Well…got the day moving, finally, with getting the zoom meeting out of the way and then heading out to do the grocery run to get the ginger and Greek yogurt for the chicken masala I’m making in  a couple of days…started breaking in the new shoes and they are going to need it but they are really comfortable already so no big deal…have the laundry in and I’m getting ready to saute some peppers and onions for the soft tacos I’m making for lunch but I just want to sit here for a bit and have some more water since my right big toe is hurting and a reminder that I need to stay hydrated to avoid a flare up of the gout…now I’m going to read a bit of the news to find a topic for later….

Well…running about on time today with waking up around 5 and then lying in bed until almost 6 and I feel okay even after all the work yesterday….today will be easier with just the zoom meeting at 9 and then the rest of the day is open and I do need to start figuring out what to pack for the UK trip…I did find the small bags to use inside my suitcase for t-shirts shirts and shorts…I need to buy another pair of jeans and some new bootie socks to use to go with all of the compression socks my daughter sent me…and I have to remember to buy some new earplugs for the plane and sleeping in strange hotel rooms…should probably put a list together for all of the things to do so I can stay organized….had to make two calls on the assholes last night and I will be going over to the cop shop to put in a formal complaint next week so the cops can then start watching the house and cite them for a public nuisance and disturbing the peace…damn, I’m working too hard on this….not much to do today…just the meeting and then maybe the grocery run after if it doesn’t go too long…but right now I need to have more coffee and read some news….more later…

Well…the plan for the day was to just run an errand early to pick up some top soil and pretzels from target and then just take it easy…but when I got back here and finished my coffee, I took the soil out front and planted some grass seed in the spots that have died during the drought out here…and then did the weed walk after I finished that, had lunch, and then noticed I had an hour before soccer started so I decided to mow the lawn and got that done before two…then some phone tag to get the zoom meeting set up for 9am tomorrow and I was finished around three…but that was a long time after the 9am that I had planned…but I only have the grocery run to do tomorrow after the meeting or I may just wait to do that til Thursday since I like to get the run done really early…I do want to make the chicken masala in the instant pot so I’ll need to get some ginger and some other stuff for that….but, right now it’s after 6 and I am done for the day….

Well…damn, it’s still raining out there and it has been since about 3 yesterday afternoon…and it looks like another hour or so until it’s over so the mowing will have to wait til tomorrow…had a waiting day yesterday and didn’t get much done as I sat here waiting for the nurse to call me back and reschedule the zoom meeting…oh, well…used some new roll on cooling stuff for my sore neck and it seems to have worked okay…still hurts but I can move it better so that’s a plus…going to use it again this morning so I don’t have to move my whole body to move my head…it’s 60 degrees with heavy rain right now and we have a flood watch on…it looks like we had more than an inch of rain overnight but I have no problem with that sitting up on my little hill…not sure what I’m going to do today…still working on leftovers that my daughter left here two weeks ago but those will be finished in a couple of days so I’ll have to cook again…I feel like I’ve gained about 5 pounds of the ten I wanted to so I’ll have that done before the trip…still look too thin but I’m getting there…not much to do today…just going to ease into it and wait for the reschedule as I have lots more coffee….more later….

Well…this day is going to try me as it goes along…first, the nurse called me when the zoom meeting was supposed to start and said she had an emergency and had to reschedule so I’m waiting on that phone call right now…and the power supply to my laptop just quit but luckily I had a spare and I’m back up and running again on this old thing…just don’t like typing on my tablet…kind of cumbersome and slow…and with the new power supply, the screen is bright again and I hope it stays that way…probably should order another battery before the trip…and, of course, the rain is falling apart before it gets here so instead of a soaking , we might get a sprinkle or two…that means I can mow the lawn early tomorrow and get that out of the way…so now I sit and wait…more later…

Well…that was a really crappy night of sleep and I’ve been up since 4:05…really worn out and I really need to get moving since I have a zoom appointment at 8:45 and need to shower and clean up a bit before then…and read whatever new message is out on my UofM mychart….didn’t get a lot done yesterday and probably won’t get much done today and I am hoping we really are going to get the rain we’re forecast to get…but it looks like the force field is working again and the rain is going north and south…so I may be able to get the lawn mowed today….my neck still hurts after three days and I think I may have to take something for it today…the voltaren works a bit so I may just keep that up for today and see where it goes…need to get out for another walk today after doing 5 miles yesterday…picked a couple of milkweed pods on the walk yesterday and I am going to try to plant them at the back of the house for the Monarch butterflies and I may even see if those seeds are available at Menards…not much to do today…still in leftover mode from when my daughter was here but that ends over the next few days…so I’ll need to do some meal planning this week…but right now I need to get on mychart to see what is going on…more later…

Well…haven’t gotten a lot done today but I did get out for a 5 mile walk through the city and saw some cool stuff that I posted out on Mastodon…much more fun walking with my mp-3 player than without it…and I do like my Fila walking shoes…they have memory foam in them and are so light I can barely feel them on my feet…and they should pair up well with my new sketchers that I am going to break in over the next month….have a zoom meeting with a social worker/nurse tomorrow morning so I’ll need to keep the cocktails to a minimum tonight….it looks like it’s going to rain in an hour or so and it is forecast to rain all day and night tomorrow with the possibility of an inch and a half of rain total for the day…so I’ll wait to mow the lawn until Tuesday…but right now, the race is on and will take up the rest of the day…

Well…damn, running late with not getting out of bed til 6:47 and I am having a hard time getting started today…and I am really sore from sleeping wrong the past two nights and I need to not do that anymore…will probably need to take something for it today and I don’t like to do that…had an okay day yesterday but didn’t get much done…I am going to put my walking shoes on and get a walk in through downtown today since I need to get my legs toned up for the UK trip that is only a month away…still have leftovers to eat today so I won’t need to cook for a few days…I think I am gaining some weight and that’s okay since I am too thin…and I’ll be back on the bike when I get back so things will get back to normal…really can’t wait to get out again…not much to do today…going to ease into it this morning and watch some soccer in a while….need to get the windows open to cool it down in here since it is only 63 outside and I’m sitting here sweating already….more later…

Well…running about on time this morning with getting out of bed around 6 but I’m feeling pretty worn out…again…and my neck hurts on the right side so I must have slept wrong last night…damn, waking up with new pains every day is getting old…as I am…there is a nice cool breeze blowing in through the front door right now and it feels good…but we still didn’t get any rain yesterday when the rest of the state got hours of it…and that sucks…didn’t get a lot done yesterday and today will be much the same with soccer starting in a half hour or so…need to do an E check in for the video doctor visit on Monday and that will cost me another 45 bucks in co pays…and I am still waiting for the big bill to come…the new shoes came yesterday and I really like them…they have big lug soles that will be good for winter and walking around in the British rain…and I really hadn’t noticed how the memory foam in the old ones had gotten flat…don’t think I’ve ever had three pairs of usable shoes at once in my life…not much to do today…don’t have to cook today with all of the leftovers I pulled out of the freezer and I am still trying to eat more but with little success…oh, well…more later…

Well…you know, it’s a sinking feeling when you wake up at 4:04 and know that you won’t be able to get back to sleep…so I’m running a little early today and that’s okay…decided to run an errand this morning to do the DD run and get some roasted turkey for 1.30 a pound and some breaded chicken filets for 99 cents a pound…think I have room in the freezer for them and if not, I’ll make room…that will be 10 pounds of protein and  that I probably don’t need…had a good day yesterday but didn’t do much…the assholes partied all day yesterday and I had to make a call on them and will again today if they keep it up…but it’s supposed to rain all afternoon so maybe I’ll get a break….have really been trying to gain some weight…yeah, you heard that right…gain some weight…something I never thought I’d ever say…and I may have gained 5 pounds or so heading for a 10 pound gain…that’s too damn weird…I do need to look at the recipes my daughter left and figure out what ones I want to make to use the peppers I have in the fridge….not much to do today…just the errand and then “staying home to watch for rain” as Pink Floyd says….more later…