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…

Well…another crappy night of sleep and I am just damn exhausted…one good thing is that it’s been two days in a row without any crickets in here so I guess that’s something…they are just damn annoying and there were days I killed 6 or more of them….just glad they are not the ones that make cricket sounds…that would be too much…it was an okay day yesterday but I only got one bike ride in with all of the sports that were on and the fact that I had no motivation at all and you can see that by the fact I didn’t come back for another one here…I do need to get a little discipline back to start getting things back to normal but that won’t happen until I get the house issues fixed…and I know I need to eat more but I’m just not interested in planning anything right now…I will get on some cleaning today since the bathroom and shower needs work…well..the whole place needs work but I need to start somewhere…more later…

Well…cripes, I’m tired…even with not getting up til 6 and sleeping okay…the thought of not getting on the bike today has even entered my head and that never happens…maybe the coffee will help…I would just love to go out and get the paper and just sit here and read it with no pressure to do anything else…but, I won’t…I may just do one ride today since there are 3 soccer matches and a race on that I want to see but I will get out…didn’t get much done yesterday and won’t do much today…should clean the bathroom and I may but that is not a priority right now…need to get some coffee working so I can get going in the next 10 minutes….I am going to make some chicken for tacos today that I have been marinating overnight and not eating enough may be part of why I’m so exhausted today…all I know is that this one is going to be a struggle and no fun at all….more later…

Well…that was a little better…got up at 6:05 but feel pretty crappy after beating on myself at the house yesterday…all those muscles that I don’t use anymore are screaming at me and I’m sure I don’t like it…slept okay but my allergies are the worst they have been this year and I can’t breathe…just want to take a day off of everything and just lie on the couch and watch the TDF and the other races that are on today…but, I won’t…I need to get a ride in here in a few minutes and try to do a second one today but I’m not sure about that…with all the time over at the house, I didn’t get anything done around here and I need to do some cleaning today but there is not even a little bit of motivation that I can feel…so, I think I’ll just play it by ear and ease into it…man, I feel lousy right now…coffee, I need coffee…more later…

Well…as you know, I have been trying to help rehab a house that my son owns over on the west side but after looking at it with hard eyes, the job is too big for me to do so I am going to try to find a contractor to do the work if it it economically feasible to do it…but that means getting a loan for 20-30K to do all the work…there are other options like just selling the house as is and having my son take the money to use for a down payment on another one…but he is not too cool with that and I feel bad for him…still have work to do next week…I did get hold of my brother and he might be able to help out with contractor referrals and even with a guy that would buy the house to flip it…so that was cool…hadn’t talked to him in a couple of years so it was nice to catch up…oh, and he bitched at me that I don’t know my credit score after building credit for the past 18 months or so…I was pleasantly surprised when I go my yearly free report today from all three agencies…my low score was 729, the next 736, and the best one was 758….and my brother said that I only need around 600 to get a loan for a house so that makes me a little happy after the disappointment of the day….now I need to find a house….with that credit score and over 40 k in cash for a down, I know I’ll be able to get one….

Well…I am so damn tired of getting up at 4:30…literally tired and just sitting here doing this is a huge chore…and my allergies are awful this morning and I feel like crap but I still am going to get on the bike in a half hour or so and I’m not sure why…tried staying up late to see if I could get more tired and sleep better but all that did was make me more tired with getting up at the same time…so that is going to make the work I have to do today even harder but I have to get the measurements for the new fence done and then figure out the hardware I need to mount the panels to the existing posts and then figure out how I’m going to wrestle 6×8 panels into place by myself….getting too old for this crap…oh, well…didn’t do a lot yesterday but ride the bike and the second ride was a hot one…but, I think I’m getting acclimated to the heat finally…but that might have something to do with why I’m so tired today… with the work I have to do at the house, I may have to cut back to one ride a day to conserve some energy…not much to do today…going over to do some work this morning but I think I’ll take the afternoon off and just cook a little so I’ll eat enough today…more later…