Yippee-ki-yay…2025 is nearing a close!
The year that ends is usually depicted as a very old man. So, on December 31st, I will not hesitate to kick that miserable, sorry, hunchback, bearded jerk to the curb and will welcome in a hope-filled baby New Year into the loving mama arms he deserves.
(Just a thought: perhaps the years would be better represented by women instead of men… Would a woman allow a year to be this bad? I think not.)
This Where Bloggers Live post is intended to be a wrap-up/best-of/recap of 2025 …Let’s just say I am MORE than happy to wrap up this one in exchange for a fresh start.
Now, for a Recap.
You know what was “recapped”? My EYE!
Just today (Thursday, as I am writing this), less than eight hours ago I had cataract surgery on my right eye. I guess 2025 isn’t the only oldie in the building.
Perhaps you noticed evidence of eye issues on my posts this year: commas where there should have been periods, misspelled words, etc. There will likely be some today as my eye feels like there’s jello covering it.
Other evidence appeared when Mr and I took up golf this year. (Yes, I am the one who always thought it was lame to spend four hours trying to hit a small ball with a stick in the hope that it lands in a hole three blocks away.) Ironically, I kind of liked it. I don’t know, maybe it just felt good to hit something. Anywho, once I whacked the ball, I’d have to ask Mr where it went. I mean, how could I see a tiny white ball when I couldn’t even see where the green was.
I think Mr also got tired of me recognizing strangers I never met and mistaking them for people they weren’t.
“Hey, isn’t that Jimmy Stewart?”
“Uh, no, honey, I think he passed some time ago. Plus, that’s a woman in a sari.”
The signs were all evident that something was awry. My already thick glasses have gotten increasingly magnified over the last couple of years and my vision was even less clear. SO.. unless we were going to hire a driver…it was time to give my eye doctor the go-ahead.
You know what made me hesitate? Terminator eye. Maybe you’ve seen it in people you know, their eye catches the light just so and you aren’t sure if they’re human or a shape shifter. I was VERY distracted by it when my mom, dad and MIL each had theirs done. (I guess 2025 isn’t the only jerk in town. šš»āāļø) It’s not like there was anything they could do about it, it’s just a pupil/reflection thing. But I found it super distracting! The effect eventually faded and I no longer found it noticeable. It’s definitely not noticeable on my dad anymore (VERY sick joke, I know, but he would have laughed at that).
So, If Karma is what they say she is, I will have to update my WBL portrait to this:
Also, in gratitude for your kind attention and that you’ve read this far, I will share actual family texts and a glamorous still sedated and Valium enhanced photo from today’s adventure:
They are also very sweet, as I came home to a lovely sicky present on the kitchen table:
and homemade soup in the fridge:
So, all in all, today was a day of progress. One eye down, one to go! I do look forward to recognizing people again… and not tying to unlock stranger’s cars doors that look like mine.
While I celebrate seeing the world through fresh, um, eye, kindly visit my blogging pals to see their best o’ the year posts:
Daenel at Living Outside the Stacks
Bettye at Fashion Schlub
Jodie at Jodieās Touch of Style
Sally at Within a World of My Own
Who doesnāt like to peek behind the scenes and see inside peopleās homes?Ā
The second Friday of each month is when this group of bloggers link up to share their workspaces,Ā
homes, townsā¦ or whatever our fearless leader, the fabulous Bettye, proposes.
Make sure you visitĀ everyone to see where the magic happens!
Your family is so much like mine ā they wouldāve roasted me too. Honestly though, the pearl eye patch is kinda cool.
Love that! Family banter feeds my soul!
If I don’t get that patch for Christmas, I’m going to have to get it for myself. My opthamologist is legendary for his lack of humor…gonna have to wear it for the left eye!
Well, after this year I can CERTAINLY commiserate with you re Jello Eye. I’ve been calling mine Vaseline Eye but I can appreciate jello as well. Congratulations on getting it taken care of…and wishing you a speedy recovery and future vision with no food or petroleum products involved. I still have to wait for March (MARCH!) (twenty twenty SIX) to get mine taken care of. Ugh. Enough already..
Happy Merry End of 2025.
Bettye
https://fashionschlub.com
I lost SO much contact with everyone when things went south for us last spring, I had to go back to your blog and read all about your eyes, and your visit with your sister, and deets on the detached cornea and ALL. THE. THINGS. I missed in your posts. And while reading your post and seeing your Kilwin’s picture (the candy place with the bunnies) I wondered HOW I could be so superficial as to comment on Kilwin’s and not acknowledge your visit home to see your sister. THEN, I realized I had seen the Kilwin’s photo on IG and not your blog and felt like a little less of a jay-hole. Phew!
SO you had a retinal detachment AND a cataract surgery simultaneously!??? And then your Dr. inserted a sis-month oil slick?! I am now embarrassed about this post. Dang! I am not worthy!
But yeah, let’s try 2026 and get both our remaining eyes done and be able to see as God intended!
(Also, speaking of petroleum products, if you haven’t seen Daenel’s post about her denim patch jacket https://livingoutsidethestacks.com/what-i-wore-my-diy-patch-denim-jacket/ and look at her skin in those photos! I fear it’s too late for me, but I am going to dunk my face in that stuff!!
Oh, gosh! I know Terminator Eye very well…but how clever of you to come up with that term. My sister has two of them, and they completely freak me out! I tell her to move so I don’t have to see them. And, now I need them myself. This aging thing should come with one of those parental advisory tags, right? I also don’t think the joke about your dad was too soon…he would have loved it, I’m sure! I honestly think you need that black eye patch even if you only wear it on certain occasions…wink, wink! I am ready for 2025 to be over also. In fact, since 2020, I have been ready for every year to be over, and that is a sad, sad thing when you’re my age. I don’t have particularly high hopes for 2026, either, which is even sadder.
Have the very best of a holiday season, Em! Some day, I swear I’m going to come and play chess with you on that big old gameboard!
https://marshainthemiddle.com/
It’s kind of a relief to hear that someone I know actually noticed it, too! True confession; I did not coin that phrase, the internet supplied it (along with “Cat Eye.” I’m not sure I will end up having that problem as my “new” pupil has shrunk to a pin prick. Dr. “Chatty,” who is anything BUT, would not commit to whether or not the pupil sitch is temporary, but it is currently multi sizes smaller that the other one… Big deal? Nah…. I had a bunch of questions but his competency is surgery and NOT conversation…so I will turn to the internet for answers.
Anywho…I’m not sure when you will have yours done, but as someone who has worn glasses for nearly 60 years, I am not sure what to do without them. Have you always worn glasses?
It’s a tricky thing to not enjoy a year. I have no plans to wish them all away, and momentarily linger on whether or not the best ones are behind me….BUT then I snap out of it and remember that God gave me days that others weren’t given, so I better make the most of them!!!
YES! Come play chess! Guaranteed victory to you!
Oh, what is it with these cataract surgeons? Mike’s was the exact same way! He just came in, said his spiel, and got up to leave. I then asked him if he rode a motorcycle. He turned around and said, “No, why?” I said, “Well, Mike does, and he wants to know if he’ll need glasses to see the instrument panels.” Why can’t surgeons have personalities? Do they get to skip that class because they’re going to cut into bodies? Anyway, yes, I have always worn glasses…since second grade. But, my eye doctor asked if I ever do up close work like sewing or embroidering. Since I do, she put down not to correct my nearsightedness. So, I guess that means I won’t have those fancy lenses inserted. I just may take you up on that chess game, my friend!
But wait…the patch with the pearls….who wouldn’t want to wear that?? I hope that wasn’t just click bait, LOL
Sending love and healing prayers. Remember lots of fruits and veggies so your body can recover with all of the nutrients it needs (and no, it doesn’t need pizza or ice cream, LOL)
XOXO
Jodie
No click bait! Genuine texts from the family…with a few deductions that some might find in poor taste. (They were, but that’s our humor…š¬). But, yes, I have my eye (pun intended) on that patch for next time!
(I did have a salad with Brussels sprouts today, but a day without pizza and ice cream is a day without sunshine.)
I was totally unfamiliar with Terminator Eye and I am definitely not now going to be looking for it everywhere and having nightmares about it! That said, I might pay money to see you rocking that eye patch š
The eye patch is a unanimous hit! I will definitely look into that (the puns write themselves). I just hope it’s made of faux jewels so it might be in my budget!