Well….damn, I just didn’t realize that it was possible to be sore in every part of your body…but, that’s where I’m at today with a marathon painting session at the house yesterday…I did get most of the entry done yesterday and that is the most difficult part of the house so the rest of it will be relatively easy…slept okay last night but was still up at 5 today and I was really hoping for just one day of sleeping in…oh, well…I was smart and only did one ride yesterday and I don’t have any guilt about that and that is a surprise…normally I would be beating myself up about it but 4 hours on the house makes up for it…I can notice that the days are already getting shorter with having to wait longer to go out in the morning and that little fact is quite disappointing…I really haven’t had much of a summer but I won’t blame that on the house…just haven’t had anything grab me enough so I’d go out and do it…and, I have been trying to save some cash so I can buy a winter car before the salt is on the road…and my daughter wants to go to England, Ireland, and Scotland the year after next so I’ll need to save for that, too….so maybe I’m doing the right thing? Okay, need to have more coffee and get ready to get on the bike…more later…

Well…as you can see, I didn’t come back here for another one yesterday and I know I thought about it….I wonder why? I know I was damn exhausted all afternoon and that may be part of it…not sure what is going on but I know I’m getting pretty annoyed with it…I did sleep okay last night and didn’t get up until 5:45 this morning and I guess that’s the best I can expect…even had some dreams that I don’t remember and that rarely happens…my allergies are getting pretty bad and I am pretty plugged up today so I may have to take something for them before heading over to the house to paint…I may go over early since I have to stop at HF to get some paint brushes and sandpaper on the way…even dragged my big sander out of storage here to try to get some patching smoothed out…I didn’t get anything done around here yesterday with being so tired and I’m meeting up with T later so it looks like no work around here today either…the kitchen will just have to wait…more later…

Well…the rain has screwed up my schedule this morning so I’m here doing this while I wait to be able to get out on the bike…looks like about 9 that the rain should move out and I can get a ride in before Man U plays their first match at 11:30…I did sleep okay last night but I had some weird dreams about paint for some reason…okay, I know why, I’m going to paint tomorrow so maybe getting paint in my eye in my dream is a warning? Don’t feel too bad today and I think it’s from eating enough yesterday which I really tried to do…and, only riding once helped to heal my riding sores but I won’t know how they are until I get on the bike later…it is annoying that I’ve had them for 5 days now and no treatment has helped much…going to try to do two rides before 3 and make some chicken that I’ve had marinating overnight for lunch…for some reason, I’ve had a taste for peas lately so I’ll make some of those to go with it and probably some mashed potatoes, too….I did get some cleaning done yesterday…finally…and will work on the kitchen today…have been neglecting this place and need to do better since it makes me feel better when I have a clean place…oh, there was a cool rainbow in the sky this morning that made me smile a little…so, not a bad start to the day….more later…

Well…damn, I’m exhausted today and I can’t figure that out…and my saddle sores started to hurt again on the ride this morning…which has me in a really bad mood since that is keeping me from doing a second ride today…which may not be a bad thing when I think about it…I have been feeling old lately and I’m not sure what to do about it…or if there is anything that I can do about it…I did get some cleaning done, finally, and have a clean bathroom and vacuumed carpet but I am going to let the kitchen go until tomorrow…just don’t have the energy to do more right now and I’m trying to think if I have been eating enough…I had two chicken thighs, some mashed potatoes and corn for lunch yesterday, and then some whole wheat pasta and a small piece of garlic bread for dinner…that’s about 800 calories for lunch and then about 700 for dinner so that should be enough other than burning 1200 with two rides on the bike….hmmmm…and today I had a chicken breast, the rest of the mashed potatoes (about 3/4 of a potato), and some peas for about 600 calories so maybe I am under…but, I’m not losing any weight so I must be eating enough…who the hell knows? Just grumpy today and need to stop here…

Well…stayed in bed until almost 6 this morning…not sleeping but trying to but I gave up again and just got up…seem to have slept okay, though and don’t feel too bad…just a little tired and stuffed up from allergies…left the window open last night and it is a little cold in here right now and that just reminded me that I am going to have to dress for the cold when I start paying for heat at the house…don’t really own any of that type of clothes so I’ll have to buy some…I did get over to the house yesterday and did more paint prep work…it seems that the more prep I do, the more it needs but I think I’ll have the entry painted Monday…I did get the trim on the front door painted but that will be the last of the exterior for a while…I didn’t do two rides yesterday but I may today…I think I need to start hoarding my energy with getting older so I don’t do any permanent damage and soccer starting will help with that…have been riding so much just out of boredom that cutting back will be easier with something to watch…but, I still like riding so maybe that won’t work…I do have to clean today so that may be an excuse to only do one ride today, too…who knows…more later….

Well…I wonder when taking the day off got to mean still doing 30 miles on the bike? Hmmmm…don’t want to talk about sleep today since you know how that went…so, what the hell do I talk about? It was an okay day yesterday and I did get out to get the paint I need to start the interior work on the house today…I am curious how the filler I used for patch work is going to sand out and what kind of surface it will leave…I chose a white eggshell finish for the paint since I really like that and it is easy to paint over it when you want to change colors…okay, enough about that….still didn’t get any cleaning done around here so I guess it will be the project for the weekend…but, soccer is starting this afternoon and I find myself looking forward to the EPL season more than the Lions this year…after all, they lost their first preseason game last night 31-0 and looked really, really pathetic…Man U just has to be better than they were last year but with no addition of a striker and with Lukaku leaving the team, I’m not sure where the goals are going to come from…maybe I’ll do one on that this afternoon…hmmm…again…this is supposed to be about my life but I seem to be unable to think about that right now…is this my life? Thinking about unimportant stuff? seems to be…more later….

Well…up at 5:04 this morning and it was another one of those days when you just know you won’t get back to sleep no matter what you try….so, I just got up and got moving…slowly, but moving…and I think I slept okay but I hurt like crazy from working on the stump and getting all of the filling done so I can paint tomorrow…going to start on the interior of the house tomorrow and the new white is going to get rid of the dinginess that is making the place look old…it is old but I know I can make it look better with just a little work…but, not today…going to take the day off other than going out to get the paint and supplies needed to paint tomorrow…haven’t been feeling that hot the past couple of days and I guess when you get old, there needs to be rest periods built in…going to cut back to one ride a day, too since it feels like I’m doing permanent damage and the sores from riding need rest to heal…I am going to try to force myself to clean some today since the shower is looking pretty bad and my stove needs cleaning, too…so, too much work to do so I need to get on it….more later…sure not bored anymore…

Well…this has been a day already and I am glad that I am home and on the couch right now…after having a nice bike ride where my saddle sores are a little better, I suited up to go over to work on the house and some moron from the road commission scheduled road repair on 131 to be done during the day, shutting down one lane northbound and backing traffic up all the way to M-6 and it looks like that will be going on all week so I may not be going over there unless I take the long way around…M-6 to 196…so, I think I’ll take tomorrow off…I did finally get the last big stump out of the back yard after working on it for an hour and that wrenched my shoulder to the point where I may have to take something for it…and, on the way over to the house, the tail pipe on my car rusted out and fell off, making it a bit louder but livable until I get a new one that I just ordered…got a cat back from a company called parts geek for only 77 bucks including shipping…I was going to order it from Rock auto who I bought the last one from but they wanted 70 bucks just for shipping…and that last one only lasted 3 years and this new one probably will be about the same but for 77 bucks, that’s about right…more later…

Well…running a little late today and I’m not feeling too hot right now…just damn worn out from everything but I need to suck it up and get moving in a few minutes…but, I’m not doing two rides today since I need to maintain some energy for working on the house and I’m not young anymore…I did sleep okay last night and didn’t get up until after 5 so I guess that’s progress…but I don’t think that makes up for sleeping only 4 hours a night for the past couple of weeks…one good thing is that I’m not too sore today but I am having problems with saddle sores from riding too much and they hurt like crazy when I get on the bike…I may have to take a couple of days off to help them heal…have had this happen before but not for a couple of years and it is really annoying when you can’t get comfortable on the bike…didn’t get anything done around here yesterday but I do need to clean the bathroom at some point and vacuum, and clean out the cobwebs so I may have to take a day or two to do that….but not right now…need to get ready to get on the bike and just can’t get motivated right now…more later…

Well…up for the final time at 4:54 this morning and it was one of those mornings where I just knew there was no point in even trying to go back to sleep so here I am….I did sleep okay, though, so I guess that’s something…and I guess getting up early is okay today since I have to be over at the house by 8:30 for the window guy to get that process started…it does look like I’ll have the house done by the end of August so that gives me a pretty big cushion of two months to get my stuff moved…I did hurt myself yesterday hauling some bundles of shingles to the back yard of the house and that means I’m taking the day off today to plan what more I need to buy to fix all the stuff that still needs to be done…just detail stuff that won’t take a lot of money or time….I hear the coffee is done so I am going to go get a cup….okay, I’m back…didn’t get the chance to cook yesterday but I need to today since I’ve had some chicken marinating for a couple of days and I don’t want it to spoil…and I do need to stop at DD on the way home to get some more boursin cheese spread at 2/1.00…how can I pass that up when it is 4.99 each at Meijers and I just love it…still have two in the freezer but I think I’ll take one of those out today…and they have parmesan meatballs on sale for 1.99 for 2 pounds and, even though I have been avoiding red meat, I may get some just to have in the freezer with being so busy lately and needing to get enough calories to support all the activity…I do need to get out on the bike just as it gets light today so I can be back here by 8 or so and get cleaned up…so, I’ll end here to read the news and have more coffee…more later….