Got a little bit done in daughter's room but not much. Took a little longer to do final adjustments on the bookshelf than I had counted on. It's strong but not quite as stable as I had hoped. It will hold together for a long time but I will attach a heavy backboard later to stabilize it more.
I'm very seriously considering renting a vehicle for the road trip to Colorado. Checked on the price today and it would only be about $200 for a week. It would remain close to that if I forego the optional insurance. I do have to call and find out how much of a hold they would place on the bank account. The other option is to order the parts for the seatbelt, get the spare fixed and check the air conditioner, all things I'm going to do any way. I was just thinking of saving the wear and tear on the car. Hoping it won't take much to fix the air conditioner.
I think one reason I keep having problems sleeping has a lot to do with my blood sugar dropping. Sugar helps for a short time but maybe the protein powder helps more. Allegedly protein keeps blood sugar more stable than sugar does. Here's the surprising thing- When I am drinking a lot of the protein powder, my weight drops more quickly. I think what's happening is that it's increasing my basal metabolic rate. So it means I will have to maintain that caloric intake for a few weeks before my body reaches equilibrium and I will gain anything from it. Though that is a good sign, any way. If my weight isn't suddenly rising, it's not causing inflammation or water weight gain. In fact, it may be reducing inflammation, which indicates healing. Unless it's causing more damage to a degree that I'm not absorbing anything at all. That doesn't seem likely because it's not making other symptoms more obvious. One symptom I know increases when I'm not absorbing nutrients is decreased clarity of thought, which hasn't happened with the protein.
It's a real juggling act to balance nutrition with symptoms and actual damage. Symptoms remained lower for years because of inflammation, which caused cushioning of body tissues. However, that inflammation was masking or even causing damage all that time. So I'm cautious now about signs of both symptoms and inflammation.
Tying sleep back into the whole issue goes two directions. One is that it may be a sign I don;t need as much sleep because there is less damage and infection present in my system. On the other hand, not sleeping enough means my body won't continue to heal as it should.
That said, I'm finishing my protein shake and getting to bed. This thing usually posts the time I start writing, not the time I post. (I often start writing, leave it open and finish hours later.) So, it's 11 PM now.
I'm very seriously considering renting a vehicle for the road trip to Colorado. Checked on the price today and it would only be about $200 for a week. It would remain close to that if I forego the optional insurance. I do have to call and find out how much of a hold they would place on the bank account. The other option is to order the parts for the seatbelt, get the spare fixed and check the air conditioner, all things I'm going to do any way. I was just thinking of saving the wear and tear on the car. Hoping it won't take much to fix the air conditioner.
I think one reason I keep having problems sleeping has a lot to do with my blood sugar dropping. Sugar helps for a short time but maybe the protein powder helps more. Allegedly protein keeps blood sugar more stable than sugar does. Here's the surprising thing- When I am drinking a lot of the protein powder, my weight drops more quickly. I think what's happening is that it's increasing my basal metabolic rate. So it means I will have to maintain that caloric intake for a few weeks before my body reaches equilibrium and I will gain anything from it. Though that is a good sign, any way. If my weight isn't suddenly rising, it's not causing inflammation or water weight gain. In fact, it may be reducing inflammation, which indicates healing. Unless it's causing more damage to a degree that I'm not absorbing anything at all. That doesn't seem likely because it's not making other symptoms more obvious. One symptom I know increases when I'm not absorbing nutrients is decreased clarity of thought, which hasn't happened with the protein.
It's a real juggling act to balance nutrition with symptoms and actual damage. Symptoms remained lower for years because of inflammation, which caused cushioning of body tissues. However, that inflammation was masking or even causing damage all that time. So I'm cautious now about signs of both symptoms and inflammation.
Tying sleep back into the whole issue goes two directions. One is that it may be a sign I don;t need as much sleep because there is less damage and infection present in my system. On the other hand, not sleeping enough means my body won't continue to heal as it should.
That said, I'm finishing my protein shake and getting to bed. This thing usually posts the time I start writing, not the time I post. (I often start writing, leave it open and finish hours later.) So, it's 11 PM now.
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