So what’s going on?
Health update: I”m alive. Actually, I’m doing fantastic. My diabetes is under control and my blood glucose numbers are within the normal range. The medication hasn’t adversely affected me and it’s helped me lose almost 30 pounds. Before I went to the hospital I was about 235ish pounds. As of today, 8/11/2022, I weighed 207. I feel great and lighter. My doctors are happy overall with where I am. I still need to get an ultrasound so my one doctor can see how my kidneys and bladder look, but it’s not something they are too worried about it.
Another big deal for me is that I was promoted to brown belt in BJJ. That puts me just below the black belt, which feels weird. When I started doing Jiu-Jitsu, the idea of getting a black belt seems so distant, even getting promoted to the next level-blue belt-seemed like a steep mountain. Now, getting my black belt is close, but close as to be close to the top of Mt. Everest, where that last bit is pretty steep. I am proud of myself that it happened, and the sport has changed my life in so many ways, physically and mentally. I wish I found it years earlier.
Now, I have some interesting news. I have been a notary public for some time, but haven’t utilized it. Now I”m going to try. I’m going to start doing some mobile notary work. I have been slowly setting up my business, from getting cards and domain names to figuring out fees to charge and getting my obligations in order. I have to finish making a simple site that will probably be on my site (but accessible from another domain name), but I think that’s the biggest thing left to complete.