My eyes are healing well!
However, impatient MB has officially kicked in. After hearing stories of people who have had LASIK and drove themselves home seeing 20/20, I'm frustrated with my process. I couldn't even open my eyes after the surgery. I wasn't too drugged up, but I have no idea how someone would be able to operate a car successfully!
When I get too frustrated, I just try to remember 3 short days ago they cut a flap and stuck a laser in my eye!!!
I really can see much better and can function without glasses, but can't see distances well. So I'm going in today to get a lens prescription to tide me over until I can get LASIK touch ups in 3 months. Looks like I can't retire my glasses just yet....
Monday, July 12, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
LASIK...the beautiful recovery
Friday I went in for LASIK and traded my coke bottle glasses for a fashionable pair of goggles.
So pretty!
This morning I went in for a follow up appointment and my eyes seem to be healing nicely. The only disappointment is that I still can't see that well. It's better than pre-LASIK, but still not where I want it to be. Thank goodness dad has a ginormous TV because I can mostly see that to keep myself entertained. Hopefully I will be able see well enough to drive home tomorrow.
So pretty!
This morning I went in for a follow up appointment and my eyes seem to be healing nicely. The only disappointment is that I still can't see that well. It's better than pre-LASIK, but still not where I want it to be. Thank goodness dad has a ginormous TV because I can mostly see that to keep myself entertained. Hopefully I will be able see well enough to drive home tomorrow.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
30 things in 12 months
My sister and I were catching up over the weekend and got to talking about this past year. Both of us have lived the last year in limbo not really know where we’re going to be living the next year, not wanting to invest in relationship or “stuff” in case we move, and neither of us have gotten out much with people outside of our family. (which is not a bad thing, but we need other relationships too)
So she suggested something her friend Susan did. 101 in 1001. Susan put together a list of 101 things to do over the next 1001 days. Some were big commitments (visit a family member overseas) and others were things she just needed motivation to get to (clean out garage).
Casey and I are determined to make this year great and stop living in limboland. We are putting together lists of 30 things to do in a year. We’ll cross them off and date them as we accomplish each. Like Susan’s, my list is peppered with big and little things. (and I may have borrowed a few directly from her list…it was good!!!)
30 things in 12 months
1. Talk to a teacher about Teaching Certification & Prep completed 7/14/10
2. Organize and print digital photos completed 1/2/11
3. Organize photo prints
4. Pay off $7000 on my car
5.Take a 5 day vacation!! completed Thanksgiving 2010
6. Go to a batting cage
7. Run an entire 5K (no walking!)
8. Sew Christmas Tree skirt
9. Keep a plant alive for 1 year
10. Go to a driving range completed 7/20/10
11. Cook a holiday meal on my own completed 12/5/10
12. Toss the football with Tommy
13. Go to a firing range
14.Take a spontaneous weekend trip with no plans completed 7/23-25 & 9/10-13
15. Read a Christian book completed 11/25/10
16. Read a faith based book completed 1/22/11
17. Plant a tree
18. Visit one of the 10 states I’ve never visited
19. Make a bowl with dad
20.Go to a concert completed 9/4/10
21. Write a short story
22. Take a cooking class
23. Design and order personalized stationary
24. Go to a museum completed 7/16/10
25. Join an Adult Bible Group
26.Try Vietnamese food completed 9/15/10
27. Donate blood 3 times donated 6/30/10 & 11/2/10
28. Fix my bike
29. Take Lawson to a park
30. Go fishing
So she suggested something her friend Susan did. 101 in 1001. Susan put together a list of 101 things to do over the next 1001 days. Some were big commitments (visit a family member overseas) and others were things she just needed motivation to get to (clean out garage).
Casey and I are determined to make this year great and stop living in limboland. We are putting together lists of 30 things to do in a year. We’ll cross them off and date them as we accomplish each. Like Susan’s, my list is peppered with big and little things. (and I may have borrowed a few directly from her list…it was good!!!)
30 things in 12 months
1.
2.
3. Organize photo prints
4. Pay off $7000 on my car
5.
6. Go to a batting cage
7. Run an entire 5K (no walking!)
8. Sew Christmas Tree skirt
9. Keep a plant alive for 1 year
10.
11.
12. Toss the football with Tommy
13. Go to a firing range
14.
15.
16.
17. Plant a tree
18. Visit one of the 10 states I’ve never visited
19. Make a bowl with dad
20.
21. Write a short story
22. Take a cooking class
23. Design and order personalized stationary
24.
25. Join an Adult Bible Group
26.
27.
28. Fix my bike
29. Take Lawson to a park
30. Go fishing
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
"800-Contacts" is losing a customer
I have worn glasses since I was in second grade. My first pair was pink plastic with a Smurf on the sides. In 7th grade my parents let me use contact lenses. Since my eyes were so bad and only getting worse, my doctor recommended hard (gas permeable) lenses. In 2008 I switched to disposable soft lenses for comfort.
I don’t know why, but it hadn’t crossed my mind to get LASIK. Perhaps because it is elective and I thought I would be too expensive. (and let me tell you, it ain’t cheap!!)
My boyfriend, though he says I’m adorable in glasses, was the one who convinced me to do it. From his perspective, if the technology exists and I can afford it, why wouldn’t I want to be able to see? When put like that I couldn’t come up with a very good reason! So, I shopped around, decided on Key Whitman, and put some money in Flex Spending.
Friday, July 9, 2010 I am getting LASIK!
I have to go without contacts for 3 days before the surgery so yesterday was the last day I will ever wear contact lenses. When I took my contacts out, I still cleaned them and put them in their case. I’ve relied on glasses and contacts for the better part of my life. I guess I still can’t quite believe I won’t need them again.
I don’t know why, but it hadn’t crossed my mind to get LASIK. Perhaps because it is elective and I thought I would be too expensive. (and let me tell you, it ain’t cheap!!)
My boyfriend, though he says I’m adorable in glasses, was the one who convinced me to do it. From his perspective, if the technology exists and I can afford it, why wouldn’t I want to be able to see? When put like that I couldn’t come up with a very good reason! So, I shopped around, decided on Key Whitman, and put some money in Flex Spending.
Friday, July 9, 2010 I am getting LASIK!
I have to go without contacts for 3 days before the surgery so yesterday was the last day I will ever wear contact lenses. When I took my contacts out, I still cleaned them and put them in their case. I’ve relied on glasses and contacts for the better part of my life. I guess I still can’t quite believe I won’t need them again.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Boston to NY to DC
This week has been a whirlwind of travel. I started in Boston, then off to NY, and ended in DC.
Boston
I took a cab to our Boston (Braintree) office Tuesday morning. My cab driver fancied himself a stand up comic who tested his newest material on me. He had his moments, but being a cabby certainly wasn’t his calling. We took the scenic route around the Boston area because he got lost a few times. Thankfully his meter was broken, so my cab was a flat rate from the beginning to the end of our ride.
NY
From Boston I took a train to our NY office (Kearny, NJ). I’ve been on commuter trains, but not regional trains like this. It was great!! I felt like I should have been carrying a trunk and hat box. Prepared for what seems to be an old fashioned method of travel, I brought Cary Grant movies to keep me entertained. I took lots of pictures to brag to my nephew that Auntie Beth rode a train. (I hear I scored cool points!)
When I arrived at NJ Penn Station, all that “cool” feeling went away. I got confused which stop was mine, almost got of a stop early, then brought other passengers into my panic. “Is this Newark or NJ Penn Station stop? Anyone? Is this where I’m supposed to get off?!” Note to Amtrak – your stops are not labeled and no one can hear the over head speaker.
When I did make it off the train and was dumped out to the masses and more confusion ensued. I had no sense of where I was or I need to go. I called my poor driver and tried to explain where I was. He, not used to the MB panic, was just as confused then finally just said, “Call me when you get outside.” So I called my boyfriend who had traveled more recently than me. He, bless his heart, is more accustomed to crazy MB. I managed to make it outside, a little frazzled, near tears, but safe in the car.
While in NY/NJ, I spent some time at the Javits convention center. The Director of Operations was kind enough to let the HR girl tag along on a walk through and ask silly questions. Fun fact: The Javits is just off the Hudson and our guys actually saw the plane land in the water. Unbelievable.
DC
A little more familiar with the NJ Penn Station, I felt like a pro this time. I got my ticket, sat in the waiting area until my train came up on the info board. Then I calmly walked to Platform 3.
That was until the TV monitor at Platform 3 showed “All Aboard” next to my train info. But there was no train. Another confused traveler got my attention, asked if we missed it. I, the more seasoned train traveler confidently said, “No, we’re in the right spot and clearly there is no train. There must be a mistake.” But then others started asking where the train was. I checked my ticket, then my watch, then the TV monitor, and all over again 3 or 4 times. Is it possible I sat in the waiting area too long?! But about a minute later the train arrived. I gave a knowing smile to the other travelers and boarded.
Boston
I took a cab to our Boston (Braintree) office Tuesday morning. My cab driver fancied himself a stand up comic who tested his newest material on me. He had his moments, but being a cabby certainly wasn’t his calling. We took the scenic route around the Boston area because he got lost a few times. Thankfully his meter was broken, so my cab was a flat rate from the beginning to the end of our ride.
NY
From Boston I took a train to our NY office (Kearny, NJ). I’ve been on commuter trains, but not regional trains like this. It was great!! I felt like I should have been carrying a trunk and hat box. Prepared for what seems to be an old fashioned method of travel, I brought Cary Grant movies to keep me entertained. I took lots of pictures to brag to my nephew that Auntie Beth rode a train. (I hear I scored cool points!)
When I arrived at NJ Penn Station, all that “cool” feeling went away. I got confused which stop was mine, almost got of a stop early, then brought other passengers into my panic. “Is this Newark or NJ Penn Station stop? Anyone? Is this where I’m supposed to get off?!” Note to Amtrak – your stops are not labeled and no one can hear the over head speaker.
When I did make it off the train and was dumped out to the masses and more confusion ensued. I had no sense of where I was or I need to go. I called my poor driver and tried to explain where I was. He, not used to the MB panic, was just as confused then finally just said, “Call me when you get outside.” So I called my boyfriend who had traveled more recently than me. He, bless his heart, is more accustomed to crazy MB. I managed to make it outside, a little frazzled, near tears, but safe in the car.
While in NY/NJ, I spent some time at the Javits convention center. The Director of Operations was kind enough to let the HR girl tag along on a walk through and ask silly questions. Fun fact: The Javits is just off the Hudson and our guys actually saw the plane land in the water. Unbelievable.
DC
A little more familiar with the NJ Penn Station, I felt like a pro this time. I got my ticket, sat in the waiting area until my train came up on the info board. Then I calmly walked to Platform 3.
That was until the TV monitor at Platform 3 showed “All Aboard” next to my train info. But there was no train. Another confused traveler got my attention, asked if we missed it. I, the more seasoned train traveler confidently said, “No, we’re in the right spot and clearly there is no train. There must be a mistake.” But then others started asking where the train was. I checked my ticket, then my watch, then the TV monitor, and all over again 3 or 4 times. Is it possible I sat in the waiting area too long?! But about a minute later the train arrived. I gave a knowing smile to the other travelers and boarded.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Traveling in my 30s
In my 20’s, traveling for work was fun, exciting, and a brag topic among my non-traveling friends. Now, though I still get excited about going somewhere (anywhere) outside of Dallas, I dread the whole traveling process.
Flight delays, cancelations, sleeping in hotel rooms with new noises, rental cars/taxis/public transportation….for some reason that was more tolerable when the excitement of traveling overweighed the headaches.
This week I am traveling to Boston, NY, then DC. A full throttle and efficiently planned week of planes, trains, and taxis/car service.
The night before my DIRECT flight to Boston was scheduled to leave at 9:15am, I got a call from American Airlines. Something like, “Your flight has been canceled. We have rescheduled your itinerary to flight number blah-blah leaving DFW at 11am and arriving at NY LaGuardia then connecting to Boston arriving at 7pm. To accept, press 1. To reject, press 2.”
REJECT!!! REJECT!!!!
Are you kidding? A direct flight I have planned for a month and the best you can do is an 8 hour travel plan??
After a temper tantrum that rivals any my nephew has dreamed of, I managed to get on a direct flight. I’m still annoyed with my arrival time since it is 6 hours later than I originally bought….I’ll take that over connections.
Ugh. Hooray for traveling!
Flight delays, cancelations, sleeping in hotel rooms with new noises, rental cars/taxis/public transportation….for some reason that was more tolerable when the excitement of traveling overweighed the headaches.
This week I am traveling to Boston, NY, then DC. A full throttle and efficiently planned week of planes, trains, and taxis/car service.
The night before my DIRECT flight to Boston was scheduled to leave at 9:15am, I got a call from American Airlines. Something like, “Your flight has been canceled. We have rescheduled your itinerary to flight number blah-blah leaving DFW at 11am and arriving at NY LaGuardia then connecting to Boston arriving at 7pm. To accept, press 1. To reject, press 2.”
REJECT!!! REJECT!!!!
Are you kidding? A direct flight I have planned for a month and the best you can do is an 8 hour travel plan??
After a temper tantrum that rivals any my nephew has dreamed of, I managed to get on a direct flight. I’m still annoyed with my arrival time since it is 6 hours later than I originally bought….I’ll take that over connections.
Ugh. Hooray for traveling!
Monday, April 26, 2010
The Bookcase Project
My job at work is to be an HR Generalist. That pretty much just means I need to be versed in a little bit of everything related to HR – benefits, payroll, compensation, compliance, recruiting/staffing, leave administration, employee relations, employment law, policy administration, and anything else thrown on our plates. I’m not a specialist in any of those areas per say, but I know enough to be dangerous.
At home, I fancy myself a generalist as well. I can cook, clean, sew, decorate, organize, fix minor home repair and computer issues, paint, craft, garden (in progress), and open jars without help…usually. But what I haven’t spent much time with is something my dad has mastered – wood working.
So I decided to round out my personal resume by convincing my dad to teach me “how to build stuff.” I decided to start with a bookcase as our first project. It’s something I need and it seemed fairly easy to make. (besides the H&G shows build one in 5 minutes!)
After deciding on a design, dad created a drawing, cut list, and priced out our project materials. So far I have used a table saw, router, jig saw, skill saw, and power sander. I'm also learning the lingo! For example, notch thingys = dado.
(Dad has been a very patient teacher.)
We are not quite done, but here is our progress so far:
This was the dry fit to make sure our cuts were correct. Next step is to use wood glue and a nail gun to put everything together and add the feet. Then we stain and varnish!
At home, I fancy myself a generalist as well. I can cook, clean, sew, decorate, organize, fix minor home repair and computer issues, paint, craft, garden (in progress), and open jars without help…usually. But what I haven’t spent much time with is something my dad has mastered – wood working.
So I decided to round out my personal resume by convincing my dad to teach me “how to build stuff.” I decided to start with a bookcase as our first project. It’s something I need and it seemed fairly easy to make. (besides the H&G shows build one in 5 minutes!)
After deciding on a design, dad created a drawing, cut list, and priced out our project materials. So far I have used a table saw, router, jig saw, skill saw, and power sander. I'm also learning the lingo! For example, notch thingys = dado.
(Dad has been a very patient teacher.)
We are not quite done, but here is our progress so far:
This was the dry fit to make sure our cuts were correct. Next step is to use wood glue and a nail gun to put everything together and add the feet. Then we stain and varnish!
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