Where are my glasses

OH lost his specs - and was blaming everyone. Eventually he had to get another pair. Months later, when standing on a chair to access the gas meter and take a reading, he found his specs in the meter cupboard - he had taken them off as he could see the numbers more clearly without. We all requested an apology.

I worked on the census in 2021 when everything went online so we had to work on a smartphone. I found it quite challenging as the software was not the best - thought it was because I'm old and technologically inept but then some of the youngsters were having problems. However the phones were supplied with a holder on a lanyard so it was round my neck all the time. At least I couldn't lose it to add to my difficulties. I friend of mine wears hers like this all the time so I presume she got fed up of losing it.

I have a pair of trousers with shallow pockets and my phone regularly falls out so I have to be extra careful when wearing them.

oh gosh Gran....10! no, never that!

Ever looked for a toddler that was in your arms already? I think that is stress 🤯

oh gosh, some of your posts really make me feel better about myself,, thank you for this.

Two days ago, I placed an A3 pad of white paper on a little kitchen worktop, planning to let the 15 month old dgc scribble on it yesterday. Could I find it when it was needed? No! All the crayons were still there, plus the assortment of 'homeless' items that generally occupy that space, but annoyingly, not the paper.

OH was out at the time, but in the evening I asked him if he knew where it has gone.
"Yes", he said. He had rolled it up but left it standing (upright) on that same worktop.

Because I had been looking for something white and flat, I had totally failed to spot it now that it was white, tubular and vertical, even though it was still in exactly the same place. 😳

Somewhere in this house are several pairs of distant, sunglasses and reading glasses, I sometimes come across a pair when I’m frantically searching for my phone or keys which also regularly go astray. I keep telling myself to put them all in the same place but somehow it just never happens. I find loads of glasses cases, all empty!!

DH, me and family were holidaying in our touring van in Germany. Lovely surprise, two caravanning neighbours from home were on the same site, with their kids, so we had a joint "party" in our large awning. The following day DH could not find his glasses. It was only when he went to our onboard loo he found them in the bowl!!! Several others had used it since they landed there! We all still laugh about it 30 years on.

Someone mentioned about having something/some place to carry their cell phones on them? I'd recommend these. My best pal in UK once gave me a Vera Bradley bag. This brand seems to have slots in perfect places in all their handbags, crossovers, etc. The sealed/out of sight pockets are nice and deep. Then again, I sometimes forget the phone IS there. What am I like? Oh! just remembered another thing...or not, what really irks me - I was always 'top' of the class speller in school. These days, when I find I have to check to spell, it's a bit disappointing, but what can you do!

Ohhhhh this is a funny 1.... i will admit that I too have been in that situation .....

My friend bought me for my birthday, a glasses chain... whoaaaaa it's PERFECT... I LOVE IT... no more misplaced glasses...

I used to wear a pinny with a large front pocket when I was an infant teacher as I was always doing several tasks at the same time and kept mislaying things. Am still the same. Can't get rid of my landline as am always using it to ring my mobile so I can track it down. Spent time with my 14 month old grand daughter making a Halloween card for her Mummy and Daddy and now can't find it. Have searched everywhere in the kitchen (only room we were in) and no sign of it. Can only hope it went home in her trunkie of books, clothes, etc but have no recollection of placing it in the case. Grand daughter and daughter in law both poorly and don't have much faith in my son remembering to look in the trunkie as he is as ditsy as I am! Can't say I ever lose my specs as am terribly shortsighted and would struggle to make it from one room to another without them.

Did that last week myself, so I can relate. Here's a thought....we have probably lived so long, acquired so much knowledge that there's little room left for recalling the mundane daily activities, and we forget what we did 5 minutes ago, (like putting spec's on head). That's my excuse. It is SO good to know we are truly are not alone, in our aging processes. Bless you all.

My dog’s favourite ball went missing for some days (this is something of a tragedy) so she had to make do with the others. We searched everywhere. Then when it turned colder I found it in the pocket of my gardening jacket. I think she still loves me …

my husband wore bifocals so put his glasses on in the morning and they stayed there until bedtime. I only needed them for reading and of course would put them down and have to find them. I got wise to that and when I went for new glasses went to specsaver where they had 2 pairs for 1 price. So then kept one set by the bed and the other with me downstairs. Got very bright case that would show up on the floor. Then the previous pair I did not give away but put them in my car in the glove compartment. They were a safety pair then in case I had left my glasses somewhere so could still look at map or whatever. Not good to use for a long time but fine for that short term use.
P.S. May I ask you all to remember when you really have finished with a pair of glasses that you either give them into the eye clinic at a hospital or at an opticians. These are checked out by qualified people and then sent to charities all over with the correct specification so that they give someone the chance to see again. Never throw them away. I once took a gentleman to hospital as a hospital car driver , and on the way he told me that he had just been emptying his aunts house as she had recently died and there were more than 10 pairs of glasses . He said he had put them to throw them away in the bin the next day but needless to say I persuaded him to give them to me and I passed them on to the charity. They were all bifocals which are very expensive and so it was good to know that they were put to good use elsewhere. ( what a pity you cant say Alexis where are my glasses!)

My late MIL went on a weekend break while DH was staying at her house. She felt awful on the journey and was getting worse so her husband took her to A&E in the good old days . They examined her gave her an ECG and could find nothing wrong. When they passed her her glasses she said they were not hers. Luckily she came home with them as blind as a bat. When she told DH he said he had lost his glasses a few days previous and was wearing his contact lenses. She had picked up DH's glasses by mistake!!!!
My BIL had a night out with DH and stayed over. In the morning they were in a very sorry state and thought they might have to go to bed. One went to vomit and realised with his glasses on they had put each other's contact lenses in.!!!!

So glad I'm in good company, having searched for my spare specs (which I was wearing), and looking for my phone when I was using it!

In our house it's not just glasses.
Not long ago, OH was almost throwing a tantrum one breakfast time when he couldn't find one of his hearing aids. He was absolutely convinced, despite my denials, that I must have moved it from the kitchen table where he leaves them overnight. As you will have guessed, we discovered a couple of hours later that it had been in his ear all that time!

I spent a whole year accusing dh of losing the car keys (we had a spare set fortunately) only to find them in the pocket of a coat I very rarely wore. Cringe! I owned up and he loves to remind me.

Similar thing happens with my phone!

Some years ago I searched the house from top to bottom for 3 days looking for my glasses with no success. Then my husband called me when I was at work “found your glasses” he said… They were at the back of the fridge 🫣

Rosie 1959 I also carry down washing and my 'phone together and am terrified of putting the mobile into the washing machine. I am sure it is easily done.

I hope your 'phone may just dry out and work again.....

It’s called having a senior moment. Five a day then becomes old age and forgetting how to recognise them becomes? Worrying.
Not for you but for people who know you.

After losing my reading glasses for about the tenth time on one particularly stressful day I bought six pairs, and left them by the bed, the computer, in the kitchen, sitting room and dining room, and put a pair in my bag.

Apple fones are waterproof from 14 upwards!
Water resistant below that ! Just a thought.🤷🏻‍♀️

Varifocals… I got my first pair with clear glass at the top because I wasted so much time looking for them. I worked in a beauty salon with individual rooms and was always needing to disturb other therapists on my hunts.