Tuesday, I wake to my partner having gone to work. Today I decide to make an effort to throw off this cold. So I breakfast, take my meds and write a to do list: The result is that I achieve the following: 1. I get the meters read and sent, 2. I drain the water butt, 3. The squirrel feeder gets filled, 4. the garden camera gets down loaded, 5. the kitchen is cleared, 6. I get all my washing away, 7. all the house bins get emptied, 8. The dustbin gets put out, 9. the outside security light gets checked, 10. the Tesco order get taken in.

Its now the evening when my partner and I drink a brandy because the bloody boiler has chosen the coldest night of the year so far to stop working. I balance this against getting a lovely letter from a friend, receiving the poetry book they have sent me and having an unexpected call with a friend. Mostly a good day then, but tomorrows to do list writes itself with 1. Fix Boiler at the top. So its nights meds for me and bed. I was contemplating another Lemsip but it probably would not mix well with brandy and my meds. I did read the packaging information on the Lemsip to see if it mentioned alcohol specifically but it does not, what it does say is that its not suitable for people with enlarged prostates. Now the question is does a cancerous prostate count as an enlarged one or not. Bit late now to think about that, getting rid of my cold was the priority, but tonight I take my night meds with hot water.