Friday, December 3, 2021

A bit to eat and medicine.

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Not much else.  Good enough though.  Insulin and pills.  And, about to go back on to bed.  I keep hoping to get more done.  I keep failing.  Odd.  Probably more the weather than else.  Even as warm as it is, the 30s to nearly 50 in the day.  So... quite warm, for winter.  But... cooler.

I really need to get to some work.  I keep failing.  Thursday, going on Friday.  I have been trying to remember the day... trying to remember without having to look.  Doing well, really, lately.  Yes, technically actually Friday, but that's not how it seems when you are awake, to start, on the day before.

Oh well.  On to sleep.  I will leave the door open, for the girls.  If they don't seem interested lately.  Not sure why.  Goodnight.

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Good afternoon-morning.

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Up and... just up.  Cats have been fed, teeth brushed.  Pills, vitamins, and electrolytes in.  I can probably slow down on electrolytes now... say every other day?  Those have allowed me to cut my drinking to, probably, less than a gallon.  If I still drink more, for good or ill, just not much more.  Enough that one water pill will do.

I won't be cutting that anytime soon.  I had thought about it.  And, in time, may.  But only after I am on a more finalized regimen.  Then I will contemplate going to half a pill, perhaps, if that works out, even dropping that.  It is one of the medicines which causes kidney issues, for certain.  The problem is, in the summer, I may end up drinking enough to need to be on them, one... or more.

Chores, soon.  Then, maybe, more work.  One can hope.

Sleep was good.  Warm.  I did have to redo blankets, but knew that and pulled them yesterday morning.  One of the blankets had three twists, only the full length of it?  I... don't even know how that happens.  It is a thick blanket, double thick, heavy.  It is in with the other blankets.  I didn't notice it with all of them, but this one.  Very strange.  Like a gator did a barrel roll with it.  And, that was one of four, two are very heavy blankets, the others are even relatively heavy.  I wonder if I will spin half so well in my grave?  Don't doubt it.

Well... on to waking.  Good day.  God's speed.

Crap. Drats?

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Coffee.  I thought to have more.  I ate the last of the baby carrots out of the bag of veggies as well.  But... something seemed off, so I tested again.  Blood sugar is 72!  Ugh.  I have to figure something else out.  Very... peculiar.  No dosing since it started to slide.  I don't even think I dosed with the meal prior to the fatted coffee and carrots.

What to eat which won't drive the blood sugar terribly high, or leave it to fall?  I don't really have...  Well, maybe.  But that might drive it too high.  Beans and beef?  On salad?  Or, maybe I will try frozen chimichangas.  That... might do.  Or it will drive it high.  I could add cheese and sour cream.

Thinking has become difficult.  Trying to avoid candies.  Then again, that may be about what this is.  Still, I'll have a few of those, plus the adds, then go on to bed.

Goodnight.  And good morning.

Hmm, well?

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Not doing much.  Keeping the girls in food, and myself.  Feeling slightly wonky, so I did a blood sugar draw... 77 a few hours after my last meal.  Okay.  Low, but... seems stable.  Still, I really need to eat something.  Something... ketoish.  A fatted coffee might be a fast and good way?  I will try it.

I'd like to get trash, recycling, a shower, and start some dishes.  Don't know.  Let me get the coffee down, first.  It gets spooky when blood sugar is that low.  I did take "morning" pill medicines.  Actually, I have been taking the first set of medicines well, it's the "night" medicines I have been missing, for days.  I'll... fix that.

I can try.  Best get to that coffee.  I need something, something, or I will crash.  Right on the edge.  And low.  So, yeah.  I can hope to get a few things going tonight.  It's still possible.  Later.

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Up and at it, a bit early?

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Yesterday it was 17:00.  This morning, it is 15:00, so, yeah.  Though I think It will be chaotic for a while.  Still, got to chores, and feeding and watering the girls first thing.  Gee, that takes longer than I thought.  Forty to fifty minutes to just do those things, and with a swing in my step.  I go as fast as I can, and yea, I can move.  Especially on a warm day.

It has been in the 50s lately, in the day.  Since I wasn't up, or out, I didn't notice.  Today, on top of being warmer, the sun is out.  It is actually hot out there.  While 48, in December, is pretty hot, at least here, when it is cloudy, 48 just feels... blahish warm.  With the sun out, it feels like beach weather!  Wow.

Getting water for tea, thinking about a shower, brushed my teeth while at things.  More may be possible today.  I slept warm last night.  Broke the bedding down this morning, so that it has to be remade tonight.  I like sleeping warm, and think there is a chance at keeping that up.  Too warm?  I can deal with that.  Feet out, for a bit.  A whole leg if that is too much.  Perhaps the cap off.  Yes, a sleeping cap really does help, if you can keep it on.  Though, I suspect, it gets tumbled off if I start warming, then rolling.  It's almost an automated regulated heater... or insulator, really.  The only heater, up there, while I sleep, is me.  Even when the girls come up, they just eat my heat.  Thankfully I am, usually, more like a pot bellied stove than not.

Hmm, reminds me...  I left the door open last night, but the girls didn't visit, meowl in the night, or anything.  Odd.  Very odd.  But, I slept great, and they had the opportunity.  No skin off my nose, at all.  

Yea, a shower, again today.  Then, hopefully, some dishes in.  Just enough to finish yet today, or early tomorrow, so as to shower again.  And trash and recycling out.  Yea.  I... think so.  If I get through the couple of dish pans, I may start another load.  And?  Boxes.  If I can get to those, that would be wonderful.  Even just a start.  And move some of the purchases out of the way of the door?  Ugh.  Bleh.  Yes.  We will see.

Oh, and the waterers.  I did get two buckets of fresh water in.  Refilling the girls' waterer, washing it out first.  Not many left to do, I have been keeping up.  I now have enough waterers for a two and a half days, of two changes, for each type.  Oddly, the rabbits have slowed their drinking.  I do have to the change the waterers in the building every day, but just once a day.  Those are the smallest waterers.  The other rabbits only need changed every other day, though I check at least once, often twice.  As to food?  They will eat all I give them.  So I have backed off feed.  Once a day, about four to six ounces (at least).  But... just once a day.

Well, on the looking around the web, gaming for a spot... on a timer.  To make sure I go get a shower, then set up dishes.  Then back to gaming, on a timer?  Something like that.  With browsing tossed in, from time to time.  It's as good as I can do, atm.  I'll keep at it.  Good morning, afternoon, and day.  I'll say a quick prayer for the world, and the fools upon or near it.  Good day indeed.

Feeling great.

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Just not doing much, or even staying on meds.  I guess... well... I'll... keep trying.

I was surprised, when I got out.  The rabbits hadn't consumed much of their water.  It was still flowing, too.  Their food, they needed and wanted that.  But not so much water?  Very strange.  I won't be checking them, again, until I wake.  The girls have been hungry as bears.  I won't feed them all the time.  I will... add in extra, when they really seem hungry.  Especially if it is both of them.

I baked the rest of the vegetables, tonight.  Having that as my actual supper.  A bit of sea salt, butter, pepper, garlic, and onion powder(s).  I should have skipped the powders.  Didn't really add anything.  But the veggies were good.  Delicious.  It's been a long time since I roasted veggies.  And, just on their own?  Broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots, along with the rest.  Rather a good meal.  A bit higher in carbs, but the type of carbs I allow.  Carrots being the one standout, unusual, add.

Oh, and I finally tried pink grapefruit perrier.  Wasn't sure that would work.  I try to taste all of the flavors, but if prices are too high, I skip.  Finally found this flavor at a price I could tolerate, so took a shot.  Wish, now, I had bought several.  Then again, these don't last long.  And, plastic is always questionable at best.  They say you can store water stored in plastic for a year, but... I have my doubts.  I wonder how long the ones, stored in foil, last?  Anyway...  It really is... good, different, solid.  Missing something, but I think in a good way.

I did get a shower, if I hadn't mentioned it.  Needed, and enjoyed.  I had trouble staying warm last night.  I had the blankets right.  Finally, though, I reset everything.  And that seemed to work, for some reason.  Well, too, I added a cap.  I hate nights when I can't get warm.  Never can sleep well.

I think I'll go on to bed shortly.  Sweet dreams, pleasant sleep, or really good nightmares, if you... enjoy them, as I do?  Oh, I do.  But I like good dreams too.  If you are just waking, good morning.  I'll put in a prayer for you all.  You know you need it.  Goodnight.

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Da fuck.

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I started playing an old game I had.  Why?  There is, in a month or two, set to be released a second part.  I wasn't sure I liked the original.  Got my juices flowing, looking over the new title.  So, I... stuck my head in.  At first, just a few hours at a time.  It's all I could play, maybe twice a day.

However, as my acumen, stamina, and else, increased, I... am... lost in the game.  At least it isn't a bottle I crawled into.  Or... encased me?  Whichever.  In the bottle... game... I am, with barely a cork to pop for release.  Loving it.  And, I am not sleeping excessively.  Mostly.  Every few days, I suspect, I will crash for longer times, in order to make up for the excessively (at least for me, thought that seems to be changing) days.  Then again, I think my days are expanding.  Instead of twelve to sixteen hour days, I am hitting more like eighteen to twenty four hour days.  And, that may extend further.

Of course, medicine, food, and else, are also going back into the shitter.  I'll... try to keep up on that.  I may put something into my phone, and keep the meds out there, since I am no longer sitting this machine.  Bleh.  So weak, and yet so powerful at some times.  If I could target this, I would go back to engineering school.  If I could sustain it, I would be back in school, then doing engineering somewhere.  But, even for gaming, it will only last a while, then I will crash out and not be able to do anything for a while again.  Or die.  I just... don't die well.

So be it.  I did have that last supper.  But, even after it, and candies, as I was going to bed, without having dosed, I was crashing again?  I had to take more candies, but just two.  I... just don't get that.  Something is really off in things.  I'll... keep trying.  

On to chores, feeding the girls, litter, and gaming.  Oh, and breakfast.  Later.

A second meal, that is all.

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Started stumbling.  Into sleep.  Couldn't push much more.  Gamed, with timers, attempting to... do something.  I was done back then, just didn't know it.  Bedtime.  Goodnight.  Sleep well, and warm.  I'll pray for you... us.  

Just about crashed.

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As chicken was finishing, blood sugar took a dive.  Hard.  I couldn't wait for super.  I took some of the hard candy.  Okay, I ate six to eight pieces.  Better than what is often the case.  I tried just three.  A while later it was still bad, so I took a few more.  And, finally, I took three more just because it was all still wonky.  I wanted even more, but I am trying to control the urge to just gobble dozens, or scores.

Not sure what happened.  All I know is, it shouldn't have.

The chicken was only so-so tonight.  It took forever for it to cook, and even then wasn't quite done?  I did put the broccoli and cauliflower in with it.  I have never done that before.  That must have been it.  I wasn't happy with it at all.  I have decided to have a potato after all.  There are two pieces of chicken left.  About half way through, I am putting the chicken back in the oven, and I'll try for a better meal shortly.

I am dressed warmly, had the furnace up (to warm the waterers, but forgot it up), had a warm to hot supper, and still am chilled.  A cup of tea, it is hoped, will knock the edge off.  And supper, in a bit.  Still, it is very strange.  I do my best, but sometimes it all sort of just falls down, like a house of cards, in a sudden breeze.  I'll keep at it.

Just about to go check on the rabbits.  Just waterers, tonight.  Food in the morning.  I am hoping to get cat litter sorted, this evening.  Perhaps a shower in.  And, just maybe, trash out.  And recycling.  Then I'll go on to bed.  Hmm, if I get the rabbits done, and the litter finished, before supper... then get trash and recycling... and then a shower...  I might be able to get to bed in a few hours.  Breaks between.  I can try.  Oh, that tea is a treat.  I... think I can get to the rabbits right now.  Later.  Or goodnight.

Monday, November 29, 2021

Hmm, well?

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Finally having breakfast?  Only four hours after waking.  Ha.  Still, it works.  First, chores, then feeding the girls, blogging, and then starting it up.  A bit of gaming after that.  And, while having a problem I can't find a way around in the game, I decided to go look, and remembered breakfast.

I realized I had forgotten medicine over the weekend.  Disappointing.  As far as I could remember, I was almost certain I had been taking medicine.  Almost none of it, it seems, was taken?   I can't be sure, but pills definitely weren't taken.  I honestly am sure I remember taking it.  Odd.

However, there is something I noted.  The blurry vision?  Is gone.  It must have been one of the medicines.  Crap.  I may stop the amlodipine.  Well, how about this.  I will restart medicine.  If the blurry vision returns, I will stop the amlodipine.  If that doesn't do clear it, I will go back onto it, but back off the carvedilol.  Though, who knows, maybe it's a problem with lower blood pressure.  Perhaps my body simply isn't used to it?

Chicken, tonight, again.  Just oven roasted.  I will have a potato again.  Yea, but... few choices.  I really can eat only just so much lettuce.  And, right now, I am not quite up to... wait... I have veggies.  I could roast those right in with the chicken!  That would do.  I don't mind a potato a week or so.  Hmm... might split that, bake it and split it.  I ought to check how much a larger potato has, for carbs... 60~64 carbs?  Okay, so half, twice a week, as all my carbs for the day?  

Yes, I could do that.  Could spend my carbs better, or better go without.  But... shut up.  Further, due to size (and it being actual size, not just fat size) I do get a few more carbs than most, more like 45 to 50.  If, still, I try to do cleaner, better, carbs, and cut rather than go for the limit.  Then again, who to believe, on anything, differs.  I still am trying to stick closer to 20 to 30 maximum carbs, and trying to cut even that.  It just doesn't always work.

Yea, cauliflower, broccoli, and chicken, baked in juices...  Veggies removed at the end, while the chicken gets crisped under the broiler?  Sounds good to me.  Just water, to wash it.  All good.  Perhaps a bit of butter, on the veggies?  Yes.  Plus salt, pepper, and a touch of ground coriander?  Aye.  If I wanted to add that reddish brown, I could add paprika... or smoked paprika for the color and some smoke?  No, not this time.  I love considering what will be done.  Even if I end up not doing it, it's almost like I got to eat... two or three times if I follow the considerations to their ends, in thought.  Food is so good.  Smoked paprika next time?  Maybe.  When you can't grill, or don't want to, there are other ways which really do, or can, work.  With a little practice.

I'll check the rabbits later.  Just their waterers.  Food, from now on, will be offered out when I wake, or earlier in the day.  Water twice a day, as I am able.  I best get cat litter caught up.  I... drop the ball on that often.  Ugh.  I do my best, and it will have to do.  Later.


Uhrm, right?

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Can't be sure when I went down.  I did reset the waterers, out there, and fed them too.  They got their double feed Thanksgiving.  I woke right after 13:00, small change after.  Got right to a few things.  Chores, first.  Of the ten cages, only three were out of food.  No waterers needed changed, either.  I will check again tonight, they should be out by then.

It is 48, or so.  Didn't look exactly, just roughly.  A nice day, really.  I am working on breakfast, it is brewing as I write.  When I go out to check it, I will feed the girls.  I will refresh their water tonight, and try to catch up on waterers when I reset them tonight.

I am not sure gaming is helping, or is just a sign of slight improvements.  I really didn't do well on the other medicine, it was just too strong.  Oh, but I did reset the pillbox yesterday, so it is up to 10 mg per day of the older new pill.  I didn't pull the old medicines though, that will just happen as it happens, or, maybe, when the new new pills arrive.  We will see how that goes.  

To be honest, even the medicine I can tolerate has me right on the edge.  If I am having trouble with the next medicine, I may try a few other things.  I actually do have two other things I can cut, one of them definitely is difficult for me to take.  I have two doses of carvedilol twice a day, one is big, the other small.  But, even that small one is a difficult task, and probably only takes 5 points off bp.  That is the one I would remove, to try to tolerate the other medicine, if necessary.  Then again, it might be good to drop that right off?  I don't know.  That leaves me one more lever to pull, halving the amlodipine.  Ugh.  At least I didn't crash so badly that I lost it all and had to start over, again, again.

Well, boys and girls, it's back to life.  I have breakfast to sort, some gaming to do, then maybe on to some work.  Yeah.  Later.

No dice.

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I had hoped to do something today.  Nope.  I will get the rabbits an extra feed, plus their second water check.  And the girls are eating pretty good.  Plus, I did cook the burger, and had taco salad.  But that's it.  Mostly.  My list just won't be done.

Gaming may eventually help.  Currently, I am not able to play for long.  I am playing well enough, remembering where to go, what to do, how to create or manipulate things in game.  But I can't play for long.  I... just get lost.  Still, it is the path to something more.  Maybe.

I had meant to get to the V.A. last week.  The problem is, money is too low.  I need gas money.  I have a bit of cash, but not enough.  The tank is low.  As gas is, I can't fill the tank, and probably reload when I get back.  I wouldn't make it.  There might be enough in the account, but it would be pushing it.  I'll... do what I can, when I can.

Tired.  Exhausted.  Best get to chores before I just lose complete track and go to bed.  Getting foggy in the noggin.  Good night.

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Not moving quickly.

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I did get completely caught up on waterers.  All filled and portioned.  Though I may be switching a few things soon.  During the day, the warmer parts of it, I will put out larger waterers.  But at night, I would prefer to have smaller ones out.  Smaller ones will freeze quicker, but will thaw quicker too.

I have enough for two water changes, for two days.  Which means I have to hope they thaw in time to be put back out.  Currently, it is, or was, 48 F out there.  Which means the ones I put out in the morning should be good most of the day, or all day.  Whatever I put out later in the afternoon will probably freeze quickly.  Then again... Weather is begin odd.  Very cold here, warmer there, and I'm not really able to be sure what will happen next.  I'll just do my best for them.

I am thinking frying burger, and spicing it well, added to salad, will be supper.  Though, maybe, I'll have chicken again too.  Hungry.  For good food.  And it is easy enough.  Baking chicken is okay, but a recent trick really does improve that dish.  Using the broiler, it crisps it up.  I've been experimenting how long and the temperature.  It looks like right at 400, for three minutes, on each side (for chicken drumsticks) seems to be about right.

I must have forgotten to take insulin after my meal, blood sugar is up to 261.  Or I just ate a bit ago.  I just... can't remember.  So sleepy?  Tired, more like it.  Brain fog.  All I ate was chia, with cream and spices.  It shouldn't have jumped.  Until it comes back under control, sensitivity can be peculiar.  As well, when I mess with blood pressure medicine, that has a strange affect too.  It's just the way it is.

I am getting hungry.  I'll have a fatted coffee, a dose, and start thinking about supper.  I'll try to push a few things through.  That may work or not.  So tired.  Exhausted too.  Not really sleepy, if I could sleep if I would allow it.  Later.

Awake, finally.

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No idea when I went to bed.  It is just 14:08, after waking, dressing more properly... at least to go out, and then doing chores.  I am hoping to feed the rabbits twice today, as their Thanksgiving feast.  All of their waterers were freeflowing still, only one needed changing because it was empty.  Yes, we all have one of those rabbits.  Still, I don't mind.  I may have to put a bigger jug for him.  Actually, there are two rabbits like that.  One is a boy, the other a girl.  The buck is of the big breed, the doe is of the small breed.  One is favored, the other is not.  And, yet, I will tend them as I can.

Trash, recycling, a shower, and then?  I am hoping to get to more.  I am feeling better, other than blood sugar doing weird things.  Blood sugar is 210 this morning, fasting.  Which really annoys me.  Hmm, I had milk with supper, okay.  Still.  With it dropping to 66, and just having one meal after that, and mostly keto...  Then again, raw straight milk is pretty harsh.  Right or wrong, I am still annoyed.  Why can't it just do right, regardless of me!?!  Still, I'll keep at it.  On the good side, at least I didn't need candies or such.  I handled it, if the landing was a bit rough, with just food.  Glucose tabs and candy would have driven it a bit to a lot higher.  There is that.  Then again, again, milk was... is... a form of candy.  It is.  

I am not bothering with bp because it will be high.  Oh, but I realized I was supposed to increase amlodipine to the full 10mg per day, but had forgotten to do that.  I started last night, but need to go through my pillbox and reset that.  Which I can do whilst tinkering this morning.  Bleh, always something forgotten, set aside, or figured out, causing more things to be done, in a world I can't keep up with all that well.  I'll... keep trying, until I die, I guess.

Well, a bit of water, with electrolytes.  And pill medicine as water warms for breakfast...  Then on to some other things, perhaps gaming to wake a bit, then to work... or just those should-be daily chores...  Gaming is limited.  I can't get glued to it, as I have in the past.  Just a few hours at a time, but it... activates parts of my brain which have been idle for a long time.  I can't game for very long... an hour or two at a time, then I'm... I need a break.  Excellent though.  That is perfect for segmenting my day between mental, physical, and various options among those.  Then again, and too, I can't stay busy all of the time.  Which... is what the computer often offers... like switching channels, to see what I can see, but trying not to think too much, or do more than consider what is proffered.  Most of which is... not real these days.  But oh well.

On to looking over the web, meds, and hydration, then breakfast.  Later.

A pretty good dinner.

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Just pork chops, grilled, on a salad.  Italian dressing, and the salad has cucumbers, carrot shreds (light), and tomatoes... cherry, and very tasty.  I added shredded cheddar, just a touch.  Quite good.  As well, I shared out about a quarter of the third chop with the girls.

Was feeling a bit rough.  Odd, as I have abused myself, with a potato yesterday, and fast food several days in a row.  I was dosing a bit stronger, with insulin, because beyond eating poorly... wrongly... I had forgotten insulin for a few days.  Well, yes, it didn't seem to matter.  Blood sugar was at 66 and I could tell it was dropping.  So, as much as possible, I hurried my meal.

Now I feel truly terrible.  I think I got food in, but the time it took cost me.  Like it or not, my night is finished.  Tried to game, and do some other things, to dent the fall.  No good.  I am trashed, done, for the night.  Headachy, a few other aches and pains.  Rough.  I had hoped to feed the critters more.  The girls have gotten extra feed, not so the rabbits.  I'll... they'll get their thanksgiving when they get it.  And they will, just not tonight.  Ugh.

Night meds, I already took slow acting insulin.  One of those new migraine pills and pill night medicine.  And... that should be it.  I'll have to go on to bed and try to sleep it off.  I have candies up there, in case it continues to fall.  I should take some water, to get the cloying of sweets from disturbing my sleep, just in case.

Still, all good.  I got a bit more done today.  I keep digging at it, trying to get even more done.  Falls, spills, accidents, but... so be it.  Goodnight.

Saturday, November 27, 2021

It took a long time to get started.

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Then again, at least I started with gaming.  Well, actually, before that, I reset all the waterers.  Then set them to warm.  Then I started gaming.  Oh, I am sure, playing games may seem leisurely, to most.  To me it is work.  It makes me think, I have to remember things, the stresses within the game are... harsh, to me.  Gaming is as close to work as I can get.

The thing which makes gaming different from work is, I can do it at my time... when I can.  If I fail, it is only a setback for the game, but can be made up.  A boss doesn't want to deal with setbacks.  Often, they won't deal with setbacks, or not many.  And, they require a form of timed quota, with no setbacks.  Simply beyond my ability.

I played for a few hours, and the water warmed.  When I finished, I got to the rabbits.  Their waterers were thawed, out there.  But they were hungry.  I did feed them, and will feed them later.  Today is their Thanksgiving.  The girls will get three feedings today, and two snacks.  As for myself?  I technically already had mine, but will try to get another good meal.  Pork chops, grilled.  I had thought about another potato, but... no.  I will have a salad to go with it.

I seem to have lost track of insulin, both fast and slow.  Getting to town, trying to get things caught up, plus cooking, just... it was too much with the cool weather and this level of meds... at least for the moment.  I will keep at it.  So very tired, but things are being done.

Hmm, a fatted coffee, shortly.  A bit of browsing on the web.  Getting the grill going, then getting chops cooking.  I'd like to reset waterers brought in, shortly, as well.  I did bring a bucket of fresh water in for the girls, and then another one in order to reset waterers.

I would like to get trash and recycling out.  Perhaps get another shower, and set up dishes.  Probably dreaming.  Not sure all of that is possible.  Though, who knows.  Sometimes it is possible.  My mother called tonight.  She is getting things done there, with help.  Sounds healthy, and able.  Plus is getting out from time to time.  All good.

I need something, something.  Food?  Water?  Something.  I'll have some water with electrolyte added.  And meds and vitamins, if I haven't taken them?  I think I have had medicines, pills, and insulin... fast acting... with chia breakfast.  But I am thirsty, and maybe a touch hungry, in the way that really does mean food could be had.  Or... I might wait on that.

Yes.  I will have electrolyted water, and just hold off on the chops until a bit later.  

Finally, a real meal.

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I can't be sure how long it has been since I made a meal, a real meal.  Oh, chia seed breakfast is okay.  And cheese sandwiches are fine.  But they aren't a real, hot, meaty meal.  I haven't cooked in a very long time.  I have been so very hungry for a homecooked meal.

Thanksgiving was a bit late, but good.  Not keto, I had a potato too.  The rest was four chicken drumsticks.  Of which the girls got one, plus bones.  While I was cooking the meal, Sassy... went all very weird.  So I put her away.  She was yeowling in the oddest fashion.  Then Sam, while I was eating, became an absolute creep.  I almost didn't share.  Thankfully, for them, three was quite enough.

Ah... to have a hot, multi-item meal, with meat and... almost anything else would have done.  I have other foods, for soon, tomorrow probably.  Taco salad, more chicken, oh and pork chops.  Yeah, I'll eat well for a short bit.  And, with the salad, I can add tuna as well.  Not as fancy, but it is easy.  I might even add some fat to the tuna, and heat it, by frying it in butter.  As well, as I eat, I will try to aim toward keto again.

Oh, and tomorrow, the rabbits will get two meals, early and late.  Though... sort of on my schedule, which is off.  It's 04:38 and I won't be quite going to bed for just a bit.  Soon, though, soon...  as I can.  Later, or maybe goodnight if I don't happen to get back to the blog... which I probably won't.

Friday, November 26, 2021

Out?

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I went to my usual feed supply store.  None.  Not just rabbit food, they were out of half a dozen items.  I thought most other stores were twice the cost.  And they might be.  I thought the rabbit food I generally buy is in 50# bags, but maybe not?  If so, yes.  If not, then no.  Still, I found some in town, enough to last a few weeks.

I fed the critters first thing, and changed their waterers.  On to three were frozen, or near it.  One was empty.  The rest were cold but flowing, just low enough to pull and replace.  All of their feeders were empty, but that is to be expected.  Actually, I wasn't able to feed them well yesterday, so will do so probably tomorrow.  I ran out.  Thankfully they don't know which day was Thanksgiving, so a Saturday Thanksgiving will be just as good as a Thursday one.

While in, I stopped at the grocery store, after checking my account.  Low, but there was some money.  Just... some meats, the family salad pack, and more cheese for sandwiches.  Perhaps a few other odds and ends, but I kept it light.  Burger, at $6 to $7 a pound?  Which meant anything else was out of the question.  Even pork is up to about that, chops.  The more they increase, the less I buy.  I have... other things to eat.  

Worse comes to worse, an occasional fast food run.  Still pricey, but not THAT pricey.  Choices.  I suppose my Sunday dinner may become McDonalds, or chicken.  Actually, since Wendy's will do lettuce wrapped burgers, I am going that way.  When I do well, I remember my water, and just order a couple of doubles, on lettuce.  The funny thing is, all the McDonald (etc.) bitchers will be in line behind me.  Sometimes, yes, it does come down to dimes and nickels and hard but final choices.

Oh, I found a few medium and small waterers.  I look every time I am in, for what, often, the effort is worth.  Still, a few, here and there, is good.  I'd like, perhaps, six more of the smaller ones, maybe a dozen?  Then I can more easily switch out the faster to thaw ones, twice, even three times a day.  I like my critters.  I try to do good by them.  Even if they never produce.  Not the, or a, savior... or king... but the them... if captively... along those lines.  But, the truth of those notions isn't to boss or own or else, it... is to serve.  So, I serve.  Like trying to wear His sandals.  Poorly, but... it's as good as I can do.

Ugh.  I am hoping to get to bed before long.  I would like to check the waterers.  The girls have been fed twice, today, so I am good.  And I let them up today.  They only go up during the day, mostly, oddly.  While I couldn't wake well, we did have fun, from time to time.  I play wrestle, tease, itch and scratch, then fall asleep, every few hours.  Oh, they love it, taking turns.  More trying to wake me up to feed them, if they do enjoy light rough and tumbles.  I truly love the girls, and I think they love me right back.  Mostly.  Just glad I am the larger of the group, by far.  Just as with women of any type.

Well... on to... something?  Something, or nothing.  Good evening and day.  Oh, and while at it, a small prayer for yahoos and goodun's, near and far, kin, kith, enemy.  Amen.

Odd.

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To bed at 22:30.  Not as early as hoped, but sure beats 01:30, 04:30, or later.  Sleep has been very odd lately.  I am not sure when I woke, but I think it was around 12:30?  13:30?  It is nearing 15:00.  I did get a shower, and fed the girls.  Hoping to do a few other things, though who knows.

Sleep was good, but difficult to escape.  I'm not sore.  I did miss medicine last night, all of it I think.  Blood sugar was pretty high this morning.  Though it seems, the longer I go without carbs, when I eat a bit of carbs it absolute crushes blood sugar.  There isn't a middle ground, or a way back.  Double my carb allowances last night and blood sugar went nuts.  Or some carbs are even worse than others... or, some other possibilities.

The thing is, I need food.  More solid food.  Beans, meat, more solid veggies.  But I just don't have anything of the keto variety easily available.  And, to be honest, keto food isn't easy to keep on hand, with enough variety, for quick or easy meals.  Most of it requires cooking.

Anyway... on to something.  Getting dressed, now that I am dry, and... I don't know.  Later.

Thursday, November 25, 2021

To bed early.

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Possibly?  Probably.  Thought I'd check blood sugar.  Reading 72 I think I should eat something.  Especially since I still need to take slow acting.  And, will be increasing that tonight.  All I can see is a can of beans and cheese.  Not keto friendly at all, but as low as it is I don't mind.  No fast acting, of course.

Just been sitting.  Though no great difficulty.  I am hoping to pull in a new bag of rabbit feed, get some in the buckets, then get fresh waterers out... and feed.  Trying to keep the critters watered and extra feed for the holiday.  Not a lot, just... a bit extra.  If I can't eat much, at least they can.  Hungry, I just... don't really have more going on and nothing thawed.  But I am satisfied with it all.

Oh, I suppose I'll get the girls another meal.  Three in a day is an extra.  And, maybe, two treats as it will end up.  As well, I need to get their litter cleared.  It's in pretty good shape.  I'd like to keep it that way.  I had the door open yesterday, but they didn't come up.  Not sure why.  Usually, after a shower, they like to come up.  Not last night.  Yeah, I know, Tuesdays and Thursdays, but I think I forgot Tuesday?  

Who knows... a bit off even now.  It may not be the medicine?  Might it just be the cool and dark?  Even when the sun is out, it goes down so early.  Meh, I'll keep trying.  I'll get a bag of rabbit feed in, first, then make myself something to eat... take a bit of a break.  Then feed the critters.  I need food in order to do much more.

Later.  And, most likely, goodnight.