{"id":107,"date":"2008-01-30T20:36:15","date_gmt":"2008-01-31T04:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2008\/01\/30\/i-can-see-clearly-now-almost\/"},"modified":"2023-04-17T16:13:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T00:13:14","slug":"i-can-see-clearly-now-almost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2008\/01\/30\/i-can-see-clearly-now-almost\/","title":{"rendered":"I Can See Clearly Now&#8230; Almost!"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2008\/01\/30\/i-can-see-clearly-now-almost\/&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=1&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px\"><\/iframe><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fheathervale.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F01%2F30%2Fi-can-see-clearly-now-almost%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><p>Today I went to get my eyes checked to see if I qualify for LASIK surgery.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m tired of contact lenses that get dust stuck on them, and that get dry and pinch my eyes when I least expect it &#8212; causing my eyes to hurt and water like crazy at the most inopportune moments.<\/p>\n<p>And I&#8217;m tired of glasses that leave marks on my nose and tug behind my ears.\u00a0 I got the very lightest pair I could find a year ago, and they still slide down my ski-slope nose.<\/p>\n<p>Not to mention they get all smudged every time Barry hugs me&#8230; which means I&#8217;m constantly cleaning them off.<\/p>\n<p>So now&#8230; yes, I&#8217;m a candidate for LASIK, and yes, I&#8217;m going to get my eyes fixed&#8230; in just over a week.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t wait&#8230; because I deserve new eyes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>If we don&#8217;t believe we deserve things &#8212; a better life, a better job, a better career, a better life partner, better relationships &#8212; then we&#8217;ll never get there.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But I believe&#8230; and I&#8217;m doing it!<\/p>\n<p>Yes, there&#8217;s some fear &#8212; there always is in change.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>But if you face your fears, and take the leap anyhow, most of the time you&#8217;ll find yourself flying.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Keep Unwrapping the Mysteries of Life!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/images\/heather_sig.jpg\" title=\"Heather Vale\" alt=\"Heather Vale\" height=\"31\" width=\"185\" \/> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I went to get my eyes checked to see if I qualify for LASIK surgery. 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