Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the house....
Well, the stores were all stirring with people returning gifts, and those shopping for food in advance of the oncoming snowstorm.
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RQS and I knew we had to go out to get some food before the snow started, and we didn't get out early enough to get a lot of things done. I decided to go out as Mario today, as there was no sense in presenting as Marian on a day where I might need to present my legal ID.
Our first place to stop was the local BJ's. However, the parking lot was too crowded for us to risk spending time there to return an item I bought before Christmas. (I can return the item as soon as I shovel out my car after the snowstorm ends.) And then, it was off to Trader Joe's - a place much more crowded than usual, noted by both the numbers of shopping carts in use and by the lines of people waiting on line to pay for the food in their carts.
Next, was a stop at the drug store. I was supposed to pick up a prescription for a GLP-1 drug. However, when I saw the price of the drug ($510 for a low dose), I decided NOT to buy it. I'll discuss this with my doctor when I see him in January. There is no way that I'm going to spend that much of my after tax money on a drug which may aggravate other problems I have with my body - and I'm referring to my GI Tract.
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When I got home, I checked the prices for GLP-1 drugs on my plan, and they are insane. Unless the price drops significantly, I will not bother with these drugs, RQS wanted to suggest a few things, but I knew that having her try to help when I'm not ready for help would make things worse. Thankfully, she knows how to read me well enough to let me process things if I cut her off. Our communication style and skills may not be perfect, but we are lucky to be able to air things out before they fester and make things worse.
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