The aging journey of my beautiful, brown eyes...
by Izzy Winterhart
"Age is an issue of mind over matter.
"Age is an issue of mind over matter.
If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."
~ Mark Twain
This past January I turned 42. I've had bifocals since I was 39. I spend my jewelry making days looking at my pieces through my bifocals, over the top of my glasses, even without my glasses. I come in each day from my workshop rubbing my neck, readjusting my shoulders and wondering why I'm so uncomfortable.
One day I picked up my current issue of Art Jewelry Magazine and noticed an ad for jewelers glasses. Are you kidding me? Why didn't I think of that? I've been arching my head in the most insanely uncomfortable positions to help my aging eyes adjust.
Immediately I went online. I was ordering those things asap! But after seeing the price, well, that idea was tossed. They were more than I pay for my regular specks. Surely there was something less expensive. After five minutes at Rio Grande I found the perfect alternative. And boy are they sexy!
(This beautiful, bright green table top is my sawing/patina table, don't you just love it?)
Okay, so I look like a big geek, but who cares. The lenses fit nicely over my glasses, they are comfortable, they are a stylish red (which matches my red bandana that I wear on bad hair days) and best of all NO neck ache! I think I paid $12 for these beauties and it was money well spent.
I don't mind welcoming the coming years as long as I can find ways to keep my aging body from interfering with my daily activities.
Category Article age, tools
