Should I be part of the chain gang?
It’s no secret that I always wanted glasses but I was pleased I didn’t need them until a month before my 44th birthday. It’s also no secret I’m a glutton for punishment when it comes to accessories. I love jewelry and scarves, purses and capes, and yes even glasses. A multipurpose add-on, like a purse - glasses add function and fashion. Plus with the addition of the frames to my face I was convinced I looked really smart. Well, smarter, you know.
So it didn’t bother me much when, by the time I was almost 45, I needed upgrading and intensifying. One pair of singular prescription glasses for the computer — and a pair of heavy duty progressive three prescription babies for everything else. Although I don’t have to wear them all the time — I wear glasses for reading, writing, computer time, TV watching and driving. Doesn’t leave too much else. I often wear them at the gym, since I must either listen to a book or podcast (which requires pushing small buttons and/or spelling) or watch TV while I sweat. Sometimes I take them off in a department store because the multi-lens thing can give you a psychedelic experience. I change glasses at my desk, remove them to dry my hair and put on make-up. I lay them on the table when I eat and on my night stand when I sleep.
And I lose them.
Or more accurately, I misplace them on a regular basis. And these puppies were quite dear with their invisible progression and special super sonic non-reflective coatings. And the frames? Let’s just say they weren’t in the “A” category of frames. No sirree. We were meandering somewhere around “M” when I found them.
Tonight I misplaced these glasses for three hours. I went out to dinner with friends who had a grand time reading me the menu making up dishes and prices. Luckily I CAN see without them, it just gives me a headache.
As I kvetched a little through dinner about always losing my glasses, I looked at my friend and said it might be time for one of these:
My friend is12 years older than me, but she rolled her eyes, threw her head back and laughed. But I was completely serious. I’d just wear it in the house and think it might save me a lot of time and angst and headaches in the future. Self-preservation is the name of the game folks and anyway…it totally looks like an accessory to me!
Oh, and just for the record, whenever you go looking for your glasses, don’t look further than under your own kitchen table.
I’m just sayin’.
By Melanie on Aug 8, 2009
I’m glad you found them! They are very styling.
I don’t think you should be embarrassed to wear the chain at home, just make sure you remember to take it off when you leave.
My house is so small I just always put mine on my desk. Because I’m so trained to do that, the rare time I don’t I run all over the place looking for them.
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SuburbanKvetch replied:
August 8th, 2009 at 7:48 am
@Melanie,
You’d think I could do that too — I also always lose my car key. I’m not too good with putting things away.
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By Kath Calarco on Aug 8, 2009
I “misplace” mine all the time and once owned a chain, but it broke.
What would be nice is a homing device, like the phone has (I misplace that, too). Just a little beeper that tells us where we left our specs, that’s all I’m asking.
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SuburbanKvetch replied:
August 8th, 2009 at 7:49 am
@Kath Calarco,
Yes! Yes! And one for the remote control, the car key and the earrings I wore last Thursday.
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By fern on Aug 8, 2009
I am always misplacing mine–and I cannot drive without them. My kids know where my most frequent “losing” places. It was real problem when I had the rimless glasses. They were practically invisible.
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By Florinda on Aug 8, 2009
We’re the same age, but I’ve worn glasses since I was a pre-schooler. I switched to contacts at 18, but once I got near 40, I started wearing non-prescription reading glasses over my contacts. I have three pairs right now - and they’re all on chains. I know that makes me look older, but since I have to take them off and on so often, it’s just the most convenient thing. All of the chains look like jewelry, and I get compliments on them every now and then,
And yet I still manage to misplace the glasses at least once a day. Don’t ask :-).
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By Kristen on Aug 8, 2009
I remember being a small child and getting hugs from my grandmother where her glasses dug into me as they and their chain were crushed between us. I don’t like the chains at all as a reslt. Aside from that, I also remember her still losing them consistently (most frequently on top of her head or thrown over her shoulder on the chain) despite the chain.
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By David on Aug 12, 2009
Like Florinda I wear contact lenses for distance and have three pair of OTC reading glasses–one in the kitchen, one in the living room, and one in my shoulder bag for text on the cell phone, menus and product labels. I misplace lots of things, but my wife Shoshana can usually help me find them.
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