by Blake | Jan 6, 2026 | Blog
It has been many years since I made a New Year’s resolution, instead I seek revelations. It started with one word that unlocks insight, sparks discovery, and guides me toward what truly resonates in all aspects of life. I quickly realized one word wasn’t...
by Blake | Jul 8, 2025 | Blog
ClearVision and the Optical Women’s Association have teamed up to seed dreams—and I’m honored to have mine among them. My project stems from a deeply personal place: dementia. It touches so many, including my own family. My father, who worked in eye care until age 93,...
by Blake | Jul 8, 2025 | Blog
While my friends were graduating college, I was eight years deep in eye care—at just 23. That realization sparked a plan. I grabbed a piece of paper, drew a circle, and marked eight “DOTS,” starting with 1987: the year I knew this wasn’t just a job—it was my calling....
by Blake | Jul 8, 2025 | Blog
Fall in Minnesota reminds me how quickly things change. One day on a walk, I paused at a dandelion gone to seed—often seen as a weed, yet so strong, self-sustaining, and quietly effective. Each puff holds a hundred seeds, scattered by the wind. Some take root, some...
by Blake | Jul 8, 2025 | Blog
As I enter the final act of my career, I often ask, “What am I doing?” My husband jokes that I’m a social turkey buzzard—always befriending strangers—and maybe he’s not wrong. I’ve always said, “I want to know what you know, and I want to share what I know.” Recently...
by Blake | Apr 1, 2025 | Blog
Do you ever think about your name and what it means? Up until mid-2020 I had not thought about my name of 56 years and certainly never apologized for it. As we moved into 2020, COVID changing our lives forever and a social media surge I started receiving a text here...
