Moody Blues
Next week is hectic. Concerts, milestone birthday celebrations that require overnight stays, out-of-town dinners, family reunions – They all fall in the same week. Yes, it’s exciting but it’s also exhausting.
In an attempt to make the week peaceful (ha!) without anxiety (double ha!), I have made a list.
The wardrobe is planned. Nothing is worse than wearing a dress you haven’t worn in a while only to find out the wardrobe fairy altered it. (Dang that fairy!) Or even worse (as if an uncomfortable outfit isn’t enough) there is a big margarita spot on the front.
The cat sitter is coming to serve breakfast because I am sure my cats would die without one meal. (So who is more neurotic here, me or the cats?)
Since my digestive system is…umm…let’s say delicate…I have medications to soothe it from every possible angle. Check!
Things are going smoothly. What can go wrong?
This morning I woke up to an annoying irritation on the edge of my eyelid. Oh no! Nothing is there yet but it could be the beginning of a sty. I rarely get them. Rarely like once a decade. It must be on my schedule for this week. Boogers!
At this point I can’t do anything but hope and of course look in the mirror every half hour to see if something is emerging.
There are meds for it and compresses and margaritas (you put those in the mouth not on the eye).
One good thing about having older friends is that they can’t see so well especially in dark or dim lighting.
If you see pictures of the Moody Blues concert, I am the one with the big booger on the eye lid waving her hands over her head and singing out of tune!
Note to family: The chance of strudel at the reunion is slight to none!
Note of aggravation: I can’t upload video from YouTube. I used to be able to do that. Now I get a restriction notice. If anyone knows anything that will help, I would appreciate it.
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 
I love the line about the cat sitter…saw Hazel up on the ledge screaming for help.
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Oh Kate, those dress destroyers are always looking for ways to sabotage our plans. I learned that the hard way…ouch. Hey, if the others have misty vision…they won’t really notice what you’re wearing or how it fits. Just go, have fun as in enjoy each moment. As for the bump on the eyelid…hopefully it isn’t a sty! I had those things all the way through junior high and high school…old wives tale was close your eye and rest a bit with a dime or quarter on the bump…Woohoo! Who’s to know? Have a wonderful time, even if Murphy shows up.
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I just hope Murphy doesn’t sit next to me at the dinner table!
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about that restriction notice — sometimes specific videos are restricted by the copyright owner (often a studio, who wants to get paid for you to hear the song, so they think by restricting youtube access to the song that it will force you to buy the CD, or force you to pay to have access to the video on youtube, even though what we usually do is just look for an alternate song by the same artist instead, all while muttering under our breath something about “stupid restrictions” and “how annoying”). In other words, it’s usually not a WordPress issue, but rather, a youtube copyright issue, where someone wants your money, honey. 🙂
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😦
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I have a delicate digestive system too. I take a valium here and there for it. There are better meds? 🙂 Hope you have a nice week and your digestive system behaves.
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Valium? They never gave me that. I have Xanax but it makes me drowsy. What I have are drugs that either stop the cramps or tighten the stool. Was that more info than you needed?
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Absolutely not. I have IBS, not severe.
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Mine is more annoying than severe but it can ruin a fun get together and I always know where the bathrooms are!
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Sounds like a lot of fun. Enjoy it, Kate – sty or no sty.
I’m glad to know I’m not the only one with a wardrobe fairy. How come she never shortens my pants for me? That I have to pay for.
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Well, she shortens my jeans and I’m not happy about it! I’ll send her your way.
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Deal!
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I’ve learned so much here besides your eye problem. Didn’t know how to embed video in a comment. Didn’t know that it was more difficult to find unrestricted videos. You & your commenters are a wealth of information. Thank you.
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I know! Nancy Hatch is a great and quick commenter who is more savvy than I am. I can usually depend on her to come up with something.
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“Great and quick” = so much better than “fast and loose.”
Always happy to help.
Unless I’m busy.
In which case, you’re on your own. 😛
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That’s one crazy week coming atcha – hope the stye stays away. In my case, it would be a large crusty cold sore the size of Kansas – so pretty! So fetching!
Have fun 🙂
MJ
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Kansas huh? It hasn’t erupted yet so I am hoping it just was a small booboo.
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let’s hope it stays dormant 🙂
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Too late. It erupted but not as a sty. It’s a lump on the lid. I can hide it with makeup but I had one before and I will have to have it lanced. Boogers.
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In honor of the fact that it is Tuesday Afternoon:
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I didn’t try this song but it works. Thanks!
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I don’t know how to embed a video in a comment. How do you do that?
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I just paste the URL in the comment. If you look at my comment in your dashboard, you’ll see the URL address.
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Ah ha!
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I was going to ask that.. Nancy cleaned up a mess I made with a video I tried to post to her comments of a murmuration of starlings.. 🙂
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Is it a sty on your eyelid? Recently I had some sort of itchy rash on my eyelid and it got really red. I started putting Benadryl cream on it and it went away. If you try this, be careful not to get it in your eye. 🙂 Oh, I love The Moody Blues…have fun!
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I don’t know what it is. It hasn’t erupted yet but there is still irritation. So far no itch. We’ll see.
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Click “Add Media”
Click “Insert from URL” (NOT “Insert from youtube”)
Post the URL in the box.
Click “insert into post”
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That’s how I do it. When I look at the preview and click on the go button I get a restricted video notice. You can only view if you go to youtube which takes the reader away from the post. It didn’t use to do this.
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That’s a video by video thing, Kate ~ not something you can change on your end, except by picking a different video.
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It used to be easier to find unrestricted vids. This is the third time I couldn’t find any of the many versions of the songs I like to allow it. Not sure why someone doesn’t allow embedding but I’m sure there is a reason. Thanks for the help.
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funny I seem to have those wardrobe fairies too
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Yes, they are annoying.
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