I woke up at 4:30 with a serious case of sour stomach. Which seemed weird, because I hadn’t done fasting yesterday. I hadn’t had a late night snack, I suppose. I stayed in bed until about 5, trying to sleep until the 5:30 alarm and failing. Then I gave up and got up.
Eye drops first, and then a walk outside in the dark, rainy morning. It didn’t look like it was raining that hard from my door, but when I stepped outside the shelter of the house, the wind began to whip droplets in my face. I wore Ambrose’s poncho over Ambrose’s old down jacket. And one of his long sleeved shirts. And a pair of his boxers. I wore my own leggings, socks, and boots.
The cold encouraged me to walk fast. Then I did my little morning calisthenics for the first time in a while. I still felt lightheaded between sets. I’m not sure what’s up with that. But I set myself a new record for hanging without assistance at 45 seconds. A new record for now anyway. Years ago, I hung for two straight minutes. That was cool.
I had a dentist appointment this morning. I wasn’t looking forward to it, because I have pretty terrible teeth, and I had a feeling one of them was about ready to kick the can, so to speak. The cleaning part went fine, but the dentist did find a cavity under a large existing filling, which means I need another crown. Boo!
I’ll be getting that done next week. At least I can get it done here in Cambridge instead of having to drive down to Weiser for it. I thought last time they said I had to get the crowns done in Weiser. Maybe it was because he was doing two? Or maybe there have been upgrades in Cambridge.
I’m also going to try and donate blood next week. Hopefully my iron levels are up for it. It’s been too long since I donated blood. Ambrose told me for years that doctors recommended that he donate blood because he had a condition that produced excessive iron. It took some time, but once I got him into doing it, he donated as frequently as he was allowed. And his blood type (B-) was rare enough that they had him do Power Red donations. That’s where they suck his blood out, filter out the red blood cells, then send everything else plus some saline back. My blood type is too common to do that. But I can donate whole blood.
He had a bad reaction one time. Fainted, or came close to it. I only got to hear about it afterwards because I was working while it happened. It’s kind of funny, I was working from home that day while he donated at my workplace. But that never stopped him from going back.
Work went okay today. Some good training moments. A frustrating problem that eventually got solved by process of elimination. More to do, but that’s good.
I couldn’t decide what to do for dinner tonight. I didn’t want to do ramen and veggies again. I wanted something with more protein. And, thinking of the blood donation, more iron. I eventually settled on refried beans and rice, to which I should have added cheese, but something possessed me and I forgot I had cheese to add.
I did some evening exercises focusing on my left shoulder. It still has pain when I lift weights overhead. I want to get rid of that before I approach weightlifting again. Then a quick shower, where a song I’d been mulling around started to spill out.
I’m thinking of processing my pumpkin tomorrow. Seeds can be spiced and dehydrated. Flesh to the oven. Freeze some and eat the rest this week. I’m working on increasing my fiber intake using whole foods. Trying to pay attention to how much processed food I’m eating. I wish I could still be doing CrossFit five or six times a week. I mean, I know there are workouts I could do at home, but it’s not the same. I miss the community, and the access to a wide variety of equipment.
I’m working on my Snowslide write up. Started reviewing the photos. I’ll probably be going back to Skillern next summer with my nieces, but I don’t know when I’ll get to Snowslide again. I’m planning on the niece trip, a Queens River trip, and an ICT trip for next summer. And hopefully I’ll get a shakedown trip in this time, especially because I won’t be going on a business trip in June because I’m going to a different conference this year.
