Well…running a little late today since I am so exhausted from working on the house and not sleeping…have been up at 4 all week and I could barely get the grocery run done…not having any coffee may have has something to do with that so I am gulping right now…it’s so bad that I’m considering taking the day off and not riding the bike this morning…I am going to try to take a nap before heading out to pool today or I guess I’ll just have to drink coffee all day today…I did make all of the big decisions on the house yesterday…selecting the roofer and window contractor and the fence installer so now I just need to make the calls to get them started…might even be able to get the roof done by the end of next week but the fence guys are about a month out but that still keeps me on schedule to be out of here by November…okay, shouldn’t talk about that here…the rest will go in a house post later today or tomorrow…alright, I’ve decided to get on the bike after all so I need to get going…more later….

Well…slept all the way in til 5:14 this morning…yep, that’s sarcasm and I am still exhausted today and have a full day over at the house today with three contractors coming for estimates…okay, I’ll only be there til one but 10 to one is enough…still not sleeping well and I think it’s the stress from having to make some expensive decisions on the house in the next few days…but, I knew that was coming and need to just get through it….not sure how much I’ll be over there the next few days with the heat rolling in…it’s possible it will be 98 Friday so I’ll probably just sit here in the air instead of killing myself from heat stroke…it is a little funny that even with all the physical labor I’ve been doing I don’t feel too sore and taking just one ibuprofen a day has been working fine to control it….I think I’ll put together a spreadsheet with all of the tasks I need to do on the house in it…lots of little details and I need a place to keep them…didn’t get anything else done yesterday but I will need to clean around here today…have been neglecting everything including the car and it’s starting to look pretty shabby so I’ll have to take care of that soon….more later…

Well…that sucked, up at 4:24 and barely got back to sleep this morning so I am worn out today and not feeling too motivated to get out on the bike…slept pretty crappy, too, so that doesn’t help either…I did have a little fun last night getting out to have a burger with my youngest son and his wife for my birthday and it was the first time eating red meat in quite a while and it will be interesting to see how my body reacts to that…spent most of the day over at the house and now know what needs to be done…and there is three months of hard work ahead….my damn allergies are acting up again and I am coughing and sneezing and my head is plugged up which is making me miserable right now…I want to go back to bed but I have a few things to do this morning to get prepped for work tomorrow….and I do need to get some things done around here, too but not right now…need more coffee and to take something for the allergies or I won’t be able to function….more later….

Well…5:46 isn’t bad compared to how sleep has been going lately but I still feel pretty worn out today…I did sleep okay last night, for me, but I stayed up late again just from boredom and I’m not sure if I’ll keep that up or not….didn’t get a lot done yesterday…I took the weekend off working on the house to let the soreness subside some and even cut back on riding to 15 miles since I made my goal of 2,500 miles before my birthday and didn’t feel the need to do more than that…and I was so damn exhausted on the bike from not eating enough that I just couldn’t go the second time…took in an additional 400 cals yesterday to try to fix that and it may have worked some and I think I need to do that again today…but I have to go over to the house for a couple of hours today and then I’m meeting up with one of my sons for HH later for my birthday…so there will be no big deal feat of strength for this one…just don’t feel compelled to do anything after doing the hundred a couple of years ago and I really don’t have anything left to prove…more later….

Well…up way too early this morning and I even went to be late to try to be more tired and that didn’t help…slept okay, though, but I’m just damn exhausted and I figured out part of it…did you know that chicken legs only have 100 calories in them? So, having two for lunch wasn’t anywhere near enough with doing two rides yesterday and I worked to try to get to 1500 cals for the day…don’t think I got there so I’ll have to try again today but have lost my appetite for everything so it will be a struggle…I did get started on cleaning the bathroom yesterday and will finish that up today along with some kitchen cleaning but that will come after the F1 race….and that means that I need to get out by 7 or so but need much, much more coffee before that…will get to 2500 miles today before my birthday for the first time ever so I’m not sure if I’ll do two rides today…only need about 9 miles to get there so maybe I’ll take it easy and only do one….more later…

Well…when anyone tells you that it is “good” pain after doing a bunch of hard labor is full of crap…it is just pain and it hurts like crazy…dug up about 60 paving blocks to clear the path for the new fence at the house and I hurt everywhere…it won’t keep me off the bike today but I’m not going to do anything else….need some off time  after busting my butt for the past week….slept okay last night but I should have and it felt good to not get up until after 6….still pretty worn out and I forgot to turn the coffee maker on last night so the coffee ended up in the microwave…doesn’t make any difference since I usually microwave it anyway but I hate forgetting little things like that….have been neglecting things around here so I think I need to clean the bathroom today if I can get motivated to do it…and I need to cook today…have some chicken legs that need to be cooked but I forgot to marinate them overnight so I may have to have them later today and find something else for lunch…man, I’m tired…think I’ll stop here and have some more coffee…need to get on the bike in a few minute and this is going to be a hard one….more later…

Well…man, I hurt this morning from clearing more brush and tuck pointing the brick at the house yesterday…using all those muscles I just don’t use anymore but most of the hard work is done other than taking the stumps out next week so I should start to heal soon…I do need some ibuprofen this morning before I get on the bike today since the pain is worse when I’m riding….the mortar did a number on my fingers, too since I had to just use them to fill some cracks that were too small to use the tools I bought and I hope that heals this weekend…slept okay last night but all the work is taking a lot out of me and I am still exhausted this morning…I really would like a day that I just didn’t have anything to do but that won’t happen until I get moved so I guess I’ll just hunker down and power through it…as you can tell…I didn’t get anything done around here yesterday and today will probably be the same with having to be at the house at 2 for a fence estimate and I need to get the path cleared for them to install it…so, I think I’ll get there early and get started on that….more later….

Well…running a little late today with doing the grocery run and then reading the paper before this…and I’m not sure why I’m so sore on my right side other than trying to start the mowers a few days ago…it hurts all the way down my side and I think that will make working on the house a little tough today…but I need to get over and get some pictures of the windows that need to be replaced so I can e-mail them to people to quote…and I need to do some more clearing to make sure I get an accurate fence estimate tomorrow…I did have a nice lunch with T yesterday and it was good to see her and have a few laughs…with all of the house work, I have been neglecting things around here and that looks like it’s going to continue…just worn out and need to get a little rest at some time so something has to give…I have slid back to only one ride a day and I think that is a good idea with all of the other stuff going on….I did find the noise in the back of the bike and had a nice, quiet ride yesterday but today’s is going to wait until after I do the house stuff…need to hit Depot to get a bunch of stuff today so I can get started on the tuck pointing on the house….more later….

Well…got all the way to 5:41 this morning but I’m still exhausted just like yesterday and there has to be a reason for it…not sure what that would be but I need to figure it out soon…might be taking a nap here in a little while…just wish I could get enough sleep without resorting to that…oh, well….at least my shoulder feels a little better today and I don’t think I did any permanent damage…going to take it easy on it for the next few days…or until Friday when I need to rent a chainsaw to remove some stumps at the house…I do have a fence guy coming Monday for an estimate so that will be taken care of and I have some mortar work to do but I am having trouble finding a window person but will work on that tomorrow…I think I’m having lunch with T today and it will be good to see her after 6 weeks or so….I need to clean here after that but we’ll see how I feel…might have to take it easy if I’m still exhausted like I am now….more later…

Well…another morning of feeling pretty crappy with no energy and I’m not sure what is going on…slept a little last night but my allergies are the worst they’ve been all summer leaving me with a constant headache and my head plugged up…I’m just damn miserable and it didn’t help that I really hurt my shoulder trying to get the mowers running right at the house yesterday, either…almost couldn’t shift the car coming home so that is going to need some rest today…but, I did get one of the mowers running…a 40 year old Toro and I finally got the grass cut down to a manageable length…now I need to rent a chainsaw to get rid of the brush stumps so I can get some estimates on a fence later in the week…but today, I am going to rest the shoulder since I can barely move it….went back to one ride a day yesterday and I think I’ll continue that…just can’t get moving to get an early ride in with my lack of energy…I even took a nap by 8 am yesterday and I really could do that again today and I just might…I should do some cleaning, too, but that will be on the back burner for a while…more later…