When I left Costco, I went to a body shop called Dent Heads and had my bumper looked at - they said it would be more extensive than what they would do, so referred me to Bloomington Auto Body. The estimate I got from them was for $1200. Dang! I have now gotten estimates for $100, $500, and $1200. The guy who quoted $100 is going to come to my house tomorrow, remove the bumper, take it to his home and work out the dent and plastic weld the split and then return to put it back on. I’m going that route - it’s got to look better than it does now.
My annual checkup was on Wednesday and I walked out of there feeling kind of bad. My thyroid level is off again, meaning a slight adjustment to my medication - not a real big deal. My blood pressure was high and after several attempts, even keeping the cuff on for 7 minutes and getting additional reads, it was still high. So that means an increase in the dose of my medication, monitoring with daily checks, and follow-ups - not too serious, but a hassle.
Of real concern to me was the issue of constant dry, irritated eyes - no matter how slight the breeze, even the movement from walking, causes them to water and this has been going on for a long, long time - in spite of following recommended treatment routines. She suggested I reach out to the ophthalmologist again and request a prescription - done and that turns out to be a $47/month expense. I’m not jumping the gun, but it seems like relief after using it twice on the first day. We shall see and I feel it would be so worth the $$$ to not have to constantly squint, blink, and wipe my eyes.
We started to feel some cool, fall-like weather this week when we went from the 90s to a high of only 66° and night time temps near 50°. I went through my closet and packed away some of my summery stuff and I put the down comforter back on my bead. It’s still way too early to get out winter stuff, although I saw a few people out with down jackets on.
I’ve been working on stitching cards a lot. Judy has invited me to share her table at the neighborhood church bazaar next month, so I took her up on it and have been busy stitching away. I had 25 stitched, so got busy yesterday with assembling and creating the cards that I will take. That is a long process, as it means deciding on a design, cutting paper, and putting them together. Here are a few examples:
