Rained rather steadily all day today here. I was happy to see it. Not as happy as I would be in spring or summer but still..
Of course, the dogs have around 200 sf of nice, dry, comfortable solarium space they can access. What did the dogs do? Stayed outside in rain and 47 degree weather. Nothing like the smell of wet dog. These are the same dogs that look like I beat them severely if I give them a bath.
Why do I have the dumbest dogs on the planet?
Work just balanced out today. They let some reviewers go early because it was so slow but I stuck around. Knew some reviewers being gone would speed up my calls. It did but by then I was playing catch-up from a slow morning. I ended the day with exactly 70 cases, the required base count. However, I like conserving my PTO when I can.
Still feeling better than the last few days. Not real energetic but no headache or brain fog. Still trying to load on calories via protein shakes. Just for kicks, got on the scale a few minutes ago. Same weight as yesterday. That's after an additional 1500 calories. I think to effectively gain weight I have to ingest 3-4 times the amount of the average person. And I just don't have that kind of appetite. In the past week I've had almost an entire pan of brownies, most of a chocolate cream pie, lots of butter and gravy, turkey and stuffing with sausage in it.
One thing most people don't realize. You burn more calories in winter than summer. At rest, of course. It's because your body is trying to generate more heat. When weather is hot, your basal metabolic rate slows down to reduce heat production.
Happy to say I didn't calculate so badly after all. Now that the dust has settled, looks like I have at least $125 to last until next Fri. If things get too tight, I can use the coin can or use money from the medical savings account. Either one would be enough for gas. Not expecting that to happen, though.
Of course, the dogs have around 200 sf of nice, dry, comfortable solarium space they can access. What did the dogs do? Stayed outside in rain and 47 degree weather. Nothing like the smell of wet dog. These are the same dogs that look like I beat them severely if I give them a bath.
Why do I have the dumbest dogs on the planet?
Work just balanced out today. They let some reviewers go early because it was so slow but I stuck around. Knew some reviewers being gone would speed up my calls. It did but by then I was playing catch-up from a slow morning. I ended the day with exactly 70 cases, the required base count. However, I like conserving my PTO when I can.
Still feeling better than the last few days. Not real energetic but no headache or brain fog. Still trying to load on calories via protein shakes. Just for kicks, got on the scale a few minutes ago. Same weight as yesterday. That's after an additional 1500 calories. I think to effectively gain weight I have to ingest 3-4 times the amount of the average person. And I just don't have that kind of appetite. In the past week I've had almost an entire pan of brownies, most of a chocolate cream pie, lots of butter and gravy, turkey and stuffing with sausage in it.
One thing most people don't realize. You burn more calories in winter than summer. At rest, of course. It's because your body is trying to generate more heat. When weather is hot, your basal metabolic rate slows down to reduce heat production.
Happy to say I didn't calculate so badly after all. Now that the dust has settled, looks like I have at least $125 to last until next Fri. If things get too tight, I can use the coin can or use money from the medical savings account. Either one would be enough for gas. Not expecting that to happen, though.
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