Get your reading specs on

Forget the contacts—hand over the glasses.

Whenever I'm feeling sluggish or even a little studious & quirky, I break out the specs.

I've worn contacts since the 6th grade and well, my eye sight isn't getting any better—but have no fear! Thankfully there are hundreds of styles of eye glasses out there to help solve my problem. 

Currently I have two pairs—those shown above are my, "A-full day-of-DWC-reading-and-I-need-to-feel-like-a-professor-otherwise-I-might-not-survive-this," by Brooks Brothers.

My other pair is by Versace—that pair is more my, "One-day-I'll-be-wearing-these-walking-in-the West Village-to-pick-up-my-kids-from-ballet-class-or-going-to-a-crunchy-granola-outdoor-market-to-get-groceries-for-the-week."

....I like to have options if you couldn't tell :)

If you are in the market for some glasses, I highly recommend starting your search at Glasses.com—they have the widest selection and that's where I was able to narrow down my options to different styles and brands.

Now I'm not done with you just yet.

It's Sunday, which means I like to leave you with some uplifting words to carry with you as you go into your week. 

At PC, we are required freshman and sophomore year to take a class called Development of Western Civilization—99% of students loathe the class and 1% zest for it—I'm that 1%.

Also dubbed DWC—here is a little synopsis of what it entails taken from the Providence website;

"A Providence College education prepares a student to be someone, more than to do something. It prepares students to hear more when they listen, reach deeper when they think, and say more when they speak. The Development of Western Civilization (DWC) program is at the heart of this preparation.

You’ll explore human history through many perspectives — from literature to philosophy to theology to art, and more — from professors who nurture interdisciplinary thinking and relish collaborative teaching.

DWC will change the way you see the world by teaching you to find connections between seemingly unconnected ideas. "

So, to keep this sort and not let you X out of the screen just yet—I'll get to the good stuff.

I spent all last week learning about the 17th century French School of Spirituality—I read works by Francis De Sales, Jean-Pierre De Caussade and, Jean-Jacques Olier.

All right, I know you have to go flip the Sunday brunch pancakes, and I'm just stalling from doing laundry—so here's my favorite little tid-bit from "Abandonment to Divine Providence" by De Caussade

"For example, let's take a piece of stone destined to be carved into a statue...All I know is that I must stay immovable in the hands of the sculptor [God], and I must love him and endure all he inflicts on me to produce the figure he has in mind...what I do know is that his work is the best possible. It is perfect." 

-Alex