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It's a cold one this morning!

It was 37°F this morning! Too cold to do much of anything except stay in bed, which I did until 6:30 AM.

I've noticed I've been finding it more difficult to find things to write about lately. Not sure the exact reason, but I suspect the fact I have little if anything to do, results in me doing even less. One thing I know for sure is, I do need to solve this problem soon.

I've been trying to read more, but the only thing that seems good for is falling asleep. :) (I've never been much of a reader, even when I was in school. I've been fortunate most things just seem to come intuitively to me.)

I have been spending more time on the lymphoma and myeloma message boards, reading about all the trials and tribulations of others in similar situations. That can be pretty disheartening at times, but at least it provides some comfort in knowing Edie and I aren't in as bad of shape as many others. Still you can only do so much of that before it becomes overwhelming.

Oh well, it's not supposed to get very warm to today (maybe 57°F), but at least the sun is shining which is always uplifting. So maybe I'll go for a walk later on this morning. After all I do need to get my daily dose of vitamin D.

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