Well…I really was going to take the day off today but around three the sun came out and it was 42 so I dragged the bike back out of the basement and rode out to the beach….it was okay with the wind only blowing about 10 or so out of the nw and it was fun to see the changes that have happened in the month I’ve been inside…the lake is down what looks like a couple of feet to where the depth gauge in Muskegon Lake isn’t even in the water anymore….I did put the bike in the garage just in case I can get out one last time this year…oh, I did hear from one of my sons today and that was cool…and got pictures of my granddaughter which was really cool…..so now I can relax and have a nice night tonight….but, I am skipping dinner…need to cut back the calories…

Well…got all the way to 6:55 this morning and now I’m watching the launch of the JWST that is set to go in 2 mins…slept okay last night but still feel pretty worn out even without doing much yesterday so I may take it easy today and skip the bike ride but I don’t think my guilt will allow that…I did get over 4800 miles on the bike yesterday so everything else I do will be a bonus over what the goal was for the year….okay, the launch was successful but we’ve gotten spoiled by spacex launches and all of the cameras they have on their rockets….this is all animation and nowhere near as exciting….I really do need to ease into the day today with how I feel….walking in cement again today and could go back to bed easily but I won’t…have a damn headache right now and I’m sure it’s from allergies that have been bugging me since I started working on the windows and having so much dust around here…and that will probably continue all winter as I do the remaining 10…but the rest of them are not as bad as the first two so I may get some relief….not much to do today….it’s already 43 degrees out there and I may be tempted to ride outdoors today for the last time this year…but, we’ll see if it’s going to rain…don’t want to get the bike gunked up and have to wash it again….more later….

Well…crap, still no blinds and this is pretty darn irritating…they were supposed to be here this past Tuesday originally, then today, but they haven’t shown up so it looks like next week is the earliest I’ll have them…I really wanted to get them up by the end of the week so I can start on the last kitchen window but I guess I can put newspaper up on that one, too, and get started tomorrow…or, I could take the weekend off like I try to do…hmmm…didn’t get anything else done today…just didn’t feel like it and it’s getting late in the day so I probably won’t do anything else but make dinner…and watch a movie tonight…or the Expanse….not sure which yet….

Well…running really late this morning with waking up at 5:13 but not getting out of bed until around 8….and that last 2+ hours wasn’t good for anything…I’m tired….had an okay day yesterday and got the couch cleaned and the rugs vacuumed but no work on the house and I think I won’t do much but clean a little more today…the blinds are supposed to come today and I’ll put them up if they do and it will be good to have the newspaper off the kitchen windows and be able to see out again….I did get over 300 miles on the downstairs bike yesterday and still have a week to get another hundred miles…yeah, not going to get there but it was still a good year on the bikes…almost 5K miles and I am creeping up on 75K since I started riding…three times around the Earth is a long way and lots of calories burned….I was thinking about taking the bike outside today but I really don’t want to get it dirty with the showers we’re supposed to have out here today….it would be nice to get out one more time this year but it is just so easy to just walk downstairs….not much to do today….just going to wing it a bit with no plans other than to ride the bike here in a few minutes….but, I’m still on my first cup of coffee and need more than that….more later….

Well….I think I’m learning how to take it easy…all I’ve done today is ride the bike, cook the huge lunch, clean up my tools and put them into a tote that I can just move around with the work, and do the dishes…and now it’s a little before two and I think I’m done for the day…I should clean the couch and flip the cushions and I still may but right now I’m just going to sit for a minute and stare at the tv…but, I know that won’t last…I still have a topic to find for a political one this afternoon and I’m running out of time….so, I probably should get at it…okay, maybe I’m not learning…darn….

Well…I wonder what the heck it is with the time between 5 and 5:15 am? It seems that is the time I wake up almost every morning and today it was 5:14…I was able to go back to sleep for a little while and didn’t get out of bed until after 7 and that means I’m running late today…going to pay for not eating enough yesterday and that should be happening soon…only had two slices of rye toast and a chicken sandwich and that is only about 700 calories for the day…I am losing a little weight and I normally gain it over the winter so I guess that’s cool….I really think the window came out good the more that I look at it….it still has flaws but it looks like it belongs in a restored house and I only have 10 more to do….but I’m taking the day off from working since I have some cooking to do today and with the big ham I got yesterday…I had a brainstorm for the gravy and I’m going to add some veggie broth, bay leaves, onion, and garlic to it to pump up the flavor as the ham cooks….the last gravy was a little bland so I thought I’d try something new…..not much to do today….after the busy day yesterday, I’m going to take it a little easier…I am going to organize the tools and materials for working on the windows in one of the totes I used to move to get it off the dining room table and give me room to cook….but I have news to read and coffee to drink first….more later…

Well….I wonder why I keep doing this to myself? It has been another busy day and all of my doing…did the grocery run to two stores, then to depot to get paint to do the window, then back here and put two coats on the window….and it looks pretty damn good for an 80 year old frame…then on the bike for 10 miles and now I’m finished for the day….I really like the eggshell finish of the paint I chose…it’s still an 80 year old frame though, and it will never look like new but I just have to remember that with the rest of them…you get to a point where it’s good enough and I have to realize that…can’t wait to get the blinds and get them up to see how the grey is going to look….I think it will be pretty cool….

Well…darn, forgot to load up the coffee maker last night so I had to do it when I woke up before 6 this morning…I did go back to bed until a little after 7 but didn’t sleep more and that sucks….and I slept on my right shoulder again and it hurts…one of these days it would be nice to wake up without pain…sleeping is not supposed to hurt…it’s supposed to make you feel better…didn’t get much done yesterday but today is going to be a busy one….need to do the grocery run and stop at depot to pick up the paint for the window…and then paint, ride the bike, paint again, and try to find something to cook…not sure if I’ll do the ham today or just cook stuff out of the freezer…or it they will even have the ham I want at Meijers…as I’ve been bitching about lately, stores just don’t have what I need much anymore….so I may have to just buy chicken thighs and make some ham soup instead…we’ll see…and the blinds I ordered won’t be here for a couple of days so I won’t be able to put them up until Friday or Saturday….don’t think I want to work over the weekend so I won’t get started on the next window until next week..more later….

Well…you know I bitched about stores not carrying what they used to and not being able to just go out and get what I need to work on the house….I really hate waiting for the stuff I need…the window is ready for paint but they won’t have that at depot until tomorrow and I’m still waiting for the new shades to show up here since they weren’t carried in the store, either…I could have finished the window today if I didn’t have to wait and waiting is a pain in the butt..so I did do the laundry today and cleaned a bit but soccer is on right now that is turning out to be a pretty good match so I guess I shouldn’t bitch too much…it’s just that when I have things to do, I just want to do them, not sit around here thinking about them…I think I’m going to have an estimate done for drywalling the bedrooms since the plaster in there will just take too much work to repair…if I can get it done for 2 grand or so, it would be worth it….and that will only leave the kitchen plaster to fix….I am considering buying new kitchen cabinets, too but they will probably cost too much…maybe late next year if I can’t make the ones in there look okay…

Well…with doing major repairs to the windows in the kitchen, I have had to fill and then sand a lot…and then clean up again, and again, and again, and I am already getting tired of it…missed a part of the window frame that I had to sand yesterday that only took about two minutes…but that little sanding of just paint and no filler spread dust so far that it’s in the dining room and I had to clean the stove again since it had a fine coating on it, too….I wonder if running my little shop vac while I’m sanding will help? Okay, just had a brainstorm…the outlet into the small bag on the sander is just the right size to connect my shop vac to it so I’m going to try that for the next window…I wonder if I can buy a longer hose for the shop vac to give me some range of motion? Going to check that out right now….