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.
