Well, that didn't last long! lol

Less than 2 hours after deciding that I wouldn't be having caffeine today and I've just made myself a caffeinated mocha lol

Today's (21st October 2026) to-do list

• Take Visible reading - 2 out of 5 today
• Take FunCap reading on 1st of each month - 1.7 out of 5 for July - 1.8 for August - 1.9 for September
• Use 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 weekly virus scan
• Do weekly backups
• Take photo of broccoli
• Advertise broccoli on Olio
• Give broccoli to Olio-er
• Download Visible readings on 1st of each month
• Put Visible readings onto health site on 1st of each month
• 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 toast & juice/water
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on Instagram
• Wash up
• Put breakfast into NutraCheck
• Update menu with your breakfast
• Get washed and changed
• Brush my teeth
• Open first delivery
• Put first delivery away
• Bring in second delivery - due on or before 21st now, frustratingly
• Open second delivery
• Put second delivery away
• Open box of memoirs
• Take first book out
• Bask in the glory of my second memoir being in my hands
• Take box upstairs
• Read memoir
• Bring in third delivery
• Open third delivery
• Put third delivery away
• Do morning laps
• Do morning sit-ups in hall
• Do morning crunches in hall
• Do morning twists in hall
• Do wall planks in hall
• Do side steps in hall
• Do hip circles in hall
• Do squats in living room
• Take part in competitions
• 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
• Indulge in as many creamy drinks as I want
• Indulge in a box of mince pies
• Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
• 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 - vacuum carpets
• Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
• Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen/have bath or shower
• Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
• Arrange for emergency plumber to come back out for the other radiator coolant fillings - I've just re-found him (TJB Heating if I forget again) on Check A Trade and explained the situation and he's up for doing it, so I've sent him the questions from my home insurers and as soon as I've got their approval I'll sort out when he can come and fit the other 5 radiators and fill them up with coolant
• Contact home insurers for their approval of radiator replacements - I heard from them just before lunch and they had a few questions which I've answered as well as I can before contacting the plumber but I want their approval before I get on the blower to him
• Put menu up on blog every weekend - got very rough menu's until 15th November now
• 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 glasses or the mugs or the plates or the bowl
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants the glasses or the mugs or the plates or the bowl - someone's coming for some of the glasses "this afternoon" - I've given up waiting and they've used up their first of 3 chances - they said that they didn't get my message until this afternoon and still haven't told me when they're coming so they've used up two of their three chances now
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the aubergines - someone is coming for them at 3-4pm - something came up so we're trying again 3-4pm tomorrow (Wednesday)
• Make lunch of protein and veg/meal replacement/caramel Barista milk
• Take photo of lunch
• Put photo of lunch on 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
• Do wall planks in hall
• Do side steps in hall
• Do hip circles in hall
• Do squats in living room
• 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
• Bring in OddBox
• Put new fruit and veg away
• Make tea of water/meal replacements/fruit/soup
• Take photo of tea
• Bring tea through to the living room
• Put photo of tea on 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

Fourth update to this week's (19th to 25th October 2026) menu

Creamy drinking chocolates
Mince pies
Instant soup
Omega seeds (chocolate) smoothie
Chocolate
Biscuits
Pringles
Chocolate Nut pots

Monday 19th

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  aubergine, tofu, 2 x vegetable fingers, mayo 
Tea:  instant soup

Tuesday 20th

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  tofu, mayo 
Tea:  1 x easy peeler

Wednesday 21st

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  tofu, mayo 
Tea:  1 x pear

Thursday 22nd

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  1 x sweet potato, 2 x salad potatoes, tofu, mayo 
Tea:  1 x easy peeler

Friday 23rd

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  1 x sweet potato, 2 x salad potatoes, tofu, mayo 
Tea:  1 x easy peeler

Saturday 24th

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  1 x sweet potato, 2 x salad potatoes, tofu, mayo 
Tea:  1 x easy peeler

Sunday 25th

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  Sunday lunch OR 1 x salad potato, mayo
Tea:  1 x fruit pot sleeve

Today's (21st October 2026) breakfast comments

Like usual, I wasn't hungry when I woke up and came downstairs this morning, but knew that I should eat potentially my only meal today and I need something solid lining my belly ready for when I have today's dose of caffeine (but I wanna try and get through another day without it if I can).

Today's breakfast came in two parts again - the 500ml glass of water to swallow my morning pills, then my second breakfast of 2 slices of wholemeal 'Toastie' toast, smothered in approx 20g of 'Buttery' spread and 30g-ish of plant-based Nutella washed down with the last 250ml of wonky pineapple juice.

Goooooood mornin' all!

I've woken up in a great mood this morning, but my Visible's 'Morning Stability' score is only 2 again, so no laps or exercises again today.  My blood pressure was 110, I've swallowed my 14 morning pills because my big pill that I quarter to be able to swallow it decided to break apart on Sunday, so I had a couple of extra bits to swallow today.  I've also had my solid breakfast which went down a treat and the weekly virus scan is flying by, so I'm gonna download and resize the photo now before I start the backups.

BBS

 

Nite nite orl

It's been another long ole day today, even with the late start to the morning and I think I've pushed myself too hard, but never mind eh?

I've taken my last two pills of the day and I'm heading on up to beddy-byes now.

I'll see you all in the morning for the weekly virus scan and backups.

Nite nite orl

First 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 - 1.9 for September
• Use 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
• Download Visible readings on 1st of each month
• Put Visible readings onto health site on 1st of each month
• 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 toast & juice/water
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on Instagram
• Wash up
• Put breakfast into NutraCheck
• Update menu with your breakfast
• Put in next grocery order
• Get washed and changed
• Brush my teeth
• Open first delivery
• Put first delivery away
• Bring in second delivery - due on or before 21st now, frustratingly
• Open second delivery
• Put second delivery away
• Open box of memoirs
• Take first book out
• Bask in the glory of my second memoir being in my hands
• Take box upstairs
• Read memoir
• Bring in third delivery
• Open third delivery
• Put third delivery away
• Do morning laps
• Do morning sit-ups in hall
• Do morning crunches in hall
• Do morning twists in hall
• Do wall planks in hall
• Do side steps in hall
• Do hip circles in hall
• Do squats in living room
• Take part in competitions
• 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
• Bring in groceries
• Put groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• Indulge in as many creamy drinks as I want
• Indulge in a box of mince pies
• Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
• 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 - vacuum carpets
• Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
• Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen/have bath or shower
• Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
• Arrange for emergency plumber to come back out for the other radiator coolant fillings - I've just re-found him (TJB Heating if I forget again) on Check A Trade and explained the situation and he's up for doing it, so I've sent him the questions from my home insurers and as soon as I've got their approval I'll sort out when he can come and fit the other 5 radiators and fill them up with coolant
• Contact home insurers for their approval of radiator replacements - I heard from them just before lunch and they had a few questions which I've answered as well as I can before contacting the plumber but I want their approval before I get on the blower to him
• Put menu up on blog every weekend - got very rough menu's until 15th November now
• 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 glasses or the mugs or the plates or the bowl
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants the glasses or the mugs or the plates or the bowl - someone's coming for some of the glasses "this afternoon" - I've given up waiting and they've used up their first of 3 chances - they said that they didn't get my message until this afternoon and still haven't told me when they're coming so they've used up two of their three chances now
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the aubergines - someone is coming for them at 3-4pm - something came up so we're trying again 3-4pm tomorrow (Wednesday)
• Make lunch of protein and veg/meal replacement/caramel Barista milk
• Take photo of lunch
• Put photo of lunch on 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
• Do wall planks in hall
• Do side steps in hall
• Do hip circles in hall
• Do squats in living room
• 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
• Bring in OddBox
• Put new fruit and veg away
• Make tea of water/meal replacements/fruit/soup
• Take photo of tea
• Bring tea through to the living room
• Put photo of tea on 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

Third update to this week's (19th to 25th October 2026) menu

Creamy drinking chocolates
Mince pies
Instant soup
Omega seeds (chocolate) smoothie
Chocolate
Biscuits
Pringles
Chocolate Nut pots

Monday 19th

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  aubergine, tofu, 2 x vegetable fingers, mayo 
Tea:  instant soup

Tuesday 20th

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  tofu, mayo 
Tea:  1 x easy peeler

Wednesday 21st

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  2 x purple broccoli florets, tofu, mayo 
Tea:  1 x pear

Thursday 22nd

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  2 x purple broccoli florets, tofu, mayo 
Tea:  1 x easy peeler

Friday 23rd

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  1 x purple broccoli floret, 3 x salad potatoes, tofu, mayo 
Tea:  1 x easy peeler

Saturday 24th

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  1 x purple broccoli floret, 3 x salad potatoes, tofu, mayo 
Tea:  1 x fruit pot sleeve

Sunday 25th

Breakfast:  toast, vegan spread, plant-based Nutella, juice OR Barista milk
Lunch:  Sunday lunch OR 1 x purple broccoli floret, 1 x salad potato, mayo
Tea:  1 x fruit pot sleeve

Today's (20th October 2026) lunch comment

My poor machine/internet connection is on a go-slow today because my lunch photo has only just arrived!

Lunch was a simple meal today - just a 180g block of super firm smoked tofu, approx 10g of a vegan mayonnaise and a 330ml can of a Sparkling Mango pop.

Today's (20th October 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 - 1.9 for September
• Use 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
• Download Visible readings on 1st of each month
• Put Visible readings onto health site on 1st of each month
• 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 toast & juice/water
• Take photo of breakfast
• Put photo of breakfast on Instagram
• Wash up
• Put breakfast into NutraCheck
• Update menu with your breakfast
• Put in next grocery order
• Get washed and changed
• Brush my teeth
• Open first delivery
• Put first delivery away
• Bring in second delivery - due on or before 21st now, frustratingly
• Open second delivery
• Put second delivery away
• Open box of memoirs
• Take first book out
• Bask in the glory of my second memoir being in my hands
• Take box upstairs
• Read memoir
• Bring in third delivery
• Open third delivery
• Put third delivery away
• Do morning laps
• Do morning sit-ups in hall
• Do morning crunches in hall
• Do morning twists in hall
• Do wall planks in hall
• Do side steps in hall
• Do hip circles in hall
• Do squats in living room
• Take part in competitions
• 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
• Bring in groceries
• Put groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• Indulge in as many creamy drinks as I want
• Indulge in a box of mince pies
• Run monthly virus scan on 28th of every month
• 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 - vacuum carpets
• Housework - Friday - tidy bedrooms
• Housework - Saturday - clean kitchen/have bath or shower
• Housework - Sunday - rubbish and recycling/refill dosette box
• Arrange for emergency plumber to come back out for the other radiator coolant fillings - I've just re-found him (TJB Heating if I forget again) on Check A Trade and explained the situation and he's up for doing it, so I've sent him the questions from my home insurers and as soon as I've got their approval I'll sort out when he can come and fit the other 5 radiators and fill them up with coolant
• Contact home insurers for their approval of radiator replacements - I heard from them just before lunch and they had a few questions which I've answered as well as I can before contacting the plumber but I want their approval before I get on the blower to him
• Put menu up on blog every weekend - got very rough menu's until 15th November now
• 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 glasses or the mugs or the plates or the bowl
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants the glasses or the mugs or the plates or the bowl - someone's coming for some of the glasses "this afternoon" - I've given up waiting and they've used up their first of 3 chances
• Keep an eye on Olio to see if anyone wants the aubergines - someone is coming for them at 3-4pm
• Make lunch of protein and veg/meal replacement/caramel Barista milk
• Take photo of lunch
• Put photo of lunch on 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
• Do wall planks in hall
• Do side steps in hall
• Do hip circles in hall
• Do squats in living room
• 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
• Bring in OddBox
• Put new fruit and veg away
• Make tea of water/meal replacements/fruit/soup
• Take photo of tea
• Bring tea through to the living room
• Put photo of tea on 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