Day 5683 (25/07/2025)

Doing some work and in the evening I made a tasty fish dish, but annoyingly, despite my best efforts, the cod broke up a bit. 

Day 5682 (24/07/2025)

Feeling a bit better but still not great.

The vegetables are coming on.  

Wife made a tasty meal in the evening, using our courgette and peppers.   

Day 5681 (23/07/2025)

Another day, still feeling rough. 

After 29years I have decided to change my old computer speakers and upgrade to small cheap bluetooth speaker, which was connected to my laptop and hardly ever used. 

Had a lovely jackets potato with cheese and coleslaw, with some salad in the evening. 

As well as having next to no appetite, at the moment I'm really appreciating fairly bland food, don't think I can really stomach anything too spicey, which is annoying, as I love spicey food. 

Day 5680 (22/07/2025)

Still not fully recovered, had brunch, then a chest x-ray. 

In the afternoon we popped out for a drive-thru date. 

I picked the courgette and a few more tomatoes. 

In the evening we had a nice cheese & onion slice, with chips & beans.

Day 5679 (21/07/2025)

Still not feeling great, did some work during the day and saw the Doctor in the afternoon. Booked in for a chest x-ray and loads blood tests.

As we had a late lunch, of leftovers we didn't have dinner in the evening.  

Day 5677 & 5678 (19 & 20/07/2025)

Woke up, still in pain but it is getting better. I let my wife sleep in. 

Quick greenhouse update, with tomato’s, cucumbers and courgettes now growing nicely.

Made some cheesy tuna pasta in the evening.

My wife went back to work on Sunday and I went to see my parents. Then home, with flowers for my wife, and to do some work. 

In the evening I made a tasty mushroom risotto, although I couldn't eat much of it as still not feeling great.  

Have some little chillies eventually appearing on my chilli plant. 

Day 5676 (18/07/2025)

Woke up, still with pain in my mouth & gums, to find out that my wife had been very ill during the night, so she was off from work and sleeping. I spent time trying to look after her and I didn't have the Friday I had planned, as Thomas was off at a gig in Bristol.  

Did some cheesy mash in the evening, as neither of us fancied much, or anything spicy.  

Day 5675 (17/07/2025)

My toothache was a bit better, so I'm hoping the antibiotics are working.

The weather is a lot cooler this week and it is nice to have some personal time and be able to relax a bit, rather than just work.

I've just started watching The West Wing again, from the first episode, it was such a great series, full of great characters, and politicians who we could really do with now, as the current ones running the USA & the UK, and quite frankly the EU are awful, on so many levels.

Had some leftovers in the evening. 

Day 5674 (16/07/2025)

Thomas's Birthday, can't believe he is 31.  Thomas he had to work, so me and my wife had the day together. 

I managed to get in to see the Dentist, but unfortunately he couldn't find any reason for the toothache, so gave me antibiotics.  I picked them up from Boots, then as I got into the car I got stung on my throat / neck by a wasp, which was painful and annoying, however it did take my mind off of the toothache.    

We went to see my parents afterwards, and thankfully she had some cream I would put on the sting.  Then in the evening we had a nice time with Thomas, and a nice take away. 

I went to bed quite early as the toothache was making me feel sick. 

 

Day 5673 (15/07/2025)

Woke up to even worse toothache and couldn't get in to the see the dentist.  I did the final online training in the morning.

In the afternoon had a nice session at The Foot & Gait Clinic. It always feels nice to be pampered. 

We had some nice pizza in the evening, but I couldn't enjoy it as much as possible due to the toothache. 

Day 5672 (14/07/2025)

Woke up and my toothache was worse :-( 

I was busy for the first part of the day running some online training, then in the afternoon did some more preparations for tomorrows training. 

We finished off the leftover salad for a late lunch, so didn't have any dinner. 

My toothache is getting worse, so I may need to see the dentist. 

 

Day 5670 & 5671 (12 & 13/07/2025)

Another scorching hot start to the day.  I did some work in the morning, preparing for this weeks online training, which were cancelled from last week. We had a nice brunch, which I struggled to eat, partially because my appetite hasn't returned from being ill and I guess partially from the diet. It will be interesting when I weigh myself tomorrow. 

After doing some work we got ready and went to Bristol to spend the evening with my wife's family, which was really nice.  

Crab & leak quiche, with dressed salad, very tasty.  

I forget what it was called but tasty, teriyaki chicken and roast vegetables, with crushed new potatoes. 

Then a Greek yoghurt & white chocolate cheese cake, with lemon thyme.  

Great company & food as always.  

On Sunday I saw my parents, and Aunty Carol, who was visiting. Then I weighed myself, I had lost a few pounds / kilo's but not as much as I hopped for. I guess after being so sick, my body needed to fill up a bit.  At home I carried on updating the training that I'm doing for the next few days. 

Did a nice salad in the evening. 

Had a toothache in the evening. 

Day 5669 (11/07/2025)

Golly, its was 33 degrees in the car when my wife left for work, and that was before it got really hot.

My wife parked in the shade at work but when she came home the car was showing 38 degrees!!!!!

We had a nice fish cake & new potatoes for dinner. 

Day 5668 (10/07/2025)

Another really hot day, did some work and melted in the office. 

Had a tasty salad in the evening.