Wednesday is Senior Pill Day

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

It's Senior Pill Day

Napoleon

Ah my young Smile Warriors, you are asking who Sr. Pill is. If you are not so young you want to know what pharmacy has a discount on pills. If you have joined the 'I don't have insurance or even do but have you seen the real price of drugs' group, you know exactly what I am talking about. It's the day you (a) run out or (b) your hands are steady enough to use the pill cutter. When you grow old and poor, you learn to have the doctor, depending on the size of the pill, order it in a double dose or a quadruple dose, so you use the pill cutter, and ingenious devise with a razor blade in it, to chop your pills into halves or quarters. It is sort like a guillotine for pills. In my case, the pill is too small to quarter and they are making it harder and harder to cut. At first, you could break them in your fingers with no trouble. Then they required the pill cutter. Now they require the pill cutter and a really good eye and alignment. Then again, they went from 60.00 to 250.00 and each step of the way, more difficult to cut. Do you really think that is a coincidence?

The cats are aware I am really angry at them and walking around on satin paws. Trouble, who may have been the instigator but I am certain it was Ningee, is laying on the bed claiming true forgiveness can only be achieved if he is allowed to sleep on the bed with me and live. They started bouncing this morning at about 40 MPH from one side of the room to the other with me in the middle as the main bounce point. We are talking four, ten to twenty pound cats bouncing on your body at high speed. I am black and blue but nothing is broken. When I finally got them to the door as they were not going out willingly, I was ready to wring little furry necks. Not even the Treats would calm them down. I think it actually made them worse. Now we are in forgiveness phase and can we please have our afternoon cocktail of chicken flavored treats, please. Since even my child, Napoleon was involved, I guess I will have to forgive them.

Tomorrow, I have my dental appointment so today I tried a bit of makeup so I wouldn't look quite so washed out. I think it came out well. At least I have eyebrows today. I finally remembered to put the expensive eye drops into my eyes before the makeup and I seem to be tolerating the makeup well. Without the eye drops, I can barely see a couple of hours after I apply anything to my eye area. With age, the dry eye happens and then the red eye. That is followed by the 'oh crap I can't see anything' eye.

I am wondering if anyone besides me has this problem. I have never been able to apply any foundation without it caking. I mean since my first try as a teen, it hits my skin and instantly cakes. Nothing works. I have tried moisturizers and even my coconut oil: instant cake. I have searched the net and apparently it occasionally happens to a couple of people but my condition is constant. Anyone have any ideas?

If you haven't already, smile. It takes less muscles than a frown and when you get to my age, smile lines are much more attractive than frown lines.