I'd love to be able to regale you with vignettes of my life, quirky tales from work, or, missives about my precocious and witty cherubs like a good mommy blogger, but, I can't.
I can't effing see to type much of anything.
I had an opthamologist appointment this morning, and, my eyes are still dilated. Writing this is taking me forever, and, I'm half nauseated.
I got the expected news that I need bifocals. Sorry if that destroyed your image of me as young and hot.
I am passing on getting them at the moment because my glasses are fairly new, so, I will be long-arming it for a while if I need to read.
I may even get some drugstore glasses, but, I really don't want to turn into the person always peering over the top of her glasses, or, slinging them around on a decorative chain. So, I may get them, but, not wear them until I am completely blind.
Of course, I may become blind as the doctor informed me that I have 2 nevi in my right eye. Which I suppose are either nothing, or, melanoma.
She very comfortingly says, "It's not of concern unless they crop up at your age."
Okaaay...I am "my age", and, no one has ever told me I had them.
But, then again, I don't think anyone has ever looked for them until today (this was my first visit with this MD), so I'm not too excited about it. Dude, that direct exam with the bright lights hurts.
Well, that was thrilling.
If you're good, I tell you all about getting my hair cut and the colored, because, not only do I need bifocals, I continue to go grey.
Thus endeth my tales of personal care for the day.
P.S. Did I tell you I have a new blog? Yep. Go over to Career and Kids where I write about (just guess, go ahead and guess) career and kids.
Don't forget to come see me at GenBetween, too.
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Hope your eyesight gets back to normal quickly. I checked out your other blog and saved to my favs. I need to set up a Busy Mom Folder just for you in my favs.
Chat with ya later and have a Fantastic Day!
Some funky card shops have drugstore-ish glasses, but funkier. Mine are purple. I still haven't broken down and bought a chain to wear them around my neck. I hide them in my fist no matter how many times I have to whip them on and off during the course of an evening.
It's hard to be oldish and hot, but I'm trying really hard.
If you're doing a lot of desk/computer work. Don't get bifocals. Instead, get a pair of true reading glasses.
(I have distance, reading, and bifocals. I may not replace the latter.)
-ahd-
it sucks to get old, but it beats the alternatve,
Ahhh---welcome to overfortydom. I balked at the "B" word for 2 years. When you finally do break down and get a pair, you will wonder why it took you so long to come to terms with aging eyes. I have no line bifocals and just LOVE them.
Last year, the "cyst" that had been under my eye (for 8+ years) was upgraded to "tumor" staus. Years ago, one doc said the pain in my face was not from the "cyst". It's fortunate that it turned out the tumor was benign, and funny that is was a type of tumor that grows around nerves... thus, the face pain. I guess what I'm saying is, hope you don't worry about your doctor's initial diagnosis... there are so many possibilities... more good than bad :)
The minute I turned 40, the eyes went. I am not exaggerating. The MINUTE! I had always been proud of being the only non-glass wearer in my family (they might say I bragged, but I disagree) So imagine my unhappiness at having to wear reading glasses to see when I read or use the computer. it is humiliating. However, I decided to embrace my infirmity, and I went to the dollar store and bought MANY pairs of reading glasses, different colors, shapes. I keep them everywhere, desk drawers, purse, car, kitchen table, you name it. the 40s are fun!! Still no hair coloring, but my red hair has started to turn brown. Maybe brown is the new gray?
I went two years ago (at 40) and was told that I needed, not bifocals, but TRI-FOCALS...what the....I got them and reading glasses and really don't wear any. Well, I do wear my reading glasses sometimes, but I don't want to wear them around my neck either and if I constantly take them out and put them back I will loose them. I was thinking contacts, but I am afraid it will make me dizzy.
Bifocals are hot! :)
So um, is gray hair and uh, big granny panties???
Yeah, umm, I tried.
Sorry. LOL.
I know what your saying. I've been somewhat blind for most of my life. But you get used to it I guess. This is my first time on your blog and I have to say it is terrific. I'll be back
We like to call them "progressive lenses" It sounds so much more, um, not old?
I held off as long as I can, but began losing my glasses as I constantly had to take them off to see close up.
They're expensive little suckers!
My daughter wears bifocals already and she's only 9 (well, will be on the 29th)...so age doesn't determine how blind you are...if that's any consolation :-)
And, if that doesn't make you feel a little better...I have to dye my hair monthly cuz, I'm going gray too, and I'm only 28. Hrmph. I blame the kids.
My mom is the queen of funky bifocals since she absolutely refuses to look uncool, even at 53. She has animal print and various colored varieties that she keeps at different places all over the house: the office desk, the purse, the kitchen... She'll try to long arm something, and I say, 'Just put on the glasses.'
A) You an old woman
B) Like you need more blogs!!!
I was wearing reading glasses with my contacts, which struck me as just plain unfair, so now I'm into monovision contacts. Except when I'm wearing my funky progressive lenses. Do NOT get bifocals with the lines.
But I have a question: if you're already wearing glasses (and I assume nearsighted), will drugstore reading glasses work for you? Usually the reading prescription is the original prescription minus the reading prescription. (So if your left eye is really blind, say 7.5, and your reading prescription is -2, then they give you 5.5 contacts and you can read with that eye! Just supposing, of course.)