Maria Bello Instagram – Now I SEE!!! I’ve been fighting wearing glasses full time for a few years now. I started wearing my mothers drugstore reading glasses in 2017. Exactly when i reached 50. Like clockwork age and eyesight were catching up to me. I had 12 pairs of various sizes and colors in 2.5 all over the house but still managed to lose them. I was finally sick of all of the losing and decided to go get some contacts. During my pause I finally got tested and found out i was near sighted as well. And it turns out I can’t wear contacts as I have a stygmatism. I couldn’t even get the operation to help me see because of that as well. So that would mean I was stuck wearing glasses for the rest of my life. All of the time. There was no way I could see my phone or read a menu without them. I had to accept that i would be probably be wearing them fo the whole second half of my life. But i didn’t want to look like my grandmother. And so I went to our local Parisienne eyeglass store @cyrilantonyopticien and he kindly helped me find mySELF in the glasses. In the second half, many of us will experience diminished eyesight. But we are not our parents generation and we don’t need to wear glasses that make us feel frumpy. There are quite a few companies out there who are making “hip” glasses for our generation. I found the shape and style that feels good for me right now. Have you found your chic second half of life glasses?