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Mask it.
Welcome back. It’s my first week back after three months when the nursing homes locked their doors to everyone but truly essential personnel. I unload my car — foldable cart…
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Swipe Right
While contemplating this chapter, I struggle with what to write about dating. I am very clear on what I did NOT want to write. First, I thought I would write…
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8 Bells
As I depress the turn signal to make the last turn into the West River Sailing Club parking lot, my heartbeat quickens and matches the tick, tick, tick. Daily, I keep my…
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Financial Fitness
Maria’s 2019 Goals: Get my financial world in order. See number 1. What better time to address your financial health than with the approach of Tax Day, April 15th. This…
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25 Ways Optometry School and Grey’s Anatomy are the Same and Different
Recently, I have been rewatching past Grey’s Anatomy episodes. I am struck by the similarities and differences between the TV show and my experience in optometry school. 1. Cool City…
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Connecticut, Delaware, Food, Friends, Lessons, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Memories, National Park, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Van
Acadia (1/3)
9 PM, 10/10/2016 Dear Mom and Dad, Guess what? I have decided to travel the United States in a camper van. Yes, I will be (probably temporarily) living in a van…
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Lessons Learned, Part Three
53. Everyone is your friend when you are at the top of McAfee Knob and everyone needs someone to take that iconic picture. 54. Walmart is the same in Billings,…
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Nashville, McAfee Knob and HOME
The Music Highway is the road (I-40) between Memphis and Nashville. It is so named because of the rich music history in both cities and on the path between them.…
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Austin and NOLA
Austin is the fastest growing large city in the United States. The local motto is “Keep Austin Weird” and it is featured on bumper stickers and T-shirts. Austin uses this…
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Pot
Everyone: “You’re in Colorado? Wink. Wink.” I was curious about how the legalized marijuana shops worked. I googled one near where I was staying in Fort Collins and visited. The…
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In the Driver’s Seat
You may wonder about the logistics of traveling for an extended time, spending hours in my car. Generally, I store the necessities on the passenger side, within easy reach. My Yeti with my Chai…
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Midwest Plains
Mammoth Cave Mammoth Cave is epic. It is the largest cave system in the world. That’s right, the WORLD! It has 400 underground miles that have been explored and who knows…
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Pittsburgh
“Road trip!!!!” One month. One car. One woman. One dog. One spreadsheet of AirBnB reservations and destinations. Five hours to our first stop. I want Pittsburgh to be my first…
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OCNJ
After skipping through the parking lot on my very last day working for the retail giant who bought my practice, my first destination is my family vacation. My immediate family…
Introspective optometrist seeks inspiration and adventure
