Monday, February 3, 2025
Good morning all. Yesterday was a day a quiet day. I was going back and forth on Tax-Aide stuff, bath remodel, reading, and trying to take a nap. I failed on the last one which surprised me seeing how I woke up at 2:30 am, after tossing and turning, starting at 12:30 am. My sleep app had me logged in with 4 hours of sleep. Last night was 8.5 hours. I feel refreshed today and 5:00 am felt like sleeping in!
Monday, February 3, 2025
Good morning to you all. I started my day yesterday with an early breakfast meeting with some of the Tax-Aide volunteers. I was meeting them to pass off some the leadership the items that are most difficult for me. This will allow me to keep the tasks that I can do easily from the comfort of home ( in front of the fire). One of the team members I’ve worked with for 10 years made a comment last month that weighed on my mind.
Monday, February 3, 2025
Good morning Tuesday! To keep our bathroom remodel project moving along, we went to Studio 41 in Palatine. Wow!! There are too many options for putting together a stunning bathroom. If it weren’t for the cost, I would redo the master bath. I think we will end up with an ADA compliant bathroom and one that looks modern and sleek. Stay tuned. After 5 hours of shopping yesterday and a lot of up and down to look at bath options, I was worn out and didn’t do much in the late afternoon.
Monday, February 3, 2025
Welcome to Monday! If you’re in the midsection of the U.S., then you have/are experiencing a good amount of snow. Be safe! It was a quiet Sunday as I thought it would be. I bounced around doing various paperwork projects. Watched the Bears finally win in Green Bay…1st time since 2018. Our neighbor Fred gave me more reading material. I hope I’m not as busy as last year, when I didn’t read a single book until May.
Monday, February 3, 2025
Good morning everybody. It’s a frosty day and I’m cozied up by the fire and the remote has the current temperature within 5 feet to be near 74. Cindy just returned from walk where the temperature is 12°F. In the past we would always walk Bear together and at least misery had company. It seems unfair that Cindy is picking up all the slack, and she does it without complaint…all day long.
Monday, February 3, 2025
I read the following headline yesterday: “Diabetes, high cholesterol linked with lower risk of developing ALS” Well crap, if I had paid even less attention to my diet, then maybe I’d be in a different boat Who knew? Something for others to consider …if you dare. Cindy has been running all over town trying to keep things moving along on the bathroom project, shopping for the household, and making trips to Senior Care to pick up durable medical equipment from their lending closet.
Monday, February 3, 2025
TGIF! A well deserved break for the working class. It’s always hard to go back to work after the holidays. January is a tough month because we always have HOA stuff, Tax-Aide (I only withdrew as a leader), and now home remodeling. 😵💫 Yesterday was just that…a full day of paperwork. I think it was 3:00 pm before I changed out of the pajamas so I could feel normal. Lucky nobody stopped over.
Monday, February 3, 2025
The 1st day of the new year, there is nothing like staying in the pj’s and watching college football all day. Well, that’s what I did. Cindy spent the better part of the morning cleaning up from New Year’s Eve…she wouldn’t take any help. Then a good afternoon nap for her was well deserved. I tried to make some progress on the bathroom remodel. We got our 3rd quote and it’s in the ballpark of being reasonable.
Monday, February 3, 2025
Happy New Year! 🎉🥳🎊 We came a lot closer to the midnight hour than we have in past years. It’s one of the reasons I’m late getting this to you. We stayed up past 10:00pm Can you believe that?!?!This was a party that started at 4:30pm. We had our usual spaghetti and meatball dinner. We had an expanded guest list and it was so much fun to be with family and friends.
Monday, February 3, 2025
Happy New Year’s Eve I was reflecting on 2024 yesterday thinking about all the great memories we have made this year and there were so many (see note to follow). The ALS diagnosis has cast a long dark shadow in my life and yours. It hasn’t killed my spirit although there are days where it isn’t as bright. Still, I look at what life has brought me and it is so full of positives that the light does shine through the darkness.