Sun 31 Jul

Last day of July and done with work! Working seven days in a row sucks. I was exhausted and not really with it from about noon on yesterday. We went to Green Tea for dinner and I had a nice dish with lots of fresh veggies, but I barely registered anything. I know we had Culvers' sundaes afterwards, but I was just a shell. Got 9 hours of sleep pretty solidly, so I'm feeling more human again today. Food: 8:00 am Blueberry danish, 105 g blackberries, coffee

Sat 30 Jul

Happy Birthday, Mom! Very little time before my last day of work today. Food: 8:30 am Antwerp square, 103 g blackberries, coffee

Fri 29 Jul

Almost done with Suzuki Institute store. Today is the last full day of the store, tomorrow we open for a couple of hours and then inventory and put everything away til next year. Food: 7:25 am Chocolate croissant, 108 g blackberries, coffee

Thurs 28 Jul

Today will be very busy: Suzuki store 8-12, Bootstrap 1-4, and OBT board at 5:15. Lord, give me strength. Food: 6:30 am Caramel chocolate brioche muffin, 101 g blackberries, coffee

Wed 27 Jul

Got to hike Rib a bit last night and try a new (to us) restaurant in Wausau, Tine and Cellar. Had delicious pesto linguini with roasted cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, onions and parmesan. Temps a little warmer again this morning, 66° at 6:30 am. Not sure what that will mean for the rest of the day. I'll be on my own in the store this morning, with Cathy coming in for the afternoon. Found out yesterday that I'm earning $12/hour, better than I had hoped for. Food: 6:30 am Chocolate pecan snail, 103 g blackberries, coffee

Tues 26 Jul

Temperatures have moderated again so it's more comfortable this week. Pretty tired yesterday with return to early rising and a full day. Realized that Thurs will be REALLY full, with 8-12 at the store, 1-4 at Bootstrap, and a 5:15 OBT board meeting. Yikes! Food: 6:25 am Bear claw, 102 g blackberries, coffee

Mon 25 Jul

Back to getting up at 5:30 am for just one more week. It's not pleasant, but it's not as bad as I had anticipated. Working til noon today so I can get home, grab something quick to eat, then get to OBT for 1-4. I'll be tired at the end of the day. Food: 6:25 am Apricot danish, 90 g blackberries, coffee