Awake for hours.

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Not much, any, effort put into it.  If I need more sleep I'll take it.  Aspirin helped, if it does nothing for exhaustion.  Though pain is an exhaustion multiplier.  A new type of pain, something between heartburn and indigestion.  Probably from starting eating again.  It's never fun ending an extended fast.

I am beginning efforts to sort sweeteners.  There was a lot of crystalization in the bottles, on the caps, and in the droppers.  I cleaned that out, though whether appearances are enough I don't yet know.  I will say this, the stuff is a lot less sweet than it used to be.  If this works, I'll have to refresh and clean the dropper bottle monthly.  As well, put the main supply in a double or triple dehydration preventitive system.  Perhaps putting dropper bottles in single systems, such as zip-locks or sealing containers.

Being a bit before time to let the ducks out, and suspecting I'll be asleep for twelve hours when I go down, I am hoping to make it the two hours, and get them out.  I'll have to break open the water.  Every other day with that.  The fellow who I received the ducks from heats the water.  I didn't want to tell him, so sound as a know-it-all... more than I already do, but I think that makes it freeze faster.  Plus, that is something I heard somewhere... unsure.  Though since the water here stays thawed all day, but not there, I suspect so.  I am almost sure if I emptied it a bit, and dragged it in, it wouldn't freeze.  Hmm, worth a shot.  I just hate them not having water, thus food.  Though perhaps that  is good for them?

I also fed the girls an extra time.  Sam is happy, Sassy is still giving me some stink-eye.  I understand.  I still chuckle.  I am cool enough again finally to turn the furnace up, while awake.  Now, again, I need it.  I just need to remember to turn it off before bedtime or it is too hot for me to sleep.

Not laundry, or dishes save for the sweetener droppers.  I'm still worn, wear easier, far too quickly.  Just doing the droppers about dropped me.  Less pain, and that just from getting my g.i. to work again.  I'm almost enjoying life again.  Although I am glad for the pain.  It goes to those in pergatory, some I might know... suspect, some I don't know... the nameless to the world, the forgotten.

Oh, right, gravy.  It is a solid means of increasing fats in a meal.  Of course, generally based on flour, it is verboten.  There are other flours... almond seems preferred, though I would like to research coconut flour.  Further, I have doubts about the raw thickening power of almond flour, either kind.  So I looked into xanthan gum.  An half teaspoon (or full depending who tells the tale) per cup of fluid.  Those combined, plus liquid smoke or paprika (latter for color), should work.  May look into psyllum husk (?spelling?) as well.  Good for gluten free fixings as well.

Later, or good night.