I'm doing better this week. Gotten some things done & am not as down. Looking forward to the Ralph Fiennes movie, "Doris and Bernard", on HBO this Saturday. There's another of his on the big screen starting this Friday, "In Bruges", but don't know when it will be near me. It's a violent one, so that's making me nervous. Guess I can just look at my shoes when all of the shooting starts.

   My regular eye doctor was out of the office last week, so I went to the one that my mom & sister go to. She's not on my insurance plan, but didn't charge much because of the situation. That was really kind of her. Anyways, it turns out that my symptoms are a direct result of stress and fatigue and told me warm compresses & eye drops would help to a certain extent, but that only more sleep and calm would eliminate the problem completely. She also said I needed bifocals to lessen the strain of reading & computer use, so I'll be making an appointment with my regular dr. for that soon.My eye feels a lot better after just a few days of drops, etc. but I'm still trying to limit my time online.

    Rufus has been extra playful lately, as if he knows I need cheering up. My painting is going well. A local library is having a book sale at the end of the week that I'm hoping to attend and I'm trying to concentrate on positive things.