The day and odds and ends.

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I did end up staying up very late. The problem was not that I was not tired enough to sleep, the hitch this time was that I had work to do, could not seem to get to it, and wanted in done before I slept. I did clean the litter pans, I did finish washing dishes to include the pots and pans and put everything away, I did get trash collected from the various garbage receptacles around my home while collecting the recyclables as well, once removed I did put sacks back in the various trash and recycling containers, I did get the big barrels out to the street to be picked up today, I did get foods stored in the refrigerator. I did a few other things as well.

It seems whenever I go to do a task, I often end up doing three. For example, while collecting trash, I noticed some things needed to be put in laundry, which also lead me to collecting laundry. Collecting laundry caused me to notice some clean clothes yet needed to be dealt with so that was done. And while I was picking up dirty clothes and taking them to the laundry room and putting away clean clothes, I noticed there were bits of paper, receipts mostly though with some money in there, so I went through those and discarded the trash, which went out with the rest. Then, because I had money here and there, I collected that up, counted my cash to know what I am working with, put some of the money aside to make sure even if I bumble and blow a wad, I still have half of the original wad for later. And while I was working on my cash money, I wanted to check my 'virtual money', what I have in the bank accounts (at least I found out I had more than I thought, though I am still going to try and live like I didn't... and actually from now on). So, yes, one thing leads to another. And I wear out quickly, so I end up resting between periods of work. It takes a long time to do any"thing". *sigh*

On the good side, I feel much better at having completed these tasks. I did not get to bed until 4:00 though, which means getting up and going to town was not really possible. I did not wake until... 13:00, a bit before actually as I turned off the alarm five minutes before it was set to go off, at 13:00. I haven't been doing much today. I am rather exhausted.

Now, last night, while reading from a blogger who seems to have taken down the post, during one of my rest periods, I did find some rather... hopeful... news. He has the same problem I have only his problem is much larger. It comes down to, for him, retaining water weight. Now, he needs to lose a certain amount before he can have a surgery of some sort, so his weight is more critical. What he found is that diuretics quit working if he doesn't have enough magnesium and B vitamins. Hmm? I had never heard such a thing, put quite that way, or at least I didn't remember. Now, I had heard of magnesium for cramps, though my real problem, at that time, was probably too little potassium. Now, as I have filled my need for potassium, magnesium has probably become critical, and possibly the B vitamins. Since I had magnesium on hand, I took one last night. Guess what? I have lost 3 pounds in 24 hours. I need to get B vitamin supplements now, probably as wide a spectrum of those, and just those, that I can find in a single pill. My guess is the 30 pounds I have gained in the last month is all, or vast majority, water weight. And, that water weight is probably at least a part of why I am tired. In spite of medical supposedly keeping an eye on things, it seems they mostly just... note the difference, ask me if I have been eating more or differently, then just mark it off and go by the new higher weight rather than do anything about it. My health is pretty much in my hands. If the docs know how this all works, or might work, they aren't telling me. So be it, I have learned one more trick.

Oh, I have been looking for something I might be able to do on my own. I can't swear to being able to be physically active, some days, most days, at this point, that isn't going to happen. Reading is difficult. Imagine being in the back seat of a fighter jet, while the pilot does radical maneuvers for practice, while you try to read serious material and take it in. With my body, mind, heart, and stuff all in flux, concentration and memory are crap. Still, I would like to do something that calls these into play, as much as possible, and yet is a useful experience. So, voila, an online way to learn Morse Code without the "need" to download a program (huge security risk), it's free (to me), and it is something on my list.

Nuff' about me, so how was your day? See, that just... doesn't work. Of course, I could do more discussion about the world, take left-favoring msm stuff and try to center it a bit, or such, but the world already has enough of an ego itself. I have been considering creating a new blog, just for news and discussion, or even news/technical material (like diy information)/prepping data I have collected, and having that be completely devoid of "me". Still kicking the idea around, and some of it might end up here. I just don't know.

Later.