Sorting Socks

Spring cleaning. Time to get everything all ready for warm weather. I don't pick a place to start, but if it is nice outside I will work in my gardens. Today I am doing laundry and listening to the drone of morning show talk on TV. Putting away the laundry and I decide to empty his sock drawer. He who loves to wear over the calf socks has more than a few rejects here. I am fascinated by the locations of the worn areas ............ I buy good socks. Gold toe for him. Otherwise they only last about three months. I used to wonder why. The toes and the heels are reinforced on all socks. I never learned to darn socks, I just throw them in my rag bag and use them for dusting or staining or various cleaning jobs.



But, the worn areas on his socks are below the heel. Why would they have holes there you might ask. I watched him closely one day as he put his socks on and was reminded of a determined toddler putting his socks on. He does not roll them up in his hand to facilitate putting the foot in. No, he puts his toes into the very top of the sock and pulls ... and pulls, shoving his foot into the sock. His heel is then positioned way below the actual heel of the sock. I tried to tell the man that his socks would actually wear and feel better if he didn't try to pull them all the way to his groin. He doesn't listen and I have quit talking. I just know that every six months my rag bag grows.



My clinic visit went well yesterday. I, of course, felt fine while I was there. I displayed none of the symptoms that have been keeping me down. My blood pressure, lungs and heart all were okay. Stomach pains were absent. No bloated belly. EKG was normal. I took my blood pressure a few days ago while I was feeling really bad, light headed as I watched my pulse bouncing in my eyes and heard the actually rush of blood through my veins. It was 180/100. Not good, but I was so happy to have something to convey to the doctor. My heart skips beats, a lot, especially in the late afternoon hours. She listened and did not discount any of my symptoms. I am now taking a beta blocker for the blood pressure and palpitations and a stronger medication for acid reflux. She agreed with me, that I would no doubt feel much better when I dropped my hibernation weight I acquired this winter. She did warn that I might experience a mild headache and fatigue until my body adjusted to the medication. Said medication might also have a weight loss effect. I chose that as my desired side effect. Instead I have a headache. Go figure. But, after only two doses I feel much better. And now that I have sorted socks, I am going to do a little scrubbing ......