Thursday, 3 September 2026

Nite nite orl

It's been a long ole day and a knackering couple of weeks, but the end is in sight now and tomorrow is gonna be bedlum, but that's it then and I'll be able to have a proper breakfast and lunch tomorrow and Saturday.


I'm a total mess right now so I'm gonna crawl on up to beddy-byes.


I'll see you all in the morning.


Nite nite orl


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

  • Take Visible reading - 3 out of 5 today
  • Take FunCap reading on 1st of each month - 1.7 out of 5 for July - 1.8 for August
  • Use new blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • Weigh myself every Monday
  • Log weight into NutraCheck
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run daily virus scan - it found an advanced issue which is now resolved
  • Come up with a tag line for my memoir - I've potentially come up with one at last
  • Study at least one course
  • Listen to podcasts
  • Listen to playlists
  • Turn on air purifier
  • Read and review a book
  • Add more books to my TBR pile
  • Ask Alexa to play Baroque music/random music/the radio
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Make breakfast of Weetabix, soya milk and juice/toast/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put breakfast into NutraCheck
  • Update menu with your breakfast
  • Bring in first delivery
  • Open first delivery
  • Put first delivery away
  • Bring in second delivery
  • Open second delivery
  • Use second delivery/put second delivery away
  • Give ice poles to Olio-er at 8am
  • Do morning laps
  • Do morning sit-ups in hall
  • Do morning crunches in hall
  • Do morning twists in hall
  • Get washed and changed
  • Brush my teeth
  • Take passport photo of my head, shoulders and upper body - The one in my blue top is acceptable, but not the ones I took yesterday or today - gonna try and take a photo without my headband first
  • Apply for passport - I need to get my birth certificate and info from my mum first - I've got hopefully all of the information I need now 
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Take part in competitions
  • Start the admin to publish book when I've heard back from C - he's agreed to do one final read-through for me, but assuming it's all fine and dandy, I'll be able to get things moving with it.
  • Take OddBox container out at 5pm every Sunday
  • Keep voicemail active
  • Have caffeinated coffee/peach tea
  • Sort OddBox recipes into breakfast/lunch/tea/pud/snack/drink
  • Open living room window
  • Open kitchen window
  • Open back door
  • Open bathroom window
  • Sort out left cupboard under main counter
  • Take photos of left counter cupboard things
  • Offer left counter cupboard things to Freegle
  • Advertise left counter cupboard things on Freegle
  • Wash and dry mugs
  • Advertise mugs on Freegle
  • Indulge in as many creamy drinks as I want
  • Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
  • Find out about most secure locks from insurers - I've emailed so just waiting for their reply now - they don't advise apparently so I've just gotta do my own research - it's gonna be a BS3621 5-lever mortice deadlock
  • Request quotes for 2 new outside doors on Check A Trade (front door MUST be wood and have a letter box with a BS3621 5-lever mortice deadlock)
  • Ask M to bring box of stuff to Freegle downstairs so that I can...
  • Take photos of unwanted things in the spare room
  • Advertise spare room things on Freegle
  • Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
  • Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries & clear caches
  • Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom
  • Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets
  • Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
  • Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen/have bath/shower
  • Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
  • Arrange for emergency plumber to come back out for the other radiator coolant fillings
  • Contact home insurers for their approval of radiator replacements
  • Put menu up on blog every weekend
  • Send reviewers my book if they agree
  • Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
  • Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants the rug or creative/wildlife supplies - someone is definitely interested, we're just sorting out a time now
  • Give plates, sweetcorn and chicory to Freegler on Friday afternoon
  • Someone else is interested in the plates, bowls, rug and seat cushion, so we're just sorting out a time now!
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the crafting/wildlife supplies or ice pops or milk or broccoli - someone is coming for the ice pops at 8am on Friday
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
  • Make lunch of protein and veg/meal replacement
  • Take photo of lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Put lunch into NutraCheck
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • Update menu with your lunch
  • Refill dosette box every Sunday
  • Refill can dispenser
  • Do afternoon laps
  • Do afternoon sit-ups in hall
  • Do afternoon crunches in hall
  • Do afternoon twists in hall
  • Charge up powerbanks
  • Charge up Visible
  • Charge up personal phone
  • Charge up spam phone
  • Charge up watch
  • Charge up HLTH band
  • Charge up fan
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
  • Give Freegler their plates, sweetcorn and chicory at about 4pm
  • Make tea of water/meal replacements/fruit
  • Take photo of tea
  • Bring tea through to the living room
  • Put photo of tea on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Put tea into NutraCheck
  • Update menu with your tea
  • And loads of soft drinks
  • And dried fruit and nuts in the tubs
  • 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 BP photos onto my health site
  • Put BP spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
  • Close living room window
  • Close kitchen window
  • Close bathroom window
  • Close back door
  • Clear browser caches every Tuesday
  • Clear browser caches on 27th of every month
  • Do evening Visible check-in
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

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

...my best friend coming over to see me for a few hours - thank you C!


I'm also grateful that the things were rejected by Anglo on Monday 'cos someone else is interested in them instead, along with the hallway rug and seat cushion and they are very close to me and can only come during the workday which is ideal!


I'm grateful that I'm able to get rid of the ice poles at 8am tomorrow and the rest of the plates at about 4pm.


I'm grateful that I've put in the order for things that'll hopefully help my posture and ease my neck pain which are also due tomorrow too.


I'm grateful that I've been able to put together next week's menu and I'm hoping that my stomach will cope with an extra food item on the plate the week after... it's been slow going getting my stomach used to solids again, but I'm hoping that I'm almost there now.


I'm also grateful that I've finally found the potential solution to my passport photo rejections and I just need to keep trying to take the photo without my band in my hair or my glasses on, when it's lighter outside.


I've had a very busy couple of weeks, but I'm hoping tomorrow will be the last of the bedlum lol


I've got...

...an earlyish start and potentially late night tomorrow 'cos an Olio-er is coming at 8am and one of my deliveries is due between 8am and 8pm so I've gotta fit my day around that 12 hour window and the second delivery could be due by 10pm too, so potentially an even later night and then I've gotta give some things to a Freegler at 4pm too.  I'm gonna be dead on my feet on Saturday after this week and last week, but that's hopefully it for a good long while then so I can focus on gradually recovering.


First update to today's to-do list

  • Take Visible reading - 3 out of 5 today
  • Take FunCap reading on 1st of each month - 1.7 out of 5 for July - 1.8 for August
  • Use new blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • Weigh myself every Monday
  • Log weight into NutraCheck
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run daily virus scan - it found an advanced issue which is now resolved
  • Come up with a tag line for my memoir - I've potentially come up with one at last
  • Study at least one course
  • Listen to podcasts
  • Listen to playlists
  • Turn on air purifier
  • Read and review a book
  • Add more books to my TBR pile
  • Ask Alexa to play Baroque music/random music/the radio
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Make breakfast of Weetabix, soya milk and juice/toast/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put breakfast into NutraCheck
  • Update menu with your breakfast
  • Do morning laps
  • Do morning sit-ups in hall
  • Do morning crunches in hall
  • Do morning twists in hall
  • Get washed and changed
  • Brush my teeth
  • Take passport photo of my head, shoulders and upper body - The one in my blue top is acceptable, but not the ones I took yesterday or today - gonna try and take a photo without my headband first
  • Apply for passport - I need to get my birth certificate and info from my mum first - I've got hopefully all of the information I need now 
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Take part in competitions
  • Start the admin to publish book when I've heard back from C - he's agreed to do one final read-through for me, but assuming it's all fine and dandy, I'll be able to get things moving with it.
  • Take OddBox container out at 5pm every Sunday
  • Keep voicemail active
  • Have caffeinated coffee/peach tea
  • Sort OddBox recipes into breakfast/lunch/tea/pud/snack/drink
  • Open living room window
  • Open kitchen window
  • Open back door
  • Open bathroom window
  • Sort out left cupboard under main counter
  • Take photos of left counter cupboard things
  • Offer left counter cupboard things to Freegle
  • Advertise left counter cupboard things on Freegle
  • Wash and dry mugs
  • Advertise mugs on Freegle
  • Indulge in as many creamy drinks as I want
  • Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
  • Find out about most secure locks from insurers - I've emailed so just waiting for their reply now - they don't advise apparently so I've just gotta do my own research - it's gonna be a BS3621 5-lever mortice deadlock
  • Request quotes for 2 new outside doors on Check A Trade (front door MUST be wood and have a letter box with a BS3621 5-lever mortice deadlock)
  • Ask M to bring box of stuff to Freegle downstairs so that I can...
  • Take photos of unwanted things in the spare room
  • Advertise spare room things on Freegle
  • Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
  • Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries & clear caches
  • Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom
  • Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets
  • Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
  • Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen/have bath/shower
  • Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
  • Arrange for emergency plumber to come back out for the other radiator coolant fillings
  • Contact home insurers for their approval of radiator replacements
  • Put menu up on blog every weekend
  • Send reviewers my book if they agree
  • Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
  • Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants the rug or creative/wildlife supplies
  • Give plates, sweetcorn and chicory to Freegler on Friday afternoon
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the crafting/wildlife supplies or ice pops or milk or broccoli - someone is coming for the ice pops at 8am on Friday
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
  • Make lunch of protein and veg/meal replacement
  • Take photo of lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Put lunch into NutraCheck
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • Update menu with your lunch
  • Refill dosette box every Sunday
  • Refill can dispenser
  • Do afternoon laps
  • Do afternoon sit-ups in hall
  • Do afternoon crunches in hall
  • Do afternoon twists in hall
  • Charge up powerbanks
  • Charge up Visible
  • Charge up personal phone
  • Charge up spam phone
  • Charge up watch
  • Charge up HLTH band
  • Charge up fan
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
  • Make tea of water/meal replacements/fruit
  • Take photo of tea
  • Bring tea through to the living room
  • Put photo of tea on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Put tea into NutraCheck
  • Update menu with your tea
  • And loads of soft drinks
  • And dried fruit and nuts in the tubs
  • 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 BP photos onto my health site
  • Put BP spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
  • Close living room window
  • Close kitchen window
  • Close bathroom window
  • Close back door
  • Clear browser caches every Tuesday
  • Clear browser caches on 27th of every month
  • Do evening Visible check-in
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

Seventh update to this week's (31st August to 5th September)

Snacks:

Creamy drinking chocolates
Chocolate
Pickled eggs
Toast


Monday 31st August:

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, orange juice
Lunch: Leftovers
Tea:  1 x apple and 1 x nectarine


Tuesday 1st September:

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, apple juice
Lunch:  1 sleeve x biscuits
Tea:  1 x apple and 1 x nectarine


Wednesday 2nd September:

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, apple juice
Lunch:  2 x red peppers
Tea:  2 x apples and 1 x nectarine


Thursday 3rd September:

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, apple juice
Lunch:  Biscuits
Tea:  2 x apples


Friday 4th September:

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, apple juice
Lunch: 10 x hash brown bites, ½ pack vegan chicken pieces
Tea:  2 x apples


Saturday 5th September:

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, apple juice
Lunch:  10 x hash brown bites, ½ pack vegan chicken pieces
Tea:  2 x apples


Rough Menu for 7th to 12th September 2026

Snacks:

Creamy drinking chocolates
Chocolate
Pickled eggs
Kiwiberries
Toast


Monday 7th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, juice
Lunch:  Leftovers
Tea:  Apple


Tuesday 8th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, juice
Lunch:  1 x Pak Choi, mayonnaise
Tea:  Pear


Wednesday 9th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, juice
Lunch:  1 x Pak Choi, mayonnaise
Tea:  Apple


Thursday 10th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, juice
Lunch:  1 x pepper, baby tomatoes
Tea:  Pear


Friday 11th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, juice
Lunch:  1 x pepper, baby tomatoes
Tea:  Apple


Saturday 12th

Breakfast:  Weetabix, soya milk, juice
Lunch:  1 x pepper, baby tomatoes
Tea:  Pear


Today's (3rd September 2026) to-do list

  • Take Visible reading - 3 out of 5 today
  • Take FunCap reading on 1st of each month - 1.7 out of 5 for July - 1.8 for August
  • Use new blood pressure machine
  • Put details onto spreadsheet
  • Put BP machine away
  • Weigh myself every Monday
  • Log weight into NutraCheck
  • Drink glass of water
  • Take morning pills
  • Run daily virus scan - it found an advanced issue which is now resolved
  • Come up with a tag line for my memoir - I've potentially come up with one at last
  • Study at least one course
  • Listen to podcasts
  • Listen to playlists
  • Turn on air purifier
  • Read and review a book
  • Add more books to my TBR pile
  • Ask Alexa to play Baroque music/random music/the radio
  • Check forum
  • Announce birthdays if necessary
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Make breakfast of Weetabix, soya milk and juice/toast/water
  • Take photo of breakfast
  • Put photo of breakfast on here and Instagram
  • Wash up
  • Put breakfast into NutraCheck
  • Update menu with your breakfast
  • Do morning laps
  • Do morning sit-ups in hall
  • Do morning crunches in hall
  • Do morning twists in hall
  • Get washed and changed
  • Brush my teeth
  • Take passport photo of my head, shoulders and upper body - The one in my blue top is acceptable, but not the ones I took yesterday or today - gonna try and take a photo without my headband first
  • Apply for passport - I need to get my birth certificate and info from my mum first - I've got hopefully all of the information I need now 
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Take part in competitions
  • Start the admin to publish book when I've heard back from C - he's agreed to do one final read-through for me, but assuming it's all fine and dandy, I'll be able to get things moving with it.
  • Take OddBox container out at 5pm every Sunday
  • Keep voicemail active
  • Have caffeinated coffee/peach tea
  • Sort OddBox recipes into breakfast/lunch/tea/pud/snack/drink
  • Open living room window
  • Open kitchen window
  • Open back door
  • Open bathroom window
  • Sort out left cupboard under main counter
  • Take photos of left counter cupboard things
  • Offer left counter cupboard things to Freegle
  • Advertise left counter cupboard things on Freegle
  • Wash and dry mugs
  • Advertise mugs on Freegle
  • Indulge in as many creamy drinks as I want
  • Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
  • Find out about most secure locks from insurers - I've emailed so just waiting for their reply now - they don't advise apparently so I've just gotta do my own research - it's gonna be a BS3621 5-lever mortice deadlock
  • Request quotes for 2 new outside doors on Check A Trade (front door MUST be wood and have a letter box with a BS3621 5-lever mortice deadlock)
  • Ask M to bring box of stuff to Freegle downstairs so that I can...
  • Take photos of unwanted things in the spare room
  • Advertise spare room things on Freegle
  • Housework - Monday - change bedding & bring in rubbish/recycling
  • Housework - Tuesday - tidy living room & groceries & clear caches
  • Housework - Wednesday - clean bathroom
  • Housework - Thursday - sweep carpets
  • Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
  • Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen/have bath/shower
  • Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
  • Arrange for emergency plumber to come back out for the other radiator coolant fillings
  • Contact home insurers for their approval of radiator replacements
  • Put menu up on blog every weekend
  • Send reviewers my book if they agree
  • Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
  • Keep an eye on Freegle to see if anyone wants the rug or creative/wildlife supplies
  • Give plates, sweetcorn and chicory to Freegler on Friday afternoon
  • Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the crafting/wildlife supplies
  • Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
  • Make lunch of protein and veg/meal replacement
  • Take photo of lunch
  • Put photo of lunch on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Put lunch into NutraCheck
  • Take lunchtime pill
  • Update menu with your lunch
  • Refill dosette box every Sunday
  • Refill can dispenser
  • Do afternoon laps
  • Do afternoon sit-ups in hall
  • Do afternoon crunches in hall
  • Do afternoon twists in hall
  • Charge up powerbanks
  • Charge up Visible
  • Charge up personal phone
  • Charge up spam phone
  • Charge up watch
  • Charge up HLTH band
  • Charge up fan
  • Refill bottle with squash
  • Put OddBox container in front of the door on Sunday
  • Make tea of water/meal replacements/fruit
  • Take photo of tea
  • Bring tea through to the living room
  • Put photo of tea on here and Instagram
  • Do washing up
  • Put tea into NutraCheck
  • Update menu with your tea
  • And loads of soft drinks
  • And dried fruit and nuts in the tubs
  • 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 BP photos onto my health site
  • Put BP spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
  • Close living room window
  • Close kitchen window
  • Close bathroom window
  • Close back door
  • Clear browser caches every Tuesday
  • Clear browser caches on 27th of every month
  • Do evening Visible check-in
  • Take evening pills
  • Go to bed

Today's (3rd September 2026) breakfast photo

For my only meal today, I had my usual 500ml glass of water to wash my 11 morning pills down with.


Here's today's breakfast photo:


Mornin' all

I've woken up feeling like I haven't slept again 'cos I woke up 5 times overnight for emergency wee's and a poo.  So far this morning, I've taken my Visible's 'Morning Stability' score (3) but won't be exercising today 'cos I'm seeing my best friend, taken my blood pressure (109), been for another poo, popped my 11 morning pills and got washed and dressed.


The virus scan has found an advanced issue, so I'd best publish this and sort it out before getting my only meal photo up, then today's to-do list.


BBS