Sunday, December 23, 2012

Product Review - Positive Word Scrambles

I like thinking more positively. It usually helps my outlook and my well-being. So I was pleasantly surprised to find and buy Positive Word Scrambles

Word Scrambles are words that the letters have been jumbled, and then you can rearrange them to figure out what the word or words are.

In this particular Positive Word Scrambles book, there is not only an answer key in the back of the book, there is also a hints section, where it gives you the first letter for each word.

Words are grouped together by themes, such as Valentine, Social Events, Laugh a Minute, etc. Of course, you have to unscramble those letters too.

Have fun, and enjoy a way to add some more positivity to your life while playing word games.



Cheryl Paton

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Product Review - Pinhole Glasses for Improving Vision

Here you will find some ideas for improving vision.

On one of my visits to the optometrist, many years ago, the doctor had said that next visit, he thought I should get bifocals. I thought, no way.

I started searching for natural ways to improve my vision. I read books, purchased kits, did eye exercises, and I was on my journey back to better vision naturally.

I have gradually been improving my vision over the years and have used various techniques. So far, the easiest one that I have used is the wearing of pinhole glasses. It's easy, because I just have to put them on. And they provide results. I also went without glasses as much as possible. At first, it was just in restaurants, where I could see a fuzzy person sitting across the table from me; and at home where could more easily see and know what was around me.

That is no longer an issue. I can read store names across the mall, easily and clearly see the people sitting across from me in restaurants, and also at other nearby tables.

I usually wear the pinhole glasses when watching TV. They especially come in handy in not only make the characters more distinct, they immediately improve my ability to read any text, which is especially great for watching shows like, Wheel of Fortune.

The pinhole glasses can take some getting use to. When wearing them, I usually have to adjust my head position and or eye position to see a more clearer picture, but overall the adjustment is well worth it for me.



Another technique that I usually do is moving my eyes in a wide circular motion, both clockwise and then counter clockwise. It's especially easy to do this while wearing the pinhole glasses, as I just follow around the rim of the frame with my eyes, a few times in each direction, thereby getting in some extra eye exercises while wearing the glasses.

I see much more clearly now than when I first started. Before starting natural vision exercises, one eye was rated as 20/600 and the other 20/650. On last report, I could see better than 20/200 on a combined measurement without any glasses.

In addition to wearing pinhole glasses, I also incorporate eye exercises throughout my day. I drew some diagrams of the eye exercises that I do, like the circling of the eyes in each direction. A relaxing technique for your eyes, is to rub your palms together, and place them over your eyes. You can check these techniques and others out on posters at my CherylsArt store on Zazzle.


Before you go, think of the lyrics - I can see clearly now. Notice the things that you do see clearly.

Cheryl Paton