The Last Night and The First Day

Work was deathly quiet. My manager and I had a 3pm check in scheduled that I asked if we could move to 1pm. Who wants to be working at 3pm on New Years Eve? 

He happily obliged. 

We talked a lot about upcoming work, and I said I think my job duties are going to change a lot in the coming months with the new product launch. He agreed, and said that I shine when I'm project focused, and this is going to go great. 

His lips to God's Ears. 

I kid of stopped working at 3pm so Doug and I could go to the market. We got a taller bird feeder stick (it looks like a big shepherd's hook!) and cheesecake and pie. Then we got all the dinner things for tonight and tomorrow. 

Jess got here a bit after 4:30pm. Toffee and Dijon were happy to be reunited. 

We had french bread pizzas for dinner, we bought a lot of snacky snack food but didn't dig in too hard on it. We will feast on that tomorrow. 

Jess opened the fridge and said "was this shrimp ring in here the whole time?" 

Sorry. Yes. It was. It still is. But tomorrow, it will not be!

I had started a whole big entry about the end of the year and what to look forward to next year, but got distracted by work. And honestly ... I just wanted to post something as everyone has gone to bed. I'm back dating this for the last post of 2025, and will save that bigger post for tomorrow. 

Whatever you went through in 2025, may it not be a burden to you in 2026. If you have nothing to show for it, no new hobby, no successes - you survived. And that's what matters. 

All that, and the dogs send their love.

Talk to you tomorrow. Digits below. 

digits

exercise: 12/12 hours. Fitbit measured my walk inside the grocery store, 17 min/.45 mi. I'll take it! 12k+ steps before midnight. Finishing the year strong!

blood glucose:

9am: 117
4:45pm: 135
11pm: 140

food & meds:
9am: phentermine+jardiance
2pm: turkey & colby jack cheese on 647 bread; met+glip
6pm: One piece of french bread pizza
8pm: met+glip
some drinks - Wine+diet cranberry/diet ginger ale. A punch Doug makes that has ginger beer, pineapple juice, gingerale, vodka in it, a lot of peanut brittle, some potato chips+french onion dip