Category: Another Adventure-Travel
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100% Ready
I am already feeling 100% full of anticipation for my first UK optical show. I will be flying halfway around the world to admire eyewear and explore new trends in vision care at 100% Optical, April 23rd -25th, 2022 in London. A live optical show has such a palpable energy,…
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Vision Expo+ East 2021, Virtually there
Free Registration link to follow below Life has felt like it’s been standing still, suspended in a strange state of limbo, over the last 14 months since COVID restrictions took effect. Without the ability to travel, my feet have been firmly planted in my optical shop, while my passport collects…
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Upper East Side Luxury EyeStyle
When I think of the upper east side of New York I think classy and expensive living. Beautiful brownstone townhouses with elaborately carved staircases, lining streets adjacent to Central Park. Richness and high brow standards of style and living. On a sunny spring afternoon I took a stroll along the…
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A Winning Combination
Fremont Street in Old Las Vegas is like taking a step back in time and is a sharp contrast to the modern glitz and glam of the new hotels on the Vegas Strip. It seemed like the perfect place to showcase the juxtaposition between vintage inspired frame style and the…
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Pigging out in Portland
I love experiences and memories more than things, and my husband and I were recently looking for a getaway to celebrate our anniversary. It had to be somewhere we could get to by car, because we wanted to make the most of the long weekend. We decided to go to…
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Palm leaves & Popsicle’s, The Transitions Xtractive Style Mirrors Launch
I believe that personal style is based on comfort and personality, and I love something that is adaptive to different situations. Usually people don’t associate style with Transitions Lenses, as an avid lover of these lenses I find most people dismiss them based on an outdated impression. But even the…
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All Eyes on New York
New York City has become a familiar place for me; it’s somewhere I have been lucky enough to visit each spring for the past few years. I have my favorite restaurants which I always have to revisit, my favorite neighborhoods for shopping, yet each trip I discover many new places, which sometimes…
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A Secret Worth Sharing
I am lucky enough to love what I do professionally. But running a small business and blogging means I rarely spend much time not thinking about glasses. It can be hard to carve out time away from the shop, time I sometime forget is essential to refresh and reset, and…
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Eyes on Las Vegas
I am excited to once again surround myself with Optical junkies, get together with industry friends and meet new industry insiders as optical enthusiasts unite in Las Vegas for Vision Expo West 2017. This is west coast stop for Vision Expo, the event showcases the newest trends in eyewear and…
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