What's on your agenda for today?

I sit up in bed and read and drink coffee most mornings and this morning I realized I couldn't see the print well and knew I was getting an "eye migraine", which isn't really a painful thing. I don't know why it's called that. Anyway, I haven't had one in about 2 years. They last about 20 minutes and during that time I have these crinkly bright lights in a partial or complete circle in my line of vision. Usually I lay down and relax with a washcloth over my eyes and listen to a meditation on my ipod. Today, I jumped out of bed and told my husband (he was in the living room watching TV) what was going on and then I went in and took a fast shower and got dressed. I have never tried to really do anything during these episodes before. Then I went back to bed and laid down till it was over. A few years ago I had one while on the tour bus at Universal Studios with my daughter. That was sort of trippy, especially when we came to the earthquake simulation part of the tour. I have no idea what brings them on. I just saw the Ophthalmologist a couple weeks ago and will go back in 6 months for some tests. Have any of you here had these? My daughter has and she is the one who told me to go online and see photos of what they look like and what doctors have to say. It was interesting but it seemed to bring up more questions than answers for me.

The rest of the day I'm taking it easy. A lady answered an ad I had on craigslist and came by and bought 3 extra pet carriers I had for sale. She said she wants to be ready in case she has to evacuate because of wildfires up here. That was smart of her.

My brother called from town and asked if we had plans for lunch and I said no, so he is bringing us a portabello mushroom burger. So for me, this is turning out to be a good day and it's not going to be as hot as it's been the last few weeks. I like days I don't have to cook and can just relax and hang out with my husband and dogs.
 

Linda - What a nice brother to bring you some lunch! I have a bunch of brothers but they are scattered all over the country. I sure hope you can get rid of the migraines! I wonder if those could be genetic since your daughter also gets them. I think maybe your ophthalmologist will look into that.

After a long walk with the dog, I was in the hurt locker so I used ice on all the biggest hurts and then put feet up to watch some movies. The best one was called "What We Did on Our Holiday" - it took place in Scotland and it was so funny! I'm so glad I lucked onto such a great film!
 
Thanks Kath, my brother lives in our back yard in a 5th wheel, since he retired. He often eats with us but whenever he brings something from town or decides to BBQ or whatever here, it makes it nice too. :) I am glad he lives close by and he has known me for longer than any other person now on the planet. Nothing like siblings. At lest ones that get along with each other.

Thanks for your good wishes about the eye migraines. I'm glad you live where you can go for walks with your dog. What happened do your legs bother you? I know that one and how wonderful it feels to prop up the ol feet and watch a good movie. :)
 

Morning folks...absolutely lashing down here...''real rain' as you said georgia...we seemed to have had a lot of that this month unusually...but it's absolutely belting down from the heavens. I'm not in work until tomorrow..it's a holiday weekend here...altho' my o/h still has to work, so he had to drive in it. .
 
Off to the dentist this morning then to the mechanic to get tie rods replaced on my car. Big day. Not. Just big money:(

I just read a post on another forum by a woman who's about to turn 40. She was asking other women to tell her about "aging". What?
 
Georgia, when I turned 50 I went to Florida for my birthday (Feb so a good time to go). A girl at work who was mid 20s asked me what it felt like to be 50. She was serious. No way to reply.

Babysitting today as both son and dil had to go back to work. Son will be off tomorrow as it will be his 42nd birthday. I'm taking them out for early birthday dinner then picking up hubby at airport about 6:30.

The 5 year old is very tiring to be around as she is undisciplined. Hate to see how she is when she goes to kindergarten in a week.
 
Last night was nice as it's starting to cool off and I had to close the window by our bed part way. I think today I will ride into one of the larger cities about 45 miles from us just to get out of the house. My husband offered to put our neighbors' riding lawn mower on a car trailer and haul it to the repair shop for her. It's still under warranty but they wanted $150 to pick it up and $150 to take it back to her house so she asked him if he wanted to do it instead. Of course, he won't charge her that much.

I don't know what else I'll do today.
 
Morning all...just getting ready to leave for work shortly, having a cuppa tea before I go.:)

Had to be verrry quiet this morning because hubs was working until Midnight last night..and so I have been trying to tiptoe around so as not to distrub him!!

Linda hope you got your trip into the city yesterday and how decent of your husband to help out the neighbour and the lawnmower , I'd have done the same thing ..these companies get carried away with the labour charges sometimes!!

Annie how nice that you were in the US for your sons' birthday...Happy Birthday to him!!

Have a good day everyone.. :)
 
Linda said:
Thanks Kath, my brother lives in our back yard in a 5th wheel, since he retired. He often eats with us but whenever he brings something from town or decides to BBQ or whatever here, it makes it nice too. :) I am glad he lives close by and he has known me for longer than any other person now on the planet. Nothing like siblings. At lest ones that get along with each other.

Thanks for your good wishes about the eye migraines. I'm glad you live where you can go for walks with your dog. What happened do your legs bother you? I know that one and how wonderful it feels to prop up the ol feet and watch a good movie. :)
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My legs have a number of issues including lower back (fractured disc) problems, bursitis and bone spurs in hip joints, had an adverse reaction to a medication that has caused inflammation of muscles and joints of legs, and right foot has plantar fasciitis. I'm pushing myself to walk everyday because walking and hiking are my favorite activities. The great thing about having your brother in your backyard is that he can come to your assistance if your hubby isn't there.
 
Good morning, kids. Everybody up and at 'em? I'm counting my blessings that I'm still mobile and pain free and wish mobility and freedom from pain for the rest of you.

Yesterday's adventures. Ugh. A tooth needs to be crowned. NEEDS. Dammit. Why is it that two of the most important and expensive things that seniors need, dental and eye care, aren't covered by Medicare? That crown, discounted, is still going to cost $1020. And after I've been to what I hope will be the final follow-up appointment to the eye surgeon, then it's time for new glasses. I'm going to plead poverty and tell them that I have $250, which has to cover both frames and lenses. Maybe it will work. Or not.

After the dentist yesterday, I trucked on over to the mechanic. The mechanic I called on Friday to confirm that I'd be there yesterday between 1230 and 1, that they'd ordered parts, that I'd bring a book because I had to wait for my car. Yes. That mechanic.

Well. I was there at 1230. Seems the nephew who was supposed to order the parts forgot. Right. Forgot. He also sort of miscalculated the cost. A week ago he said it would cost less than $200; yesterday he said the total cost would be $362. Told me to leave the car. Right. And what? Walk six miles home and back again today? Dammit! It's a colossal PITA. I told him in no uncertain terms that I would come back early Friday morning, that he'd best by God be expecting me and have ALL the necessary parts, that I'd wait for the car and expect to be out of there with the repairs completed before noon.

I'm not a happy camper.

Who the heck can afford to get old? For sure I can't afford a car, even if repairs are a whole lot less than car payments. I can't afford to have teeth, either. Or eyes.

Okay. Ranting and whining over. Out to the garden with me. Digging in the dirt and admiring the flowers is my therapy. Heaven knows I need therapy today:D
 
Thanks Holly!

My youngest is 42 today. Husband's flight has just taken off and we'll see him around 6. Moving to brother's house today until Labour Day.
 
Georgia I got all my crowns in my 40s. In the US. Even with the dental insurance were about $500 each.

Kath are you wearing a night splint for your PF?
 
Not much going on today, its hot and humid again and I'm vegging out reading and napping. Soon will have some stir fry and rice for supper. Yahoo!
 
Work as usual. Agenda tomorrow day off shall be clean, cook, water potted flowers and plants outside, do 2 loads of laundry. Then, relax and watch Netflix and Hulu Plus which I just got last week when I dumped cable TV.
 
Same as you Rose..work for me as well ..long hard day again. and by the end of the day every bone aches too...( I'm too old to be a miner down in the pit :p)...it's about time someone recognised that I deserve to become a pampered princess...I could do that, sit on a throne all day being fed grapes and chocolates..and someone answering to my every whim..:D...anyway in the meantime it's 6.20am so I must go sort myself out for anther hard day at the pit face..
 
There’s a saying “If you want a job done right, do it yourself.” Someone did a shopping errand for me yesterday while I tended to other tasks. I was VERY specific, wrote out a list and asked if there were any questions. Also said to call me if there’s a problem. No substitutions – I made that clear. Despite all that, mistakes were made. Silly mistakes which I fail to comprehend. Lots of excuses and a flimsy apology. They didn’t have time to go back and exchange. So that means I have to go out this morning and straighten the mess out.
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It must be the phase of the moon or something. When I was still working, sometimes I'd have a whole week of Mondays. So far this week I've had three. Maybe today will be a Tuesday.
 
Bike rides today. Regular bikes so we'll have to work. But no hills. Will stop at a brewpub for lunch most likely.

We're doing either Cuban or Mexican restaurant for dinner.
 
So today was my podiatrist appt. and she was a really nice, smart, funny doctor who took X-rays of my foot and then gave me some different kinds of foot gear to help the foot repair itself. She explained that most cases of plantar fasciitis are caused by overuse which makes sense because I've always loved walking and hiking and have put lots of miles on my footwear. It probably didn't help that I went to work in heels for a lot of years and often used my lunch hour to walk around looking at fun city stuff - the doc concurred and said that high heels cause the fascia tendon to shorten and subsequently become frayed and torn over the years. She said she could give me a shot in the foot that would help the pain but I took a pass on that because too many folks have told me that the shot is a killer! The doc, being a very honest person, admitted that the shot hurts horribly but would ease the pain. I told her I'd wait until the foot tells me that a shot is mandatory.

Annie - your bike rides are genius! A big benefit is that you expend lots and lots of calories during a bike ride and then when it's time for lunch you can enjoy what you are eating with the knowledge that the calories you are ingesting mean nothing because the lunch calories are simply filling the calorie void made by your bike ride. What a great motivator for pushing those pedals!
 
Tie rods done. Alignment done.

One more thing to be done is exhaust pipe from muffler where it's rusted almost through at the bracket. Sigh. No idea how much that will cost. Whatever. It has to wait.

Looked and looked for canned whole green chilies. Lots of chopped but no whole. Guess I'll be using chopped; they'll taste the same, right?

And it's hot. I may have to cave and turn the a/c back on.

Somehow my problems seem to be merely first-world problems. I'm luckier than many.
 
Kath, I often go overboard with bike ride rewards.

Today was long ride on manual bikes. Lunchtime I had a sampler of beers and ales. And salami sandwich.

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Kath, I'm sorry about your foot pain, it sounds so miserable. I'm debating about getting a shot in my bad knee too. Hubby wants me too, but I am such a chicken. Your Avatar photo kind of freaks me out as it looks like a small painting I did a few years ago from a photo one of my friends put on FB. Every time I see it I think "How did she get that?" He took it in the Redwoods where he is a volunteer tour guide. I'll try to post it on here one sometime soon.

GeorgiaXplant, its always a relief to get a car repair done isn't it?

Annie, did you try the Indian food? What a cute name for the place. I have been to the Melting Pot in So. California a few times. Its a fun fondue restaurant.

It's 11 pm now so my "agenda" is to go to bed. Today I sat outside and was amazed to see one old man frame up a 12 ft wide carport (for his boat) and he says it'll be painted and roofed tomorrow. :) My brother tried to help but his knee is worse than mine so he couldn't' do much. He did climb up on the ladder a couple times though.
 

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