Not So Bad

So Im back from vacation [boohoo]. The guys at work ended up doing a great job keeping me from getting to far behind. I still had some issuse that kept me busy all day but all and all it was not so bad.

Im all caught up there.

Now about that pile of laundry waiting on me.

My husband helped with that. One more load and im caught up there too.

He was also able to get the overgrown grass cut today.

Man! I mean, did it rain all week here or something? 

My plants are even gaining momentum. Look! I have an egg plant hatching. Finally! 

Now Im ready to sit back and watch some TV and get back to my afternoon walks.

I can also catch up on some blog readings and do a little crocheting. I have a couple orders to complete. 

All the worry and fret was for nothing.

Isnt that usually how it goes?

Vacation yes Relaxing no

Vacation is supose to be relaxing. Well I would think so but for me, its everything but.

I love being at the beach. I want to live here one day. Maybe because thats when Ill be able to relax. 

Like this guy.....

Vacation starts with my Husband spending approximately an hour setting things up like hooking up the camper, leveling it up, rolling out the outdoor carpet. 

Im making the beds, hanging the clothes line. Sometimes the party lights. When thats all done, we will walk up to the store to get ice for the cooler (The refrigerator can take twenty four hours to get cold). And more snacks.

Then I sit back to rest a moment. "Ok whats on the agenda?" My husband will ask. Then its off to Walmart to get food for grilling out and groceries to last a couple days. 

Each morning im up at seven making coffee and straightening up inside the camper. Work is texting me questions on how to do things at the office. Between texting work, we will rush out to get a spot on the sand and drill holes for the umbrellas. By ten after eight, the beach is full. 

Back at the camper I sit down to eat a bite of breakfast then its off for our morning walk. Work is still texting. We will walk three to five miles. Come in, pack up the beach bags and head out to the sand. "Ahhh" relax! Nope, now its lunch time and one of the managers is calling me. Not long after that, its time to hit the showers then prep for dinner. 

With a drink in one hand and a snack in the other, I found time to blog a little but the wifi is weak.

Im not complaining about vacation itself. I love it at the beach and some time away from work, but when Its over, im tired. Ill have laundry to do and Monday morning a pile of work will be waiting on me at the office. 

Im in the need of a vacation from a vacation.

Jelly Fish

Me and my daughter took a dip in the ocean and we were fine...until we saw a jelly fish! We came running out of the water like we were in a Jaws movie!

People were still swimming despite the warnings.

Speaking of Jaws. As we were standing at the edge of the water, my daughter jumped back and said "Mom, I just saw a big fish! No kidding! It must have been about 3 foot long" (as she did her hand measure). Another couple aproached us and said, "Did yall see the shark too?" Yes there was a shark lerking in the knee deep waters. My concern was still on the tiny jelly fish. 

Yesterday a couple people were stung by jelly fish.. A kid was stung ...twice. OK im trying to come to grips with why if your stung once would you go back in to get stung again?

Kids!

The life guards have put up their warnings and are not allowing anyone past knee deep. 

Ill stick to paddleing around in the tide pools for now....until something touches my foot!

Ah the drama of the ocean.

I Think I Figured It Out

If you have read back a few post you may remember me complaining of inner ear problems.

Its fixed now.....

It started in both ears, lots of ringing and buzzing in them. It would literally make it hard for me to sleep. Then it progressed to dizziness and that full and stopped up feeling like you experience when going up elevations such as a ride through the mountains. I eventually lost most of my hearing in my left ear temporarily. The doctor suggested it was allergies. I suffered for Three weeks.

Being an allergy sufferer all my life, I knew this was more than an allergies. What could it be? 

I'm in my late 40's and believe it or not, The only drugs in my body is Allegra for allergies and Tylenol if I ever get a headache, cramps or achy knees. Ive always taken those and know they have no side effects. The only "new thing" I started taking was multivitamins. 

The doctors told me I lacked vitamin D. I was given high doses of Vitamin D for two months then once I was out of the woods, I began taking a multivitamin with vitamin D. That's when the problem started.

So I stopped them.

The ears started clearing up.

I thought "hmm"

So I took them again just to see and my ear started acting up again.

So I stopped the vitamins and my ears are now fine.

Why?
Lack of Magnesium.

Vitamin D requires magnesium to work in the bloodstream. This process requires and even uses up magnesium in the process, creating sudden signs of a magnesium deficiency I didn't even know I had. This will effect the inner ear and cause the symptoms I was having.

I'm happy to know this because I'm loving how the multivitamins make my nails and hair so healthy.

Now I can just change my formula. 

And eat more nuts and broccoli. 

I'm not a doctor. My sources came from google and this is my own diagnosis for my ear problem. If you are suffering any unexplained illness, please see a doctor.

Pokemon Go Craze

If you know any teens (and many adults too), then you've heard bout the new craze thats hit the game world.

"Pokemon Go".

I refuse to play but thinks its a genius way to keep the cellphone companies in business. They say its a good way to get people out walking around. But what good is that if they have their nose stuck in a phone. As if texting wasnt bad enough.

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They even play here at work. I've actually seen the managers jump in their car and ride up the road because their phone gave them a signal that there is a pokemon monster or something down the road, over the bridge and through the field. So off they Go. There was one in my office the other day but I had to be playing the game to see it. Oh well. I wish they reacted like that when there is a spider in my office.

As we were riding through downtown the other day, the place was crawling with people looking down at their cell phones chasing virtual animation. It was a crazy sight. I called them "phone zombies".  It looked like scene from the walking dead. Check out one of the scenes here from the "PlowingThroughLife" Blog. Shes seeing the same thing in her state.

Anyway. I decided to jump into the action my way by crocheting a few of these poke'ball pet hats. I've seen some human hats just like this selling, so I figured I add the pets in on the fun. 

My shop is closed for a few days due to vacation. These cute little hats will be ready to order once I reopen this weekend. Say hello to my model "Tucker". He belongs to one of my customers and is my favorite model for my crochet pet hats. Isn't he adorable?

Meanwhile, I'll sit here on the beach and make fun of the boys watching their phones instead of watching the girls.