Jennifer Labrecque

Given the amount of time I spend in front of the computer and reading manuscripts, it's really no surprise that I've had to wear reading glasses for the last couple of years and have gotten increasingly dependent on them. I'm sure, however, that it has nothing to do with my advancing age despite what my smarty pants optometrist says. So, yesterday I had my eye exam and the optometrist suggested bifocal contact lens. Now considering that lately I've left the house with my reading glasses shoved on top of my head and my sunglasses on my face which is definitely a most uncool look hehe

I decided bifocal contacts were just the ticket for me, even tough I've never worn contacts. Getting an eyelash out of my eye is traumatic enough. However, she assured me it'd be like having my old eyes back.

The part she skipped, however, was the incredible learning curve to putting those suckers in. Ya know, they're funny at the eye place, they won't just turn you loose with those brand-spanking new contacts. Oh, no. You've got to put them in and then take them back out. They finally put my right eye in for me. An hour and some odd minutes later I still hadn't managed to shove that little *&&*^ into my left eye. I did, however, manager to smear all of my eye make-up into a lovely circle around my left eye, leaving me looking like some kind of freakish zoo animal. I finally left, contactless, feeling incredibly loserly. crazy

And even better yet, it felt as if my eyes had been sandpapered.

This morning, The Girl charmingly motivated me when she popped hers right in and said, "Gee, Mom, even you should be able to do this if a kid can." Righto. So, at lunch time I went back and after only half an hour of persistent trying, I managed to get them in. Of course, in a totally asinine move, they made me take one out and then put it back in AGAIN.

So, the good news is I know have my contacts and can kiss those reading glasses good-bye (for the most part). The bad news is I'm already started to sweat thinking about having to take them out tonight and put them in again tomorrow. confused

Replies: 4 Comments

on Wednesday, October 5th, kim said

I am glad for you big grin

on Friday, October 7th, Jen said

Well, I'm down from 30 minutes to 20 as far as getting them in in the morning. But it's so nice not to be hunting down my glasses all the time. big grin

on Tuesday, October 11th, Ellen said

Well, if it's any consolation, Ron bought contacts 2.5 years ago, so he could go snow skiing without prescription goggles... 2 weeks and an eye infection later, he was still not able to get the contacts out of his eyes on his own. They are now in a drawer somewhere... and as far as our ski trip -- he skied somewhat blindly... and didn't even hurt himself! It's just not fair. I have a hard enough time staying on my feet when I CAN see where I'm going.
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on Wednesday, October 12th, Jen said

LOL! On the few occasions I actually skied, I'd say it was close to blind in that I really didn't know what the heck I was doing. The most humiliating was when I tried snowboarding a few years ago. So not pretty!!

10/05/2005: "Contacts"