it appears something has been keeping you up lately

Aug 18, 2024

I remain a fan of the Oura ring — it’s the best health tracker on the market in my opinion. Its battery lasts days and it provides more information than you can glean from any watch. Although my band is scratched and looking rough from this summer’s projects, it never fails to give advice.

I love sunsets and detest sun rises.

Indiana sunset in August

I’ve never been an early riser or one that gets up raring to go. Ever. Here lately, I’ve been going to bed too late and getting up too early. My Oura ring keeps nagging me about not adhering to my chronotype (body clock) and how I need to regulate my sleep schedule. I roll my eyes and wonder how people do it.

My favorite granddaughter was here this weekend. Now that school is back in session, she’s in the habit of going to bed early. 100 years ago when I was in school, weekends were for sleeping until noon. Not Coco! She was stomping around by 5:30 AM this morning. 🥱

early morning near the ville

That yearly diet we fondly call “fat chicks” is back on.

Jerilyn, Katie and I do a diet every year. We share a ‘feet on scales’ photo every week and the one that fails hardest buys dinner for all at St. Elmos Steakhouse. I’m competitive. I didn’t even want to do it this year but here I sit… starving and sleepy.

I should’ve been a dog. They love to get up early, sleep off and on all day, and stay up until the last human retires at night. Their food intake is controlled by someone else. That routine might work for me.

Now you know: The kissing scene in the movie, Fireproof, had to be filmed in silhouette so that Kirk Cameron’s real wife could stand in for the actress who played his on-screen wife. Kirk refuses to kiss anyone other than his wife.