Cold, windy day today. I was a bit early for my specialist appointment so I noticed a Chinese bakery and cafe in the mall. A range of lovely buns and pastries were on display, sweet and savoury. Who needs to visit Asia? I ordered a Hong Kong style cup of tea (strong tea with evaporated milk) and sat for 10 minutes. It was quite busy for the morning and I browsed the menu. They were offering a full bacon and egg breakfast with toast and coffee for $2.99 among other things. Too bad I'd already had breakfast.
So the specialist increased my blood pressure medication to 160mg from 120mg of Diovan. She was worried about my bottom number (130/90). I get such different readings (lower). Also, my last blood test in August wasn't done properly as they did not have enough of a sample, so I have to redo it, including coming off the medication for a week and fasting the night before. So next time I guess I should call and check that things went ok, and maybe go to a different lab. Apparently this blood test also has to be stored on ice to keep it fresh. The good news is that they have it on record that I lost 8 pounds since my last visit a year ago. It's confirmed, not a dream!
I was browsing Canadian Health magazine in the doctor's office. It had a lot of interesting articles, seems to be right up my alley. I'm trying to stop subscribing to magazines as they contribute a lot of clutter. Well, I'll think about this one. I also noticed a hypertension website displayed on a poster in the office. Hypertension is another word for high blood pressure for those who don't know.
I dropped by the T&T Chinese supermarket afterward. This time I noticed a variety of frozen delicacies such as frogs legs, snail meat, and you name it, all displayed in a very clean manner. I just got some fresh salmon fillets although all the seafood looked fresh and lovely. There were lots of whole fish, and the sign said they clean them for free. The cashiers were wearing pretty cheongsams (silky looking traditional tops), maybe because Chinese New Year is approaching.
Then I decided to go to the gym since I'll probably take the weekend off. I caught Hillary Clinton on Tyra Banks' talk show. It was a great interview and Hillary came off very well, I thought. Maybe we need a woman to solve the world's big problems.
I picked up my new progressive lens eyeglasses today. They are amazing, so light and comfortable and reading the newspaper is a breeze again. I didn't realize I had chosen Versace designer frames, (a new me) with tiny rhinestones at the edge of the metallic dark pink frames.
We decided to put L's drum lessons on hold until at least the summer, she is a bit overloaded at the moment. Besides, everything 'tennis' is at the forefront these days, and one has to make choices in a full life.
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Showing posts with label progressive lenses. Show all posts
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Friday, January 11, 2008
Progressive lenses
The days are getting visibly longer.
M and I went to get new eyeglasses today. I ended up getting expensive, though stylish progressive lenses, we'll see how they work in a couple of weeks when they're ready. I don't remember her giving me a choice of cheaper, bifocals or progressives, I just remember her telling me the difference. M got glasses for seeing far away, I thought he needed reading glasses but I guess not. They have great new styles and the optician was very helpful with that. She gave us about 5 styles out of a couple of hundred to choose from.
Everyone seems to be short staffed these days, I don't see how we could be headed for recession. Although we usually follow the U.S. into whatever. A man came into the store in a wheelchair and the optician told us he had been in a bad car accident awhile back and became partially paralyzed. It seems his wife left him after that and he had been living with his sister until she died recently of cancer. So he seems to be pretty much alone although he has money to get paid help. He is in the store every day to have his glasses cleaned. Apparently his story had been written up in the newspaper at one time.
L is going with a friend tonight to the local theatre to see a local high school production to satisfy a course requirement.
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M and I went to get new eyeglasses today. I ended up getting expensive, though stylish progressive lenses, we'll see how they work in a couple of weeks when they're ready. I don't remember her giving me a choice of cheaper, bifocals or progressives, I just remember her telling me the difference. M got glasses for seeing far away, I thought he needed reading glasses but I guess not. They have great new styles and the optician was very helpful with that. She gave us about 5 styles out of a couple of hundred to choose from.
Everyone seems to be short staffed these days, I don't see how we could be headed for recession. Although we usually follow the U.S. into whatever. A man came into the store in a wheelchair and the optician told us he had been in a bad car accident awhile back and became partially paralyzed. It seems his wife left him after that and he had been living with his sister until she died recently of cancer. So he seems to be pretty much alone although he has money to get paid help. He is in the store every day to have his glasses cleaned. Apparently his story had been written up in the newspaper at one time.
L is going with a friend tonight to the local theatre to see a local high school production to satisfy a course requirement.
News
UK twins separated at birth unwittingly marry
ants, plants provide mutual benefit
$50,000 high tech bed
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