Thurs 31 Jul

A blessedly cooler night for sleeping! Even was able to bring on full covers the last hour before morning. Felt very refreshing, albeit hard to get out of bed. Tomorrow is the last 5:30 out of bed day, with Saturday the last day of ASI work to close the store. Next week, my time is more my own again! Food: 6:40 am 107 g Costco cinnamon pound cake, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Wed 30 Jul

Happy Birthday, Momma! 107 years ago today you came into the world. You are still loved and remembered. Got a muscle pain in my upper back/lower shoulder last night that made sleep difficult towards morning. Finally remembered the Deep Muscle oil and it did help somewhat as I had been unable to find a position to lay that didn't hurt. Used more oil after my shower, and it's subsiding but still there. Must have twisted funny in my sleep. Food: 6:30 am 108 g Costco butter cinnamon loaf, 103 g blackberries, coffee

Tues 29 Jul

Delighted that my Fostering Success meeting has been postponed so that for the next two days, I don't have any other commitments beyond work at ASI. Perhaps I can recover a bit from feeling exhausted. Too many commitments every day were overwhelming. Food: 6:40 am 84 g Costco cinnamon butter loaf, 105 g blackberries, coffee

Mon 28 Jul

One more week of busy-ness to go. Weekend was full with volunteering at Noble open house and working 5 hours on Sunday. Bob won a basket at the church picnic; we find out what it was when he picks it up today. Food: 6:35 am 92 g Costco cinnamon butter loaf, 96 g blackberries, coffee

Sun 27 Jul

Sending Bob to the church picnic on his own as I have to leave right after Mass for work at ASI from 12-5. Heat has resumed, with the bedroom temp only bottoming out at 84° in the last hour or so last night. Food: 7:55 am Cinnamon coffee cake, 101 g blackberries, coffee

Sat 26 Jul

Got to sleep til 7 today! New, expensive sheets are really very nice. Not supposed to rain for the Noble open house today. All things going well in my world. 7:50 am Cinnamon coffee cake, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Fri 25 Jul

I get to sleep in til normal waking time two days in a row over the weekend! Yay! Getting up at 5:30 hasn't been as bad as I had anticipated, but I look forward to normal sleep for a couple of days, even though the days are still busy. Store was very quiet yesterday. Today may be a bit busier with people coming in for last-minute purchases and to pick up sweatshirts they ordered. After work today, nothing scheduled, just need to do laundry and I get to try out my new fancy silver-infused sheets. Food: 6:35 am 114 g cinnamon coffee cake, 101 g blackberries, coffee

Thurs 24 Jul

It's amazing how much longer a week seems when you're working and busy every day. Can't believe it's just Thursday today. Work this morning, Bootstrap this afternoon. Have to stay up a little later to wait for Gary and Judy to drop off the OBT materials after LevittAmp. Sent her a text to remind her. Food: 6:30 am 85 g apricot coffee cake, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Wed 23 Jul

Enjoyed my WPR Ambassador stint at Schmeeckle last night listening to the bassoon quartet and visiting with Joy. Store continued to be relatively busy yesterday; we'll see about today. Food: 6:30 am 143 g apricot coffee cake, 101 g blackberries, coffee

Mon 21 Jul

Off to see the wizard today - starting my full-week morning shifts at ASI. Didn't sleep as soundly as I felt like I was waiting all night for my early alarm at 5:30, but not horribly restless. Busy week, with also something almost every afternoon or evening. Here we go! Food: 6:30 am Black currant paczki, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Sun 20 Jul

Cantor at 10:30 today, a less-than-usual occurrence. Went to Wheel House for pizza and beer last night - enjoyable as always. Tomorrow starts a week of getting up at 5:30 for work every day. Oh, my! Food: 7:55 am 106 g poppy seed roll, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Sat 19 Jul

Today I start work at the Suzuki store, setup with Charlie. Walked to the Farmer's Market this morning for eggs and lots of good veg. Walking to Suzuki ought to round out the necessary steps for the day. Food: 9:00 am Black currant paczki, 103 g blackberries, coffee

Fri 18 Jun

Last free day before I'm a working woman again (at the ASI store). Body pump, laundry, and return badly overdue library book on the agenda. Food: 7:55 am 167 g Polish sweet roll, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Thurs 17 Jul

Wow, summer passes quickly when you travel for the first half. At least the temps are a tad cooler today again. I believe they will be comfortable for the next few days. Food: 7:55 am 177 g Polish sweet roll, 106 g blackberries, coffee

Wed 16 Jul

Another hot day yesterday, supposed to be slightly less so today. Got a much-needed haircut yesterday, today I have my last massage with Marisha. Her daughter, Katy has agreed to take me on as a client, so I have already scheduled with her for next month. Working on my Laurie R King book so I can return it at more than two weeks overdue; I'm about halfway through as I really had almost no time to read on Monday. Hoping for more significant progress today. Food: 8:05 am 97 g poppy seed roll, 101 g blackberries, coffee

Tues 15 Jul

Hard to get used to hot, summer weather again, but here it is. Yesterday was a very busy day and I was totally exhausted at bedtime. Today is less crazy with just a hair appointment on the schedule, so I hope to get the laundry done from vacation. Still working on reading the Laurie R. King book so I can return it to the library since it's probably at least two weeks overdue and not eligible for renewal. Food: 7:55 am 133 g poppy seed roll, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Mon 14 Jul

Home again, home again, riggety jig! Feels good to be back after a long sojourn. Felt a little longer than Spain, even though it's about the same length of time, because we kept picking up and moving to different places on a regular basis. Four days in Iceland was our longest time in one place. No major problems on the vacation, reasonable weather, and lots of enjoyment. Left my phone on the check-in counter at the airport on the return trip, but was able to retrieve it fairly soon. All our luggage came through. Bob had a cold initially that he thought was allergies at first, but it wasn't too debilitating. Expecting a call from Social Security at 9:45 this morning to apply for my benefits. Food: 8:00 am 145 g paczki, 105 g blackberries, coffee