I've just...

...stocked up on several new-to-me supplements and saved the best part of £90 by using a code I was sent from my usual supplement shop.  I've never taken the things I've bought before but they all sounded like things I need (energy increase/fatigue beating/metabolism boosting etc etc) so I'll see what they are all like, but I could, potentially, be taking 20 pills a day when they all arrive until I decide one way or the other about adding them permanently or not.  I got free delivery too and they will be here hopefully by the middle of next week, so I'll try and remember to add them to my dosette box next weekend and hope that they are worth the money.  Popping pills is no problem as long as they actually work for me and my body lol

Nite nite orl

I don't care how risky it is tomorrow, I've been pushing myself too hard, too fast and too often for the last couple of weeks and I'm gonna sink into a hot, deep, lavendar-scented bubble bath tomorrow (as opposed to the shallow, warm, plain water of last week) and I'm gonna be treating myself especially gently.  I've still got a busy few days at the start of next week (big Freegle collection on Monday, groceries on Tuesday and weekly virus scan and backups on Wednesday) but nowhere near as bad as the last couple of weeks, thankfully.

I'm gonna look after myself soooooo gently for as long as it takes me to recover now.

I've popped my last two pills and I'm gonna head on up to beddy-byes in the hope that I'll fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow tonight.

I'll see you all briefly in the morning.

Nite nite orl

I've gotta remember...

...NOT to order any more protein shakes for my teas until I've chomped my way through the bread and fruit bread that are already in the freezer!

Oooh!

My new Visible and membership has been sent and activated via Royal Mail, so I'll hopefully get it either tomorrow or Wednesday and I can't wait!

I've already got a full day tomorrow with my groceries in the morning and the plug fix at lunchtime (so I won't be able to have lunch tomorrow) and I've gotta remember to put in my order for choccie biccies tomorrow morning that'll hopefully be here on Wednesday while I'm doing my weekly virus scan and backups.  Thursday and Friday could potentially be my only free days again this week!

It was weird not being able to log my weight into FitBit for the first time since 2019 but I'm ever so slowly getting used to not logging every mouthful now... it'll just take a bit of time and patience is all.

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

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.

I've decided that...

...because my delivery still hasn't arrived, I'm not gonna take my last two pills tonight.  I'll still go to bed but I doubt I'll get much sleep and I'm gonna be a zombie tomorrow, but it's beyond my control and I'll be heavily reliant on the caffeine tomorrow morning.  It's hopefully the last non-grocery delivery for a while though, so I'm hoping I'll be able to catch up on my sleep by going to bed at 6pm for a while again.

Aaaaand...

...relax.

That's the menu's updated until the start of May when I'll have almost totally empty freezers, fridge and cupboards ready for my Summer meals.  I wanna pluck up the courage to try eggs in my air-fryer at some point, but I wanna eat what I've already got first.  I can relax until the start of May with my groceries now and just stock up on soups and juices and dairy-free spread and bread etc each week or two now.

I'm having...

...huge problems trying to print my most recent stock-take so that I can update it and adjust the menu's accordingly, but my printer is refusing to work no matter what I try, so I've just ordered myself some new cartridges 'cos that's the only thing that I haven't tried and they are coming between 7am and 1pm tomorrow so keep your fingers crossed that that fixes the problem!

I've also ordered a bulk box of treat-sized choccies too 'cos I'm gonna need all the support I can get tomorrow lol

The optician has just gone and...

...my left eye has changed ever so slightly so I'm getting new lenses and frames.  I decided that it was time for a change of colour with my new frames to go along with me trying to wear more colourful clothes and socks.  My new ones are potentially Radley (or something like that) and they are purple and white which is totally new for me but I like them and it'll hopefully do my mood good to see lighter, more fun, more outgoing frames than brown!

Considering they are, I think, a popular brand, the whole shebang including my new lenses and insurance as well as the frames, was just under £300 which was such a pleasant surprise 'cos I was thinking it'd be at least double that for the frames alone!

I think I deserve a celebratory J2O and chocolate for a late lunch lol

Today (12th February 2026) I'm grateful for...

...finishing charging up my second power bank and finishing off my 2 boxes of AP's and also finally ordering new kitchen scissors, a blade sharpener and air fryer trays, that'll hopefully fit so that I can have veggies with my lunches next week.

Tomorrow I've gotta remember to see if my OddBox box fits inside the plastic box ready for next week so that I can protect it from rain and damage while it's sitting on my doorstep.  If it does, I need to take a photo and update the "safe space" information in my account.

Today's (12th February 2026) lunch photo

So much for not snacking again today - I had 150g of chocolate covered peanuts and raisins for a mid-morning snack because I just couldn't resist lol

My lunch was a "no sausage and beans melt" with three hash browns and approx 10g of Vegan Mayo all washed down with a 330ml can of Sparkling Mango pop.  There's one more can left ready for tomorrow and I need to invest in some new kitchen scissors 'cos the ones I've got are completely blunt and could even start opening the bag of hash today!

Just bought some scissors, a blade sharpener and some air fryer liners ready for the veggies that I'm hoping to buy on Tuesday.

Here's today's lunch photo:

I've just...

...spent my Christmas vouchers on a top, trousers, boots, wig and fake plants.

The top and trousers are blue so it's another day without wearing dark colours, the boots are navy so another slightly less dark colour, the fake plants will go on the top shelf in the kitchen that is now clear and I've been pondering on getting the wig for a few years, inspired by a fellow children's author and is purple so obviously fake, but more colour in my life instead of dark colours all the time.

Next time I get my eyes tested, if I need new lenses then I'm gonna get a bright, fun colour for the frames so that'll be another easy way to get colour in my life... and to think it all started with socks lol

They will be here on Wednesday, so I hope it's delivered at a sensible time, considering that I ordered it all in the middle of the day lol

I'm pondering on...

...getting another sofa so go in front of the radiator and one with "hidden storage" under the seats so that I can get rid of the stuff that's currently in front of it and make it more comfortable for visitors to sit down.

I've got my eye on a couple, I just need to measure up to make sure it'll fit first and flutter my eyelashes at my in-laws to try and get them to put it together for me when it's delivered.  One of them has a bring in and put together option which is my favourite right now, but I'm still just looking as opposed to buying.

Phew!

My refund has been approved and the money will be back in my account within the next week, when my bank has processed it.

I'm feeling...

...right rollocking proud of myself this evening.

Why?

Because I changed the bedding this morning then caught up on most of my chores, had a hot choccie, did my laps, ordered the new duvet and covers, tried to put more of the duvet further down the cover, brought the last Christmas pressie delivery in and did my laps.

I'm well and truly done in now, but tomorrow is the new duvet and covers delivery and kitchen cleaning day, then Saturday is the bedrooms and a well-deserved hot bubble bath... I'll definitely need and deserve it this week lol

Mornin' all

I'm not sure how I'm feeling this morning, but my Visible ready was 2 out of 5 which is, apparently, out of balance so I'm relieved that I won't be doing my laps or sit-ups today and that I'm having a bath to hopefully ease the out-of-balanceness a bit.

I've pulled the water heating switch in the bathroom, popped my morning pills, I'm running the virus scan as I type this, and I'm expecting 4 deliveries today in preparation for my slow start to cooking next week... I bet the vegetables won't be in stock now!  lol

The virus scan has just finished and was clear, so I'm gonna get today's to-do list together, then clamber into a hopefully hot bath... it'll be another VICKS bath today I think 'cos my nose is snotty.

BBS

Nite nite orl

I'm proud of myself for doing my laps and sit-ups every day this week, but I'm gonna give myself weekends off so that I don't lose too much weight.

I've adjusted the groceries to add more good stuff and less unhealthy stuff to Monday's shop.  I've still got little treats that I can use as snacks, but it certainly won't be 6 mince pies for every lunch after Tuesday!

I'm gonna ever so gradually build up proper meals again, instead of just instant soups or mince pies.  I'm gonna ease myself into it though 'cos it's the best part of 3 years since I had a proper meal here and I don't want to shock my body into shutting down.

I've gotta remember to pull the water heating switch ready for my weekly bath tomorrow morning and I'm not planning on getting out too soon, unlike last week lol

I'll see you all in the morning when I've potentially gotta stay up late because I'm expecting a couple of Amazon deliveries.

Nite nite orl

I've just...

...edited Tuesday's grocery order to put a pack of frozen mixed veg on it and I've ordered myself a pack of pots and pans too from Amazon so it's gonna be a week full of veg next week 'cos of hopefully having the stuffed mushrooms on Wednesday, the carrot batons and vegan cream cheese on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and Tuesday then proper meals after that.

It was a struggle to get veg into Steve and now that I'm not getting carers in any more, it feels like a good time to make a fresh start and it's gonna be filled with natural goodness in the form of fruits and veggies instead of the sugar overload of the mince pies.

I was hoping to start slowly and introduce the good stuff gradually, but I figured that I would make a fresh start and only have the mince pies as a treat/reward rather than an entire meal.

I can't see my bum liking it for a while and rapidly having to work out how to process veggies again, but I'm prepared for that and hoping that I'll be all sorted again after a few days.  I've got plenty of toilet rolls just in case lol

I'm just gonna take things really really slowly so that my body doesn't rebel on me, but I'm hoping that I'll be able to start functioning a bit better with all the goodness that my body needs instead of just sugar, sugar and more sugar.

Nite nite orl

It's been another long, exhausting day today so I've popped my last two pills of the day, bang on time and I'm gonna head straight on up to beddy-byes.

Gotta remember to put in an order for my favourite instant tea tomorrow now that it's finally back in stock again!  Wanna try and find a thigh trainer too.

I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl