When Did Thursdays Get Hard?

 Man, I am beat and it is only 4:30pm'ish. I'll throw out why, and you can just call me lazy and wimpy.

Over a year ago, I started taking a edible gummy with about 10mg THC (or was it CBD?) to help relax me at night and help me fall asleep. These worked great for a long time, and because I didn't need to take one daily, it was affordable. My product was usually on sale twice a month for $18 for 2 bags (10 pieces each) so my normal order was 4 bags about every 5-7 months. Even though these seemed to work just over the satisfaction line, I did some looking for similar products that may be a bit stronger - not to "get high" or the munchies, but to put me in a deeper relaxation, or even knock me out. I found a bundle deal that these were D9 (some classification in the dispensary market) and stronger. So I bought them a couple months ago. Over the past couple weeks, I noticed I have been taking one almost every single night, late at like 12-1 in the morning, then another 1-2 hours for it to kick in... Now you see why I am up at 5am and just then trying to get some sleep - and end up sleeping most of the day away. So I have like 2 bags pretty full, and a third from the stuff from before, but I found another product to try. This one claims to be natural supplements. They only had strawberry (yuck) but it isn't strong. It says take 2 at normal bedtime routine. They also claim it is not a cure for chronic insomnia (which I am pretty sure I have some form of that). I slept last night from about 12am-8am. I still felt groggy and like I had not gotten enough sleep, but that's from days that I can't catch up on in one night. So now I have 4 cannisters of these new ones. They seem to work. Forty pieces per can, should last quite awhile.

Wow, all that to say I slept decent last night.

I did the morning rituals (pee, poop, wondered what day of the week it was) and sat at the computer. I have a morning routine I pretty much follow to the letter in regards to things I check when I sit here. If I have the time, I do emails (which can lead to other things to do) then FB real quick (try to avoid the Reels), then it depends on what I need to get done. Today, I had nothing on the calendar, so thought about what I was going to do today. Didn't feel like the Post. I know, I got RM's Eggs Ol's recipe, so I should do dinner tonight and make it. I put together a list of items that I know I needed to make it, then thought, well, I should go to Peoria Discount, too. So I did. The Discount is nice if you are able to find something you want/need, but you can't just go there like a regular grocery. After Discount, I called up RM, and went for a visit since I was on that side of town. Stayed longer than I meant to, but I was just tired, and was comfortable just sitting there. Finished my tea, and said I needed to go. Got gas, stopped at the Fry's for the food items needed. Texted the Wife, got a few more items to pick up for her (glad I remembered to text - she gets mad when I go to the store and not check with her). 

Then I went home. I unloaded most of the groceries. I have the box (Discount uses them instead of bags) with all the cold stuff out of it, that I will have Youngest bring in...whenever I see him. Not sure if he is sleeping or out of the house. Got everything for dinner, minus the baking powder. I could not find any at the store! And I WALKED THE WHOLE STORE!! Surely we have some here, as it isn't in many recipes these days. Or I'll just not add it and see what happens. I think it is to supposed to help the mixture rise better when baking, so it may be needed. Yes, I did buy snack foods for the Youngest and myself. I made sure I did not overdue it, but I had to get that bag of caramel something flavored Lay's chips, and the Cheeto's Flamin' Hot Dill Pickle flavor. They were out of my pickle de Gallo though. Thought I ordered some from Amazon, but I just looked and I did not, so need to figure something out. I got two bags of tortilla chips....

I'm worn out at this point. I just want to sit or lie down for a few hours - maybe a nap even. But, need to get stuff done. So I mowed the front yard (it needed it bad). By the time I was done, I was sneezing and dripping snot down into my beard. I guess so plant in the neighborhood near us, has some kind of  fuzzy spore and they coated a portion of the yard, then went flying into the air when mowed (like they should). Let's add in other pollens and dirt, and my allergies were to the point almost making it so I couldn't do anything. The trimming didn't get done. I was out of breath, fatigued, oozing snot, coated in dust and pollen, and sweaty (it is over 80 degrees here!). I put the cord and mower away, then got in the shower.

I never understood how people take those 30-minute or longer showers. I have always been a 'get in, get clean, rinse, get out. Today, it was different. I put it as hot as I could tolerate, did the wash/shampoo, rinse, conditioner, then I just sat there on my shower chair, letting that hot water rain down on my head, neck and back. I didn't want to get out. If I had a pool, and it was warm enough (the water) I would have just spent the rest of the daylight hours in there. That shower never felt so good.

So now I am in my PJs, doing little bits of projects I have all over the house. Some I can't move forward on until I have something, or something else needs to happen. No, I am not making excuses. I know there are some stuff here that don't fit that criteria, but it just isn't happening today. I'm off to play Warcraft and enjoy my V8 Splash Fruit Medley on ice.

PeacE

Getting More Things Done ..

 I'm up and rarin' to go ... not really. It's about 5:20am this morning, and the Damn Cat (aka Rusty, the Crack Kitty) woke me. Figured I might as well get up since I was not sleeping well with my CPAP not working as properly as it should. Electrical tape can only fix so much of the area that has broken through, and the air just seeps out everywhere else it seems, meaning there is loud 'whooshing' noise all night. But there are things that need to get done, and I might as well start now.

So finally got the information I needed to complete the online filing for our taxes from the Wife last night. I guess I will start there this morning. Followed by a call to the MVD Abandonment department once they open around 8 - maybe 9 - this morning. The Wife asked me to run out to the discount grocery to see if they have more protein drinks that She likes for breakfast. Who knows what else they will have this week that I may decide to pick up as well. Hopefully some soda....

While doing my morning pre-med status checks, I realized I must have a Dr appointment coming up soon. I just took a couple moments and signed into the 'MyChart' for the medical system I partake in, and see I have one coming up in early May. I recorded my numbers in my log book this morning (Glucose 168, BP 140/78 - goals were Glucose=<140 and BP 140/80 or better). I haven't been the best at keeping my log, as there are times several days have gone by without a recording. Mostly because I forget. I still remember to take my meds (most days) so there is that.

The Middle Son came over yesterday and with the Younger's help, we managed to get a good portion of the front lawn taken care of. He also helped the Wife in the back yard with stuff around her garden.

Welp, nothing ain't gonna get done unless I get it started....

PeacE

Time to Go Shopping

 Damn cats. I was woken (wakened?) by the sound of a plastic bag being loudly thrashed by one of the three cats, at like, 3:30am. What the heck? I know Crack Kitty (aka Rusty) has always had a petroleum fetish (constantly into plastic bags, chewing on them, acting like they are catnip) but I think it was one of the other two: Skitters or Lucious. Not sure which, but I was not amused with the early morning antics. So, of course, now I can't sleep (despite taking 2 sleeping pills last night). I decided to do my weekly book searching: finding some more to request, checking status on ones coming out soon from authors I enjoy, seeing what else is coming soon and adding it to my "lists". And it is only 4:30am now. Sigh.

Thursday I did accomplish a few things and was able to scratch them off my to-do list. One good one is the claim I put in on my office chair. I don't recall if I mentioned, but several weeks ago one of the bolts holding the back and handle to the seat had snapped, and now leaning back is a nightmare and a fall waiting to happen. Within the hour of me sending pictures of front and back (why? the damage was on the side) and an included side pic, I had a response. They set up the full amount paid for the chair (minus taxes) so I can purchase another. I did go up to Staples on Thursday, and found a chair I like, and of course, it is $10 more than what I had to replace with, but I think it will be worth it - plus the warranty. We know now that it was worth it. Probably will go up today and get it, bring it home and put it together.

I really need to get out and get the lawn done. It is hard with my physical limitations, and the Wife is tired from working all week. Youngest is in the rebellious teenage mode (again) and refuses to get up and help with anything unless it is is for something he wants. The two older Sons live close, but one has off-hours for work, and the other is usually busy with his own life. If I can get the Wife to weed-eat/pull stuff from around her plants, I will take the hour plus to mow the lawn (have to take breaks). Guess we will see if she gets her butt out of bed at a decent time.

Erg. I see I still need to call on the title issue for the car. I need to set that right in front of everything on my desk. Sitting off to the side, I keep forgetting about it, until it is too late to call. Need to finish the taxes this weekend, too. I needed some additional info from the Wife to complete the online filings, and she hasn't got back to me about it. I guess she will be doing that today!

PeacE

Getting It Done ...

  I woke at 6:00am this morning. I know because I rolled over and checked the time. I had 15 minutes until the alarm was to go off, so I just lay there, staring up at the new ceiling fan (which was working very well). I lay there and thought about what today is (Thursday) and what events/things were going on I needed to take someone to, or be at. None came to mind. Then I thought about that damn 'to-do' list. Sigh. When the alarm went off, I got up and tackled the important things, then headed to the office. All five steps.

Usually I start my day reading RM's blog, perusing a couple of my book sites, FB, emails, and spending the time doing replies/comments as needed at whichever place I am at. This morning, I decided different was good. Did my glucose and BP checks (both were good ranges) then jumped into the emails first. I had had a couple sitting there to take care (needing extra attention/files/replies) and finished them both up. Created a couple new "saved" folders and spent some time adjusting some saved emails based on what they were discussing. I'll be going back to that in a bit. Jumped over to RM's blog, decided to get this out, and goodness knows where I am off to next. Probably another email to the Company saying I am available. Really starting to get weird not working.

It is Thursday, so will probably be meeting up with a couple buddies late this afternoon. Might go up a little earlier and get some more reading in. I am done with the required reads for reviews, yet still need to finish up one review before I am done. Another project for today. Then I have several more requests out there, just waiting to hear back.

Guess I should move on to things while I still feel motivated.

PeacE

I Told Today To %$#@ Off

 Last night, plans were made with the Middle Son, that he was going to come over this morning and help install the ceiling fan in our bedroom. I had gone out last night and had a few drinks. Needless to say, his text shortly after 10am woke me (though I slept through 3 alarms). He wasn't feeling good, and was going to nap. Maybe we could try around noon. Then around noon, he said he wasn't feeling good at all. So we moved it tentatively to tomorrow. Joy.

And I laid in bed. I finally rolled out of the bed around 1pm. I had a headache. I am sore (still). But Youngest was home (early release after some testing today). So I piddled around the office until it was time to take him to band practice. Now I am twiddling my thumbs until he is done and I go pick him up. I definitely am not progressing on getting anything done this week.

Sigh.

PeacE

That List Won't Go Away

 You know what list I am talking about ... the one of things that you have to get done, and either keep pushing it off, or whatever. 

I had some problems getting to sleep again last night. Around 1am I decided to break the rules and took two of the sleeping pills (directions read only 1) and around 2am I actually started feeling tired. I was asleep probably within five minutes of laying down. Woke once around the time the Wife was leaving, and then was out until about 10am. I even slept through my 7am alarm. Maybe I should cut it back to like one and a half pills... will try again some night I can't get to sleep regularly.

So I am up around 10am, feeling like I wasted the day already. When I finish here I will be heading up to the UPS store (again) as they should have the Oldest Son's package there today. I started working on our taxes this morning using one of those online programs. I need some info I will have to get from the Wife, as she knows where she has the info stashed. Stashed? I meant "strategically stored in a safe place". In other words, I can't find it. Back to that probably tomorrow.

Saturday we took the Wife's blown-out tire and her vehicle up to the Discount Tire. After checking the rest of the tires, they said one other was looking in the "yellow zone" of needing replacement, so we went ahead and bought two tires. The ones we had on were Bridgestone (one of the more expensive, yet dependable brands) but they had none in stock for our tire size. When we asked what they did have, in order to get ours done, the price was a big difference. from $690 down to $360 (for two tires). Yeah. We went with the lower price. Then we went to Home Depoter and picked up the ceiling fan we are gonna use to replace the one in our room. I don't know when that will happen - I don't feel good about trying to do it on my own - between knees and back, working overhead, etc. May have to wait until one of the older Boys can come help.

Easter Sunday was okay. Wife went to church - was supposed to go with Middle Son, but he overslept I guess. I slept in until near 11am (after getting home from a friend's really early in the morning). Wife picked up some rotiserrie chicken from Winco on her way home for lunch. Just messed around the house the afternoon... then she made a pork roast for dinner (which was awesome) with potatoes. She did get me a head of lettuce so I had salad for lunch this week, and the chicken leftovers. Also got a big thing of flour tortillas, that the chicken will go onto nicely...burritos and salad.

Still need to take care of the abandoned title issue for the car. Need to email off to the Company again and let them know I am available. Grass still needs trimmed/mowed out front. Yeah, got plenty on that list to take care of, and it ain't getting done sitting here.

PeacE

I'll Do It Tomorrow

 Today is already feeling like one of those days. You know, where you know you should spend the time getting things done that need to get done, but you just want to put it off. I have several 'little' projects I want to complete, and as I lay in bed last night before falling asleep, I was doing my best to talk myself into getting these few things done today. Not that they are important, but would be helpful, and nice.

Yardwork. The never ending chore (CURSE!) needs to be completed. Though not necessarily needing mowed, but the weeds need to be pulled. It seems half the yard is weeds, and they grow faster than any of the grass. Especially with the day of rain we got early this week. Usually the Wife does the weed pulling. But there are other things that need to be done, like trimming up around her flowers, getting the grass out of the cracks (lines) of the sidewalk and driveway. And this is probably the best weather to do it, as you know in a couple months when it is 90-100 there is no chance you will find us out there doing this kind of work.

I need to work in the family office room as well. My desk is starting to get a little cluttered, and could use some straightening. I have some boxes that have kind of gotten set off to the side from Christmas packages, that need to be emptied of whatever I have set in them (to get off my desk) and then taken out. At some point I need to get some breakfast in me as well. I just took my meds, and I know within the hour my stomach will be issuing loud alarms that it needs sustenance. That, and the waves of nausea that will be right behind it. As long as I eat something, it is fine. In fact, kinda looking forward to RM bringing by some potato salad she made yesterday.

Guess I should close this off and force myself to get started on those things I should not put off til tomorrow....

PeacE