I woke up at 515 this am. And I was thrilled. For the last couple of weeks I have been waking at 3 or 4 and not going back to sleep. So all the way to 5! Feels decadent. Did not get back to sleep. Just laid awake till 645 with Emily snoring. Marika came in, she had been unable to sleep as well. We have matching mania I think. I feel sorry for her having some of my traits. Though her brain energy is at a much lower setting which is lucky for her.
I finally dragged myself out of bed. It’s Wednesday and that’s weigh in. 154.8, dropped about a half pound this week. Coulda been more but I really added on this week. Nice helpings of red wine and ice cream. Neither are allowed on my diet. For that matter, neither are allowed on anyone’s diet. Maybe if that’s all I ate? Willpower this week. Gonna lose 5 lbs. Please.
I have to work today, deadline coming like the 455 freight train. Every moment counts. Will work the weekend too. Yay. Love my work. Need to get some banking done. Need to find a contractor. I am needy.
Just finished my coffee. And diet gingerbread. Which I like. Gonna go shower, post a video? No. And ready for the day. Gotta get the kid out. She wants to head home and help with the volunteer rebuild in Santa Rosa. She lives there. She gets that from us, because we help out. Don’t know what happened to my other kid. Marika went back to sleep, one way she is not like me. I can’t go back to sleep. But I know she wants to get going and get home which is like me.
I got out of the house quick. I have to take the car to Citrus Heights. My AC pump exploded, literally. It was under warranty from a previous repair so I had same guys fix it. Warranty equals free. The original AC compressor later 201k miles. The second one, 14k miles. On my way to auto repair I stopped at Debbie & Franks to drop off their taxes. I had to be firm and said several times I had to time to talk. Debbie is a notorious talker. Loquacious to the extreme.
I left Debbie and drove theb45 moms to Duncan Automotive in Citrus Heighrs. On the way there, my maintenance minder came on. So I added that to the work order. The repair joint is in far North Sac, I had ended up there in June because my AC broke down while up that way at a clients office. I got a Lyft from there to my office. They hoped to be done with it today.
My Lyft driver was really unaware of basic driving directions so I led him back to my office. He also had nothing to talk about. That’s fine but usually it helps if they talk.
Got back to my office quick, in time for my next appointment. Which was nice then the appt called and delayed it an hour. No big deal, I have lots to do. I worked on taxes all day. Had the one tax appointment and kept working on taxes.
I called the auto repair at 5 and they still were not sure if they’d be done today. I called again at 520 and they said come on out and get it. I called an Uber. This guy was bad with directions and had nothing to say. Much like the Lyft guy from the am. With my help and his crappy driving we got to Duncan Auto.
I picked up the car around 6. The AC is so cold I can’t run it. It froze me out. Which is nice. It’s why I have AC.
I drove home, it took nearly an hour. Far north Sac, remember? Emily called while I was headed in. We get taco salad for dinner. Marika is coming back from Santa Rosa tonavoid he smoke. She has severe asthma. We’d rather have her here. Hey 12 is still closed so the trip was 3.5 hrs for her. Usually is 1.5.
Good news for all, Marika had a bottle of the good stuff from her job. The kind of wine I don’t buy because it cost too much. And, as expected it was excellent. Her job bennies are good for us. The taco salad was good too. Emily still knows her way around a taco salad. I did the dishes, no small feat, there were a thousand.
I am reasonably sure it’s bed time now. For me it is. Marika wants to go back home tomorrow to do volunteer work. So she needs to hit the hay to. Emily went to bed 40 mins ago. The bum.