Mornin' all

Well, I've woken up feeling like I haven't slept, I'm knackered, sore and my head is all over the place, but so far this morning I've had my breakfast, popped my morning pills and got myself washed and changed as well as brushing my teeth, so I'm all set for the day now.

As soon as the daily virus scan has finished, I'll get my breakfast photo up, then today's to-do list then recover from my morning so far.  Gotta bag and box up my rubbish and recycling too, as well as putting out my OddBox container and refilling the dosette box ready for next week, so it's a lot of stuff to remember to do today!

I heard from the Freegler overnight and I can put 3 of the cupboard things onto Freegle and she wants at least one, possibly the other two things, so I need to remember to do that too lol

The virus scan has just finished and was, thankfully, clear, so I can open my emails and get the breakfast photo sorted now.

BBIAB

Today (13th July 2026) I'm grateful for...

...not snacking all morning after I'd had my breakfast and before I had my lunch.  I haven't got anything snackable, but if I had then I wouldn't have been able to finish my lunch and would then be hungry and snack again before my tea, which I wouldn't have and I'd be hungry at bedtime then!  Thankfully it was a cycle that I managed to avoid starting on, even though it was very tempting and it won't be so easy starting tomorrow 'cos I've got lots of snacks coming with my groceries.

I'm grateful that I've kept myself hydrated so far today and that I've put my personal phone and Visible on to charge up, so they will hopefully both be good to go before bedtime.

I'm grateful that my rubbish and recycling were both emptied this morning and I was able to bring the containers in and put them back into their homes reasonably early this week.

I'm grateful that today has been a good day so far and I'm gonna spend the rest of the afternoon and part of the evening hopefully finishing off going through Steve's current account statement so that I can start on his savings account that I didn't even know that he had until the bank told me so it'll be both interesting and heartbreaking to see what he was using that account for.

Mornin' all

Well, looks like today is gonna be another day of diarrhoea but hopefully it won't be too bad.

My blood pressure was normal, I've popped my morning pills, had my breakfast and started off the monthly virus scan while charging up my phone and Visible again.

An Olio-er is interested in the apples at last so I'm hoping they'll go today, but they changed their mind about the time they would be coming 3 times overnight, so I've just gotta hope that they actually turn up at all.

I've got a 'Morning Stability' score of 3 this morning, so I'll be able to do one set of laps and exercises when the apples have been picked up.  I've gotta keep an eye on the delivery time thing too, just in case they are early.

Gotta remember to put the OddBox container and my rubbish and recycling out this afternoon too.

Time to get today's to-do list together while I wait for the virus scan to finish the last 1% then I'll back up my archive folder and delete it then carry on with my day.  

BBS

Nite nite orl

I've gotta remember to bag and box up my rubbish and recycling tomorrow and I've also gotta refill my dosette box after lunch too, as well as potentially doing my laps and exercises and of course getting washed and changed in the morning and putting up next week's menu and putting the OddBox container outside after lunch too, so lots of things to remember and I bet I'll forget something 🙄

Considering I've had my bath and done my laps and exercises today, I'm still just about under my Pace Points budget and it's still working so far, so that's a big relief.

I've taken my last two pills of the day and the side effects are rapidly kicking in, so I'm heading on up to beddy-byes now.

See you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl

Mornin' all

I've come to a decision this morning, now that I'm officially no longer using FitBit but using Visible instead:  I'll still weigh myself every Monday morning after breakfast, but if my "morning stability" in my Visible app is below 3 out of 5 then I won't be exercising.  My weight this morning used to mean two sets of exercises a day, but my Visible app only gave me a morning stability score of 2, so I won't be doing them today but it's an improvement on yesterday's 1 out of 5!

So far this morning I've taken my blood pressure which was only 98, which is low even for me!  I've taken my morning pills and had my breakfast, washed up and weighed myself.  I've officially run out of juice as of this morning so it'll be another glass of water to wash my breakfast down with tomorrow.  The daily virus scan was still reassuringly clear, so that's a relief.

I'm expecting a delivery today, so it could, potentially, be a late night for me tonight.

This first blog post is getting a bit long, so I'm gonna publish it and get today's breakfast photo and then my to-do list up.  Gotta remember to resize and put up my next set of photos on my health site as well as bringing in the rubbish and recycling containers.

BBIAB

Mornin' all

Well, my first night without a FitBit for 6.5 years wasn't so bad.

So far this morning I've been for three wee's and a poo, taken my blood pressure, popped my morning pills and replied to a couple of Olio-ers that haven't given me a straight answer to when they are coming to pick up their things, so I haven't said either of them can have the things they want yet - two can play at that game!

My last photographed meal of the week was just my usual 500ml glass of water, so I'll pop that up when the virus scan has finished but gonna get today's to-do list together first.

Gotta remember to take the rubbish and recycling out this morning, put the OddBox container outside this evening and refill my dosette box after lunch, as well as remembering to put the Amazon order in too, so there's a lot to remember today.

BBS

Nite nite orl

It's been a long ole day today, but I've had a shower, washed my hair, washed, dried and put away the towels and officially given up on my FitBit.  I'm getting a new Visible band in the post and I'll be focusing on pacing rather than steps.  It'll take a while to get used to not pushing myself and doing several sets of laps and exercises rather than once or twice a day, but it's what needs to happen now.

I've popped my last two pills of the day a little bit early and the side effects are already kicking in, so I'm gonna head on up to beddy-byes and try and remember to put my rubbish and recycling out in the morning and my OddBox container in the afternoon... you watch me forget though!  lol

I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl

Today (3rd May 2026) I'm grateful for...

...getting plenty of veggies in me today - I feel a lot better when I've got healthy food in me rather than picking at chocolate or just a mug of soup all day.

I'm also grateful that I finally took the plunge and ordered my next OddBox which is due to be delivered between 7pm tonight and 7am tomorrow morning.

I'm grateful that I've ordered a food processor and blender as well as boxes and an ice cream scoop so that I can hopefully make my own sorbets using the easy peeler satsumas that are in my first new OddBox which will be cheaper and healthier than the relying on the ice cream in warmer weather.

I'm grateful that both of my freezers will hopefully be empty by the time I've made my lunch tomorrow.

I'm grateful that I adjusted next week's menu and starting from Tuesday it'll all be salads for lunch.  I've added a few jars of pickled eggs to my groceries to try and fill me up a bit and give my body something more than just "salad leaves" and tomatoes to process lol

I'm also grateful that there wasn't enough rubbish or recycling to make it worth putting the containers out and that I remembered to put my OddBox container outside my front door ready for the delivery tonight.

And finally, I'm grateful that I've made it through this week.  It was tough going at times, but I limped through and it's my bedtime now.

Mornin' all

I've woken up feeling stiff and sore and my head is all over the place, but my blood pressure was normal-for-me and my 9 morning pills went down OK.

I've brushed my teeth because my gums were white and had my breakfast, ran the (thankfully clear) virus scan and started charging up my watch.  

Someone on Olio wants the frying pans and saucepans, so as soon as they've gone I'll be able to sort out more of the cupboard.  Gotta remember to refill my dosette box after lunch and take the rubbish and recycling outside.

My hayfever is already through the roof so it's gonna be a bad day for that too, then opening the door to take the rubbish and recycling out as well as the Oddbox tub this evening is gonna make it even worse.  Oh joy.

Time to get today's to-do list together while I wait for my emails to download so that I can get both breakfast photos up.

BBS

Barely any...

...recycling this week!  Just 2 cans and 4 tubs from this morning's blueberries and Tuesday's mushrooms!  I'm seriously debating on not putting my recycling out this week and maybe not even my rubbish 'cos there's so little of that too!

Goooood morning all!

I struggled to get to sleep again last night and, as always, was wide awake as soon as my head hit the pillow.

I've woken up this morning to interest in the Wok, plastic tubs and toffees, so that's a positive.

It's officially warm weather breakfasts now and I wish I'd put the soya milk into the fridge overnight lol  It's now opened so in the fridge now though and my belly is kinda having to learn to process it very quickly 'cos I put 20 blueberries on top of the choccie Weetabix too lol

My 10 morning pills have been popped and my Inspire is getting some urgent juice, so I'll do my last set of laps and exercises when that's back to being fully charged again.

Gotta remember to put my rubbish and recycling out tomorrow, along with the OddBox tub so that I can bring in my first fruit and veg box on Monday morning.

The daily virus scan was still clear but the tune-up programme has just popped up, so hold on while I see what that wants... OK, that's two of the three things sorted and I need to close my browsers for the other thing, so I'll do that now and I'll hopefully be back with my first warm weather breakfast photo.

BBIAB

Nite nite orl

It's been a long, tiring day today, but I can see a dent in the pile in the corner of the kitchen now and 2 of today's 4 offers are being picked up on Tuesday late afternoon so I'll be able to get more advertised on Wednesday which I'm hoping will go equally as quickly.

I've taken my last two pills of the day and I'm just gonna finish listening to this podcast then head on up to beddy-byes.

I'll see you all in the morning for hopefully the last delivery after hopefully remembering to take the rubbish sack out as soon as I can leave the bathroom for long enough lol

Nite nite orl

Short and sharp, sooo...

...I'm back again lol

It took me longer to make and drink my lunch, than for the storm to blow over, thankfully, so I'm gonna take my last supplement of the week and refill my dosette box then I'll hopefully be back until bedtime.

The storm was so short that my loopiness didn't have the opportunity to take hold and the chocolate helped too, of course.

Dosette box refilling time now, before I forget, then the recycling (there is barely any rubbish this week so I'm not gonna put it out) I reckon.

Mornin' all

I woke up to a nasty surprise in the hall this morning... the radiator was leaking and leaving a puddle all over the hallway floor.  I tried phoning the manufacturer on their 'urgent' number, only to be told that they were closed and only open between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday!  I called another number and their AI bot thing went through a couple of questions and said that they opened at 8am so I'm gonna get on the phone to them at 8am sharp.

Also gotta take my rubbish and recycling out today too... hope I don't forget!

I've taken my blood pressure, popped my 9 morning pills, had my breakfast and run the daily virus scan so far this morning.

I knew things were going too well for me lol

Nite nite orl

I've taken my last two pills of the day, but I'm not heading to bed yet, I'm just shutting down to get away from screens to see if that helps me nod off sooner than it has done since the clocks changed.

I wanna spend next week recovering with my nose in a book, so don't worry if I'm quieter than normal next week... I'm just recharging is all  😉

I'll be back briefly in the morning when I've gotta remember to box up and take out my recycling and put my key around my neck too.

Nite nite orl

Mornin' all

I've woken up at my usual time again this morning, so maybe my body is finally getting used to the time change at last?

My blood pressure was at the high end of my normal range, but still low.

I've taken my morning pills and had my breakfast so I'll put them up now that the daily virus scan has finished and come up clear.

Gotta remember to take my rubbish and recycling out today and refill my dosette box after lunch.

BBS

Mornin' all

I've had a busy morning so far - started with taking my blood pressure, which was a tiny bit higher than my normal, but still low, then I took my morning pills, got washed and changed, then had my breakfast, did the washing up, cleared the drain and put my first load of laundry on.

I've stuck to the menu so far this week and I'll hopefully have the veggies for my lunch again too but dunno if I'll have any tea.  I haven't snacked so far, but I've only been awake for 3 hours so there's still plenty of time left to have to resist lol

My Pagany order has been split into 4 for some reason, so I hope it all comes together!

Gotta remember to bring the rubbish and recycling containers in when they've been emptied too.

Not gonna do my exercises until the laundry has finished, been taken upstairs and put away, so that I can keep an eye on the drain.  Gotta remember to weigh myself before I do them too.

The virus scan was clear, so time to get today's to-do list together and my breakfast photos up.

BBS

Mornin' all

My FitBit says that I was asleep for 9 hours and 4 minutes overnight but I still feel like I haven't slept!

My blood pressure was pretty normal for me, my morning pills went down fine but the virus scan has found another advanced issue... I'm guessing that they have recently been because of the edits in my second memoir but don't know for sure and it's resolved again now.

I'm dead on my feet so I'm not gonna risk getting washed and changed again today, but everything will hopefully be back to normal again tomorrow 🤞

Gotta remember to take the rubbish and recycling out at some point today too.

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

BBS

Mornin' all

Well, today is gonna be a busy day for me and I've already taken my blood pressure, popped my first 9 pills of the day and had my breakfast/lunch before washing up and weighing myself - I've put on 900g in the last 7 days, so it won't do me any harm if I miss a meal here and there this week.  I've gotta bring in and put away the rubbish and recycling containers when they've been emptied and I'm seeing my best friend today too.

I've run the daily virus scan and that was reassuringly clear, so that's a positive.

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

BBS

Mornin' all

I've woken up in a pretty decent mood, but I can't get anywhere in the kitchen, other than the corner of the sink until the boxes from yesterday have been picked up at around 6pm this evening, so my breakfast is a 500ml glass of water and packet of vegan Fruit Pastilles.  My Visible score for today is 4 out of 5 so that's pretty good.

My blood pressure was in my normal range and I've popped my 9 morning pills and run the daily virus scan, so I've just gotta bring the hall boxes into the living room, weigh myself and bring the rubbish and recycling containers in when they've been emptied now, then I've just gotta wait for the optician to arrive then let the Freegler who wants the boxes know that I'm ready for the collection at about 6pm.  I'm not gonna turn Alexa on today just in case I forget to turn her off at bedtime.  I'm not gonna to my exercises today either 'cos I don't know what time the optician is coming and I can barely move because of the boxes either.  Can't get washed and changed for the same reason.

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

BBS