This and That
It seems like I am already falling behind in updating this thing... I have been so busy lately, only I can't for the life of me recall what has been taking up all my time. I suppose running is a big part of it since that eats up about 3 evenings a week. It certainly is nice to be in shape again. The weather has been unseasonably warm, but I haven't really minded -- the heat this year felt good for some odd reason. Perhaps it is because I missed so much of last summer.
I had an eye exam on Wednesday so I could put in an order for more contacts. I really want someone to explain to me why eyes and teeth are not considered parts of the body covered under standard health care. $150 for the exam just doesn't seem right. At least my eyes are fine and my prescription hasn't changed at all... but it was still a nasty surprise. I did learn that blue eyes are more sensitive to the drops they use to dilate pupils. That's strange since I thought the color was just superficial. In any case, I spent the rest of the day hiding from windows and trying to find ways to focus on text. Embarrassingly, it took a coworker to point out that I could close my blinds instead of cowering behind my hand.
I made the mistake of going into the bookstore this evening to buy something to read on my trip to Montana later this week. They were having a 20% everything sale and I walked out with 5 books and a CD. I definitely cannot afford that, but I knew I would buy all these books eventually and it was such a good sale. Oh well, I'll put my reviews up here as I finish them.
I had an eye exam on Wednesday so I could put in an order for more contacts. I really want someone to explain to me why eyes and teeth are not considered parts of the body covered under standard health care. $150 for the exam just doesn't seem right. At least my eyes are fine and my prescription hasn't changed at all... but it was still a nasty surprise. I did learn that blue eyes are more sensitive to the drops they use to dilate pupils. That's strange since I thought the color was just superficial. In any case, I spent the rest of the day hiding from windows and trying to find ways to focus on text. Embarrassingly, it took a coworker to point out that I could close my blinds instead of cowering behind my hand.
I made the mistake of going into the bookstore this evening to buy something to read on my trip to Montana later this week. They were having a 20% everything sale and I walked out with 5 books and a CD. I definitely cannot afford that, but I knew I would buy all these books eventually and it was such a good sale. Oh well, I'll put my reviews up here as I finish them.
1 Comments:
At 10:45 AM, JABS said…
Long ago the insurance companies discovered that the more discrete pieces they could divide our bodies up into the more money they could make. They are actively working on others. We all wait to hear what other parts of ourselves that we have always considered part of the whole are really not that. Mental health has always been in this precarious state.
By the way, what a good example of one of the things co-workers are for: to point it out to us when we are doing something stupid. That worked well. You were so deep into your suffering, you couldn't see an easy way out. More often than not, thsoe around us get tired of our suffering long before we do. As such, they often have an abundance of suggestions aimed at bringing us rellief and shutting us up.
There is a special thrill in spending money you don't really have. I can relate to that. The thrill certainly dissipates quickly enough soon after. You have the decided advantage of having purchased some things you were going to get anyway. You just moved up the schedule a bit. Maybe we should all chip in and pay you for your book reviews and buying suggestions. That might help. Book stores are very difficult places to get in and out of without buying something.
Glad you are able to keep up running. That's great.
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