Sleepless in Tuscaloosa

Okay - here's the scoop on a night in the sleep clinic.

1. The sleep technologist places a lot of nodes on your head, face, legs, and cchest. They monitor your breathing and all sorts of things.

2. So you sleep the way you usually do. Ane for me, I get up about 3 times a night.

3. The next morning yousee what you did. I learned that:
a) I snore very loudly
b) I stop breathing a lot - and sometimes for over 1 minute!
c) I don't have restless leg syndrome.

4. So I am going back next week to do it all over again - and use the CPAP, a machine that forces a steady flow of air into your windpipe and forces the tongue not to cover your windpipe. We'll see. I hope it works, cause I sure could use a good night's sleep and wake up refreshed and upbeat....

Anyway, the diet is not doing well this week, but I will jump back on tomorrow!

Never on Sunday?

Well, today I did something that I have been wanting to do since I moved. I finished all of my thank you notes - including those to the publishers who sent invitations. And I even sent some letters off to former teen friends Katie and Paul. I would love to have their pictures up but I don't have any as yet to upload.

I also didn't exercise or follow strictly to my meal plan today, but will have that straightened out tomorrow.


It is also quite chilly today. when I went out this morning to buy groceries, it was in the 40's. However it is in the 30's and I might just use my real wood fireplace. Thanks to Marsha and Fran (who gave me a wonderful christmas present by visiting me over Christmas) I now know how to light a fire in it. Before I would just stare at it, wondering how to do it, but now - TADA! I can do it. Such simple things can bring a crazy person joy!

Anyway, as the days go on, I will tell you about my ALA experience and other little things. But now must take trash out. oh, btw, did you know I was the garbage queen? I can generate more garbage in one day than most anyone. Such a weird talent, but can't help, that's the way I am. and I never knew it until I moved farther away from a dumpster/garbage bin.

Tomorrow I visit Dr. Snow at the Sleep Clinic. I have been nodding off at work for a while now and I need to find out if I have sleep apnea. Will report back when I know.

About the picture

The picture below is one that I enjoy. The 4 attractive people are former teen volunteers/Yaccers/Puppeteers when I worked in Clearwater, FL. This was our first reunion, right before I retired from the job I had for 30 years!

Start of my personal health journey

I decided that today would be the first time I actually started to blog for real!

I really need to be healthier and since I am such a procrastinator, I figured that if I kept ac account online and stuck to it, then I could force myself to be serious for once about my weight and health.

of course, I was inspired by my friend Kevin Brown http://downtownkevinbrown.blogspot.com/ and the video diary of John Green, YA author of Looking for Alaska and An Abundance of Katherines http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=vlogbrothers .

Also since I stay on my computer way too much and play games, I might as well become better at using the stuff that is avalable to me.

So I have started the Weight Watchers online thing and even exercised today!!

will see what tomorrow brings.