Aly hasn’t tweeted in a few days, but she’s at least checked into the account because she’s “liked” some things. Knew she wouldn’t elaborate on just what was so “sneaky” that needed investigating. I still say it probably has to do with Kim. Maybe she’s pretending to be me. Or her. Or God knows who else.

Just thought I’d do some writing while I wait for the temperature to drop a bit. Better for working out. Was thinking I’d ski to a 40-minute show, then do 20 more minutes outdoors. Gotta Bowflex too, and then tackle of slew of writing projects.

I have officially ended my affair with Fred Flintstone. Due to my size, I would take kiddy vitamins, but surprisingly enough, I’ve had even more energy since I stopped taking them. Funny too, cuz even Tom says vitamins make him tired. I figured that if I eat right then I should get a sufficient amount from food.

Pinterest gave themselves a new look and I personally hate it when sites make unnecessary changes like that. It’s a pain having to get used to the new way of doing things when the old way worked just fine. The only good to this change, which I hope won’t become a regular occurrence, is that avatars are larger.

Unfortunately, the dizziness I had really enjoyed a break from is returning and I’m not sure why. I thought I was over that shit, but I guess I can’t expect to never feel dizzy again. We all feel lightheaded/dizzy at times. I just hope it doesn’t get as bad as it was a few months ago.

Other than that, things are running smoothly. Down 1.5 pounds in the last two days, but still don’t expect to lose much more. The most important thing right now is exercising and eating low cholesterol so I can get better numbers at the lab next month.

Not expecting any changes in thyroid levels. I can tell by how thick and fast my hair is growing that I’m not low on that. Could still be borderline, though. Anything less than 75mcgs and my hair thins and stops growing.

Totally NOT looking forward to seeing Dr. A AND my dentist AND the sleep specialist. We both have our doubts as far as him fixing my non-24 problem and as for sleeping shitty and waking up a lot… that’s just part of my never-ending perimenopause. I do feel like I’m getting closer to menopause, though, based on how long this has gone on and most of the symptoms lessening. Still hot flash at times but have been anxiety-free and am determined to stay that way, especially since that’s been the worst symptom for me.

Should be going to an eye doc soon. We both need new glasses, but our insurance company was playing games with us. We’re just trying to avoid specialists so they don’t jump on things that are just borderline. He does have a cataract growing in one eye but isn’t anywhere close to needing surgery. My OH is probably still borderline, but that doesn’t mean I’ve got glaucoma.

Pretty sure Nane showed up in my dreams last night, but don’t remember how. I do remember a large brown rat following me into a hotel room. It hopped alongside me down the walkway and to the door. When I opened the door it hopped into the room, then had fun jumping in and out of the peephole that was only a foot high and much wider than normal.

Later…

Met the “Twenties” tonight. First I met Jon. He came out and said hello when he saw me put my banana peel in the trash that’s now out on the street along with the recycle bin. I was going to walk, but it’s surprisingly cool and windy out there now. Hey, this is NorCal.

He was surprised I knew the meaning of his last name. He was also surprised (though it was no surprise to me) when I told him about the water damage repair work Jackie had done prior to selling out, which he didn’t know about. He said something about replacing the water tank heater, dry rot, problems caused by the sprinkler system, and having to have it tented for beetles.

So that’s why there was a guy out measuring, huh? No garage going up. Well, good. I wasn’t exactly keen on the idea of listening to them beat and pound in a garage for a week or two. I remember when the lady on the other corner had her house tented before selling it. He asked if we had any problems with beetles under the house, but as far as I know, everything is fine even though no one’s been down in the crawl space for quite a while.

A few minutes after Jon and I started talking, Carolyn came out to meet me. They asked what year our house was. Theirs is a 1985, two years younger than ours.

They said they were retired although they sell rocks from around the world on eBay. They also asked what we did and I just told them that Tom worked in a warehouse while I worked at home as a software/program tester and a writer. He said he admired writers because it was one thing he definitely wasn’t.

They said something about how they have coffee in the mornings on the front patio (suggesting I’m welcome to join them) but didn’t have any real schedule. As I told them, neither do I, which is why they could see me out at seven in the morning, lunchtime, or even in the middle of the night.

Played with the rats a bit. They’re almost full-grown but still have a ways to go. Simon’s the least friendly, but he tolerates being handled and has no problem taking food from my hand. Dumbo’s the most playful, and Burkey Boy’s my soft, shiny cuddly fave.

Burke and Dumbo are playing “pin the opponent” now. Boxing was earlier, but now Burke’s doing a good job of pinning Dumbo onto his back. I’m not surprised. He’s the dominant rat, after all. They’re so cute to watch. I gotta make a vid some night of them playing. They get up around 7pm.

I’m totally loving my new skier. HR averages 126 on it. A little low for me, but still up there. Fitbit thinks I’m using an elliptical machine since the arms move in a similar motion.