Friday Roundup

As Friday rolls around I look back at another busy week for me.  On Monday we were back in the center.  They have painted it peach, but not a very pretty peach.  It's the kind of dull peach that you get when you don't use a primer and paint over blue...and left the window sills blue.  I shouldn't really complain.  It was done for free, and it will probably look a lot better when they get all the stuff hung back on the walls.  

 I made this month's Chatterbox, our monthly newsletter.  This was at the party last month.  Sorry the picture is dark, but it's printed on colored paper so it is hard to get.  I am second from the end.

Wellness Group had been canceled on Monday, but I understood why.  First day bag after the painting and lots to be done.  Staff was so busy.  No time to run a group...and no space either.  Everything was piled onto our group table.  Tuesday was better.  Had computer class and found a few great websites to look into.  See, I knew these classes would help me in some way.

Tuesday night dinner.  My own recipe-- small elbows, chop meat, mixed veggies, tomato sauce, garlic, onion, green pepper, bay leaf, red pepper flakes, beef bullion, and a wee bit of Harissa spice.

On Wednesday I had an appointment with the ENT.  I knew it was going to be a waste of time and money and I was right.  A wasted trip. A wasted $45. A good doctor, but a waste of time anyway. I know from research nothing can be done. He checked out my ears. Looks good. Checked out my sinuses. Looks good. Come back in November. I did get a RX for Claritin which keeps my sinusitis at bay. At least he is honest and not like some ENT's that have you running about for all kinds of tests and try to push $5,000 hearing aids on you. He was blunt and told me in my case it is most likely age related, that I have lost the ability to hear some higher frequencies and when the brain tries to adjust to the changes, it unwittingly causes tinnitus.

I felt really bad because a friend from WW called on Wednesday to see if I was coming on Thursday.  I felt bad because, to be honest, I've been so wrapped up in my new friends that I have forgotten my old friends.  Have to find ways to include both in my life.  In October computer classes will be over, and I will once again have my Thursdays  free for my WW workshops. 

I bought a bunch of these in different sizes and colors.  Going to try my hand at bracelets, but for now, I made these earrings.  Still waiting for the rest of the leaves and flowers to arrive.

Have a wonderful weekend.