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Hello Monday

Hi friends, it’s time to join Holly and Sarah for Hello Monday. I’m recapping my weekend, and spoiler alert — nothing much happened! Haha. But that’s totally okay because sometimes you need a little bit of nothing happening in your world.

Saturday

Saturday morning, I spent some time catching up on a bit of life admin. Then, in the afternoon, I had an appointment at Specsavers. Ever since I can remember, I have always needed glasses for distance because I was always squinting at the blackboard (no smartboards or whiteboards in the olden days). My eyesight had been stable for years, but last year, I had to get reading glasses as well.  Now I’m one of those ladies, like my mum, who has to juggle two pairs. Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating a bit because I can still get by day to day without glasses–everything just looks a bit blurry.

I have also embarrassed myself a bunch of times while out shopping. I’ve seen someone I thought I knew and started waving at them, only to realise, as they got closer, that it wasn’t them at all. At that point, I had to pretend I was swatting at flies instead of waving at a stranger–oops! So, yes, I clearly need glasses for distance if I want to see properly.

At my appointment, the optometrist performed all the usual tests and even a few extra ones because, well, you know—ageing. Blah! Plus, there’s a history of glaucoma in my family. The good news is that everything looked good. Yay! This time, I asked about disposable contact lenses because when we go away in January, I would love to be able to see everything crystal clear without the hassle of putting on and taking off glasses. I want to catch every detail on every ride at Disneyland, Universal Studios, and everywhere else we visit!

The optometrist put the contacts in for me and took them out. Then I had a go myself, which wasn’t easy because dealing with squishy eyeballs is just ewww! But I did it, and I’m sure with practice, I’ll get better. I don’t think I will wear contacts all the time, but I think they’ll make things easier especially on our trip and for special occasions. I wore the contacts the optometrist gave me to try out and it felt good to walk around the shops and see everything so clearly. He also gave me two free pairs and now I just need to order more online with my prescription.

Sunday

I spent the whole day working through my very long list of assessment tasks. Then today, I got a phone call from the college telling me to ignore that list. The course facilitator said to forget about the college portal too. She gave me a new list of things to submit, and it looks nothing like the original one I spent HOURS on! Apparently, most of the students are struggling to make sense of the instructions and the portal, so the college decided to change everything up. If I still had my thyroid, I would have cried!

So I’m going to sign off and go stick my head in the toilet. Just kidding. I’m going to submit what she requested from the new list and brush off my frustration. Aaaarrrgh!!!!

Before I go, I just realised I haven’t shared any photos—mainly because I only took one over the whole weekend! But it’s always good to end on a happy note, and there’s nothing that makes me happier than food. So, here’s a photo of Sunday night’s dinner: chicken schnitzel with vegetables and gravy. Yum! And I’ve got leftovers for tonight too!

recapping my weekend post-Chicken schnitzel

Happy Monday, everyone. Here’s hoping for a better rest of the week!

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8 thoughts on “Hello Monday”

  1. Oh that is so frustrating about your course but what can you do other than lament a bit and then get back to it. We’ve had similar things happen with my son’s online school and it can be so aggravating! Good for you for trying out contacts. It sounds like they should work out great for your trip.

  2. hehehe! That did make me chuckle about you thinking you know people and start waving. Yep, it does sound like you need those glasses for distance. I don’t think I would be able to deal with contacts, I hate eyes, even my own. lol
    Oh no! How frustrating to have the college change everything especially when you have done hours of work.
    Yum that chicken schnitzel looks so good, a perfect way to end the weekend. x

  3. good luck with the contacts, you will get the hang of it in no time! Yes, you definitely want to see everything you can at Disney, the details are so great. Those slower weekends can be lovely, and you capped it off with a nice meal 🙂

  4. I’m the opposite of you with my sight, I can see perfectly in the distance but trying to read or see anything close up is a nightmare nowadays. Nobody warns you about all the extra tests you need with ageing the appointments are certainly longer.
    How frustrating that they changed the tasks, I think you should get extra marks for the stress.

  5. I am so sorry about your course. So frustrating! Think about the vacation, that will make you happy!! Contacts do get easier with time. Story of your waving at people made me smile. I had to get reading glasses so I could trim my cats’ claws properly. Your dinner looks delicious and it is the ultimate comfort food.

    -Soma

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