I wear glasses

(This is a sponsored post.  I was compensated by GlassesUSA for my time. However, I've been wearing eyeglasses since I was 9 years old, so all opinions are my own and I'm probably qualified on the topic.)

It's interesting once you're a grown-up and no one knows whether or not you wear glasses if you have contacts.  When I was growing up, EVERYONE had glasses.  Now, I just assume everyone has contacts and my students usually haven't believed me when I've told them I wear glasses.

I've worn glasses since April of 1995.  I was in 3rd grade.  They were pink and blue wire frames.  I still remember the serial number, which I was told to remember so I could tell the optometrist (opthamologist? who knows?) when she asked me what pair I wanted.  It was 18-22-123.

In 7th grade, I made the switch to contacts.  I had the HARDEST time getting used to contacts.  It was a little pathetic, really.  But my drive to not wear glasses anymore was stronger.  I spent half an hour in front of a mirror every morning trying to get those dumb things in.  On top of that, the darn things were always ripping.  I spent many hours with sore eyes...just because I couldn't manage to keep a contact lens in one piece.  Junior high was rough.

Sometimes, I've wondered, what if I was one of those people who just naturally looked good in glasses? Life would've been simple!  After watching Scott go through his PRK debacle last spring, I'm now more certain than ever that I'll be wearing contacts forever.  I'm not having that surgery and I, friends, am not naturally good at the wearing eyeglasses thing.

Sigh.


But maybe you are!  Because even us contacts-wearers need to have a spare pair around!  I only wear mine before bed while watching t.v. or first thing in the morning.

If you're like me, and you're on the lookout for affordable, attractive glasses, you should check out GlassesUSA.com.  If you order glasses online through GlassesUSA, you can try out the new virtual mirror feature (without even getting off the couch!).

Plus, I always end up spending way too much money at the retail stores because it always comes down to necessity at the last minute.  A trip to the eyeglass store in January left me $130 lighter.

I would order these pairs from GlassesUSA.  I tend to go for dark, square plastic frames.

Talk about affordable!

If you order glasses online, you can use one of these discount codes that are being offered to my readers.

Storewide, take 15% off + get free shipping on your entire order (for orders over $50) with the code: FS15

Also, take 10% off any eyeglass order with the code: Blog10

I hope you can make use of these codes.  Goodness knows I can never find a good pair of glasses for a great price when I need them!


Happy weekend!  (I'm going to Mansfield, Missouri tomorrow.  A few of you might know what I'm talking about here :)