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I don't know about you...

…but now that swimming and gymnastics is over, I am not too interested in tuning into the Olympics on a nightly basis.

It was good for a week or so and now I am over it.

Eye issues.

My eye, technically the lower outside corner of my eyelid, has been twitching for over a month now. It’s extremely annoying and is actually starting to worry me. My eyes have twitched before, maybe for a week or so at the most, but this is downright crazy!

Here is why eyedoctorguide.com has to say about my twitching eye:

Blepharospasm is the technical term for involuntary eye twitching (eye spasms). Blepharospasm is more specifically defined as an abnormal involuntary blinking or spasm of the eyelids.

The more common causes for eye twitching include:

• Corneal irritation or injury (doubtful)
  
• Stress (check)
• Lack of sleep(check)
• Fatigue(check)
• Prolonged staring or eye strain (check - thanks computer)
  
• Neurological disorders (I hope not!)
  
• Possibly Hereditary (don’t think so)

Eye twitching may be nothing more than a sign you need to take it easy, or need a little R&R, as much as it may be a sign that something more serious is going on. At this time, there is no successful cure for eye twitching, although several treatment options may reduce its severity. Some patients may request drug therapy for chronic eye twitching problems, though drug therapy is often considered an unpredictable form of treatment.

Rest and relaxation often resolve most minor cases of eye twitching. If you experience more severe twitching your doctor may recommend BOTOX therapy (needles in my eyes?!) or medication.

Prevention is best when it comes to twitching. All in all you should work to relieve your stress (tell that to my boss and clients) and get as much rest as possible (tell NBC to put the Olympics on earlier, the bars to close at midnight instead of 2pm and remind my cat that I occasionally like to sleep in).

No cable!!!

This is the second time in a week that my cable has gone out for no good reason. It’s not raining. It’s not windy. I don’t get it. Maybe a squirrel ran across the wire and flipped a switch or something. I just sent a complaint e-mail to my cable company.

I am missing the Olympics! Damn you Grand Communications!

Summer cold.

I am officially sick. I woke up in the middle of the night on Thursday with a sore throat and stuffy nose and it has gotten progressively worse since then. I suffered through work on Friday, leaving at 4pm even though we close at 2pm, got home and parked myself on the couch with Tylenol Cold, a box of tissues and some soup. I haven’t moved until now.

Thank God for the Olympics and The Hills marathon.

To-Do Lists.

This week will be my first full week in the office in awhile. It’s only Tuesday and I already need another vacation.

I left work this evening at 7:30pm, but before I closed down the office (I was the last one there), I updated my to-do list. I still use and old fashioned notebook - partly because I like to write things down and partly because I like the satisfaction of crossing them off when they are complete. I try and do this on weekly basis so I can keep on top of the multitude of projects going on.

After updating my list today, I had a minor panic attack. I can’t believe how many deadlines I have to meet within the next three weeks. And to think I might be out of the office next week or the week after for a few days makes me want to mini vomit in my mouth.

Maybe I need to open one of those bottles of wine I  brought home from Napa…

Wine, wine and more wine.

I might be picking up and moving to Napa and opening a vineyard in the very near future.

My trip to Napa/Sonoma was amazing. Even though it started out rather crappy (Spending 6 hours waiting around a Budget rental car place in SF because apparently making a reservation means jack shit and every car in the city had been rented out that day sucks, but being comped 1.5 days and getting a super cute blue VW Beetle isn’t soooo bad.), the weather was perfect, the scenery was amazing, the food was good and the wine was fabulous.

Thursday - Dinner and a bottle of wine in Calistoga

Friday: Napa - Sterling Vineyards, V. Suttui Winery (and Italian deli), Mumm Napa, Artesa

Saturday: Sonoma/Napa - Kendall-Jackson Wine Center, Ledson Winery, Blackstone Winery, Schug Carneros Estate, Jacuzzi Vineyards (try the olive oil), Cline Cellars, Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards, Domaine Carneros

I think eight wineries in one day MUST be a record.

On Saturday afternoon, I drove across the Golden Gate Bridge. In a convertible. It was so Full House. Saturday night was spent bar hopping in SF and wishing I had time to get an eggroll in Chinatown.

It was a much needed few days off…but I could have stayed for a week, maybe even a month.

And away we go!

Off to San Francisco in a couple of hours for a few days of work and then heading out to Napa for a girls vacation.

I can’t wait to sit around, sip some wine and just be away from the 100 degree temperatures. Maybe I will meet a man who owns a vineyard…