A Mostly Love Relationship With My New Eyes

I have always had perfect vision. But recently I noticed myself squinting to see the TV, unable to read street signs, and getting headaches by the end of the day.  I had only been to the eye doctor once and it was about ten years ago, so I figured it was about time to go. I had to find a new doctor and set up an appointment.


The doctor put up a set of large letters and said, "Read what's clearest".
"None of them are clear", I responded.
To which the doctor responded, "Oookay."
Now I'm not expert but when a doctor seems shocked, its typically not a good thing. So, who would have thought... I needed glasses. Which leads me to this post today. I have only had glasses for about four months but I've learned a lot about glasses in this time.
I will say that I will probably never wear contacts. People are constantly asking me why I don't get contacts. Well, its because I can't even put eye drops in my eyes let alone lenses. So nope, no contacts for me, glasses are the way to go.



Here is what I have learned over the past four months about glasses

-  Hot food or beverages = foggy glasses

- If I don't want to put on eye make up, no problem - you barely notice because the glasses distract from it!

- Pictures of me now have a glare.

- They sometimes make my entire outfit look complete.

- I went to a 3D movie and then remembered, Oh crap.. I wear glasses too. But guess what I totally rocked the 3D glasses over top of my regular glasses.

- "Are those REAL glasses or are they just fake ones with regular glass?"

- One word: smudges.

- People weirdly want to try them on. I never asked if I could try on peoples glasses so why do you want to try on mine?

- I'm weirdly afraid they're going to break

- I can easily forget that I'm wearing them, go to itch my eye and smash my finger in my lens.

Although there are some instances when glasses are a pain in the butt, I am now in love with the fact that I can actually see. Driving at night is no longer a threat to society and watching TV doesn't give me a headache. Hooray for glasses!