Friday Roundup

Friday greetings.  Oh, what a week it was.  Temps were up and down.  The snowstorm fizzled out, and we had heavy rain instead, but afterwards.  the cold air sure hit us.  On Monday the temperature went down to 4 degrees with  so much wind that it woke me up.  No way was I going out in that weather.  So I stayed nice and cozy in my apartment.

Picture I got of the moon the other night.  Was too cold to go outside so I took it from my window. 

Tuesday was a bit warmer, but I still stayed in.  No place to go.  And no money even if I did have a place to go. If it were warmer I could have headed to the park or the beach, but not in this weather.  Wasn't feeling so hot anyway.  My body was aching all over.  Not a part of me didn't ache, including all of my fingers.  I tell you, growing old is no joke.  Just have to deal with it.

Wednesday I had planned to go back to class, but I woke up with vertigo.   It was only when I was lying down.  Once I sat up it went away, but I was so tired. Must have had a restless night.  I had wanted to sleep more, but I I could even feel the room spinning when  when I closed my eyes.  That's not a first for me.  Had it before.  Fortunately, yesterday morning I woke up with no spinning.

I decided not to go to my WW workshop yesterday.  The rain was coming down and the wind was blowing.  I'm not giving up on WW, but I just don't feel the same towards it now that it has become so corporate.  And so many changes.   Basically I go now for socializing with my friends, and I do get something from the meetings. It's the petty little things that upset me such as not allowing our leader to send out a group email to all of us on Sundays. I used to look forward to that. It was nothing special, she'd only touch upon the topic of the week, offer some positive thought, and usually a little recipe. It was the personal touch that mattered. Now all emails have to come from corporate....and they are all about money.  

We also used to get little bravo stars when we did something well....like the little stars they give out in school.  It made you feel good to get one. I mean, how much could they cost, but they stopped them.  Our weeklies used to be a little booklet with so much good info.  Now it's a one page piece of cardboard.  I could go on on and but I think that gives you some idea.

I did have an appointment with my opthalmologist this afternoon, but I cancelled it when I saw there was a $45 co-pay which I cannot afford this week.  Actually, it's hard to afford at any time when you have a limited budget.  It's a scary feeling that I can't see a specialist because my co-pay is too high.  Not fair for someone who worked 50 years.  I know you are probably wondering how someone can be a  professional and work 50 years and have no savings to fall back on.  Well, it's a long story that started with an ex-husband who ran up credit in my name and then screwed me over. Will tell you about it one day.

Meanwhile, the electricians never came this week.  Not very professional, are they?

Have a wonderful weekend.