta remember to take the rubbish and recycling out tomorrow morning and hope that my wonderful SIL remembers to take the measurements of the two cylinders too.

I've taken my last two pills of the day so I'm heading 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 daily virus scan - it found an advanced issue which is now resolved
• 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
• 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 - gonna do them this afternoon instead
• Set thank you page as acknowledgements
• Find out the dimensions of the book (6x9???)
• Find out the page count and write it down - I looked everywhere and couldn't find it so I went with creating the cover myself on the site
• Find and download the cover template for paperback - I needed the page count so went with creating it myself instead
• Find and download the cover template for hardback - I needed the page count so went with creating it myself instead
• Send templates to my BIL so that he knows the exact dimensions to work with - I needed the page count so went with creating it myself instead
• Relax and recover - gonna reward myself with a J2O after lunch then have the final bottle on publication day
• 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
• Do afternoon laps - my task for after lunch today
• 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

Today (10th May 2025) I'm grateful for...

...finally hitting the 'Publish' button on my memoir and it being available on the Kindle exactly an hour later.  The paperpack and hardback should hopefully be available early next week, but I've finally got the truth out there for whoever wants to read it without holding anything back.

Ooh!

The Kindle version of my book is already on the first page of the Amazon search results and it was only published a few minutes ago!!  It's at number 9 on the first page out of 16 and 98 in total!

Apparently the paperback and hardback could take 72 hours to be available but my book is out of my head and available now!

If you decide to buy and read it, please be gentle with me - it's the bare, naked truth about my disability from the very start back in the Summer of 1999 to the end of 2024.

If you decide to buy it, I'd love it if you gave it a kind, positive review too!  Just be prepared to be surprised/shocked/stunned with parts of it!

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 - it found an advanced issue which is now resolved
• 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
• 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 - gonna do them this afternoon instead
• Set thank you page as acknowledgements
• Find out the dimensions of the book (6x9???)
• Find out the page count and write it down - I looked everywhere and couldn't find it so I went with creating the cover myself on the site
• Find and download the cover template for paperback - I needed the page count so went with creating it myself instead
• Find and download the cover template for hardback - I needed the page count so went with creating it myself instead
• Send templates to my BIL so that he knows the exact dimensions to work with - I needed the page count so went with creating it myself instead
• Relax and recover - gonna reward myself with a J2O after lunch then have the final bottle on publication day
• Give bread away - I've re-advertised it again
• 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 - my task for after lunch today
• 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

Today's (10th May 2025) lunch photo

My lunch today was the same as yesterday's but I remembered to get myself a glass of water before I brought my vegetarian picnic eggs through today lol

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 - it found an advanced issue which is now resolved
• 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
• 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 - gonna do them this afternoon instead
• Set thank you page as acknowledgements
• Find out the dimensions of the book (6x9???)
• Find out the page count and write it down - I looked everywhere and couldn't find it so I went with creating the cover myself on the site
• Find and download the cover template for paperback - I needed the page count so went with creating it myself instead
• Find and download the cover template for hardback - I needed the page count so went with creating it myself instead
• Send templates to my BIL so that he knows the exact dimensions to work with - I needed the page count so went with creating it myself instead
• Relax and recover - gonna reward myself with a J2O after lunch then have the final bottle on publication day
• Give bread away - I've re-advertised it again
• 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 - my task for after lunch today
• 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

Phew!

I've just finished getting everything sorted for my book and I'm just waiting for proof copies now, before I hit the "Publish" button.  I'm about 3 weeks ahead of schedule and I can finally breathe now!

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 - it found an advanced issue which is now resolved
• 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
• 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
• Set thank you page as acknowledgements
• Find out the dimensions of the book (6x9???)
• Find out the page count and write it down
• Find and download the cover template for paperback
• Find and download the cover template for hardback
• Send templates to my BIL so that he knows the exact dimensions to work with
• Relax and recover
• Give bread away - I've re-advertised it again
• 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 - only once a week this week
• 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

Today's (10th May 2025) breakfast photo

It's officially all warm weather meals for me now because this morning's breakfast was 'Weetabix with chocolate' and plant protein soya milk and my lunch will be picnic eggs again.  My breakfast has filled me up so I'm hoping that I won't be picking at bits and pieces today to stop my belly from rumbling lol

Here's today's breakfast photo:

Today's (10th 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 - it found an advanced issue which is now resolved
• 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
• 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
• Set thank you page as acknowledgements
• Find out the dimensions of the book (6x9???)
• Find out the page count and write it down
• Find and download the cover template for paperback
• Find and download the cover template for hardback
• Send templates to my BIL so that he knows the exact dimensions to work with
• Relax and recover
• Give bread away - I've re-advertised it again
• 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 - only once a week this week
• 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

Mornin' all

It's officially warm weather meals starting from today 'cos I had a bowl of choccie Weetabix and soya milk instead of my usual toast and I'm very full now.

I looked in the cupboard where the cylinder is, but there are 2 things right at the top of it, each side of the Air Source Heat Pump and I don't know which one is the cylinder and there's no way that I can measure them because they are out of my reach!

My blood pressure is back to my normal, my morning pills have been popped, breakfast eaten and the virus scan found an advanced issue, so I'm gonna resolve that and put today's to-do list together now I reckon, then I've gotta try and find the length of my book so that I can get it published.

BBS

Nite nite orl

It's been a loooong day today and it'll be the first time in 15 months that I can't have a bath to ease my aches and pains.  It'll also be the first day that I have 'Weetabix with chocolate" and no juice too, so it's a day of firsts tomorrow.  I've also gotta try and refind the bit that tells me the page count for my memoir so that I can download the template for it ready for my BIL to work his magic on the art.

I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl

Third 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 - it found an advanced issue which is now resolved
• 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 - none today
• 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 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
• Work on KDP admin in the text file - I'm uploading the Kindle file atm
• Read through the KDP publishing details
• Find out the dimensions of the book (6x9???)
• Find out the page count and write it down
• Find and download the cover template for paperback
• Find and download the cover template for hardback
• Send templates to my BIL so that he knows the exact dimensions to work with
• Relax and recover
• Let BIL know about the sizes for the covers and spine
• Give bread away - I've re-advertised it again
• 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 - only once a week this week
• 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

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 - it found an advanced issue which is now resolved
• 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 - none today
• 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 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
• Work on KDP admin in the text file - I'm uploading the Kindle file atm
• Read through the KDP publishing details
• Find out the dimensions of the book (6x9???)
• Find out the page count and write it down
• Find and download the cover template for paperback
• Find and download the cover template for hardback
• Send templates to my BIL so that he knows the exact dimensions to work with
• Relax and recover
• Let BIL know about the sizes for the covers and spine
• Give bread away - I've re-advertised it again
• 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 - only once a week this week
• 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

Today's (9th May 2025) lunch photo

For lunch today I had another 7 vegetarian picnic eggs and a 500ml glass of water which has made me sooo cold, so I've got a hot drink on the go now to try and warm me up a bit.

Here's today's lunch photo:

I've just had...

...a couple of Jehovah's Witnesses at my door for the first time in donkey's years and they were here for less than a minute with no pressure or preaching or guilt trips or anything like that!  They just introduced themselves, said they were Jehovah's witnesses and were offering invites to a Bible Study course, I said no thank you, they said no problem at all and walked off!

They've obviously taken the doors slammed in their faces to heart and decided that no pressure is the way to go for the next little while!

Gaia is obviously looking kindly on me today!  lol

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 - it found an advanced issue which is now resolved
• 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
• 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
• Work on KDP admin in the text file - I'm uploading the Kindle file atm
• Read through the KDP publishing details
• Let BIL know about the sizes for the covers and spine
• Give bread away - I've re-advertised it again
• 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 - only once a week this week
• 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

Today's (9th May 2025) breakfast photo

Only 6 hours late getting this photo up!  lol

My breakfast was just a bottle of Multivitamin Multifruit because when I tried to separate the second slice of bread from the rest of the frozen loaf, it snapped off like it sometimes does at the end of a loaf, so I gave up and decided it wasn't worth the stress.  Tomorrow will be my first warm weather breakfast... assuming I remember to get a bowl out and washed up before I go to bed tonight of course!  lol

Here's today's breakfast photo:

I've...

...worked out where I was going wrong yesterday - I was going to do the paperback first, then the hardback, then the Kindle, but I've managed to get everything sorted for the Kindle within a couple of hours this morning and apparently that translates over to the paperback and hardback too, so I've just gotta be patient while it uploads now.

Today's (9th 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 - it found an advanced issue which is now resolved
• 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
• 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
• Work on KDP admin in the text file
• Read through the KDP publishing details
• Let BIL know about the sizes for the covers and spine
• Give bread away - I've re-advertised it again
• 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 - only once a week this week
• 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

Mornin' all

Well, so far this morning, I've taken my blood pressure (which is reassuringly back to my normal), popped my morning pills, broken the loaf of bread so I just had the bottle of juice for breakfast and my hayfever is already through the roof!

I was able to cross a couple of things off my to-do list yesterday that had been hanging around for a while, so today I'm gonna spend doing the pre-publication admin ready for attempting to get my book published before the end of May.

The daily virus scan found an advanced issue, so hold on while I resolve it... OK, that's all done and dusted now.

Gonna go and make myself a creamy drinking chocolate to warm myself up while I wait for my carer to arrive in an hour or so.

TTFN

Nite nite orl

It's been a looooong day again today, but I know that I can safely get washed and dressed for a few days now and I've asked for a morning carer on Saturday 'cos I won't be able to have a bath until the central heating is fixed, but I've finished writing and editing my memoir so I've just gotta get my head around how to set the document up properly for paperbacks, hardbacks and Kindle's in KDP now but that's a task for tomorrow methinks.

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

I'll see you all in the morning for hopefully a relatively stress-free day.

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 - it found an advanced issue which is now resolved
• Refill bottle with squash
• 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
• Ask carer to change hallway lightbulb
• 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 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
• Read Aloud manuscript in Word on Thursday - up to page 150 now - page 267 and less than 20 pages to go after lunch - aaaaand, it's finished!
• Read through the KDP publishing details
• Let BIL know about the sizes for the covers and spine
• Give bread away - I've re-advertised it again
• Make lunch of picnic eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Ask carer to change lightbulb in hall
• 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 - only once a week this week
• Charge up Inspire
• Charge up new FitBit
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Give plug to Freegler
• Give bagged items to Freegler on Thursday afternoon - still on for this afternoon and I've asked if she wants anything else at the same time, so I'll have to wait and see - she's taking another couple of things too, so that's a relief - she's just collected her things
• 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 - it found an advanced issue which is now resolved
• Refill bottle with squash
• 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
• Ask carer to change hallway lightbulb
• 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 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
• Read Aloud manuscript in Word on Thursday - up to page 150 now - page 267 and less than 20 pages to go after lunch - aaaaand, it's finished!
• Read through the KDP publishing details
• Let BIL know about the sizes for the covers and spine
• Give bread away - I've re-advertised it again
• Make lunch of picnic eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Ask carer to change lightbulb in hall
• 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 - only once a week this week
• Charge up Inspire
• Charge up new FitBit
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Give plug to Freegler
• Give bagged items to Freegler on Thursday afternoon - still on for this afternoon and I've asked if she wants anything else at the same time, so I'll have to wait and see - she's taking another couple of things too, so that's a relief - she's just collected her things
• 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 (8th May 2025) I'm grateful for...

...lots of things!

• My carer changed the lightbulb for me
• I now know that I can safely get washed and dressed each morning until "early next week"
• I charged up my FitBit up after lunch
• I'm hoping to get a carer on Saturday morning instead of having a bath
• My book is edited to within an inch of its life
• The Freegler was reliable and took her four things
• I've got my first hot chocolate since Tuesday on the go
• I'm charging up my newest FitBit
• I'm reading everything I can about KDP
• I'm hoping I'll have the measurements for my BIL before the weekend
• I'm about a month ahead of schedule for my book publication

It's been a very busy and highly stressful couple of days, but I'm starting to finally feel like I can breathe and relax again now.

Aaaaand... relax!

That's the Freegle stuff gone and the admin done on the Freegle site, my newest book is edited and I'm frozen solid, so I'm gonna make myself a well-deserved creamy hot choccie and try and get my head around KDP so that I can let my BIL know the sizes for the cover and spine of the book.

It feels like I've achieved a lot today so I'm gonna reward myself with as much chocolate as I want as a reward until bedtime.

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 - it found an advanced issue which is now resolved
• Refill bottle with squash
• 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
• Ask carer to change hallway lightbulb
• 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 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
• Read Aloud manuscript in Word on Thursday - up to page 150 now - page 267 and less than 20 pages to go after lunch - aaaaand, it's finished!
• Give bread away - I've re-advertised it again
• Make lunch of picnic eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Ask carer to change lightbulb in hall
• 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 - only once a week this week
• Charge up Inspire
• Charge up new FitBit
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Give plug to Freegler
• Give bagged items to Freegler on Thursday afternoon - still on for this afternoon and I've asked if she wants anything else at the same time, so I'll have to wait and see - she's taking another couple of things too, so that's a relief
• 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

Aaaaand...

...it's finished.

My misery medical memoir manuscript has just finished part 3 of the final re-write/edit and I've really let it all out so as soon as I hit the "publish" button it'll be too late to back out and it'll be like me walking down the busiest streets in the country, totally naked.

I'm exposing parts of me that the vast majority of people have never seen and even those who have, it's been the merest fleeting glimpse... this is me laying myself bare and hoping that there aren't too many knives being thrown at me.

I think I've earnt a couple of Glitterberry J2O's as a reward now lol

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 - it found an advanced issue which is now resolved
• Refill bottle with squash
• 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
• Ask carer to change hallway lightbulb
• 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 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
• Read Aloud manuscript in Word on Thursday - up to page 150 now - page 267 and less than 20 pages to go after lunch
• Give bread away - I've re-advertised it again
• Make lunch of picnic eggs
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Ask carer to change lightbulb in hall
• 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 - only once a week this week
• Charge up Inspire
• Charge up new FitBit
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Give plug to Freegler
• Give bagged items to Freegler on Thursday afternoon - stilll on for this afternoon and I've asked if she wants anything else at the same time, so I'll have to wait and see
• 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