23 daze

No. The answer is “no!”

You can’t cheat on sleep. 

The body is too smart. 

The body knows. 

Breakfast for dinner. 

I got myself a present! 

For a cleaner toilet. 

Full stop traffic. 

An hour to get home. 

I don’t get mad anymore. 

It’s just “beeze” that way. 

Protein and protein 

And in between that - protein

- and (gasp) about 30 to 50 carbs. 

Protein is a lousy energy source. 

Protein Sparing is a technique 

For sparing protein

By subbing carbs. 

All the protein goes to wound healing. 

In theory. 

In fact, the cravings make this difficult

 for a low carb person. 

The wound is shrinking exponentially. 

Anyone else getting infestations of cluster flies? 

They’re slow and easy to smush 

And just hang around. 

They make a low buzzing sound. 

It makes your skin crawl a little. 

Go home, May fly. 

It’s just March. 

We got the bugs this year for sure. 

Must be all the rain. 

Look what I found. 

My smile.

Gotta love the Internet 

the end is in sight

Sweet medicated sleep. 

I need to go to the VA 

and get some medicine

To sleep. Just like this-

Every. Single. Night.  

It’s a cheap trip...

But it’s (marginally) better

Than no sleep at all. 

Taking care of two toddlers 

When I’m paid to take care of one. 

It’s literally killing my spirits. 

I go home and go to bed. 

I wake up and go to work. 

And now... I’m done. 

After vacation- no more of this! 

I know it’s the right decision,

Because as soon as I chose this,

My shoulders relaxed,

And I felt the tension leave my body. 

A beautiful rainy weekend in store 

Leftover Delight. 

Salmon Patty with SourCream and Dill. 

Link Sausage and Eggs 

Runny Eggs. 

With Hot Sauce. 

“Mommy I love you! 

Also, my bowl is empty.”

Migraine glasses. 

Airquote LOL

With my sunglasses and earplugs, 

I have many people thinking 

I’m a high-functioning Aspie! 

Sadly- no... I’m just a Nerd

(With a hint of OCD)

Who is not crazy about screaming kids

And blaring bright computer screens. 

But I take it as a compliment. 

Beep - beep

Beep - beep 

time to call it quits

Last night I was sick. 

Dehydrated. Headache. 

Bad dreams. 

You only get one body. 

Gotta take care of the beast. 

My mother was the age I am now

When she had her first hip replacement. 

She’d had 3 altogether. 

(Not 3 hips, silly!)

My actual face,

Looking out and trying to ponder

Why people do what they do. 

Sometimes humanity 

has a damn dark underbelly. 


All the rains in Southern California!

Look at the Poppy Preserve! 

Full bloom. I bet it’s beautiful in person. 

Lol. I know some people like this. 

So yeah. I skipped my walk before work, 

and took a nap in the car

Like a homeless person. 

Or a tired person. 

I can’t pull 70 hours. 

I’m too old. 

I drive too far to work. 

I got the money to fund my vacation. 

But it won’t do any good

If I sleep through it all. 

So I’m cutting back from 6 twelve hour shifts 

To “just” 5 twelve hour shifts. 

That’s plenty. 

I kept this up for 2 full months. 

Time to get back between the lines. 

The case I have now is a very active case. 

Lots of therapy and playing on the floor. 

My answer? Ugh!

25 miles until we get to Heaven 

25 miles until our plans are laid 

🎶 🎶 🎶 

Lol. Not the Chicken Ranch. 

25 days till vacation bb