{"id":4043,"date":"2011-01-28T21:19:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-28T21:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icalltheshot.com\/?p=4043"},"modified":"2011-01-28T21:19:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-28T21:19:00","slug":"the-final-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icalltheshot.com\/?p=4043","title":{"rendered":"The Final Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The final decision for my new frames is over.\u00a0 In fact the decision was made yesterday.\u00a0 I&#8217;m writing this story because it&#8217;s a big milestone, huge!\u00a0 I do realize I&#8217;m repeating myself but\u00a0I feel the urge to start\u00a0from the top.<\/p>\n<p>Changing frames as you know is not something I enjoy.\u00a0 Looking for frames is worse than shopping for shoes.\u00a0 Shopping for shoes is worse than going to a dentist.\u00a0 People, shopping for frames is downright painful!\u00a0 Shoe shopping is a story for another day.<\/p>\n<p>As you recall, I\u00a0fell in love with\u00a0this pair from the start.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/TUMgpIJk-iI\/AAAAAAAAGPE\/y42wuBSdYmM\/s1600\/056.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"170\" s5=\"true\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/TUMgpIJk-iI\/AAAAAAAAGPE\/y42wuBSdYmM\/s400\/056.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>It was\u00a0the pair that\u00a0said &#8220;take me home&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/TUMg865H-5I\/AAAAAAAAGPM\/6wIC72Qb8rg\/s1600\/028.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" s5=\"true\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/TUMg865H-5I\/AAAAAAAAGPM\/6wIC72Qb8rg\/s400\/028.JPG\" width=\"271\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>However, one look at these and I was in love with not just one pair but two.\u00a0 I much prefer my identity with one pair so getting two was not an option.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/TUMhUjvW_RI\/AAAAAAAAGPQ\/AwVBWb5v9jo\/s1600\/054.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"188\" s5=\"true\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/TUMhUjvW_RI\/AAAAAAAAGPQ\/AwVBWb5v9jo\/s400\/054.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I really liked them, I did.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/TUMhf1QmK5I\/AAAAAAAAGPU\/8x0bXQsJupg\/s1600\/050.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"282\" s5=\"true\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/TUMhf1QmK5I\/AAAAAAAAGPU\/8x0bXQsJupg\/s400\/050.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>But for some reason they didn&#8217;t make me feel like me.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I slept on this for two nights<\/li>\n<li>I went to another place with 1000 + frames a couple days ago to see if I liked something better.\u00a0 Nothing.<\/li>\n<li>Posted on FB and 75% of my friends voted for the second pair (the ck)<\/li>\n<li>Drove myself nuts for days<\/li>\n<li>But nothing seemed to help me figure this out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s when I had another visit with my hubby as I just couldn&#8217;t seem to make up my mind.\u00a0 Hubby liked both pair and he encouraged me to go with the ones I liked best.<\/p>\n<p>And just like that, the decision was made.\u00a0 The cloud of doubt disappeared and I was good to go with my very first choice.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday dawned and I scurried around to run over to claim my new frames.<\/p>\n<p>When I arrived, I went straight for the frames I had my heart set on.\u00a0 I had no intentions of even giving the other pair a shot.\u00a0 However, the\u00a0Optician handed the other pair over to me to try on, just one more time.\u00a0 I reluctantly tried them on one last time.<\/p>\n<p>That my friends was the beginning of self doubt.\u00a0 I went back and forth between the two and quickly made up my mind that I was taking the ones I intended to get.<\/p>\n<p>At that point Joy\u00a0the Optician\u00a0had me take a seat and she began to take measurements and such for my new pair of frames.<\/p>\n<p>A dot was made on the frames for the progressive part of the lens and the paperwork was nearly filled out.\u00a0 When all of a sudden, I jumped from the seat and ran over to the frames I pushed aside as if to say &#8220;I heard you calling me&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>I came back over to the desk and began switching the frames back and forth frantically\u00a0giving each a fair shot.\u00a0 It was that &#8220;speak now or forever hold your peace&#8221; moment.\u00a0 A moment I needed to pick up the phone and call hubby.\u00a0 A moment I needed to know what the heck I was doing.\u00a0 A moment of panic, if you will.<\/p>\n<p>Thoughts came to mind that I could continue looking for frames.\u00a0 Oh no, scratch that I really like what I&#8217;ve already found.\u00a0 I just need to make\u00a0a decision.<\/p>\n<p>Somewhere between all my thoughts and doubt the\u00a0Optician said in a soft warm tone\u00a0&#8220;these frames will allow more room for the progressive lens&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/TUMhUjvW_RI\/AAAAAAAAGPQ\/AwVBWb5v9jo\/s1600\/054.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"188\" s5=\"true\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/TUMhUjvW_RI\/AAAAAAAAGPQ\/AwVBWb5v9jo\/s400\/054.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>She was right, I could see it!\u00a0 But was I making the right decision?\u00a0 I must have shuffled back and forth a thousand times in my mind before I said with confidence\u00a0&#8220;I&#8217;ll take these&#8221;!\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>New paperwork ensued, new measurements were made and new dots were placed.<\/p>\n<p>I say all that to say, once my final decision was made peace washed over me and I knew without a doubt that I had made the right decision.<\/p>\n<p>When faced with decisions, it never hurts to sleep on it and give it some thought.\u00a0 But at some point, a decision must be made.\u00a0 And when the time comes,\u00a0do it\u00a0with conviction.\u00a0 In the end sweet peace is sure to find you just like it found me.<\/p>\n<p>Blessings &#8211; 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