Haiti

My heart goes out to those in Haiti. I can't even imagine. It puts all our problems in perspective.

Good Long Week

It's Friday night, I don't ever remember being this tired - ever!

Yesterday was a good day. Not too much pain at all. Little tired but again. Just grateful. It was kind of embarrassing, we had our monthly meeting. Well I made out like a bandit. I won the drawing for $50. I made all my bonuses. I exceeded my retail record by $200. Then we had some contest and won $79 more. Plus a nice healthy retail check for a total of $521.00. So I was pretty happy. But then Tanya asks her final question like she likes to do and it was "what do you want to accomplish in 2010?" Simple question and I'm thinking she wants business goals but each of the girls start listing personal life goals - which is good too. I went last - which was mistake. I had too much time and all I could think is I got my eyes fixed what more could a person want. We'll I went to speak and then just broke up and told them what I was thinking crying the whole way through. It was pathetic but kind of sweet as Tanya , Danielle and others started crying. Tanya did - that doesnt' happen every day. God bless that girl!

Even though I'm tired and my eye is firing off little twinges of hurt I am still smiling like an idiot.(on the inside) Too Tired to actually smile.

Pain progress

I think I'll blog to see how the pain reduces. - try to track it so I can see the progress. I keep thinking the pain will magically disappear but it doesn't. I know it will probably slowly fade until one day it dawns on me that I haven't felt it for a while.

Yesterday I had a big day at work - pretty much the entire 7 hours I worked looking through the diopter. I had three teens in a row with 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade acne. Each requiring extractions, which has caused me sharp pain in my eye. Then I did some waxing and other extractions. I didn't have any real pain. So I was pretty excited thinking I was out of the woods. Silly me. By bed time I was feeling my eye. I actually hurt when I go to shut my eyes to sleep. Hurt is not the same as Pain. Hurt is stronger than feel. So my eyes hurt. Then today I woke up and yes, it was sore kinda achy. Took two tylenol. and Nope, not going to phase it today. So then later on this afternoon I took three ibuprofen and it did go away for a couple hours but now it's coming back. Little frustrated as this means that I still have to be aware of not looking down too much. And I have a full day tomorrow just like Tuesday then Friday I have my 10 hour day. I did manage to block out two hours for a nap ( like I can really sleep at work ) on Fridays for the next 6 wks. So it's really an 8 hour day. And then Saturday - UGH. I kind of dread how my eyes will do come Saturday night.

I don't know if I was just tired today or it was the pain but my eye was definitely not happy. It didn't want to work to its full potential. Probably because it did so much yesterday. My non operated eye was fine - no real pain, and no 'finger trick' needed. I love my friends but often they have to comment on what they think my eye is doing. Green - Green is a comment I get alot. My eye looks 'bruised'. Love that comment -not. Then they always point out that my lid is 'droopy' Droopy is a lovely word isn't it? I hate on days when I feel really great they'll say my eye looks sore or droopy. Like the day I told 'JR' I am so happy I have to pinch myself and she said, "that's Great, even though you still have problems!" What? What problems is she referring too? So anyway, I love my friends but I wish I could sometimes put my eye 'issues' back in it's box where they lived for so long.

Just walking around Grateful

While I'm writing this post I, of course, am listening to music. Shocking, I know. I'm listening to Elton's "Mona Lisa's and Mad Hatters" Probably my all time Favorite Elton John song.

I tell ya, I am just so happy lately I have to pinch myself. I just can't believe something this good could happen to me. Having my vision and my head not tilted is like a new lease on life. I wish everyone could feel this. It sounds crazy but I am grateful for my health issues as they have taught me lessons that I would not have learned otherwise. Seriously, I was happy before my eyes were fixed, I didn't think I needed a miracle. But I got one. It's not everyday you get a gift like this. I do worry that I will loose it and my vision will slip back towards the way it was. But I just can't imagine it ever being that bad again. And if it does slip, well, I'll deal with it.

Yesterday was just a fantastic day. I had this day at work that was amazing! I was "on". I had two new clients which always gives me a charge. The last woman was new to me but we instantly hit it off. I stayed an extra hour for her but could tell she needed it and would appreciate it. I had as nice a time as she did! Some people you just wonder if you were meant to meet. She was one. Then she proceeds to go to the owner of the salon and right infront of me go on and on about her little experience with me. I was a little red but I have to say - That made my day. I think to myself, What is it with my clients lately? They are just saying things to me that make you want to cry. But then I realize, I think my attitude of gratitude is probably what they are picking up on and reflecting it back to me.

After work I went to the meeting at the Kingdom Hall and it was great and everyone wanted to just stay an visit, no one felt like going home.

Then at 10:30 p.m. we went over to our good friends/neighbors and had martini's and talked smart til way to0 late. Again, as we are all sitting there and I'm just listening to everyone talking I realize again, I'm just so grateful. All of this and great friends? I want to feel like this everyday forever. Is that so wrong? And no, I did not have a Vodka Tonic before writing this. :)