it’s a jungle

I like to visit cool places. Especially when no one else is visiting said cool places. Like, for instance, the zoo in the middle of a cold January. Yep. And as I wandered around the quiet zoo, I realized there were more than a few life lessons these animals could teach me. Like…

Be prepared. You never know what is coming around the corner…

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four eyes see more than two

When I was 7, I got my first pair of glasses. It wasn’t exactly a surprise. When your parents and grandparents all have less-than-perfect vision, no one’s shocked that you need glasses.

I married a man with perfect vision. He can open his eyes in the morning and see clearly. It’s annoying. Especially when he says, “Really? You can’t see that?” No dear. Without some form of vision correction, my world is a bunch of fuzzy shapes. Thank you for reminding me how well you can see everything.

And it occurred to me all the things I’ve learned over my nearly 20 years of vision correction. So here it is. A few things we “four eyes” know that you perfect vision folk will never understand. Life lessons that came from our imperfect eyeballs. (more…)