Long work day today: I spent all day verifying 10 chip projects, getting them ready for tapeout. It takes approximately an hour per chip to do… if I’m moving at top speed, which I was today.
For day one of my new routine, I ate a hearty breakfast as I always do on Wednesdays (most of the food on that plate is now a no-no), but lunch was exercise and “healthy” food. The two meals should balance out more or less, leaving me free to enjoy a well-proportioned dinner and a 10pm snack (I’m SO hungry right now!). Today was also the first day taking my new medicine. As the doctor predicted, I went to the bathroom a whole lot more and I was thirsty a lot. From what I understand, this will happen for about three months and then my body will get used to the medicine and my water intake/output will go back to normal. This is also why the doctor highly recommended that I take the medicine in the morning rather than at night. Now I can see why!
Tonight, our church staff and leadership will discuss possible candidates for the next call committee – the people who will look for our church’s next pastor. I pray that it will be a positive and encouraging meeting. There certainly are a lot of great names on the list. Our job tonight is to find the right mix of team members, and perhaps who should lead this new group.