Last Friday evening I was trying to adjust the nose pieces on my glasses and one of them snapped off--the metal arm broke right near the base. I have sensory issues that make wearing glasses difficult enough, but having one nose piece is making it so much worse! Today I went to the eye doctor to make an appointment, because this prescription is two years old and probably needs to be changed by now, only to find out they have no openings until mid-November. 😭 I asked if there was anything they could do and they suggested going to a jeweler who might be able to solder the arm back on; she was willing to try, but she would have had to pop the lens out and she couldn't guarantee that the lens would go back in or any of the work, so I decided not to try. To make matters worse, I just received two models from Wichelt and they want an update in November, so I'm going to have to stitch even if it's difficult. Totally bummed right now!
On a happier note, my class with Cathy Habermann is this Friday and Saturday, so hopefully by Saturday night I'll have four finished ornaments. Cathy posted a couple of photos from her worktable as she prepared the kits:
For now, I'm going to continue to work on Indian Ocean Mermaid; I made some hard-fought progress this weekend with my damaged glasses:
Oh no, hope they can be fixed.
ReplyDeleteThe Mermaid is looking great.
Have fun at the finishing class, can't wait to see the ornaments!
Marilyn
Thanks Marilyn! Looks like I'll just have to wait until November, unless the eye doctor has a cancellation before then...🤞🏻 Very excited about the class in two days!!
DeleteOh no, I hope you find a (temporary) fix to make your glasses work until you can get some new ones! Maybe you can get by with some cheapo readin glasses just for now?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the good thoughts, but I'm stuck with these for now. I have an astigmatism, so using reading glasses is okay for short periods, but causes too much eye strain when I wear them for too long. I sure miss the days when I didn't need any kind of glasses!
DeleteOh man that blows. I've had glasses issues as well. But luckily I can just use the el-cheapos from the chemist. I hope your optometrist has a cancellation soon and can fit you in. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteFrom your lips to the optometrist's ears! 🤞🏻 Cheaters don't work for me for long periods because I have an astigmatism--the eye strain causes headaches fairly quickly, so I live in hope of an earlier appointment opening up.
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