My eye

 My eye is a situation. It was not-so-good yesterday and it is a lot worse today. It feels puffy and is running water. I am not sure how it got this way. I am worried. Maybe I should go to the emergency room. If not, I will have to wait until my appointment with the specialist in a few weeks. My father suggested a special appointment with the specialist. I don't think I can pull that off.

I am not doing much today. One of the things I did was call the Social Security Administration about my application. A decision has not yet been made. I was surprised that an agent assisted me (looked up my info and so on). He said he was working for free during the shutdown.

Update

I thought I should write about my father. I didn't see him for a while because he was not feeling well. From his explanation, it seemed to be a serious issue. During this past week, he came over. I was happy that he did. He was a little thinner but his usual fatherly self. A few days later he brought fruits and other food items. I am grateful. He takes care of me. And, I always appreciate what he does. Thank you to my father. We will be going out for our usual father-daughter lunch at Golden Corral.

I don't believe he is back to normal but I think he will be around for a long while. I don't like the scare.

I can't believe there is all this going on. Life is complicated right now.

A lot has happened

Since my last post, a lot has happened. I had my video visit with my primary care physician. It went well. I had a good conversation and the doctor explained quite a lot. 

I also submitted my online review players paper as well as my organizational structure and innovation paper to new journals for publishing. I am still experimenting with journals for the online review players paper. It is multidisciplinary and would be of interest to a lot of people. I sent the paper to a strategic management journal and then to a MIS journal. Those journals were not the right fit. The replies were swift and very supportive. One journal recommended a consumer behavior journal which was confusing. Another journal actually recommended two other journals. I think I am making progress with the organizational structure and innovation paper. I submitted it to a journal that hasn't replied as yet.

I am working on the compensation paper again. 

Better today

 I decided to respond to the Wordpress prompt for today 10/18/2025. The writing prompt is: What's something most people don't know about you?

Most people don't know that I started wearing glasses because I needed it for driving. I was around 24 years old. I am not certain how and why my vision declined. I am certain that my eyesight was normal when I was a little girl. I actually remember being able to tell what was displayed on the front of a bus from a distance when I was about 7 years old. I could tell what was on the blackboard in school even though I was not at the front of the class. I did not have pre-diabetes then or some degenerative eye disease.

I am feeling better mostly because of the breakfast I had. I had the McDonald's big breakfast. My sister had it delivered.

Not so well today; Measles

 I feel out of sorts today. I will not be doing much. I wish the appointment with my primary care physician was today. It is not, however. The appointment is about 8 days away via video. Maybe I should have scheduled an in-person appointment so that I could receive shots. I would like the MMR vaccine and a flu shot.

I requested the MMR vaccine a while back after reading about an outbreak of measles in the U.S. I don't want measles again. I had measles quite young. I must have had the measles vaccine then (I really don't remember). I remember receiving a measles vaccine (MMR) over 20 years ago in order to meet vaccine requirements at The George Washington University (GW). 

I see that measles is still a problem.

Quiet Day

 I just made myself some green tea. I can hear the wind outside. It must be chilly outside. From the sounds outside, staying indoors seems to be the best thing. It will be a quiet day indoors for me.

Update

 I submitted my online review industry players paper to a new journal. It took about 15 minutes and I get some exposure. I hope the journal likes the changes.

I also created a Research Spotlight in ResearchGate to feature my organizational structure paper. That took about 5 minutes.

I am happy to spend about half an hour a day submitting papers, writing, and so on to stay busy. This World Mental Health Day, my mental health is good. I am not sad or depressed. I try to stay positive and I am looking forward to better days.