It's All Hilarious

Got up at a decent time this morning when I heard Doug talking and Toffee barking. Our neighbors and Toffee's best girl friend Meg were out for a walk, and they were just in their absolute joy. 

It has done nothing but rain and be gross for days and days. It could be worse, it could be Chimney Rock NC. Asheville. We don't have any devastation, so I'm happy for that. But I would really like to sit out on the patio, and that probably won't be possible until after Wednesday from how it looks. 

After a some more of working around the house, I chatted with Linda a bit. Doug went to read and take a nap.

Then, I had a hot date at 1:30, I went to lunch with Sara, Hen, and Hen's friend Ella. We had a really good time, and I said "I think I'll go to the gym," when we were getting ready to go. 

Ella congratulated me for my choice (hilarious), and told me I should reward myself if I go. And if I don't go, I can't have that reward. 

We then had a very entertaining discussion about what my reward should be. Ella asked me well, what would I want to give myself or do on a Sunday afternoon. 

"Nap?" I asked. They all agreed I'd deserve that. 

I did not take a nap. 

I did go to the gym, and did a half hour on the treadmill. Hardly anyone was in there which was fun. I think it has been maybe 6 weeks since I've been. Need to up my game and revisit. Here's my big dumb head that needs a haircut as proof!

 I need to make a perfect playlist of songs that work well for walking at a good pace. 2.5 mph is a good pace. I feel comfortable there. 

Spotify's Guster mix I ended up skipping a lot of songs. Ramona is too slow. Red Oyster Cult rocks. 

Then I remembered I had a date to play DnD with Matt et al., so I skipped the circuit room. Sadly, I would have loved doing it because no one was in there! I headed home while chatting with C and getting gas.When I got home, Geoff had returned from taking Toffee for a walk. It was finally dry enough for the princess pittie pants to go out. She really hated the past couple of days. Poor thing.

DnD was also hilarious, and it is always the funniest and fastest 2 hours of a day when we get to play. One of the players was missing, and it's always better if she's there. So I missed her. But we still got shit done, and our campaign is going great. I think. 

While I was playing Geoff made chili, and Doug took Toffee for another walk. Toffee Two Walks. Her new name. They weren't gone long but I felt like Doug maybe has been feeling rather blah lately and I'm glad he went out for a stroll. 

Football evening and life is good. Rather a decent day, ended with dog snuggles.

Digits below. 

digits

exercise: 12/12 hours. 29 minute walk on the treadmill at the gym (yay me). 7500+ steps by bedtime

blood glucose:

10am: 174
n/a - forgot a reading in the afternoon
10:15pm: 179  

food:
coffee/water
noon: metformin
2pm: southwest egg rolls, slice of bar pizza w/pepperoni, buffalo chicken strips, some french fries
6:30pm: chili w/ beef and beans, a couple fritos and shredded cheese on the bottom. Metformin+jardiance
white wine + diet gingerale

Safe Councel

Doug and I goofed off a lot this morning, and we both were puttering around tidying some things up. It got to be 3pm all of a sudden and Doug went and took a nap with the dog. I continued to putter and dust, and tidy. And I also did steps. A couple things downstairs, a bunch of things in the living room, the kitchen counter. 

I repotted some pothos from Doug's mom that I've had in a jar getting rooted, and it was about time on that. Doug took Toffee for a walk, and I vacuumed the living room. Yay for me.

There was a small pile of pictures and documents that Doug's mom sent home with him. I went through those and put things into storage boxes and labeled them. 

There was a book marked "Safe Counsel" and inside it promised to put a searchlight on health and the science of eugenics. With a smiling tone of voice, it has whole chapters on chastity, and childbirth, how to be a good wife and mother, how men should live and present their manhood, behave in public. 

The artwork is pretty cool, but also, kind of... wow. What a weird thing to have, and now have in my house. 

I'm not a fan of this, so it'll go in the box in storage and not featured up on the shelves in the living room. 

Still, the artwork is really cool. 

Anyway, huh. Digits below.

digits

exercise: 12/12 hours.  28min. walking inside and vacuuming. 8k steps by bedtime

blood glucose:

10am: 177
5pm: 140 
10:30pm: 193  

food:
coffee/water
1pm: metformin; tuna on 647 multigrain toast
6pm: pierogis (not very tasty) and glazed ham; metformin+jardiance
7pm: 4 chips ahoy chocolate chip cookies
white wine

Back on My Bullshit

Before I went up north, I'd ordered a puzzle. 

We have not done one in quite a while, and the puzzle table became the plants table over the summer. I figured with fall and winter coming, it was time. 

So I ordered a little puzzley puzzle for us, and it arrived while I was away. 

I got it out of the box and pondered it a bit this morning.

Today was a busy work day, and so I didn't really have a chance to really dig into it. I didn't even get a good walk in at any point. It was pouring and Toffee didn't even want to go out, so how could I. ha. 

We need a trip to the market, and I didn't send Geoff out on errands. He took yesterday off so he could go to a concert in Baltimore. I did my best not to be anxious with him driving home. It was pouring out, and I always think the worst. I always roll my eyes when my mom says she worries when we travel, but he's young. And ... Maryland. He got home around 12:30, and I could go to sleep without fretting. 

He also took today off so that he didn't have to get up for work and stuff. He actually went and got a haircut, first one in two years. Wish I'd taken before and after pictures. He kind of was looking like the Geico Caveman a little only not with that face. 

Doug whipped up a stew of sorts, I was so happy for him to do that while I finished working. He's the king of anything in the cabinets and the fridge is fair game and it comes out alright. 

The weekend is supposed to be broiling hot, sunny, and rather tropical (gee, I wonder why? Helene?) so I'm not sure what fun we have in mind. 

Digits below, naturally. 

digits

exercise: 12/12 hours. no exercise; 4k by bedtime (so few steps today!)

blood glucose:

9:30am: 167
4pm: 148 
10pm: 156  

food:
coffee/water
10am: english muffin w/pb
11am: Metformin
4pm: entenmann's chocolate donut, a bunch of roast beef
6pm: sausage & chicken stew a la Doug
6:15pm: metformin+jardiance
white wine
8:30pm: bag of cub scout popcorn

What happens in life, when life is not fun

Today was a little bit of a wild day. A colleague reached out to everyone on our cross-divisional team to let us know he'd been diagnosed with Guillain-Barré, spent several days in the hospital, and is now home but not ... better. 

Better will be a ways off. 

Another good friend let me know they have separated from their spouse, living in the same house, parenting the kids, but it is not going smoothly. 

I have another friend who is going through some massive life shit. She and I chatted for a little bit today. "I literally can't tell another person about how I'm feeling right now," they said. "I can't talk to my parents, my sister, my boss. I think I need to take time off soon. I wish it was still summer, my kids and I could just use some of my vacation time and go someplace and just have a little fun. None of life is fun right now. What happens in life, when life is not fun?"

Basically I let her know that I have no idea what happens in life when life is not fun, but I'm there for her if she doesn't have anyone to talk to. I asked if she's seeing a therapist, or have some sort of professional help (yes she is, and  so thankful for it). I encouraged her to journal, write down one good thing that happened today. Just one. It can be a sentence, a word, but just try to find a one good thing. Just to keep going. Also told them to listen to Guster. 

Ha. 

If they can muster up the energy, one good thing. Just go and maybe do a kindness for herself. A little walk. A nap. An extra shower. A hot bath. A cookie. Just one thing.

And some of you reading this are in the middle of your own things. And I see you. Love you. Pray for you. Here for you. All that. 

It isn't all awful news, but news that makes me feel a certain way. I have other friends who just found out they'll be grandparents soon. That makes me smile, but it also makes me a little sad because I have always felt like I'd be a super awesome grandma, and that doesn't seem to be in the cards for all the honest reasons. 

I look forward to their new family member soon and watching that bean grow up. Oh and one of Geoff's classmates and his girlfriend just announced they are expecting. I guess I can't be surprised, because he's 28 already. How did the kids get to be 28? Huh. 

So it's been kind of a weird day. Overall, just weird. Peopley weird. 

I had kind of a manic stretch today. I could not find my fitbit charger. Mind you, I have two. But I could not put my hands on either one. I know I packed one and took it with me because I successfully charged the fitbit last week at C's house. It needed a boost, and it let me know, so I said "oh okay, it's gotta be in my.... suitcase? Carry on? Purse? Where the hell did I put it? 

[chaos ensued]
[swearing happened]

Eventually I found it. It had fallen out of my carry on bag and onto the rug in my room that is the same color. But I hate not being able to find something when I literally know, I just had it. I had it the other day. Gah. 

My brain. 

Anyway, I took a picture but I'm saving it for tomorrow. Ha. Digits below.

digits

exercise: 12/12 hours. 23 minute indoor walk. 7k+steps by bedtime

blood glucose:

8am: 164
5pm: 187 
11:30pm: 169  

food:
coffee/water
12:15pm: english muffin w/pb; metformin
1:45pm: entenmann's chocolate donut (damn you, Geoff!) Some yogurt w/blueberries but the yogurt was weird so I didn't finish it.
4:30pm: pepperoni, cheddar, green olives, just like yesterday
6:30pm: Metformin+Jardiance
white wine

A Non-Entry

Sorry for the nothingness. I intended to start an entry and we watched a Steve McQueen movie and I got about 2/3 of the way through it when I realized I'd already seen it. Good job, brain. Way to remember that. 

And then Bob's Burgers, which is always a joy. 

It poured down rain today. Toffee refused to go out. Absolutely refused. I just dragged her out because you don't go 24 hours without peeing. I'm sorry kid. Your bladder is smaller than mine, so ... go pee.

Tomorrow night Geoff is going to a concert in Baltimore and I am nervous. I always get nervous, even though he does just fine. Send me good vibes to chill and be calm, and him good vibes to have a great time and really enjoy himself, and get home safe. Thanks.

So this entry is just for the digits.  

digits

exercise: 12/12 hours. no exercise specifically and 5300+steps by bedtime

blood glucose:

9am: 187
4pm: 136 
10pm: 142  

food:
coffee/water
10:30am: egg mcmuffin w/ 4 strips of bacon and american cheese
11:30am: metformin
4pm: some pepperoni, green olives, cheddar cheese
6pm: 2 chicken thigh burritos w/guac, shredded cheddar, peppers & onions, sour cream
6:30pm: metformin+jardiance
white wine

Home Home Again

Today's travel day was as perfect as could be. 

I woke up, had a super crappy "frittata" from the lobby starbucks, and chatted with C about her sweet Hoover dog who had surgery yesterday. 

I went upstairs with expensive coffee (not sure I'll stay here again, even though the hotel is super nice but. Meh on the no free coffee no free brekkie situation) and answered emails and checked out some things for work without being at work. 

It was suddenly 11am, shoot, and I thought about the treadmill but check out was noon. So I got showered, packed, organized, out the door, and over to Linda's to hang out for a little bit with her and the dogs. 

She took me to the airport, got there in plenty of time which is nice. MacArthur airport is super close to her house and has non-stop flights to Baltimore so it is perfect. I love it. In the door, bag checked, through security and sitting at the Blue Point brewing bar within 10 minutes. No lie. 

After she dropped me off, I missed her already. I missed C, I missed Jess and Molly. I missed New England. I missed everything.

I thought about doing a half hour of steps but it was nicer to just sit, and talk to the really nice beer tender about their Oktoberfest. It was time to go line up to board. 

From MacArthur to Baltimore it is literally up and down in less than an hour.  It is the best way to go from NY to home. Hell yeah. 

Doug was late picking me up but again, he had Toffee with him and that was hella cute. and traffic was hellish but we were approaching home right around the time Geoff got out of work. We offered to get him, because it was pouring rain. 

Family reunited. 

Geoff whipped up dinner, which was so sweet. He got the makings for just some tortellini with sauce and some fajitas. I'll make the fajitas tomorrow for us. 

This was a lot of fun, this trip. But I was very happy to sit on the couch, have Toffee snuggle up to me, and be comfy. So wonderful to be back with all the fun I've had over the past few days. 

Digits, below. 

digits

exercise: 12/12 hours. no exercise specifically; 7700+ by bedtime

blood glucose:

9:30am: 181
5:30pm: 136 
10pm: 238 * 

food:
coffee/water
10am: a couple bites of a sorry excuse for an egg white frittata, arugula+cherry tomato salad, 3 strips of bacon
1:30pm: 2 pints of beer at the Blue Point brewing in the airport
6pm: bowl of tortellini w/sauce
7:30pm: metformin+jardiance
4 beers 
10pm: protein shake

Three States Rush

(should have titled it 4 states rush, because it was Mass, RI, CT, NY)
We were up at a decent hour this morning. I was able to actually eat hotel breakfast, and they had the makings for an egg mcmuffin, so I did that instead of my beloved waffle. Which I so desperately wanted. 

And my love for hotel waffles is something I posted on Facebook about in the past. Which makes me laugh. Yinz, I love me a hot fresh waffle. 

Linda was working, so Ginger and I went over to the shopping plaza. She really needed to replace her suitcase. Delta's baggage handling system absolutely mangled one of the wheels, making it un-rollable. So I convinced her - let's go over there, get you a new ride. 

Target had the case that fit the bill, so we got it hooked up. Then, we went to the Cupcake Charlie's when they opened right at 11am. Perfect timing. We got mom 2 Lemon Drop donuts and got an assortment of 6 for us. I'm a sucker for Carrot Cake so I couldn't pass it up. These Hostess style cupcakes were just too good. 

We then stopped at the Paper Store. For those who know me well, I'm not a kitschy cute girly girl kind of person, but sometimes I like an upgrade. 

For years I had used a CVS brand makeup/pill carrier that we got a long time ago with our CVS points or whatever - a gift from them. A bunch of things and that was one. It suited me well. Toothbrush, toothpaste, good space for the blood test kit, and some other small things like hair scrunchies and barrettes. But I need something to put the pills and liquids in. 

I'd seen a cute carrier in the window of the store a year or so ago and figured I should get it, but passed. 

Yeah, ziplock bags are fine! They are FINE! You don't need some cute ass Vera Bradley carrier. 

Yes you do. 

We went in, and I commented to Ginger that all the old biddies were there shopping at the Paper Store... and we are old biddies too. 

Found what I wanted, and we were back at the hotel before 11:30.

Mind you, I wanted for us to really be on the road at 11am to head to NY to get Ginger to the airport, with our stop to say hi and bye to Shirley. 

We're already a half hour late. No matter. No worries. Ginger repacked her busted suitcase into her nice super new case, we loaded up the car, went to see Shirley. An hour later (and cupcakes and coffee. Very nice) we were leaving to head to the highway. Ginger wanted to check out what a dispensary was like. They don't have them in Florida but soon they'll be voting on a ballot initiative in November for legalizing marijuana. 

Ginger uses, and she very much would like to see, legal dispensaries in Florida so her son can buy safe weed - not laced with fentanyl or any other additives. 

We stopped in at the Trade Roots dispensary literally right behind where mom lives, and went into the shop. They have a glass wall where you can see all the weed growing, the staff is super friendly. Ginger was thrilled and excited at the concept of actual retail marijuana and gummy accessibility. She didn't buy anything because she did not want to be somehow busted bringing it into Florida where only medicinal marijuana is legal. 

And your humble narrator also didn't buy anything because I don't know jack shit about this stuff. I don't smoke it, in fact, I really hate the way it smells when people smoke it. Sorry, weed fans. 

I have no desire for a THC pen or any vaping products. I'm gummy curious - but don't know what to buy at all. 

I kind of need a shepherd through the process. And today wasn't that day to be honest. I wanted to get us on the road. Linda asked me to drive to start so I got us down to Fairfield County CT, and we swapped, because I'm not at all familiar with the LaGuardia Airport area. 

Why did we drop Ginger at LGA? Well, she was coming up to see Linda and Family but didn't count on this Guster show on Saturday. When we learned about it - heck yes, they were in, and we got together. She looked into changing her flight but that didn't work out. I was coming down here to fly out of Islip, so yeah - let's all go to NY! 

We made pretty decent time, got to LGA by 5:50, which was pretty fast. Left the girl off and even though we were cutting it kind of close for her departure, she flew through security and got to the gate in record time. Whew! 

But then it took us over 2 hours to get onto Long Island to Linda's area. We connected with Ronnie for dinner at the Old City Public House, where the wings were the most perfect I've had in years. It was a fun time. 

 Linda was wiped out. I had booked a hotel near the airport, not too too far from their house, in case she wanted to come stay with me one more night and swim. She gave me the keys to her car and she went home with Ronnie, I came here, and I'm decompressing from all the fun, the noise, the chaos, the love, and the everything of the last week. Whew. 

Oh they have a hot tub here too. Damn. I may have to get up early and hit that. 

digits below this awesome whale at the LI welcome center. 

digits

exercise: 9/12 hours. Missed 3, 5, 6pm due to driving/riding. That's okay. I did a 34 minute walk at the hotel gym treadmill, finished the day with 10,600+ steps thanks to that effort.

blood glucose:

8am: 165
xpm: n/a 
11:30pm: 128

food:
coffee/water
8:30am: egg mcmuffin, egg pattie and sausage patty on toasted english w/slice of american cheese
11am: metformin
noon: carrot cake cupcake at Shirley's
approx 3pm: a couple handfuls of Pop Corners 
approx 8pm: 2 beers, 10 of the most perfect buffalo wings ever; metformin+jardiance
10pm: glass of pinot grigio w/diet ginger ale

Dogs and Guster

Saturday: 
Molly and Jess stayed at the cabin with us on Friday night. We stayed up late, drank a lot of wine, patted and cuddled dogs and eventually I folded into bed with the Frenchie and they took care of cleaning up and going to bed themselves. 

At about 6am, Ginny woke me, I think she heard someone upstairs get up to use the bathroom and thought hey. Time for me too! I had stayed up so late and didn't want to get out of bed, but she was ready to launch herself off the mattress so... save the dog and go outside. 

Cool, damp, fall, New England. I stood out on the step while she did her thing and listened to drops hit leaves and smelled the woods. We came back in, I tried to get back in bed but she wasn't having it. She went upstairs and woke other people. Made the rounds. C came downstairs and we started our coffee time. 

I knew this was going to be a long day and thought hard about getting to the hotel early to get a nap. Nap never happened. But the kids and I went out to lunch, and then returned the loaner car back to C's office for a quick hug goodbye. 

We got to the hotel around 4:30, checked in, and I got ready for the show. Jess and Molly dropped me off at 6 at the dinner spot for the meetup. About 20 fans were assembled, and we had drinks and nosh and fun. 

My friend Dave took Jess' ticket when they decided they weren't feeling like being in a crowded enclosed space. I'm very happy he came with. His first Guster show, and they didn't disappoint with an amazing set list! 

After the show the person who coordinated most of the gathering and the fact that Guster was even at this location set up a meet & greet. We got a few minutes with Adam Gardner,  quick selfie time, more hellos and hi howareyas with the other fans. And it was time we headed back to the hotel. Jess and Molly were still there just chatting and visiting. We also chatted and visited more. Linda passed out and we took our chatting and visiting down to the lobby to continue. 

Kids left at about 1, Ginger and I sat and caught up until almost 2. 

No nap but power day. Here are some pictures from Saturday. 

Sunday:
We slept in a bit, and packed ourselves up to go. Ginger wanted to visit Salem, MA. As a former area resident, I thought. Wow. That is the last place I wanted to go, but, I obliged. We got down there, and roads were closed and I couldn't just drive her through the middle of the city down Washington Street or something just to see the chaos. So we managed to get ourselves pointed back to Beverly. I reached out to my friend Amy, who lives on the opposite side of Salem to see if we could have lunch. Could she get around Salem easily enough to get to us. 

She was game, and we met up at the Anchor Pub. I'd actually never been there, even though they've been there 28 years or so. Lunch and company were both great. 

Amy suggested we try the MBTA parking garage if we wanted to go try Salem again. 5 bucks for 24 hour parking. 

Success. We parked, and headed into town. 

Salem is a giant tourist trap. It gets bigger, crazier, more chaotic every year. I used to work there at two different locations, long before the concept of work from home was invented. It was not fun. But people enjoy it, like people enjoy Niagara Falls. There are a lot of different flavors of tourist temptations, and Ginger had a good time shopping and window shopping. We walked up and down East India Mall, and then down to the Lobster Shanty, a great little dive bar of excellence on Artists' Row. We weren't super hungry after having a big lunch but we needed a rest and snack. 

On our way back to the parking garage and to head down to mom's. We got down here around 7:30, a littler later than we'd thought but to be honest, being able to have that opportunity to get into Salem and make Ginger's day was a big score for us. Yay! 

Sunday digits

exercise: 11/12 hours. lost 6pm due to traffic; 8500+ by bedtime

blood glucose:

9am: 175
xpm: n/a no afternoon opportunity 
9:45pm: 208*
11:15pm: 150

food:
coffee/water
9am: 2 sausage patties w/ scrambled egg and shredded cheddar
11:45am: Metformin
1pm-ish: chicken cutlet sandwich, cup of clam chowder, coleslaw 
4:30pm: some french onion dip and potato chips
9:45pm: Metformin+jardiance
9:45pm: 2 cheese sticks & snack container of roasted almonds (see blood sugar reading above).

Saturday digits

exercise: 12/12 hours. No measurable exercise but yes rockshow movement. 10k+ steps by bedtime

blood glucose:

8am: 160
5pm: 189 
xpm: n/a didn't measure before bed

food:
coffee/water
noon: metformin
1:30pm: pear & goat cheese salad w/chicken on top
6:30pm: metformin+jardiance; 5 pork dumplings w/hoisin sauce, 1 beer
11:30pm: burger from wendy's & some fries
1am: 2 small titos+diet tonic

Rainy Day Sleep In

C had an appointment this morning and took the dogs with her. I woke up to see her off and slipped back into bed. 

I don't get a lot of quiet solitude, and this morning it was raining hard so sleeping in the first floor guest room surrounded by the giant windows and trees, listening to the rain, it was just feeling like the right thing to do. I slipped between the sheets and went back to sleep. I woke up organically without an alarm at about 8:30, thought about just rolling over and snoozing some more but there was a day to seize. 

My former co-worker lives a town or so away so I'd reached out to him to see if he was around. He was. We visited for over an hour, and had a great talk about his new position at the place I used to work at with him, and how everything you'd hope would be different is often just the same. He was always my greatest advocate there. I treasure our friendship. 

And his dog is just so stupid cute. 

Then, a college friend lives in Dover, and last year I'd posted some pictures of paperweights that Doug's mom was giving away. So I volunteered to give them away. She liked them and I said "they are yours!" I've been holding on to them ever since.  Today was the day to meet and connect, and C came with even realizing that this person would maybe know her, maybe not, and felt weird, but we had tea and little cookies and a lovely chat.

After delivering paperweights, we were hungry. But knowing it was on the late side for lunch, and Jess was going to be connecting with me, we didn't want to eat a big meal. Off to Seacoast Soups! I had a big bowl of soup and a roll, and it was delicious. I'm now suffering because I'd like more soup. 

Their bathroom has the best wallpaper. 

I dropped C off at her office to do some more work and have discussions, came back to the cabin and the porch. And happiness. And quiet. It's almost fall. It is starting to do its magical thing.

digits

exercise: 9/12 hours. 22min walk; 77k by bedtime

blood glucose:

8:45am: 164
xpm: x n/a
10:45pm: 187

food:
coffee/water
didn't record food well today

A big full day

Last night I slept with Ginny dog, who didn't wake me up to want to go out at like 7am which is usually when she does. Carrie came in at about 8:45 and got her to take her out because she was way overdue for outies. I thought about taking a picture of the light and the trees through her 2 ears at 6am when I got up to pee, but I just let the moment be.

We all got up before 9 there, had coffee, chilled on the porch. The only thing on the agenda today was that C had to take her English Bulldog to the vet today for a 3pm appointment, but we had a whole full 4 hours ahead of us to do things. We ran errands, first was breakfast in Exeter at the Big Bean cafe. I really like Exeter, it's a little crowded, hard to get around the rotary in town which isn't a rotary proper. Lunch was alright - her quesadilla was really rather greasy and we didn't understand why or how it would come out that way. My omelet was good, but the hashbrowns were burned. And that's okay, we don't have to eat those, and the burnedness helps not want them. 

Then, we paid one of her employees, went by some rental properties she owns to look at the progress on them. Went to the shop for a few minutes, and then Walmart because my reading glasses were busted and we needed milk for coffee. Then to the vet! Hoo has a weird toenail thing and an eye infection so he was getting all checked out. He is having surgery Monday on the toe, and we gave him eyedrops and cheese with meds. He is such a good bean. I love him. 

We headed back to the shop where I picked up my loaner car for the day tomorrow, and C stayed at the shop to chat with some staff. I got back here and literally passed out. So tired! Leaving the house is exhausting! 

I took a 90 minute nap, or so it seems, and when I woke up close to 7pm, C and her cousin were on the porch drinking wine and chatting. We decided to go to dinner at a chinese restaurant and it was pretty good. Probably too much sugar in the dish I had, and I should have taken the metformin+jardiance before leaving to eat. 

We were super close to 9k steps and decided to walk in the woods with the dog and flashlights but we only built up a couple hundred extra steps.

C went to bed early, and I sat to write this entry. And then I did steps to 10k just walking around the first floor. It was early enough, why not. 

All told, a great fun day. Here's me with dogs. 

digits

exercise: 12/12 hours. 34 minute walk to the end of the road and back. 10l+ steps by bedtime

blood glucose:

9am: 160
6pm: 146
xpm:  x took the reading shortly after the metformin+jardiance and it was jarring so leaving this one blank. 

food:
coffee/water
noon: metformin, 3 egg omelet w/ shaved steak, goat cheese, peppers, rosemary, cheddar cheese. A few hashbrowns
7pm: chinese food, peking ravioli & general tso's chicken
9pm: Metformin+jardiance
white wine