It's funny when you discover a solution to a minor problem that you've been dealing with for so long you've just taken for granted that it will probably always be a problem.
I recently broke my good pair of glasses and had to switch to my backup pair. The backup pair is nice and all. It even has transition lenses, which is a handy feature my primary pair actually didn't have. But the frames are slightly too big for my face, so the glasses are constantly slipping down my nose and sometimes just falling off altogether. I know it's possible to get a temporary fix with minor adjustments at an optometrist, but who has the time, you know? I just figured it was a new minor annoyance I would deal with until I finally get around to getting new glasses (which I'm overdue for anyway, so maybe dealing with this would pester me into finally setting up that appointment for a new prescription).
Then on racquetball night, the court was closed for the week and my racquetball companions and I were forced to consider other options (the tragedy!). We settled on a trip to Chena Hot Springs to bask in the warmth of sulfur-water while the air is -20 degrees. Because Alaska, yo. Anyway, I wore my floating glasses cord so that if and when my glasses fell off, they'd be easier to retrieve. In so doing, I realized that when I adjust the cord properly, it actually holds my glasses securely enough on my face that they no longer slip down so frequently, and they certainly don't fall off! Hooray for obvious realizations!!!
Anyway, now I wear my big goofy-looking floaty glasses cord everywhere. So much for my excuse to go to the optometrist. I... THINK this is a win?
