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Big News (HUGE!!!) coming next week. Stay tuned! As for today, simple meals and a quick trip out for an oil change.

Tuesday was the day for my monthly infusion. Which comes with a one to three day migraine, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, all followed by 3 or 4 more days of exhaustion. My Dr.’s advice is, most importantly stay hydrated. Which I manage. Green Tea, Water, Body Armor. Yesterday I was due for my weekly Tirzepitide. I chose to allow myself an extra day of recovery before the GLP-1 injection, so I postponed that till today.
This week, 2 Dr’s Appts for me and the Vet for my dog.
Next week, I have one Dr’s appointment and one medical procedure (spinal steroid injection).
On my best week, if I cook a meal, let’s say on Tuesday my body will be out of the energy for one to two following days. If I say go to a store, shopping, that amount of walking will put me back on the couch or in bed down with severe back pain for a good two or three days.
If I chop an onion, the muscles and tendons in my elbows and shoulder, will punish me for days.
If I’m lucky enough to plan my weekend so that I’m home all weekend resting, I might be able to make it to a Monday evening committee meeting. Might! And if I do, the process of getting ready and getting there, attending, and sitting still, paying attention, and hopefully getting home… That’ll be about the only thing I accomplish for a week.
If I stay home and rest all week, relying on my hired hands to run the show, if I’m lucky, I can make it to a charity event on Friday night.

Now going from spending 30 years building companies and building professionals, empowering individuals, networking for business and community,80 hour workweeks … To this! Well, It’s enough to drive a lesser person insane.!. But it’s all I got and I’m not ready to give up yet.

As to those who insult me, demean me, mock me, judge me… Go f**k yourself! You’re not as great as you think you are!!!!!

for Lunch (Dinner) today ... a Bacon Egg and Cheese sandwich on wheat. As my largest meal of the day, I add a 3rd piece of toast, 3rd Egg, and 2 servings of Bacon instead of one. Using of course, whole grain bread, Olive Oil based butter, draining the bacon grease away from the meat as cooking. Not an everyday meal, but a nice reminder of homemade breakfasts my Mom used to make.

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enjoying a breakfast muffin along with my morning coffee.

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A little late tonight! I had to get a tractor running.!. But now sitting down and enjoying some Lasagna, Chicken Wings, and Salad 🥗 with my Green Tea. Fig newtons with chocolate milk for dessert tonight. 

PT yesterday. Right now we’re focused on the right knee (from recent fall) and improving balance (stop the falling! I don’t have much balance, thanks to nerve damage in my lower back and feet…). But, my shoulders, elbows, wrists, lower back and hip, already have their own problems and they aren’t particularly enjoying this. It’s good pain. They say!! But still, pain!!!

Woke up today. Did my stretches, but could barely stand with my lower back this inflamed… Took a break, ordered breakfast. Even pushed through my after breakfast walk. And now… In bed on ice packs.!. I’ve got to rest a little bit, because I’m making lasagna for supper! Almost homemade! 😉

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What’s the best cure for a long week of pain and exhaustion? Friday afternoon Physical Therapy may not be my first choice.!. But nonetheless, glad I went. Now then, time to head home for a protein shake, and oatmeal raisin cookie. 🍪 Scott Tapp

I’m serving Angus tips with beef fried rice tonight… Any suggestions on sides? Green beans? Corn 🌽 on the cob? Garden Salad 🥗? What do you suggest?

I’m thinking this Friday, Friday the 13th, I’m going to celebrate over a Camp Crystal Lake (it’s haunted, you know!) theme for dinner.
- Hot Dogs 🌭 (some blood 🩸 - tastes like ketchup- on the buns)
- Baked Beans 🫘 (not as baked as the camp counselors, but getting there)
- Macaroni N Cheese 🫕 some’s got blood splatters and some don’t (again, tastes like ketchup)
- Funyuns, Fritos, Doritos - Diners Choice! (Needed a chip selection I loved in the ‘80s at Summer Camp…. 🏕️)
- Bug Juice 🧃 or (BYOB)
- Bloody S’mores (funny thing, on sweet treats the blood splatter tastes a lot more like chocolate 🍫 and cherries 🍒 )