I just sent my review for an excellent book called Leading Libraries: How to Create a Service Culture by Wyoma vanDuinkerken and Wendi Arant Kaspar to my editor for review, barely making the deadline (well, technically, yes it was due today, but it would have been better if I'd gotten it in during business hours). But with the scheduling gig, life has been pretty hectic the last three weeks, plus stuff in my personal life (even the really happy things) have just made for a very busy bee. But it's submitted, yay. If accepted, it'll be my 33rd publication and (I think) 15th book review, as one is in process right now and should be published next month (I corrected the proofs a couple of weeks ago), and the others have all been published. Now this one is starting its way to publication.
Today was a little better in scheduling, as I actually was able to get away from the phone a bit and go get a drink or use the bathroom, whereas yesterday I was glued to the phone the whole three hours. Today was also about catching up on some things in the revenue cycle and library aspects of my job, too. I worked very steadily all day. After work, I went to the optometrist and had my eyes examined. I got a prescription for both glasses and contacts, although I'm using my vision benefit for the contacts, since that's what I wear most. That means I won't be able to get new glasses until this time next year, unless I pay for it myself. Maybe I'll increase my flexible spending account a bit to allow that, so I can get them earlier. This year the FSA worked pretty well--I have $59 left in my account, and a $40 bill from a doctor's office from before I met my out-of-pocket expenses, which I need to go ahead and pay. The other nice thing was that my vision has actually gotten a little better in one eye and remained unchanged in the other--we weakened my prescription a notch.
The practice I go to is Abel, Klecker, and Robbins, and they are associated with Pal Optical, so afterwards I went around to that side and asked about getting some eyeglass cleaner and also if they could check and adjust my glasses, which were slightly off, which they did. They also gave me the eyeglass cleaner and a cloth at no cost, as well as a case (I had my other pair of glasses with me, and my trial contacts in, and when he saw I didn't have an extra case for the other, I think the optician couldn't bear to have me just put the glasses in my bag without one). All this, and I wasn't actually getting new glasses with them right now. Of course, I'll go there for my glasses when I do get them--I have for years and they've always done a great job and had great customer service. And the eye doctor had given me a trial cleaning kit with new case and (dum, dum, dum) the little bottle of cleaning solution that is perfect for travelling, better than the so-called travel version, which goes quickly through airport screenings. This is good, as I'll be heading beck to Chicago in November, most likely.
And even though I've been home for two or so hours, I haven't taken the trial contacts out, so I could check them out. I've done a lot of reading and writing, and they seem to be making things clearer than they were. Road signs were also pretty clear as long as they weren't too far away. So I think I'll call in a day or two and order the contacts. I'll know for sure after I do my data entry tomorrow. They're bifocal (or more properly, multifocal) lenses, and they help with looking back and forth between the computer screen and the small print on my charge sheets.
Otherwise, I'm in comfy clothes; I am actually not feeling sleepy, though, so I think I might watch something. So, this is good night, I think. Have a great evening.
Born, like other comic book characters, out of an otherwise trivial but life-changing animal bite, the Rabid Librarian seeks out strange, useless facts, raves about real and perceived injustices, and seeks to meet her greatest challenge of all--her own life.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Whew!
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Friday, March 01, 2013
On a brighter note
I went to the ophthalmologist today and my ocular pressure has actually gone down and there is no sign of diabetes-related changes to my eyes. This is wonderful news.
Of course, to find this out I had to have both numbing drops (for the test for pressure--unlike the optometrists' air-blowing machine, this actually has a part to it that touches the eye) and dilation drops to take pictures of my eye (so I had to use a little sunshade that fits on glasses to drive back to work, even though it was cloudy and snowing). My eyes are still a bit blurry and light-sensitive. I made an appointment for September and asked about the field of vision test. I can wear my contacts for that appointment, and it would be best to do so for that test, as with my glasses I see reflections and hit the button too much, sort of like when you're playing a video game, when in actuality there's only one spot of light at a time.
Of course, to find this out I had to have both numbing drops (for the test for pressure--unlike the optometrists' air-blowing machine, this actually has a part to it that touches the eye) and dilation drops to take pictures of my eye (so I had to use a little sunshade that fits on glasses to drive back to work, even though it was cloudy and snowing). My eyes are still a bit blurry and light-sensitive. I made an appointment for September and asked about the field of vision test. I can wear my contacts for that appointment, and it would be best to do so for that test, as with my glasses I see reflections and hit the button too much, sort of like when you're playing a video game, when in actuality there's only one spot of light at a time.
Saturday, July 09, 2011
It's been a productive day
I have:
Not bad. My clothes are still drying, the pots are drying in the drainer and it's just now dark. Yay!
- Gone to the optometrist/gotten new contacts, with a slightly higher bifocal since my vision gets a little worse at the end of the day with them
- Found out that one of my old optometrists recently shot himself to death, as he had terminal cancer
- Gotten a nice hearty lunch at Subway
- Read while I had some time during lunch
- Gotten a mild sunburn [okay, that was not productive]
- Had a nice nap
- Had a nice salad
- Finished the game notes
- Transferred them to the Kindle for tomorrow
- Looked up a request in the old game notes
- Put my cookbooks in order on the kitchen island shelves
- Cleaned the counter under the coffee pot and dish drainer
- Cleaned the drainer
- Cleaned one sink out
- Hand washed all the cookware [it says to hand wash them]
- Cleaned the toilet bowl
- Did a load of laundry
- Talked to a neighbour couple for an over an hour before and whilst doing laundry
Not bad. My clothes are still drying, the pots are drying in the drainer and it's just now dark. Yay!
Thursday, January 01, 2009
A real breakfast
I normally have a Pop-Tart out of the vending machine for breakfast. Today I'm having 2 scrambled eggs, 2 pieces of hearty bread with spreadable fruit (blackberry) [I forgot to get butter when I went to the store], a banana, and even a little Toffee Nut coffee.
One of the side effects of Strattera is nausea, which can be counteracted by taking it with food, particularly protein. Hence the eggs.
I had a little trouble sleeping last night--I kept waking up, particularly after 6:30, although since I didn't go to bed until after three, I stayed in bed until 9:30. So much for sleeping in. But I have a lot to do around the house today, including cleaning and setting up the aquarium, so it's just as well, I suppose.
My hair is very wavy this morning, since I didn't comb it after the bath last night and it's about 2-3 inches shorter now. I kind of like it, although I'll take a shower later (I bathed in salt water last night, not using shampoo, etc., so I'll need to actually get clean) so who knows how it will turn out then. I may let it dry without combing it and see what happens; sometimes it works, sometimes it sticks up in strange ways, which is why most days it's mostly straight and curls around at the ends. I have the type of thin, baby-fine hair that you can use volumnising shampoos, mousse, and even hair spray, and it will fly away and refuse to do anything, looking decent for about two hours before reverting to the norm. And gel just makes it look greasy. If I were famous and monied, I'd hire a personal stylist, for I sure can't do a thing with my hair, despite years of reading women's magazines. I'm better with makeup, but I don't use it that much.
I'm thinking of changing that this year, as 1) it shows I care a little about my appearance, something that I obviously do not judging from my norm, and 2) at age 41, there are imperfections that are best dealt with by make-up and moisturisers (I never thought I'd ever have to use moisturiser, having had so much trouble with oily skin when young). My main problem with my face is that I'm too ruddy. Physician's Formula makes a green sub-foundation that's good for that. I used to have some, but I have no idea where it got to, and it probably isn't any good anymore. The last time I went to use my eyeshadow, the applicator disintegrated in my hand--that tells you how much I use makeup. Foundations tend to dry out on me, too.
My eyes are probably my best feature; they are largely without wrinkles, have a natural purple tint to the lid, and are open and bright. They're a nice shade of hazel brown. Unfortunately, I am so nearsighted that my glasses make them look smaller, and makeup doesn't really make much of a difference. I am thinking of getting contacts this year--the type you can wear for a few days during the day and night. It's not just vanity; I see better with contacts (the correction is more precise for some reason, in my experience, maybe because they're close to the eye), and I'm having trouble seeing some smaller print road signs and books even though I don't think my prescription has changed per se. We'll see. Once I verify that my flexible spending card is working properly in the new year, I'll make an appointment.
Speaking of which, theoretically I can get the prescriptions I've been off of for the last 2 weeks-a month due to lack of money for medical expenditures on my card. I'm going to go to the pharmacy today and see if I can get them filled; I've been off my glipizide, Provigil (which is now replaced by the Strattera), Tricor, and for the last week I haven't been able to get a hold of Abilify, although I managed to get some samples before that. I have stayed on the Lamictal and Janumet through everything. Lamictal's an absolute must--if you go off and go back on the likelihood of a life-threatening rash increases. Besides, I needed to make sure something was keeping my brain chemistry on an even keel through the holidays, right? :)
This year I elected to have about $3,000 taken out of my pay to cover my medical flexible spending account. That should hopefully get me through the whole year. It means my pay will be smaller (it had been about $2,200 this year), but my co-pays are doubling for doctors' visits, and the medicines are going up, too, so what can you do? I actually have until March of 2010 to spend it, so I don't think that will be a problem. At least it really does help out through the year, and since it comes out as pre-tax money, it saves me quite a bit on my medical expenses.
One of the side effects of Strattera is nausea, which can be counteracted by taking it with food, particularly protein. Hence the eggs.
I had a little trouble sleeping last night--I kept waking up, particularly after 6:30, although since I didn't go to bed until after three, I stayed in bed until 9:30. So much for sleeping in. But I have a lot to do around the house today, including cleaning and setting up the aquarium, so it's just as well, I suppose.
My hair is very wavy this morning, since I didn't comb it after the bath last night and it's about 2-3 inches shorter now. I kind of like it, although I'll take a shower later (I bathed in salt water last night, not using shampoo, etc., so I'll need to actually get clean) so who knows how it will turn out then. I may let it dry without combing it and see what happens; sometimes it works, sometimes it sticks up in strange ways, which is why most days it's mostly straight and curls around at the ends. I have the type of thin, baby-fine hair that you can use volumnising shampoos, mousse, and even hair spray, and it will fly away and refuse to do anything, looking decent for about two hours before reverting to the norm. And gel just makes it look greasy. If I were famous and monied, I'd hire a personal stylist, for I sure can't do a thing with my hair, despite years of reading women's magazines. I'm better with makeup, but I don't use it that much.
I'm thinking of changing that this year, as 1) it shows I care a little about my appearance, something that I obviously do not judging from my norm, and 2) at age 41, there are imperfections that are best dealt with by make-up and moisturisers (I never thought I'd ever have to use moisturiser, having had so much trouble with oily skin when young). My main problem with my face is that I'm too ruddy. Physician's Formula makes a green sub-foundation that's good for that. I used to have some, but I have no idea where it got to, and it probably isn't any good anymore. The last time I went to use my eyeshadow, the applicator disintegrated in my hand--that tells you how much I use makeup. Foundations tend to dry out on me, too.
My eyes are probably my best feature; they are largely without wrinkles, have a natural purple tint to the lid, and are open and bright. They're a nice shade of hazel brown. Unfortunately, I am so nearsighted that my glasses make them look smaller, and makeup doesn't really make much of a difference. I am thinking of getting contacts this year--the type you can wear for a few days during the day and night. It's not just vanity; I see better with contacts (the correction is more precise for some reason, in my experience, maybe because they're close to the eye), and I'm having trouble seeing some smaller print road signs and books even though I don't think my prescription has changed per se. We'll see. Once I verify that my flexible spending card is working properly in the new year, I'll make an appointment.
Speaking of which, theoretically I can get the prescriptions I've been off of for the last 2 weeks-a month due to lack of money for medical expenditures on my card. I'm going to go to the pharmacy today and see if I can get them filled; I've been off my glipizide, Provigil (which is now replaced by the Strattera), Tricor, and for the last week I haven't been able to get a hold of Abilify, although I managed to get some samples before that. I have stayed on the Lamictal and Janumet through everything. Lamictal's an absolute must--if you go off and go back on the likelihood of a life-threatening rash increases. Besides, I needed to make sure something was keeping my brain chemistry on an even keel through the holidays, right? :)
This year I elected to have about $3,000 taken out of my pay to cover my medical flexible spending account. That should hopefully get me through the whole year. It means my pay will be smaller (it had been about $2,200 this year), but my co-pays are doubling for doctors' visits, and the medicines are going up, too, so what can you do? I actually have until March of 2010 to spend it, so I don't think that will be a problem. At least it really does help out through the year, and since it comes out as pre-tax money, it saves me quite a bit on my medical expenses.
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