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I can see again – in style – thanks to firmoo.com

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Sometimes the right product comes along at the right time.  It was like mental telepathy when the fine folks at firmoo.com reached out to me to try their on-line eyeglass website.  I wanted a new pair of eyeglasses for some time. Truthfully, I have a minor lens prescription, but I have been struggling with road signs as I am driving.  It is particularly noticeable at night.  My old glasses were so dated and frankly, hideous that my vanity would only allow me to use them at night (for safety reasons, of course!) And with the holidays right around the corner, I didn’t have the spare funds to appease my vanity.  Notice I am discussing my vanity as if it is a third party acting on it’s own accord.

Firmoo.com is a user-friendly site – easy to navigate, simple to set up an account and you can upload a photo and “try on” different styles.  There are no trips to the store and since I know what I like and don’t like, the site requires no engaging with “helpful” salespeople who may or may not be on a commission, if you know what I mean.  The hardest part was choosing a frame because there are so many wonderful choices.  They have every shape, style and color.  So you choose the one that is right for you and you can have your order finished in less than 10 minutes. I am not kidding.  Firmoo.com  provides you with a comprehensive tracking system so you can actively and accurately follow the trip your eyeglasses make to your doorstep.  Then one day before you know it, you go to the mailbox and voila! – the eyeglasses have arrived.  For me, it was like an early Christmas.  The case is covered in a cool map pattern, the glasses fit perfectly and the prescription was done correctly!  What can I say?  A seamless transaction and another happy customer!

The famous or in some cases, infamous writer Dorothy Parker once quipped, “Men don’t make passes at girls that wear glasses” but I beg to differ. Well, I don’t really know yet but you can see my new look below and be the judge of that.  So get yourself over to firmoo.com and update your look.  After all, eyeglasses are an important accessory and the glasses are so affordable at firmoo.com  that you can afford to buy more than one pair!

New glasses - bolder, more stylish look. Great case too.

New glasses – bolder, more stylish look. Great case, too.

 

 

The ‘Mighty Mug’ is fit for a camel – even the human kind!

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So I got your attention, didn’t I?  Good, that was my goal. I could have said the ‘Mighty Mug’ is mighty but that would be, well….redundant.  But it is mighty and it stands true to the claim that it will not tip over no matter how many times it is bumped into.  In my house where my rambunctious 7-year-old can knock over any drink, vase or collectible I own without even trying, this drink container is a breathe of fresh air.  And a carafe of fresh water which is another advantage to having the ‘Mighty Mug’ handy.  But I will get to that in a bit.

The company sent me their product to try and it was seamless from the beginning.  I ordered the style and color I wanted (and they have plenty to choose from – truthfully, it was hard to pick just one).  Then it arrived within the time frame promised, it was packaged beautifully and I got right down to using it.  The main selling point is that it adheres to any smooth, dry surface so it won’t ever spill.  And it doesn’t spill.  I have been using it for two weeks in a home with rugs that require regular cleaning from beverage spills and it has never been knocked over!  I even tried to knock it over several times and I couldn’t.

I could go on about all the features – BPA free, flexible straw to encourage sipping, holds hot or cold beverages, fits in the car cup holder, is durable and more but there are two things I absolutely love about this product – one, it is my new fashion accessory (plastic bottles that pollute landfills are totally passé) and two, I am drinking water again!!  And trust me, I need to drink water.  But I despised drinking it before I had the Mighty Mug.  I thought I was a dromedary.  Good word, huh?  It comes from my son’s vocabulary list this week.  Pretty sophisticated for age 7, huh? For the record, it is a one hump camel. But you already knew that, right?   The list also included the word ‘arid’ which was how my skin was feeling before the Mighty Mug.  So for those reasons and many more, I highly recommend this product. And right now until Friday, October 16th, readers can save 25% by simply using the code iteez25 at check-out.  So head on over to http://themightymug.com/ and get one for yourself.  You will not be disappointed!!  And if you do buy one and you love it, please hit me up here with your story. Happy hydrating!

mighty mug

My latest fashion accessory; a stylish way to stay hydrated, even for a dromedary!

Do your best, hope for the best

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The title of this piece may be the most powerful and succinct parenting advice that I have ever heard and it came from my own mother.  And it wasn’t directed at me (for a change).  I don’t have to ask her for advice; she gives it freely and without solicitation!  It is usually correct, but some days I don’t want to hear it frankly.   However, a friend of mine who is also a parent asked my mother the other day, “What is your parenting advice?”  Without skipping a beat, she said rather matter-of-factly, “Just do your best and hope for the best.  That is all you can do.”

Now, my mother is 76 years old and has always been a wise woman, but this quick and casual answer made me think twice about all the advice she has given me over the years as a child, young adult and now as a parent of my own children. And I ask myself, ‘What did I miss because I wasn’t listening fully?’  My Mom and Dad are always the first people I go to with a question or crisis about parenting or life in general, for that matter.  For example, one night when I thought my son might be headed toward having a seizure (it turned out to be a night terror but the terror was all mine, trust me!), after I called 911, I called my mother.  She was there at the same time as the EMTs, maybe even before them!  That’s just the type of dedication both my parents and my sister have had for me and my children. That is a blessing beyond belief.

Anyway, I felt it important to pass this along to my readers because it is such simple, positive advice.  I recognize that some issues and problems with children require research, attention, specialists or what have you.  However, once the work is done (which really is the parent doing their homework and doing their best), then you have to sit back and hope for the best.  The movie ‘Shawshank Redemption’ had a line by Morgan Freeman where he uttered, “Hope is a dangerous word.”  The movie, if you have seen it, of course has nothing to do with parenting but it is a powerful line delivered by an equally powerful actor.  When it comes to parenting, however, there is love, patience, courage and yes indeed, hope.  Thank you Mom for always knowing the right thing to say and caring enough to say it.

My Mom