Day 230

I had my third NHS Health Check related appointment and my blood pressure is still a little too high, so I’ve going to have an ECG and 24-hour blood pressure monitoring to see what’s what. After these tests we’ll then discuss what to do next and whether I’ll need to take medication to bring the blood pressure down to normal.

I then went into town and brought some more DVDs:

And when I got home this was waiting for me:

…a promo CD of the Lo-Fidelity Allstars remix of Pigeonhed’s Battle Flag had arrived. This is one of my favourite tracks, but I can remember reading that when it was released as a single an uncleared Prince sample had to be removed, which should be on this promo of the remix.

I also remembered to use the ‘Map My Walk’ app when I left the GPs and to turn it off when I got home and I walked 4km and burnt 487 calories. The biggest problem I have with this app is either remembering to actually use it or remembering to turn it off when I get on the bus or train, which screws up the measurements. I’ve lost count of the number of times that I’ve remembered to stop the app after ten minutes on the train.

And I did okish on today's crossword: