Sunday 04/03/22 in Lady Loves the Ocean

Good Sunday Morning!!

I know it has been a few days. I had to have a shot in my left eye on Friday. So I need a few days to recoup from that. I was hoping I wasn’t going to need another one. Especially since I had to see a new dr. But unfortunately, I did. But only in the left eye again. The dr. said probably 2 more. And then I can get new glasses. I expressed my frustration. I am grateful that this treatment is working. But the shots are no fun. And I need the right glasses so badly. They won’t do anything about a new prescription until the left eye is clear of fluid. So 2 more months. UGH!! The shot itself isn’t bad. It is getting my vision cleared of all the gunk they put in before the shot. This time they seemed to rinse it much better. I have also been developing headaches after the shots. I hope I am passed all that this time.

We have sunshine today. For right now at least. It is currently 41 degrees. With a high today expected to be around 50. I love it. I will be going for a walk after I finish this entry. There was rain in the forecast but I think it is out of our area for now. Yesterday we had a mixture of rain and snow most of the day. The sun came out around 5 p.m. I got outside for a short walk. It was nice. We are supposed to be in the 50s and 60s most of the week with a chance of rain a few days. Not real big chances. 40-50%. So I will be able to get back on my walking schedule. Yay!!

I didn’t do much at all yesterday. I applied drops to my eye several times trying to get it clear. Today it feels much better. But it was an icky day most of the day. I wasn’t sure it would clear up. But I am glad it did. I read for a little bit yesterday. And then I watched a movie in the evening. And a couple of episodes of “Good Trouble”. And then went to bed. I woke up several times. I am not sure if I was sleeping wrong or what. But I woke up with tingling in my arms. I finally crawled out of bed at 6:30 a.m. That is late for me. Lately, I am up around 5 a.m.

Well, Snap benefits did actually end the emergency allotment amount on April 1st. I checked my balance yesterday. I have $20 for the month of April. It’s unbelievable to me that this can happen to so many people that are struggling. I will figure it out for myself. But others, families, and elderly people that don’t get as much Social Security money as I do I feel bad for them. Hopefully, they will be able to get to their food pantries and get some help. Prayers for them. I do know that some states did extend the emergency allotment for another month at least. There was 13 total I think. But Iowa was not one of them. Our Governor isn’t for the low-income people. I won’t be voting her back in. For a lot of reasons.

Gas prices are slowly coming down. The last time I checked here they were $3.85. I would love for it to drop below$3. But I am not sure that will happen ever again. I know a lot in a lot of states it is much higher. So it can always be worse. I am going to have to make two trips out of town this week. To different dr. appointments. Both are 20 miles each way. So I probably won’t be driving anyplace else for a while. I will do any shopping I need to do on those trips. It is all about planning.

I was thinking last night about how I used to take a vacation every single summer for over 15 years. My best friend and I would go to Florida to the beach. But of course, that was back when I was working full time. And I had money saved. For the last few years, we would drive from Iowa to Indian Rocks Beach, Florida. Taking our time. Enjoying the road trip. We would spend 7 days in Florida. And the rest of the remainder of the 12 days driving and stopping along the way. We had a blast. It was our yearly escape from the bullshit of life. And we had a blast. We haven’t done it in over 5 years. We haven’t been able to take any trips. She lives in Wisconsin. Her health isn’t good. And neither one of us can afford it now. But we sure enjoyed it while we could. I love the beach. The smell of the ocean. We have a lot of good memories. Those were the days.

Ok, I am going to stop here and get outside in the sunshine. See if I can walk for about an hour or so. I am going to try to get back to doing entries daily again. Hopefully, things have calmed down enough with my health.
Gotta Go,
Later,
Sheri