Low vision lesson No. 99

[Flower]

A new one on me and another one I wasn’t warned about at the retinopathy clinic I’ve written before about talking to shop mannequins, signposts and shelving thinking they’re people. It’s very easy to mistake what you think you’re seeing with only central vision in one eye. This morning I was up early, still dark, I’m blind in the dark - all the rods in my peripheral vision were lasered and destroyed to try and preserve some central vision when battling proliferative retinopathy.

I put the bathroom light on and went to spray some deodorant - I can’t see colours apart from dark, white and red. I’d been polishing yesterday and left the can out- oh yes indeed ! you know what’s coming 😱I sprayed beeswax polish on myself- I smell delightful and I’m sure I’ll buff up really nicely with a soft, dry cloth.


I do try to laugh at my blunders with limited sight but sometimes they are exasperatingly ridiculous . I’m certain there’s many more out there waiting for me to discover! 🙂

 

[Robin]

Aargh!
I do like the thought of your perfectly polished pits, though!

 

[trophywench]

I've been known to deodorize my hair …. and I don't even have any eyesight problems to speak of.

Good job it's cold, on a warm sunny day you could have a swarm under your arm!

 

[Stitch147]

Oh dear Flower! I dry shampooed my pits once!

 

[Bloden]

Oh no! 😱 Good thing it wasn’t something nastier like oven cleaner.🙂

 

[SueEK]

Oh dear @Flower , I’m sorry but your unfortunate encounter with the beeswax did make me giggle, is that unkind - I do hope not xx

 

[MrDaibetes]

Ah no, now you know why you need to put stuff back in the right places. At least it wasn't anything dangerous.

 

[eggyg]

That made me laugh Flower, at least your armpits will be water proof! Pray tell me why was there a tin of furniture polish in the bathroom? 😉

 

[Flower]

Pray tell me why was there a tin of furniture polish in the bathroom? 😉

The can of polish was on a chest of drawers with my deoderant in the dark bedroom just outside the door to the ensuite bathroom. I don't smell like a furniture shop today more Alpine Spring meadows - used the right can today! 😉🙂

 

[KARNAK]

Sorry Flower but youm made oy laff, I did the same with Deep heat instead of toothpaste once.😱

 

[SueEK]

Sorry Flower but youm made oy laff, I did the same with Deep heat instead of toothpaste once.😱

Ouch 😉

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Hehe! Thanks for sharing this with such good humour @Flower.

And you can see you aren’t alone in the daftness stakes. We all have our moments!

Maybe some sort of a stripe of white/black insulation tape around cleaning products to make them stand out?