Down late, up late. Of course.

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Doing little makes getting to sleep difficult. It doesn't matter if I have much choice in whether to be active or not. There are other factors, at times. Too much on the mind, even too much physical activity, among other things, can make sleep difficult to impossible. I needed the bodily rest, and still do. Today is another day of rest. On the good side, my body is coming around to health again. The soreness, for which I have not taken pain killers, is easing. I decided against even minor pain killers so I could better track my healing and so that I wouldn't feel better and begin overreaching. I have to be cautious right now. I can break, easily. I couldn't fall asleep until... 3:00 or so? And I didn't wake until 10:00, which seems about right if off kilter a bit for a true day schedule. All good, mostly.

What to do next? My plans were to sweat the pipes today or tomorrow. After measuring the space for the water heater, then looking over a number of water heater replacements, I may be wise to hold off sweating until I find one. First, it has to be no more than 19" in diameter. All of the water heaters I have seen in that diameter are taller than the water heater I will be replacing, by eight to twelve inches. Until I decide on a model, one I can take from the store as shipping seems to have serious problems, but more actually get it home and set it in there, it doesn't behoove me to do much with the pipes. Hmm, though I could remove the valve and add the union there and cap that for now, to at least get cold water into my on-suite, for toiletry use. Any real adjustments will have to come after installation.

So, I suppose, clearing out the bathroom, my bedroom, and my living room, might be the next jobs of any real significance. And, actually, I am excited to get to them, if I know they won't be fast, clean, or easy jobs, any of them alone let alone as a group. Still, that is what I have on my plate. I may have found a place to leave my water heater and earlier than mid-May at town clean-up. I may look for a couple of furniture sliders for my dresser today, do a bit of cooking finally, and tend to some of the smaller things in the rooms to be cleared. Just to get me back into the groove. But I am not going to push it. My muscles are all still a bit stiff and sore. Not just arms, but legs, ribs, back, neck, and such. I did push, for my condition, for having been laid up for a number of months, this last week and a half.

But it is nearing summer! This year I think I can get around to using the warmer parts of spring and summer to get out a bit more. I now have a functional bike, a swim pass, hiking ideas with my gear bags set up save for a few things I will take care of along the way, and some home jobs I have the tools and parts to do. I am also more functional to neighbors and my Church. I am at least a bit more of a known entity. No promises, I can't do that. Just... the potential has never been this high. Everything is in place for a real new beginning. The pain I am suffering is just a first good step, as I see things. And, in a way, this pain shows more promise than anything, in some odd ways. Don't fear the reaper, but don't fear digging in and living as fully as you can, either?

Have a good day!