Mostly it's my prescription, I'm extremely near-sighted with a good helping of astigmatism thrown in, with progressive trifocals from age and by the time you add it all up, it costs. I didn't do myself any favors, though, by going for frames that are 1/3 of the total cost. Gulp. It doesn't help that my current insurance doesn't cover any part of it. My last one covered $100 for frames and $100 for lenses, so glasses usually didn't cost more than $500. Still a lot, though. I set up a flexible spending account last year and this year to account for new glasses.
Hey, man, where are my pants? I have my hippo dignity!
Oz ,'Bring On The Night'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
SailAweigh - Mar 15, 2015 10:11:20 am PDT #17862 of 30002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Connie Neil - Mar 15, 2015 10:25:12 am PDT #17863 of 30002
brillig
I almost wish I had cataracts, because if I could get my vision to a level where glasses didn't cost this so GD much I would be eternally grateful.
It's kind of weird to realize that in two weeks I won't need glasses except for reading, and those can be got anywhere. I got the lens implants that correct for astigmatism, which cost $800 extra.
sj - Mar 15, 2015 3:34:18 pm PDT #17864 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
We're home from the beach. The huge snow banks are slightly smaller than when we left.
I didn't finish reading the organizing books this weekend because I mostly read magazines instead, but I was thinking that I feel so much calmer and less anxious when I'm at the beach, and part of it is probably being near the ocean. But I was also thinking that part of it is because Mom's house is so neat and organized. I'm never struggling to figure out where something is when I'm there, etc.
sj - Mar 16, 2015 6:24:16 am PDT #17865 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
G has a half day at school on Friday, and I agreed babysit him for the afternoon. So, I guess I have to clean up the house to presentable between now and then.
sj - Mar 16, 2015 10:14:20 am PDT #17866 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
The hospital that I currently go to for my pregnancy makes everything far more difficult than the one I was going to for fertility treatment. It should not take over and hour to just drop off a sample, and they charge for valet with a handicap plate.
Laura - Mar 16, 2015 10:37:48 am PDT #17867 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
That is ridiculous, sj!
Strix - Mar 16, 2015 10:40:26 am PDT #17868 of 30002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
WTF, sj?!
amyth - Mar 16, 2015 10:48:40 am PDT #17869 of 30002
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
!!!! Disapprove.
Connie Neil - Mar 16, 2015 10:56:50 am PDT #17870 of 30002
brillig
I have to change my marital status on my W-4 from married to single. Do not want.
Zenkitty - Mar 16, 2015 11:33:23 am PDT #17871 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I just turned on the air conditioning! Also just saw a wasp. Spring is officially here.