I am still plagued by dry eyes. I wake up often during the night with a sharp pain in my left eye, always in the same spot, where the eyelid is stuck to the eyeball. It continues to hurt well into the morning, after I get up. It then gets better during the day, only to start up again toward the evening. I believe it is exacerbated by onions. I often cook with onions, but cutting them always stings my eyes, to the point where I have to wash my eyes out, and then they continue to hurt for the rest of the evening.

 

I have pretty much solved the onion problem now, though (no, I didn't stop cooking with onions, that would be too tasteless): My cousin's wife, Vicky, suggested lighting a candle while cutting onions. Weird enough to work. And for me, it does work. :-) I can now cut onions and not have it sting at all.

 

My second problem, I think, is my moisturizer. I noticed that when I put moisturizer on my face, my eyes dry out much earlier in the evening than when I don't use moisturizer. But my skin is so dry, if I don't moisturize my face (and hands), the skin gets cracked and bleeds. So I have to use it, but put up with the dry eyes. I mentioned the problem with my eyes and the moisturizer to the doctor, and he just laughed and said, what are you doing, rubbing the moisturizer into your eyes? Ha ha. No, but I'm sure it's doing something, osmosing through the skin or something.

 

I have tried so many different moisturizers: name brands, prescription, generic, boutique stuff, you name it. Some are better or worse, but now I think I've found one that doesn't seem to dry my eyes out: Prix Garantie Handcream from Coop. It keeps my skin soft all day, and my eyes are not dry in the evening.

I've been scared to test my blood sugar lately because I haven't been exercising much. But I ate a lot for dinner tonight and figured I'd better check. Happily, it was only 105.

 

Everyone in the house has been sick recently. It is a cold with a fever that lasts for about 4 days. I haven't gotten it (yet).