What Did Yours Look Like?

I remember my first pair of glasses like it was yesterday. I was all of 10 years old and it was during the summer. My Mom and I picked out (what seemed like it at the time) the coolest pair of eyeglasses ever. Gold and navy eyeglasses frames. They were, simply put, the most amazing pair of glasses that I had ever seen.

When we went and picked them up from the shop, I was lucky enough to talk my mom into allowing me to bring my best friends with me. I bravely waited until the clerk brought them out to me in all of their glory and she handed them over. I was so gentle with them and placed them on my face.

I could see! I never realized how poor my eyesight was prior to placing the frames on my face. I could read letters, see the individual leaves on trees. I finally saw that grass was actually individual blades rather than the green mass that I had been seeing for quite some time.

That was over 20 years ago. Technology has come so far that now we can order our prescription glasses over the internet. Back then I had no idea what an internet even was! GlassesUSA.com offers prescription eyeglasses that not only look great but are of high quality as well. My favorite part of shopping with them? Their selection of cheap glasses is great. They have a huge variety that won't empty your wallet.

Feeling a little apprehensive about purchasing a pair of glasses over the internet? They offer a virtual mirror that allows you to "try on" glasses without leaving the comfort of your home! So neat and a lot of fun to play around with.

My virtual pair...

Do you remember your stylish first pair of glasses? They surely can't beat my navy and gold frames. They were pretty spectacular...


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This was a sponsored post. All opinions expressed above are my own. I was compensated for writing the post.

Mattress Find--Let Them Help You

It has been almost 7 years since Leo and I purchased our first bedroom set. I remember how many questions we had when we were searching for the perfect mattress and pillows. I wanted desperately to be able to compare all of the different mattress types and brands. How would we pick one that would benefit us both? Which mattresses are recommended the most? Which mattresses are the most comfortable and best for our backs?

Now that we will be looking at mattresses once again I wanted the whole mattress and pillow buying process to be an easier and smoother process for both of us. We have children now which means that our trips to the bedding store will be an in and out trip--no leisurely lying down on mattress after mattress. I want to have our top few and test them out to decide which will be coming to our home.

Mattress Find is a website designed to help the mattress buyer. Once I went to their site I found the answers to my questions which is great for me. Time is a valuable thing to most people and they have definitely set up their site to provide answers to questions and to help you find that perfect mattress. They have a plethora of resources available to consumers to help us find simple answers to our bedding questions.

I highly recommend visiting Mattress Find to help you with your mattress buying process. Not only was their site extremely helpful, they also saved me hours of time in research, comparisons, and question answering which is great being a busy mom! A big thank you to Mattress Find. I suggest letting them help you find that perfect bed for you.


This was a sponsored post. I was compensated to review Mattress Find and give my honest opinion on what I thought about their website.

Dear Santa, I Want a Vacation...

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Before Leo left for Afghanistan we talked about our dream vacation. Where would we go? Would we like to take the girls or would we prefer to take the honeymoon that we never got?

Collectively we decided that we would bring the entire family--even now with our newest addition growing away and getting ready for their big May debut--and make it the ultimate family vacation. Vacations to me would be somewhere to relax, somewhere to unwind and get away from the everyday chaos that is usually surrounding our lives. We love the beach--preferably a little cottage on the beach. We could have lazy mornings of delicious breakfasts, afternoons on the beach with one of us taking the sleepy babies to go and nap while the other one stays to play with Isabella.

Collecting seashells, fresh fish for dinner, cooking up some delicious fresh vegetables that we would buy at the market...that to me is a vacation. My motto is lazy days, lazy nights and more than enough love to get us through. While someday we will do the whole Disney World vacation, for now? A lazy few days at the beach would be the perfect ultimate vacation for us.

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Start-rite Shoes

Now that Madelyn is nearly walking I have started thinking about what type of shoes to buy her. There are so many adorable childrens shoes available--and with fall going to be here before we know it I am even more excited! I love the different styles of shoes available for fall--and especially for my girls.

I have been browsing around and I have to say I love the huge selection of childrens shoes from Start-rite. Their site is so helpful--and everything is categorized to browse easily. While browsing around, I found a few cute pairs that I would love to get Madelyn--and Isabella, too! Isabella has been a little obsessed with shoes and shopping, so she'll probably love browsing around with me online.

And don't think that these shoes are only for infants and toddlers--Start-rite has shoes for older children, too! Their site really is tailored for all families with children.

Due to Madelyn never wearing shoes, I have no clue on what size to start trying on her little baby feet. Do I start in toddler? Infants? Thankfully for me--and any other parent that has wondered what size to buy their little one--Start-rite has an online video showing how to calculate what shoe size to get her. It is a three step process and absolutely awesome!



You print the grid first on your home printer. You will then take three pictures of each foot while on the grid. Make sure they're wearing solid, light colored socks and place the grid on a hard surface, not on carpet. After taking the different photos you will then save them onto your computer as a JPEG. Once that is complete, visit Start-rite and upload the photos.

Voila! You are done! So easy and this will guarantee that your Start-rite shoes will fit. It's always frustrating to try and find what size you "think" your child is only to receive the shoes and have them be too small.

Have fun browsing and shopping Start-rite--I have a feeling you're going to love them, too!

This was a sponsored post. No product was given to review or exchange. Post is based on my experience with Start-rite and all opinions are my own.