Bringing Home Souvenirs

The first nine days of vacation were great! We sat by the pool, had an afternoon "beverage" (or two) every day, snorkeled in the beautiful blue, clear saltwater and ate well (both out and in). After walking each morning for an hour, I visited the Butterfly Farm to check on

the owners (who are from the states),

 the Atlas Moth,

the Native Milkweed Plants
and the Monarch caterpillars, of course, 

the incubation boxes that hold the chrysalis' of all the moths and butterfly species



as well as stopping by the Bird Sanctuary almost daily. It was WONDERFUL! 

It wasn't all pleasant though.  Sleeping was rough. First of all, in our first room, the mattress was so flipping hard, it felt like we were sleeping on a wooden floor covered with a sheet!! My hip bones hurt when I was on my side.  Although we only stayed in that room for a few days, it was horrible for both of us but worse for me because of the Pres' snoring!

 I wish I had recorded one night for you so you would understand. 

Anyway, aside from not getting a good nights sleep, all was well until day ten when I woke up with a clogged ear. Quite honestly I thought it was water in my ear from all the swimming at the beach and the snorkeling at Baby Beach.

The one good thing that did come out of it was that I discovered that if I slept on the clogged ear and put a pillow over my head blocking the good ear, I was able to get well needed sleep! And that's just what I did the last five nights.

 Now this next part is kind of gross so if you have a squeamish stomach, stop reading the post.  

Once home, I went to the pharmacist asking him to recommend something since I had no pain, no dizziness and no fever. He recommended  an ear irrigation kit. All I can tell you is that when I began flushing out my ear that day. There was tons....and I mean tons...of wax...
 and sand...granules of sand...lots of sand!!

I was then able to hear hear with both ears and am now sleeping soundly in my room while the Pres sleeps in his room snoring away.  Did you know that there are a lot of married couples that sleep in separate bedrooms?   I never knew that until I talked to my doctor about it.  Apparently, it's all about taking care of yourself, realizing how important sleep is and feeling secure enough to know that your spouse still cares.  

Bottom line is this:
bringing home souvenirs (like SAND)
can be deafening,
 however 
reflecting on all the good times in the SUN is all worth it.

just saying and sharing...

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