I ended up going back to sleep after Tommy and Kel left for work because I only got about four and a half hours of sleep last night. I was completely exhausted this morning. When my alarm went off, I just couldn’t make myself get out of bed right away and ended up lying there for another ten minutes. That really isn’t ideal since I have a handful of things I need to get done before waking Tommy and Kel up at 5:30. Thankfully, everything still worked out, and I was able to get everything done without feeling rushed.

One thing that went surprisingly well this morning was getting the dogs outside. Usually Merlin takes forever to decide that he’s actually ready to go out, and I have to coax him along. Today, though, he went outside almost immediately, which made the whole morning routine much easier.

I’m starting to get hungry now, but I’m trying to wait until noon before eating lunch. I haven’t completely decided what I want yet. Yesterday I just made myself a sandwich because it was quick and easy. Today I’m thinking about making eggs and toast instead. We also have some leftover chicken adobo in the refrigerator, so I might add one of the chicken thighs to my lunch to make it a little more filling. I’ll decide when lunchtime gets closer.

One of my goals for today is to clean up my desk and sort through the mail that’s accumulated over the past couple of weeks. It’s really not that much, but I don’t like seeing stacks of papers sitting on my desk. It makes the whole desk feel cluttered, even when everything else is fairly organized. I also need to see if I can get the shredder working again. The last time I tried to use it, it suddenly stopped shredding. I’m hoping it had simply overheated and needed time to cool down because I have quite a few papers that need to be shredded, and they’re starting to pile up. It would be nice to finally get rid of that growing stack and have a cleaner workspace.

I also need to spend some time studying today. Yesterday wasn’t very productive in the studying department, and I had a hard time staying focused, so I’m hoping today goes a little better. Since I don’t really have any other major plans or obligations, I should have plenty of time to dedicate to studying if I can stay motivated. I’m doing laundry as well, but that’s easy enough to manage throughout the day, and I can always put the clean clothes away later. Overall, today should be a fairly quiet day, and I’m hoping I can use that to catch up on a few things and make some good progress.

Ok, I cleaned off my desk. The shredder didn’t even start today. I’m going to look more into it later. That shredder is 21 years old, so it’s lasted a long time. My dad bought me that shredder when I moved into my old townhouse. He got it from Staples.

Today is bike day. I thought it was leg day, but that is tomorrow. Kel has started lifting weights with us. She isn’t too keen on the idea, but she is doing well.

I just had my lunch. I had eggs and toast. I didn’t feel like having the chicken, and I’m full now after just the eggs and toast.

I completely lost track of time. It’s already 5. I rode the bike for 30 minutes and am now about to start dinner. Of course, I need to know what we are going to have for dinner first.