I Was Blind But Now I See

A few weeks ago, I came down with a little eye ailment. I went to the eye doctor and he gave me some medicines and sent me on my way with one instruction- no contacts. What? No contacts? How does one do that? I live in my contacts! If I could, I would have them surgically implanted in to my eyes. I feel self conscious in my glasses. I put them on and I revert back to that awkward shy kid who was afraid to talk to people. The problem is that as an adult people think you are being rude, not shy. I realized there were some practical things that I did on a daily basis that were much easier to do with contacts in. Here is my list of

6 Every Day Tasks That Are Hard To Do In Glasses

1) Taking A Shower- I can't see my hand in front of my face. How am I supposed to shave my legs or anyplace else for that matter? I have to say this was not fun at all. Showering with the glasses on didn't work well either.

2) Walking In The Rain- I guess this is the same concept as the shower. Now add a stroller with a 33 lb kid and you'll have an idea what it was like for me to walk home from the subway one afternoon!

3) Getting Hit In The Face- yes, this is an almost every day activity for me. It is usually accidental. However, one day it wasn't and Thud took a hard whack at me. My glasses actually scraped my face. It hurt and I was embarrassed. We left the park early that day.

4) Bathing My Kid- kids in bathtubs splash a lot. I am constantly wiping my glasses when I have to bathe him. Not fun!

5) Seeing Faces- I see much better with my contacts than I do with my glasses. I am not sure why but you could ask my eye doctor. He explained it to me. I have to be almost face to face with people to be positive I know them. It is kind if embarrassing.

6) The Shy Comes Out- I tend to not talk as much or go out of my way to speak up when I have my glasses on. I know, I need therapy. So if you see me with my glasses on and I am not talking to you, it is probably cause I am too nervous.