learning curve

[fox]

This evening I realized that instead of just looking in the mirror as I try to remove my contacts, I can lean really close and peer at the eye, so I can see the lens as I am peeling it away.  So there's a lot less pawing at the eye and doubt about whether I've got it or not.  When I had hard contacts, no kidding, I never needed a mirror to put the things in or take them out; removing them was easy, as I said last night, just pop them out, and I had to make sure I had my hand in place to catch the lens as it fell out, but there was no pinching and scraping and that sort of nonsense.  And with the two-week disposables, I could get a grip on the edges of the things and I always knew if I had it or I didn't.  These, they're so thin that I often don't know until I move my fingers away from my eye whether the lens is in them or not; but if I watch myself get it, I can get it a lot quicker.

Victory.