27-04-25

Morning, everyone.  Sunday has started a bit misty but the sun is breaking through and it looks as if we have a glorious week of sunshine ahead of us so no complaints whatsoever!

Apologies for yesterday's non appearance.  I slept badly Friday night and didn't feel 100% through the morning of Saturday and just didn't get down to it.  

Back to Friday which was had one up and two downs.

The up was that I lost two pounds through the week and now I'm right back to target again, where I intend to stay (more or less).  They all sang happy birthday to me (it was Thursday) which was nice and slightly embarrassing in equal measure and a good old clap for getting back to target.

The first down was that I was right to feel unsure about the meds review blood tests because, while everything else came out fine, sadly the LDL cholesterol readings hadn't changed much.  The info hadn't been put on my NHS app (it's there now).  

Ho hum.
Having said that, it was a good session with a very pleasant man who answered all my questions and asked sensible ones himself - I thought they were sensible anyway - regarding diet and lifestyle.  He understood my reluctance to take more meds, showed me the potential for this impacting via a stroke or heart attack in the next fifteen years (about four percent up from the expected for my age) but said that it was offset to a great extent by my good weight, fitness regime and very good diet.
We discussed my blood pressure meds and, as my readings are so very good and give plenty of wobble room, I'm going to trial cutting down on what I take and monitoring regularly, unofficially at first (it's recorded but they will not change my prescription for now) with the option of making it 'official' if there are no negative effects.  I was pleased about that.
As for the statins, no pressures at the moment but I'm not daft; I will look into it all a bit more and, while I don't want to take more meds, I'm not ruling statins out.
And I'm sticking with the Mediterranean style diet because it is delicious and I love it!  

Still - disappointing.  

I am very glad I checked my phone messages before going to M&S because Anna wasn't well on Thursday night so they wouldn't be coming for dinner.  That was the second down.  So instead of M&S for posh veg and nibbly bits, it was Morrisons for a usual (cheaper) shop.  Anna is now feeling OK again and we have fixed another date.

I have just remembered a mini-up - my bags of potting stuff arrived and I managed to carry six 50l bags (one at a time, obv.) from front to back without doing my back in of needing a rest.
Go me!!!  😉

That was Friday.

On to yesterday and Doctor Who was good, wasn't it?  

I took things very easy because I wanted to feel better by the evening.  I did, thankfully, and very, very much enjoyed the Phantoms concert in town.  Some wonderful singing and amusing banter between the three of them, all of whom have performed leading roles in West End theatres.  It was around two hours, plus interval, and it could have gone on much longer and still been fantastic but they did look weary by the end and this tour looks more than a bit unrelenting - all over the country too, so lots of travelling.

I'm so glad I got a ticket . . .

After all that, today is washing day because I have a right pile plus bedding and the weather is good.  In between all of that, I have a kitchen to sort out (when don't I?) and some meal plans to put together.  My mind is a bit blank at the moment so I need to look in a few of the many recipe books I have for some ideas.

First of all though - coffee . . .  I need coffee.

Happy Sunday, everyone.  Have a lovely day.  xx