Many of you will have seen that I've been making a few sneaky purchases lately. I can't resist my own personal stocking fillers at this time of the year.
There is the sparkly cat sweatshirt from H&M, a snip at only £14.99.
There are a few cheeky items from Primark last Monday - I was on a training course, so while I wasn't paying for my own train ticket it made sense to pop in on the way there. What I didn't realise was that Primark must have opened at 8am or something, as I walked by Piccadilly Gardens at around 08.30 and saw the doors were open. My course was only a ten minute walk away and didn't start until 09.30 so I had time to kill!
Now, I don't know if any of you are 'getting to a certain age', but once you've hit 40 everyone starts to remind you that your eyesight is going to turn to mush. At the ripe old age of 44 I had to relent and get reading glasses. I have a really posh pair for work, proper prescription with computer screen filters, which cost me a lot of money. But I worry that I will leave them somewhere, so found that Primark do a great range of reading glasses and the prices vary from £1.50 to about £4, with most styles coming with their own case.
I have various pairs dotted around the house - I don't know if any of you do this, too, but there is nothing frustrating than trying to read cooking instructions in the kitchen then realising you have to walk halfway round your house to find the glasses in order to read them!
When I was in Italy earlier this year, the other thing I realised was that I had to remove my sunglasses and switch to reading glasses to look at maps, menus and wotnot. None of the glasses I had brought with me had UV filters, so I still couldn't see because I was squinting. Well fear not, Primark did a pair for £3 - they will be going in my case for the next holiday.
If anyone else has any funny eyesight stories to share, please feel free to comment - I'd love to hear if any of you are as daft as me!
In the meantime, for those celebrating Christmas, I hope your preparations are going well.
Catch you all soon.
