As you may have noticed, I haven't blogged in a few days. Busy? Yes, but that is nothing new.
Actually, I have been hit with a reality check. I am getting old. And this realization comes not with a birthday or a life event. It comes little by little until you finally have to acknowledge it. Here's a recap:
Having a little trouble with my eyesight. I need to start wearing myglasses. You know, the reading glasses that were first prescribed to me in high school, so surely this has nothing to do with age. I just need to start wearing them. I started wearing them and they were not really helping. Oh, well. I just need new glasses, I say to myself. After all it has been way too long since I had an eye exam and new prescriptions. I will work that in sometime.
Fast forward two or three weeks. Now they have a little worse and I am getting headaches because of it. No problem, nothing a little Excedrin can't handle. I really should make that appointment. Maybe next week.
Next week or so. Still no appointment. The eyes aren't causing these headaches daily. It must be the weather. With all of the hurricanes and low pressure floating around in the south, my head should be hurting. It always does when the pressure changes drastically. I will wait it out. Maybe next week.
This week. Headaches everyday and now the Excedrin is causing me to have heartburn. What? I haven't had heartburn since I was pregnant. OH NO! That's not what's going on , is it? Check it out. No, thank you God! Still having headaches and blurry vision now more in one eye than the other. I think, now that I can't take the Excedrin, my head hurts so bad that it may be causing me to just squint to keep out the light. Maybe it is the headaches causing the blurriness.
I woke up this afternoon (my morning) and it just hit me like a ton of bricks. I am denying that I can't see as I once could. One's vision changes around this time in life. Yes, I am nearing 40 and the reality is not only can't I see as well, apparently I am prone to the downward spiral of health issues if I don't resolve the cause.
Tomorrow I am resolving the cause...8:15 appointment with Dr. Sanders. Wish me luck. At least I should get some new glasses out of the deal!