You would think that with two eye exams, two doctors and two assistants I would have gotten an explanation about my vision that was more then a simple, “Well, your prescription changed slightly…that’s all”. Really? Only slightly? Finding out today from a different doctor that I have a mild astigmatism in my right eye was a big surprise. Especially when the doctor saw that it had been discovered at the last two exams. Well, gee. I just love it when professionals neglect to tell me everything. Anyway, the mild astigmatism in my right eye explains the blurred vision I’m having off and on, especially whenever I happen to be looking at a computer monitor for any length of time. He wants me to continue with these contacts until the end of the month, and if my eyes haven’t adjusted and I can’t tolerate the blurriness/out of focus problems, then he’ll over-correct my prescription to compensate for the astigmatism. If that doesn’t produce satisfactory results, then he’ll order special contact lenses that are designed to help with vision problems that are complicated by astigmatisms.
Dan’s brothers are coming over for a pot roast dinner tonight. You know what’s totally awesome? Having a husband who is itching to try out various crock pot recipes for meals. All I had to do was go and pick up the meat and ingredients for the food (and if it weren’t for the fact that I had to go out anyway and wanted to consolidate our errands, I wouldn’t have done that, lol), and he took care of the rest. Anyway, Dan informed me that he asked his brothers to bring some whiskey with them. Apparently he thinks it’s Really Fucking Awesome that I liked the whiskey I tried at the Halloween party. According to Dan, who is A Guy, the fact that a chick likes something as strong as whiskey is really hardcore. In fact, he sought out his brother at the party to boast about it. You know, kind of like, “Hey man, check out the tits on my chick!”… “Yeah? Well check out the tits on MY chick!” 
I was talking to a friend earlier about my first experience with contacts, and how I totally spazzed six ways from Sunday with getting them in. For whatever reason, it made me think of my first experience with tampons, which was, wow I feel old here, eleven years and four months ago. :shock: I was such a dunce. At the time, I was too embarrassed to ask my mom if I could use tampons, since I was already sneaking around with shaving my legs because she wasn’t ready to let her little girl hit that milestone. So I decided to just take one or two and try them out. God only knows why, but despite reading and re-reading the instructions, I was under the silly impression that the whole entire tampon, applicator and all, went in… and stayed in. That’s right. I went to school with the tampon AND its applicator. I remember bitching to my best friend about how uncomfortable tampons were, and how on earth could any girl STAND them? After that day, I swore off tampons. I didn’t try again until four years later. But then? I was hooked. Seven years later, and if you ever come to my house and find yourself in need, hopefully you like Tampax Pearl, because otherwise you’ll be wadding up toilet paper or tissues!
Is it really November? You know, with our finances being stretched more than before, and with my brothers being here for an undetermined amount of time, I have decided to do sponsored posts here on jenn.nu again, in order to have extra money for Christmas. With Alyssa, Ryan, my family and Dan’s really big family, we have a LOT of people to buy presents for! So yeah… if you notice the sponsored posts, feel free to skip on by them. I try to write naturally, but still, a sponsored post IS a sponsored post. 
Reading about Dan & the whiskey made me laugh. Two years ago a friend and I went out to Vegas & they were in awe of the fact that we didn’t drink “girly” drinks… I drink whiskey and she drinks gin. Totally brought back memories & good ones at that!
Ugh, I didn’t realize Christmas was so close.
I know it’s like under 100 days til Christmas. That’s nuts. With Sydney wanting things that are $50.00 a pop I’m posting my rear end off and I don’t blame you. You have 4 of them after all. Wow, I can’t imagine the money that will be spent on Christmas in that house.
So crock pots turn me on. Seriously, it’s a sickness. I buy magazines and cookbooks just for the crock pot recipes. They are just that awesome that I can’t resist.
I’ve tried contacts twice, both times had them specially made. Turns out my eyes are TOO dry and I have astigmatism too – and only saw blurry though them, especially when tired. I really noticed the focus changing. It was a downright pain. Now I’ve also given up on my glasses, but that’s another story.
Hope you find suitable contacts!
I have an astigmatism and hardly wear my contacts because of it. I have the special acuvue contacts, but I have a really hard time driving, looking at a computer screen, or reading while wearing them. Hopefully if you get the special lenses you won’t have the same problems I do!
Oh, and you should talk Dan’s family into doing a “secret santa” sort of thing- maybe for just the cousins, or the aunts and uncles. My family is huge too, and we always do this because then everyone has a special person to buy for and it saves every individual family money.
I second Jessica’s suggestion for a Secret Santa. My family either does a Secret Santa or we set ‘rules’ surrounding the present giving (ie. has to be homemade or under a certain price limit) just because it does get pricey… Thanks for the reminder than the holidays are coming up soon.. That means finals -and- shopping. Fun stuff.
I need to up my sponsored posting to help with Christmas. If PPP would accept my other blog already…it’s been pending for almost a week!! I’m glad you got to the bottom of the vision problem…It sucks to have to go to so many appts and doctors to get the correct information, but it’s worth it in the end!
I thought you had astigmatism. If your eye doctor wasn’t professional enough to at least tell you about the astigmatism, then (s)he is very unprofessional, and with the problems you’ve encountered already, I’d look to changing doctors/places.
Tampons still scare me x_x lol at what you did though
Christmas is coming too fast!
All this contacts talk…eeek. I dont know man..contacts just give me the heebie jeebies. Yours look great though…thats gotta be so weird…to go from having glasses to contacts, being so used to the weight on your face and then…its gone. One time me and my cousin (kelleyroo.com) had this purple contact, i have NO idea why we had it, but we tried FOREVER to get it into my eye and I just couldnt deal with it.