Seven Random Items

Anne at Reverent Irreverence posted seven random things, which was an invitation from a blogging friend of hers. This reminds me of the old days of blogging when we used to pass around "memes" and so here it goes.

1. Flossing my teeth last night, an old gold crown on one of my bottom molars came off. I vaguely remember getting it when my first child was a baby, so it's 30+ years old. So I spun off into anxiety, thinking that all my crowns would fall off as they aged (like me). But my wonderful dentist saw me this morning and easily glued it back on! I am happily back to eating and drinking with no pain.

2. One year ago yesterday I started taking bi-weekly Humira shots for rheumatoid arthritis. It has taken about nine months for the Humira and weekly methotextrate pills to work in combination to inhibit my RA symptoms. I am pain-free most of the time! I am extremely grateful that modern medicine offers such wondrous drugs and that my insurance company pays for them. I am lucky.

3. Having "old" feet, I am burdened with having bunions. They are probably due to wearing all the narrow shoes I wore until about eight years ago, when I finally learned that those bumps above my big toes were "bunions" and hurt with pressure on them. Then friends in Seattle sent me to a shoe store dedicated to finding better shoes for a customer's feet and I bought my first pair of Wolky Jewel sandals. Over the years, I have bought three more pair online. Now I have black, blue, burnt orange, and off-white Wolky's. Lately, women around my age keep asking me what kind of shoes I am wearing. Fortunately, I live in south TX, where sandals may be worn most of the year.

4. I have had two piano lessons now. My piano teacher is a friend, who is also an excellent teacher. She was a high school English teacher and then a high school piano teacher until she retired last year. She is helping me overcome my harsh self-judgment that even strikes in my beginning pecking at the keys. I am enjoying this much more than I anticipated. Learning to relax and to slow down are difficult for me though.

5. Although I am still flummoxed by Blogger's new formats for its bloggers, I am pleased by the friends (and daughter) who left comments to help me navigate these changes. I was surprised that Mad Priest still happens by here sometimes. Thank you!

6. I am addicted to playing Words with Friends on my Ipod and/or Kindle Fire. I have two friends in California who play multiple games with me. It's a lot of fun, but I wish I'd think of  longer than one-syllable words.

7. First hints of "fall" are here in south Texas. In the summer low temperatures are at 80 degrees F., but now they are dipping below 70 degrees in the early mornings. It is not always in the 90's each day. Hope for cooler weather. . .  .soon!