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I went down around 21:30. Perhaps as much as fifteen minutes before that, or almost thirty after, but that window is pretty exact. I didn't let the girls up. I needed sleep. Yesterday was a doozie. Rather long and heavy, and through darkness and cool to cold weather... or it sure seemed so to me. I needed sleep. I did have to wrestle with the pillow and my placement, again, so as not to get a kink in the neck, ribs, back, and legs. My arms feel as if there is a slightly pinched nerve somewhere. So, while I moderated well, I didn't mitigate perfectly.
I woke at 1:19. I had to work to get back to bed. I almost wonder if the girls have figured out sounds with which to wake me? Not sure, but I did get back to bed. Took a bit, but... got it. Then I woke, again, at 05:00ish... perhaps a bit after, not before. Had to settle back to sleep, though this time was much easier. I then began waking, from 07:30, and every half hour to hour from then on... actually the alarm went off at 07:00. I turned it and the 09:00 alarm off. Even so, about every half hour I woke. I just could not wake up!
I turned the fan on, for most of the night. Every once in a while I would kill it, either while trying to wake or if it felt too chill. Most of the night, however, it was running. Helps with breathing and actually warms the upstairs. I think it got really cold outside last night, but stayed relatively warm up there. Ice on the pool, about 3/4" thick. The fan helps, mostly. Odd how sometimes my feet sort of hurt, but I can't tell if they are too hot or too cold without touching them. While they are sensitive to feel, hot and cold isn't always... I can't always tell the difference.
I kept messing with waking until, I thought, about 11:30, or past noon? Early afternoon? Oh well. I got up, got house-dressed (pj's, t type shirt, and robe), then was about to head down when I decided to check the time... now that I was fully awake. It was not even nine, about a quarter to? Stupid dream things. Still, it means I have some day to work with. All good.
Ducks were let out, waterers brought it. The temp was checked, right at 30. As mentioned, there was a plate of ice on the water. That was not a dream, or if it had been part of it, it was correct unlike the time. Fresh waterers are warming, the girls have been snacked, and will be fed as soon as I can get chores finished. Ugh, still tired.
Today? Menudo started, and probably finished. A meal, first thing. I found rib meats, at a deal, which have the most perfect marbling I have seen in beef. Just a few smallish portions, but I will grill those first thing. And, actually, later, I want to get the liver going. I have two packages out. In case I mess my first one up. Bacon to be cut and fried in the pan first, then butter added as onions are sautéed, then it will be cooled and liver added... gently cooking. Gravy? I plan to pull the liver when I believe it done... by temp... and add cream and one of my keto thickeners... leaving the onion, garlic, and else in.
Oh, and I purchased Idaho instant potatoes. My mother introduced them to me. I'd love real mashed, but don't have the energy to do that extra, and loved liver and gravy with mashed potatoes. This gives me a bit of that without so much work. I won't do it every time. But I will initially, to ease my way back into liver. I will then begin looking for other veggies which do well with liver. More keto friendly. I just think bringing liver back into my diet is worth a short-term setback.
Else? I don't know. More dishes? After a shower and shave perhaps. Laundry, I believe. And more looking around for "bailing wire". I just can't get out today, so I will look and sort through things. I should have three or four fairly reasonable 'skeins' of the stuff. I would like to get some work done on the cages. Just little things. I am not up to a lot of work. But some, maybe, little tasks.
Good morning and day. I am very much looking forward to todays' menus. Later.
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