I Bought New Glasses!

I have really been wanting a pair of prescription sunglasses for a while. I tend to only wear my glasses if I'm not leaving the house, because I really depend on sunglasses on those sunny days. So, I splurged and got myself my very first pair of prescription sunglasses as well as a new pair of sexy librarian glasses (since my prescription changed a little. I want to keep up to date, ya know?!).

Since I never throw anything away (not in a "hoarding" way, more like in a "lazy" way), I still have several old pairs of glasses. And after I make this post, I'm going to donate them to some local veterans association that collects old glasses for whatever reason. They have a donation box at the grocery store I patronize. (And if any of you folks out there have some old glasses you'd like to donate, stop procrastinating like me and get on it!!!)

Before I do my charitable work for the day, here are some pictures of me looking fabulous in all my glasses!!


Terrible picture, but this is me, 21ish yrs old. It's the oldest picture of me in glasses I could find.


I started wearing glasses at 10 years old. During my childhood and teen years, I'd worn several pairs of glasses, but those are long gone! And I hated them so much that I only wore them at school, so I don't even think I have pictures of me wearing glasses as a kid. Oh well. The oldest pair I have are these:

These are too small for my head, but they're dark blue and I loved them for a long time.

I probably got them in 2003-2004, not sure. I bought them after my brothers dog ate the only pair I had. All my previous pairs were super nerdy looking and these were my first cute pair that I didn't mind wearing in public.

I ended up wearing those for a long time. I replaced them in 2010 or so with another pair (pictured below), that I gave to my mom, so she could get them fitted with new lenses for herself, which she never did. Those ones were very similar. They were black with little white squiggly details around the edges.

After a while, they became askew and then I had to replace them!

I got sick of the thick, dark frames so my next pair, I opted for a more sleek look:

Me and Milla cat, my sweet little snuggle baby!

I got these in 2012. They were so comfortable and I loved them so much, that the following year, 2013, I went back and got the same exact pair, this time in pink.



This is what I look like when I'm cooking. Just kidding, I usually have higher heels on!! Lol

I go back and forth with these two pairs. They're the only ones I still regularly wear.

So, that brings us to the present, 2014. When I went to the eye doctor this year, I told myself, I'm only going to get prescription sunglasses. They're expensive and I already have a couple pairs of perfectly fine glasses. And then my doctor was all like, "Hey, your eyeballs got a little better and for the first time in about 10 years, you're going to have a different prescription!" Way to burst my bubble, Doc. At least he didn't say my eyes got worse.

After having an inner argument with myself (for all of 37 seconds) as to whether I should get a new pair of regular glasses, too, I went over and picked out a pair or frames I liked.



Probably my cheapest pair of glasses ever!

They were mad cheap and very similar to a few of my old glasses, but not as plain. I love the tortoiseshell, that doesn't photograph very well.. I tried on a few of the trendier pairs, but they weren't doing it for me.

And this is me torturing Mitchell.. uhh.. I mean making Mitchell giggle by dangling him upside down!

And that brings us to the main reason for my excitement: My first pair of prescription sunglasses! I have kind of a weird shaped head/face, so I have trouble finding glasses/sunglasses that don't make me look like Sloth from "The Goonies." I also ended up at a glasses place that had a very small selection of sunglass frames, but, I was able to find a pair that I liked.


Everything from the thrift store except my awesome sunglasses!

They had them in teal or pink. I went with pink because, well, I'm not adventurous and I like pink.

I don't think I'll be taking them to the beach, but they'll be good enough for driving or possibly taking walks in the summer. And who knows, maybe I'll become someone that wears glasses more than contacts. If I do, at least I'll be stylin'.

Even though I might seem like an old person with my prescription sunglasses, I know I rule!