I had a good day Saturday. Felt good so I got a lot done. I finally have all my Christmas decorations and Christmas tree down and put away. That look most of Saturday morning and a lot of the afternoon. Then I cleaned house, did laundry, and generally was very productive. Sunday was more of the same, although less active because I did take nap, which helped me feel better, but didn't seem to recharge me as I would like. Getting ol -- more mature.
Been reading Murder by Dewey Decimal and Murder by the Acre to prepare for the writing of Murder by the Mile. I haven't read either of them for a while so I was pleasantly surprised by some of the writing in both. In places, I said exactly what I meant to say. Of course, I found a few awkward spots that I'd write different now -- more so for MBDD than MBTA -- but I've certainly read worse from other writers, so I feel inclined to be more forgiving than I was when I was editing them. I must be getting soft in my ... maturity.
Still trying to follow the low carb diet. I cheat, of course, but I'm getting better about that. I'm trying to change how I regard food. I don't want it to be the center of my life. "Eat to live and not live to eat" -- An old saying that might have more meaning in it that I had originally thought.
This is a photo of a stream in Wintersmith Park. Lovely if a bit cold.
And now I'm going to bed. I'm worn out. More sleep and tomorrow will be better. I hope you have a good night and a great tomorrow. Talk to you then!
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8 comments:
Chuck Norris had an article on WorldNet Daily a while back about food. The gist was that Americans value their independence, and we see eating whatever we want as independence, but it's not. That's anarchy. Independence is making the choice to eat what your body needs. I've been trying to keep that in the front of my little brain, but I confess I still reach for the chocolate chip cookies over the carrot sticks.
EJ, I'll have to find that article. I particularly like this sentence: "American value their independence, and we see eating whatever we want as independence, but it's not. That's anarchy." Exactly.
I need to find that article, too. It sounds like it makes a lot of sense.
TECH, I hate to suggest this, because it's probably expensive without health insurance, but have you been checked for obstructive sleep apnea? That's something that can result in being extremely tired. (If you wake yourself up snoring or other people complain about it, there's a good chance you have it.)
Other than that, about all you can do is find something productive to do with your time. One thing I did for a few years was get up at 3:30 am, do my exercise, and go back to bed for an hour or so before I had to get up for the day. Mentally, I found it easier to deal with it that way.
Jean, I have had that suggested before, but it costs too much. We have a sleep center here, but they require too much money up front. I'm hoping, of course, to write a best selling book and then I can afford it! :)
I was afraid that was going to be the answer. You essentially have to spend the night in the hospital while someone monitors the tests, so I can only imagine what that would cost. Then, of course, there's the visit with the pulmonary specialist before and after...those guys can't be cheap. One reason I'm thankful I had mine done before I retired.
That's the park you drove me through, isn't it?
I think this is the article EJ was talking about:
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=109051
Yes, it's the park, Jean.
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