08:30 BST

  This morning has started quite chilly, but it was, and so far continues to be, very sunny. From 11am we may only see sunny spells, but they should last through the afternoon. The last couple of hours of daylight may see full sunshine again. For all that, the afternoon high may only be 20° C.  Tomorrow may started even colder at just 11° C, but more sunshine and sunny spells should see the temperature rise to 20° C again. There will be a small chance of rain at 1 and 2pm, but the chances are that tomorrow will be dry like today.

  Yesterday was another day when not a lot happened. The main event for the day, the afternoon beer tasting session with Jodie, was cancelled because Jodie had had quite a night, the night before, and felt the need for a day of less (or no) beer. I had to amuse myself in the afternoon, but it was just an extension of the morning.

  I'm not sure how to describe myself yesterday morning, and for a lot of the day too. It was a sort of a mess of a mix of sleepiness, fatigue, lack of energy and inspiration, and more ! The one thing I had to do was to finish washing some laundry. All I needed to do was to do the last rinse, and then the fabric conditioner. After that I had to hang it all up to dry, and the job was done. I think I did it just before midday, or maybe just before 1pm, but once done the bath was clear for my use again (instead of two big buckets (trugs) in it).

  It was my intention to have a shower as soon as the bath was clear, but that never happened. The reason was getting a call from Jodie to tell me about her night, and how she was too "fragile" to come over for more boozing. That meant there was no special reason to wash, and the other reason, to go out and get a bit of shopping, was not important enough. Being in a sort of lazy mood meant I just could not be bothered to wash (while keeping my fingers crossed I would not be getting any unexpected visitors - I didn't !).

  What I did do after the laundry was hanging up to dry, was to have some lunch. It mostly consisted of a rather large portion of ice cream. It seemed that once I got started I could not put the carton/tub of ice cream down until I had scraped every last bit off the inside. It was more of the super delicious Dubai style ice cream from Aldi with chocolate flavour, and pistachio paste mixed in the ice cream. The latter giving it a very course, almost gritty, but nutty, texture.

  I think I had a lie down after that, and it included a snooze...at least I think it did. While lying down I also spent a fair time reading. I am surprised I didn't sleep more because I had reached a chapter where it all went a bit dull as the scene was being set for (hopefully) the next exciting bit. Such bits of a book are needed, but I still think they are a bit tedious, although it does depend on the author. Some authors, like Isaac Asimov, usually manage with such methods, and that does make for very smooth reading, and probably why Asimov sold so many books.

  There is one thing I seem to have forgotten, and it was if I had more for my lunch. I feel I did, but I can't seem to remember what it was. What I did know is that even eating so much ice cream was enough to trigger the desire to try and make dinner a quite light meal. I did seem to manage it somehow. Much of my dinner was rice crackers with two types of cheese, and some pâté with mushrooms also with rice crackers. I'm sure I had something elsee that was a bit naughty and sweet, but I can't remember what that was, and my blood glucose readings this morning suggest that I didn't have anything else.

  I spent the evening watching TV, and also drinking two big cans of beer. One was a flavoured stout, and this might have been where my idea that I ate something sweet from. It was a semi sweet beer, but not very sweet. The second beer was supposed to be in the style of monastic "Dubbel" beer - a double strength brew. It was quite nice, but didn't seem to taste quite right for a monastic/trappist beer.

  I watched both QI and Have I Got News For You, and so it was about 11pm before I went to bed. I tried reading, but barely managed a paragraph before deciding that sleeping was the best thing to do. I think I was asleep in minutes, and the next thing I remember was waking up feeling a bit cold at around 2am. I had neglected to switch the heater on to low, and it was just blowing cold air. It soon warmed up once I set it correctly. I think the thermostat was already set OK.

  I woke again at 4am needing a big pee. That was definite, but what I am unsure of is whether I was having a dream before or after I woke up for that pee. It was a strange dream. It was superficially about an upcoming visit to the diabetic nurse when I will be put on Mounjero - the slimming wonder drug - maybe. What made it very strange was that all the paperwork was being done by the couple of women who used to do paperwork at my last job.

  This morning was another morning where I was up early to do the morning rituals, and then I went back to bed for another hours sleep - possibly less, and possibly even less was actual sleep. I started with another big pee. When I weighed myself I found I had lost 200gm - not a lot, but at least it was a loss (and so far this morning I have not done a poo. Unfortunately I have eaten breakfast now, and it would need an infeasibly big poo to make a difference now.

  I was very surprised when I checked my blood glucose level. After all the ice cream I had, over double that amount I had intended to have until all sanity left me, my readings were remarkably good. The Contour meter read 6.8mmol/l, and that is very good. The GlucoRX meter read 6.5mmol/l, and that is even better. The new GlucoFix meter read 6.8mmol/l - the same at the Contour meter. Getting all three readings in the dark green is a very rare thing, and if all three meters agree it must be true !

  One of the first things I want to do, after I finish writing this, is to call the surgery and get an appointment with the diabetic nurse. I'll only need a phone consultation to start with, if that is all that is offered, and the nurse can take it from there. This is all about accepting her offer of Mounjero injections for advanced weight loss.  I am not totally convinced they will work as intended because they work by affecting the feeling of the need to eat. I seem to have very little to no feedback from my stomach/gut, and although I have not done it for decades, I have eaten so much it becomes painful without any feeling that I have eaten enough (except, or course, the actual pain).

  I hope I don't get offered an appointment too soon (unlikely, although a telephone call could be possible) because the next thing I have to do is to wash my hair and have a shower. I didn't have one yesterday, and this morning I most definitely need both ! Another thing to do today is to go shopping in Savers and Poundstretcher. Neither visit is essential, but it feels a good time to do both.