Caring about our planet is easy; taking care of it? Not that simple

It’s one of those early mornings, and I’m hoping my ablutions are uneventful. I pull my scleral  contact lenses, insertion device, and lens solution, decide to open an additional bottle of  solution (nothing like not enough saline to make lens insertion go horribly awry), and get to  work.  

My morning has barely begun, and I’ve already engaged in plastic – and fossil fuel – intensive  practice. 

My contacts are made of plastic. The glasses…