Mornin' all

I carried out my usual morning routine as soon as I came downstairs and remembered to pull the water heating switch in the bathroom, took my blood pressure which was reassuringly back to normal, popped my morning pills with my first glass of water of the day, advertised the frozen loaf of bread on Olio then had my breakfast and logged it into the FitBit app.

The daily virus scan was reassuringly clear, so that's a relief.

It's bath time in 5 minutes so I'll put today's to-do list together then go and have my weekly bath... can't wait!

Nite nite orl

It's been a loooong day today, but I've popped my last two pills of the day and I'm heading to bed now.

Tomorrow I've gotta remember to pull the water heating switch on, have my weekly bath, pull the water heating switch off, resize the photos and advertise the things on Freegle so it's gonna be a busy day with lots of extra things to do!

I'll see you all at some point tomorrow.

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
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Bring in first delivery
• Bring in second delivery
• Buy birthday gift for my brother - I've got it in my basket, I just need to make sure of his address
• 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!
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• 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 - definitely not this week
• Go through C's feedback on my manuscript and make notes
• Make lunch of garlic and herb bites
• 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 - definitely not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug - someone is due this afternoon to pick up some things and I've chased up the other two Freeglers too and reoffered the other things that nobody has wanted so far - the Freegler picked up their things so I'm just waiting for the other two Freeglers to reply now - one replied overnight and said they were coming to pick their things up at the start of May, so just waiting on the other Freegler now - we're hopefully gonna aim for next Thursday and I still haven't heard from the second Freegler - I've got 7 more things to add tomorrow
• 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
• Bring in first delivery
• Bring in second delivery
• Buy birthday gift for my brother - I've got it in my basket, I just need to make sure of his address
• 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!
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• 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 - definitely not this week
• Go through C's feedback on my manuscript and make notes
• Make lunch of garlic and herb bites
• 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 - definitely not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug - someone is due this afternoon to pick up some things and I've chased up the other two Freeglers too and reoffered the other things that nobody has wanted so far - the Freegler picked up their things so I'm just waiting for the other two Freeglers to reply now - one replied overnight and said they were coming to pick their things up at the start of May, so just waiting on the other Freegler now - we're hopefully gonna aim for next Thursday and I still haven't heard from the second Freegler
• 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 (2nd May 2025) lunch photo

Today's lunch was 180g (ie 9) vegetarian garlic and herb bites and a 500ml glass of water made entirely by me again today.

Here's today's lunch photo:

I'm gonna aim for...

...going the entire day without snacking today.  I can drink as much as I want or need, but no nibbles... just my breakfast and lunch today.  It's gonna be tough going but I need to break the habit of snacking out of loneliness.

I'm attempting to go for this week without creamy drinking chocolates again too, but I did that a couple of weeks ago so I know I can do it, but a week without snacking as well as without drinking chocolates is my next challenge and I've done well so far... just gotta keep on keeping on with it until bedtime.

I can feel snacking starting to become an addiction so wanna nip it in the bud before it gets too tight of a grip on me like the chocolate and spending... I've pretty much got those under control now and I still eat/drink chocolate and spend when I need to, but it doesn't take priority over everything else any more.  I can stop when I need/want to without emptying every last penny in my bank account now... it's undeniably difficult at times but I'm over the worst of it and I've got control of my addictions rather than them having control of me 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
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Bring in first delivery
• Bring in second delivery
• Buy birthday gift for my brother - I've got it in my basket, I just need to make sure of his address
• 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!
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• 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 - definitely not this week
• Go through C's feedback on my manuscript and make notes
• 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 - definitely not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug - someone is due this afternoon to pick up some things and I've chased up the other two Freeglers too and reoffered the other things that nobody has wanted so far - the Freegler picked up their things so I'm just waiting for the other two Freeglers to reply now - one replied overnight and said they were coming to pick their things up at the start of May, so just waiting on the other Freegler now - we're hopefully gonna aim for next Thursday and I still haven't heard from the second Freegler
• 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 too
• 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 (2nd May 2025) breakfast photo

This morning's breakfast was 2 slices of wholemeal 'Toastie' toast with 'Buttery' spread and a 300ml bottle of Multivitamin Multifruit juice.  I also had a pre-breakfast mug of decaff coffee at about 5.30am and I've got a caffeinated coffee on the go now, so I'll be dashing to the bathroom for the rest of the day now!

Here's today's breakfast photo:

Today's (2nd 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
• Bring in first delivery
• Bring in second delivery
• Buy birthday gift for my brother
• 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!
• Keep checking FB about languages
• Check forum for birthdays
• 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 - definitely not this week
• Go through C's feedback on my manuscript and make notes
• 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 - definitely not this week
• Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants anything - someone wants the DVD too - someone else wants the PPE!! - and a third person wants the plug - someone is due this afternoon to pick up some things and I've chased up the other two Freeglers too and reoffered the other things that nobody has wanted so far - the Freegler picked up their things so I'm just waiting for the other two Freeglers to reply now - one replied overnight and said they were coming to pick their things up at the start of May, so just waiting on the other Freegler now - we're hopefully gonna aim for next Thursday and I still haven't heard from the second Freegler
• 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 too
• 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 just, as usual, taken my blood pressure and it was low even for me!  Only 95/62 and my pulse was only 69bpm too!!

I've popped my morning pills and they all slid straight down my throat this morning, so does that mean today will be a good day?  I certainly hope so!

My Amazon order has been split into two - one is coming in the post and the other by Amazon but neither of them are out for delivery yet, so I hope they don't turn up while I'm naked or got a mouthful of picnic egg!

There's less than an hour to go before my first carer could arrive, so I'll wait until she's left before I make my breakfast.

The daily virus scan found an advanced issue but it's been resolved now, thankfully.

This blog post is getting a bit on the long side so I'm gonna shut up and get my to-do list sorted out and put up, then make myself a mug of coffee while I wait for my carer to arrive.

BBIAB