So, the lens grinders called and said that to make functional sunglasses in my prescription is laughable. I fell back to Plan B which is contacts. So I spent 30 minutes under trained supervision trying to stick my finger in my eyes. That was fun.
As much fun as a poke in the eye, both eyes, actually.
Then I took them out, which made me sad because all that hard work was just wasted. But a new prescription always makes me a bit off-balance and I didn’t want to drive home with them in.
Supposedly it gets easier with practice. I’m debating whether to wear contacts tomorrow or wait another day…for better weather…or something. I just don’t want to have to get up a half-hour early to poke myself in the eye really.
Not So Fast 
It helps in the beginning if you change your contacts immediately after a shower. Your skin is more pliable and won’t tend to close as easily, and it’s less oily making it easier to grasp the skin and keep it open while you stick in your contacts.
It does indeed get easier with time and practice… although it also took me about 35 minutes my first time with the optometrist, and about 3 weeks to really get used to the process.
3 weeks! That’s not encouraging. 🙂
I love it when you fall asleep with them on and the REM slides them back behind your eyeball…that’s fun to deal with. Good luck 🙂
Yeah, that’s not encouraging either. :p