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The 9th March began unremarkably. I woke up earlier than usual with my usual morning in-bed routine. I opened the blinds via an app (the ultimate in opulence) and spent my 45 minutes of phone time for the day whilst the sun rose.

It's the only time of the day when I sit solidly on my phone, and I have a pretty solid routine nailed down. I find I spend a lot less time overall on my phone getting it all out of the way at the start of the day and leaves me feeling more productive overall.

First off, CardioBot and Apple Health apps. Checking my overnight heart rate and strain. Since starting beta blockers, I keep a really close eye on this. I'm also currently using Lingo, which tracks my blood glucose levels, so I check it too.

Next, a quick scan through the BBC news app. I haven't yet found a news source that I totally like. I stick with the Beeb, but their questionable choices in some clickbait-style titles and their decision to cover 'news' of things like an EastEnders special really hurt their credibility. Often, the New York Times covers UK news better than the UK news sources I've found – and it's a lot less biased and witch-hunty.

Then rolls in the games, in this order: Wordle, Connections, 5 levels of Crossword Jam, ending with all the NYT levels of Sudoku.

Finally, 10 minutes of Duolingo, currently learning Spanish.