Well…after the 11am call from the doctor’s office about the recent changes in my BP medicine that have worked…they are happy and no more changes are necessary…after looking at the records I have been making that showed that I have only had 3 readings of over 130 for the past two weeks, and comparing them to the previous two weeks where there were 15 readings over 130, it is clear that the change has worked…I got started so early today after getting out of bed at 5:11 that I had everything done before 9am…and that was cool…even did two rides and they were quite easy…so now I have to activate my new credit card before I go back to reading…

Well…up at 5:11 this morning and that is getting really old…I may have to take an otc sleeping pill tonight since I am so worn out all the time…have a phone doctor appointment this morning so I need to get going and get the weight work and two rides in before that…but I’m barely moving so that is going to be a task…didn’t get a lot done yesterday and I’m not sure why that is…need to stop reading so much so I can get this place cleaned up…and I need to figure out meals for the rest of the week…have been eating too many eggs and need to get back to chicken…and potatoes…might make some potato soup later in the week or take some ham soup out of the freezer…have 4 pizzas in the freezer so I may make one of those today but I’ll have to add onions and olives to go with the pepperoni…not much to do today…just want to get through the appointment and all of the exercise so I can take it easy this aft…more later…

Well…I did get out and shoveled the walks after the rides today and it was sunny enough to melt the ice off them so they are now clear…have a phone consultation at 11am tomorrow to go over what the results have been from the change in my BP meds…it appears to have raised my resting heart rate from the low 60’s into the high 60’s to low 70’s and I don’t like that one bit…have only been over 130 twice since I started it and I hope this is good enough since I tolerated the change pretty well…have some kind of medical thing every week for the next three weeks and that’s getting to be a pain in the butt…but I am looking forward to having this lesion taken off my face and hope it’s not cancer…okay, need to go out to amazon and look at some stuff…

Well…sitting here freezing my butt of again at 5:55 and I am getting really tired of being so cold…there really must be something wrong with me to feel so cold all the time…hoping the coffee helps warm me up…going to have to go out and shovel the 5 inches of snow we got yesterday but what I just couldn’t drag myself out to do…and I need to do an online check in for the phone call about my BP Monday…didn’t sleep much last night and was up at 3:11 and barely got back to sleep so I am worn out this morning…not sure what I’m going to eat today…probably finish up the chili dogs but will need to dig in the freezer for another one…or maybe I’ll just do a bagel and the chili dog and nothing else…who knows? More later…

Well…after doing the bike rides, it’s another day where I can’t get warm and I’m not sure what the heck is going on with this old body…was just reading on the couch with 2 blankets and the heating pad on but my hands are cold as if I went outdoors with no gloves on…oh, well…so I’ll be back under the blankets in a few minutes…it is still snowing out here and we have already gotten a few inches with more to come…almost all of the snow piles were gone yesterday but it looks like we’ll be warm enough to melt this snow over the next few days but then normal January temps come back with highs in the 20’s…no big storms in the forecast so I guess that’s something…okay, need to go look for a political topic…

Well…damn, out of bed before 6 again today and I feel like a skipping record…you remember records, right? Yeah, there are now two generations that never put vinyl on a turntable…and that is a little strange…so I guess I’ll have to play some today…didn’t sleep well at all last night and I’ll be paying for it later…but I still won’t be able to take a nap and that sucks…didn’t get a lot done yesterday after the no power debacle and the disruption in my day…it’s supposed to snow today and we have a winter weather advisory on and that seems like it happens every day…just want this damn winter to be over…but we still have months to go so I’ll be gritting my teeth and getting on with it…need to get on the weights here in a few minutes to get the day started but I’m so darn worn out I could just sit here and have more coffee and ease into it…but I won’t…more later…

Well…the day started off pretty well with getting the weight work and 2 rides in by 9:30…then I ran out to the library to get a couple more books since the library is closed Monday for MLK day and I didn’t want to run out before Tuesday…and then around 11 o’clock the power went out and it didn’t come back on til 2pm…and the reason they gave was scheduled maintenance…I think it’s a little weird they did it in the middle of the day…luckily, it was kind of bright so I could read with opening the blinds…really suited up to stay warm and laid here under blankets and read 100 pages of the new book I started this morning…it was a pain to get the clocks reset and get the washer reset, too since the power went out when it was in the spin cycle…so now I want to read a bit before tv time…

Well…up at 5:14 this morning and the wind is just howling out there…there is a wind advisory on right now with 50 mph gusts for today and that’s pretty normal out here….slept okay last night but I sure don’t feel like it right now…just poured the first cup of coffee and there is no way it’s going to work fast enough for me…so I’ll be sitting here struggling as I wait for it….might have to go to the library today to get a couple more books since they are closed Monday and I don’t want to run out…or I could just bite the bullet and get used to the coming lack of new ones to read and that is going to suck…oh, well…I really should get some cleaning done today and I think I’ll clean the stove top for a start…the bathroom can use a once over but I do need to get the weight work and rides in before that…not much to do today…going to make eggs and sausage for one meal today along with the leftover pizza for the other one…more later…

Well…I decided to give myself a day off the weights today to let my muscles recover…the last time I did that was months ago so my upper body needed the rest…I did get two rides in today but that was all I did other than reading…it got up to 50 here today but the crash starts Sunday and we’ll be down in the 20’s again…thought about taking the outdoor bike for a ride but there is still too much ice on the roads and I didn’t want to have to wash the bike…I did find out where the surgical office is where I’m getting the lesion removed at the end of the month…right next to the Meijers on Stermberg road so that’s easy…got a lot of spam calls today and that hasn’t happened in a while so I wonder what changed? Okay…want to read a bit more before the tv time starts…

Well…up at 5:40 this morning and that makes for a 6 hour night of sleep and I really do need more than that…so, I’m pretty worn out today and it’s going to be a lot of work to get moving today…but I don’t have a lot to do so maybe that will make it easier….it’s going to get to almost 50 today and I have been thinking about taking the outdoor bike out but there is still too much snow and slush in the alley to ride it out to the street…still have leftovers so I won’t have to cook today but I’m getting bored with what I’ve been making…going to finish off the soup today and maybe make some eggs and sausage…but who knows? I do know I’m going to start the day with a toasted bagel with cream cheese after the weight work…not much to do today…just need to get moving, have more coffee and get the day started….more later…