Thursday, October 30, 2014

Part D for Dummies....

5 things:

1.  I need to go get help on making sure I'll have prescription drug coverage for 2015, else i'll
be hunnerts of dollars out of pocket, as they love to say.  Wish me luck.  My shredder is getting
dull from all the junk mail.  But some of it may be worth saving.  I am bringing the latest stack
with me.

2.  The weatherbug yesterday suggested it would be a mild day--barely enough wind to rattle the leaves, a little bit of rain now & then, and temps in the 50s-60sF.  Ha.  So I went out without a jacket,
got caught in the little bit of rain and LOTS OF WIND, and no sunshine to speak of.  Jaysus!  Today we are wearing our jacket and rolling up a sweater for backup in our bag.

3.  Milk, apparently, is good for one's complexion (taken internally), though I had a classmate from
Greece years ago, who taught me that mixing a spoonful or two of fresh squeezed orange juice with the same amount of cream made a great exfoliating face treatment.  You mixed the two together, then dipped your fingers in it and applied to your face bit by bit.  What you did was rub your skin till the juice & cream had been absorbed. This sloughed off any dry layer,  and when you were all done, your face was bright and shiny.  She also told me that at home, her mother brought her a cup of coffee and two squares of chocolate every morning when she came to wake her up.  

4.  Nobody ever came around to wake us up in the morning at home, although my dad used to
bring a fly swatter and a glass of water to wake up my brothers.  My mother just yoohooed up the stairs for me, and I was expected to show up dressed and ready for school in a few minutes.

5.  It was not all that harsh, though.  My mother then paid me to eat my oatmeal. 

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Tips from the Sidewalk....

5 things:

1.  SAVE those receipts, especially from the bookstore!!  I'm on my way to BooksAMillion to see if I can get my money back for a book I wasn't able to use.  And I even asked the clerk if it worked for Mac before I bought it.  What a stupid waste.  Wish me luck. 

2.  Am walking longer and farther these days since I've been wearing my BOOTS!  Always loved boots.  I think I have wobbly ankles or something, but the boots give me great support, and I can go on and on.

3.  Anyone hear about the volcano erupting on the Big Island in HI?  through a US news source?  I learnt about it last night on Twitter via The Guardian.

4.  The Guardian also had a great tweet about The First Bee Count in England recently.  Thank you, Guardian, for supplying such wonderful copy! 

5.  My eldest daughter, age 52, is taking suggestions for the design and placement of her very first
tattoo.  I can't imagine the pain or the permanence.