Low vision causes the need for practicality.

I was struck the other day by how much low vision has etched itself into every aspect of my life.  Specifically, I was looking at some dress shoes I own and was struck by the thought “Yeah, like I’ll ever wear those again.”  It isn’t that I don’t like the shoes, or that they aren’t classy; it is simply I can’t see the ground where my feet are and to walk in heels is ridiculous.  My feet are thinking “oh THANK GOD she can’t wear those any more, they make me hurt.”  But seriously, dress shoes or heels of any kind are inviting disaster to my already tenuous state.  I had already been down the road of asking if there are any dress shoes that are comfortable.  The response I got was, there is no such thing as “comfortable” dress shoes for women.  I just want you to know, that is WRONG on so many levels.  I watched the teen girls at the high school with their 4+ inch heels and think, wow in a few years you are really going to understand how stupid that really is. How many times have we worn shoes and destroyed our feet for what, a compliment? I think I am getting cranky in my middle age years.  Any way this blog wasn’t supposed to be me gripping about shoes.  It is about how low vision changes a lot of stuff.  I can’t even see my earring rack anymore and so for me to choose to wear earrings is a big deal. The main thing is that if I am dressed up in any way shape or form it took an enormous amount of EFFORT and time.  I think the time piece is what really bogs me down with this whole vision thing.  Everything takes extra time and sometimes it simply isn’t worth it.  Thank God I was never one to wear makeup, I’d never sleep.