Heart of Iron in 2025

Unbelievable! In less than a week, I will be seeing the ENT I wanted to see! Not only did it turn out we didn’t need a referral for him, but he can see me on Wednesday. This will take a ton of stress off me. He’s also going to take care of my ear at the same time. This is perfect timing. Amazing how things are already improving now that there’s no longer a 4 in the year. I’m hoping he’ll figure out something that will get me out of needing a CPAP, but I wouldn’t go that far regardless of what year it is. I’m still a fatty with the wrong throat structure.

Another reason it’s a good thing that we’re seeing him first is that once we know exactly what’s going on, it will give us a better idea of what type of mask is best for me. I think whatever is going on with my nose is why I couldn’t use the nasal pillow, but that may otherwise be suitable for me if we can fix whatever’s going on with my nose. A nasal pillow is a lot more minimal than a full-face mask and therefore would be easier to get used to. Plus, I’m still a nose breather in my sleep, and they don’t leak as easily as full-face masks. I just hope it doesn’t require surgery to fix the problem! The most we could need to pay is two grand. But that’s still a lot of money for a couple of poor retirees.

I went ahead and got pajamas just in case I do need to do an out-of-home sleep study. If I don’t, they’d still be good to have anyway. I wanted short sleeves but long pants. Because I’m short, I got capri-style pants and that way they won’t be too long.

I slept a little better with one exception. About an hour into my sleep, I woke up hot as fuck and my heart was pounding like when I was going through perimenopause. I don’t think I suffocated awake, but I don’t know for sure. I doubt it. I was lying on my side. I usually fall asleep on my stomach and shift to my side in my sleep.

The Heart of Iron Challenge is out! There are 7 rides ranging from 24 miles to 38 miles. They’re in locations where Iron Man events have taken place: Utah, Panama City, Chile, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

Walmart really needs to quit being sneaky. I love salmon, and I can freeze it, but I’m getting tired of them periodically doubling up on things at random, hoping we’ll just accept it anyway to make an extra buck.

AI gave me a good idea to try. Sometimes I make cucumber water, but one of its suggestions was mint, so I got some fresh mint leaves.