Mornin' all

Well, I had another bad night of sleep and didn't want to get up again this morning so there's a very real chance that I could fall asleep in the bath.

I've remembered to turn the water heating switch on in the bathroom and I'm currently charging up my main FitBit.

I almost choked on my pills this morning, but because I didn't eat anything yesterday, there was nothing to come up thankfully.

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

Time to get today's to-do list together before I have my bath at 5.15am.

Nite nite orl

A late night for me waiting for a delivery that was supposed to be delivered today but wasn't and I've given up waiting now.

Tomorrow is bath day and I'm hoping the delivery will turn up then instead!

I've popped my last two pills of the day after all because there's no hurry to get up early tomorrow.

I'll see you all at some point tomorrow morning.

Nite nite orl

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

• Take Visible reading
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Study at least one course
• Celebrate Lughnasadh
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Bring in delivery
• Put delivery away
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of instant vegetable soup
• 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
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• 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
• Put spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
• Put PDF onto health site on 1st of every month - not available for 30 days, so 1st September will be the first one to go up
• Take Visible reading
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Tomorrow (Saturday) I've gotta remember to...

...pull the water heating switch in the bathroom as soon as I come downstairs, then have my weekly bath an hour later and pull the switch off when I get out - I hope I don't fall asleep in the bath or forget my weekly luxury though!

Book Review: "Secret Daddies: A Reverse Harem Secret Baby Romance" by Liz Archer

Kindle Unlimited

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5

The vast majority of my book reviews start off with me saying the same thing:  every book I read and review starts off with the full load of 5 stars and I'm always hopeful that they will all still be firmly in place by the time I close the back cover.  I'm not shy about removing stars but I always give my reason for doing so, within the review.

This is my penultimate book in the series and I'm wondering how I'll feel about this book and if it'll be a 5 star book like some of the series has been or if it'll be a DNF like some of the books have been.

Let's get going with the reading and reviewing shall we?

The first chapter, like the other five star books in this series has started off with getting me straight into the details but it's already definitely not suitable for under 18's!

The next two chapters have been awesome... this is looking like another 5 star book for me because the DNF's had usually dropped at least one star, if not two by now!

We meet Devon for the first time in chapter 4 and I'm not sure how I feel about him...

Chapter 5 was OK but there are starting to be more characters than necessary to remember...

Awww, chapter 8 was gorgeous and just the stability the book needed after the previous seven chapters.

Chapter 9 was another heart-hug and this is definitely looking like a 5 star book as long as it keeps on like this!

Aaaand we're back in chapter 10 - just enough time to catch my breath then right back to it again lol

Maya has got herself into even more of a pickle, but... no, I won't say any more, you'll have to get the book and read it for yourself  ;-)

Maya has come clean and it's all out in the open now so I can't wait to see how the author ties it all up in the final 91 pages which I'm really hoping I'll finish before I head to bed or I won't be able to sleep lol

Two down, one to go... Maya has had verbal support from both of them so far, but will the words be truthful this time?

The author handled chapter 25 so well... she could have totally screwed things up, but she got it spot on.

Just finished reading it and the author handled everything so well... definitely a must-read for over 18's!

Second update to today's to-do list

• Take Visible reading
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Study at least one course
• Celebrate Lughnasadh
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Bring in delivery
• Put delivery away
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of instant vegetable soup
• 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
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• 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
• Put spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
• Put PDF onto health site on 1st of every month
• Take Visible reading
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

First update to today's to-do list

• Take Visible reading
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Study at least one course
• Celebrate Lughnasadh
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Bring in delivery
• Put delivery away
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of instant vegetable soup
• 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
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• 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
• Put spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
• Put PDF onto health site on 1st of every month
• Take Visible reading
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Lughnasadh

Merry Meet to all the Pagans out there who celebrate Lughnasadh!

I hope you enjoy your celebrations but maybe take it easy on the mead so that you can celebrate safely without risking a hangover tomorrow?

Merry Part
Until we Merry Meet again.

Today's (1st August 2025) to-do list

• Take Visible reading
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Study at least one course
• Celebrate Lughnasadh
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Bring in delivery
• Put delivery away
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of instant vegetable soup
• 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
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• 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
• Put spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
• Put PDF onto health site on 1st of every month
• Take Visible reading
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Mornin' all

Another very early start to this morning and I'm gonna start preparing my body and especially my bladder to get used to having only water on the 20th ready for my ultrasound, so there may not be any photos today.

I've taken my blood pressure and it was low, even for me, and in double figures instead of low triple figures!

My morning pills have been popped and the virus scan was clear, so I'm ready to face whatever today throws at me now.  I've gotta remember to bring in my delivery today too... I hope it doesn't arrive while I'm getting washed and dressed!

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