Colorblindess and Some Important Information

 I was just having a talk with my husband over dinner yesterday about colorblindness. The reason this conversation was brought up was, in the back of mind, I am wondering if any of my kids will inherit the colorblindness gene. Why you might ask? Well, in my family, my grandfather was severely colorblind. He was never able to drive.  He was limited in what he could do in life. He struggled his whole life with colorblindness.

I am very grateful that I did not inherit this gene from him. I am able to get behind the wheel of a car! I am able to practice dentistry and readily distinguish the colors! I am able to live life much more easily than my grandfather had! I did not live in his shoes, but I always try to imagine how hard life was for him. Because of this, I always think of Zane and in the back of my mind, worry if he will inherit this gene. Lucky for us, Hayley did not inherit it.

Colorblindness is a hereditary gene that is prevalent in 1 out of 12 males, and 1 out of 20 woman. The basic definition is the inability to distinguish between selected colors. The most common colors that people have difficulty with is the reds, greens, and blues. To these people, they can't see the differences in each of these colors. These days, there is a colorblind test that can be done to see if you inherited the gene. The Isihara color plate test contains 38 plates that are each composed of a pattern of different color dots. The plates has the dots arranged within a certain pattern and places a number inside. Upon examination of this test, one can see if they have inherited colorblindness. I took this test and as I already knew, I did not have the gene.

What happens if you had colorblindness and there was a colorblind test.  Would you go for it?  I recently found out about a new color correction system developed by Dr. Azman, called the ColorCorrection System. This treatment is based on the approach to change color vision by changing the wave length of color going into the eyes by using contacts or glasses. I have to say that I wish this was around when my grandfather was suffering. I am sure this technique can help so many people who are living with colorblindness.


So many professions these days require you to successfully pass a colorblindness test. Do you know that if you suffer with colorblindness you will not be admitted to the military or law enforcement academies. These professions and others, including being a firefighter, or an electrician, require you to take and pass the Isihara color plates test. I hope I could shed some light on colorblindness and offer you some treatment options in this post.





*This is a partnered post. All my opinions are my own and not swayed by outside sources.

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Beauty Bar Sample Society Program

******Two  of the biggest names in beauty – Beauty Bar and Allure magazine – are taking the ever-popular beauty sampling program to a whole new, exclusive level. Luxury online beauty boutique Beauty Bar is collaborating with Allure, the leading journalistic voice in beauty, to introduce Sample Society, their elite, members-only beauty sampling program.

How does Sample Society go above and beyond the competition? In addition to monthly deliveries of carefully-curated, deluxe-sized samples, members also receive a special code for $15 off any $50 purchase on the Beauty Bar website (so long as the purchase includes an item from one of the kit’s featured brands), which means the kit essentially pays for itself! Members also have access to insider information from leading beauty experts, because each monthly delivery includes a mini-magazine compiled by Allure editors as well. As a final bonus, members receive a one-year subscription to Allure.*****

The premier beauty retailer, Beauty Bar, is collaborating with The Beauty Expert, Allure magazine, to introduce Sample Society—a breakthrough in beauty sampling. A members-only subscription service, Sample Society delivers the most exclusive samples of hair-care, makeup, skin-care and fragrance products plus expert information each month.

As the number-one driver of discovery and purchase, sampling has solidified its position as the backbone of the 30-billion-dollar beauty industry. Product sampling has long been a marketing tool, with samples of all kinds reaching 70 million households each quarter.* In fact, according to a national poll, 49 percent of women say sampling is the top purchase motivator when it comes to new beauty products.** Beauty is the only industry to reinvent sampling and turn it into a paid service.

The beauty sampling experience has evolved from the passive and free department store gift-with-purchase model to a sought-after service women are willing to pay to join. Beauty Bar and Allure are reinventing it yet again—by marrying expert advice and insight from Allure editors with deluxe samples culled from Beauty Bar’s expansive selection of high-end domestic and international products—to create the ultimate beauty Sample Society.

“Given the thousands of beauty products that are introduced each year, sampling just makes sense,” says Linda Wells, editor in chief of Allure. “Who can really buy all those products? Who has the time to try them all? With Sample Society, the products are edited, and the sizes are ideal for multiple uses—so you can really figure out if the product is right for you. And what I also love about it is that the box feels like a present. It offers the pleasure of discovery.”

A Sample Society membership introduces consumers to the latest trends and innovations in beauty through sampling. As members, customers receive the following every month:

• Five deluxe-size samples from premium brands such as By Terry, Dermalogica, Fekkai Advanced, and Bond No. 9. Samples are deluxe-size, meaning they are intended for more than one use, allowing customers to truly experience and test products’ efficacy.

• Original content written by Allure editors with each month’s samples, giving the customer relevant expert information that can optimize her experience and ultimately help her make purchase decisions.

• A $15 gift code that can be used toward the purchase of any product from the featured brands received that month (not just the specific product sampled), meaning that each box pays for itself .

About Allure: Allure, the only magazine dedicated to beauty, is an insider’s guide to a woman’s total image. Allure investigates and celebrates skin care, hair, makeup, fragrance, and fashion with objectivity and candor, and places appearance in a larger cultural context.

About Beauty Bar: The premier online beauty boutique, BeautyBar.com proudly delivers a carefully-curated selection of the world’s chicest domestic and international brands. From the latest must-haves to the go-to essentials, BeautyBar.com caters to sophisticated, beauty-savvy customers with high standards and no time to waste. The flagship Beauty Bar store at the Americana Manhasset features skincare treatments, makeup artistry and a blow dry bar, in addition to the exclusive products available on the site.

About Quidsi, Inc: Quidsi is one of the world's fastest growing e-commerce companies and parent of Diapers.com (baby care), Soap.com (household essentials), BeautyBar.com (prestige beauty), Wag.com (pet supplies), and Yoyo.com (toys). The company's mission is to make life easier by creating a new type of e-commerce experience, delivering in 1-2 days and providing incredible customer service. Quidsi is redefining e-commerce by combining the focus and customer connection of a specialty store with the scale, efficiency, choice, value and reliability of a large retailer.



*This was a press release sent to me from a PR firm that I work with

Saturday's Top Five Laughs- Come Join our Blog Hop!

Hi everyone! I hope you are all enjoyed the week and ready to start another fabulous weekend. I really love doing these laughs and going through each and everyone. It brings a smile to my face. Please remember that this blog hop is only for cute, funny, or top five laughs. If your post is not relevant to these, please do not link up, as it is not fair to the others who come here to read these posts. If you would like to help me share on social media sites, I welcome it:) Enjoy your weekend!




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Top Five Laughs:

5. Zane figured out how to wave hello and bye-bye this week. However, he uses both of his hands and waves them backwards. If I ask him to wave and he is carrying something, he must put it down so he could use both hands to wave.

4. Zane and Hayley are really starting to "play together". The other day, Zane took one of Hayley's toys out of her hands and started playing with it. I thought we were headed for meltdown central until I heard Hayley say, "Zane, we can share toys if you want because I love you!" It melted my heart.

3. Hayley is showing a great interest in writing her letters so I am going with it and designating a half an hour a day to do this. She has the hardest time with doing the letter C for some reason. So I told her to put two dots, one on top of each other, and then go from one point and bump it out to the next point. It worked and she is great with doing the C's now. However, every time she does a C, she says "Bump it out. Come on lets bump this C out". I have to laugh!

2. Zane is like a dog I have never had. If I drop the smallest piece of food on the floor, he will find it. Along with this, he will eat everything known to man. The kid despises baby food and if I try to give it to him, he will spit it right back to me.

1. Gasp, I gave Zane some ice cream last weekend. I figured why not- everyone else was having it. He could not stop flaring his arms and signing "more". He was also moaning and giggling at the same time.  I had people come up to me and just stare because they have never seen a baby so excited about having food. That is my Zane for you!
Looking forward to reading your laughs...

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iBaby Monitor Review for Best Buy!

I horde baby monitors! Truly, that word would describe me to a tee as I presently own 3 different monitors. Actually, 4, but who is counting! However, I am pretty sure I have found one of the  best baby monitors on the market- the iBaby monitor. Since I have mostly all Apple products including the iPad, iPhone, and iTouch- getting this monitor is a no brainer as it is fully compatible with these devices. Even if you don't have these products, it is PC compatible.

The iHealth iBaby monitor allows you to watch your sleeping baby in the comfort of your own home from your iPad, iPhone, or iTouch. Not only does it allow you to watch your baby from your phone and such, but another family member can also watch the baby through their own iPhone, iPad, or iTouch at the same time. It actually allows you to support up to 4 devices and 4 users simultaneously. It really is an awesome feature to be able to see baby Zane through my phone upstairs and for my husband to use his phone and see him downstairs. All the devices go through the one main camera hooked up where you would like it, to see your baby. 
The way it works is you swipe the screen on your iPhone, iPad, iTouch and the camera will follow whatever lead you take.  It allows you to follow your little one with an up/down, left/right swipe of your fingers. If you are thinking how this could possibly work, let me assure you- it does! Before we set it up in Zane's room, my husband and I tested it out on each other. I had my iPhone and had my husband sit in the room with the monitor. When I turned on my iPhone, I was able to track basically everything my husband was doing in the room.  When I came closer to see how it worked, I ended up seeing the camera move in all different directions when I was using my fingers to swipe the phone. Truly incredible!
You might be asking how it works and the answer is easy: Wi-Fi. If you have a iPhone or other Apple products, you probably have Wi-Fi so there is no extra step in getting your monitor to work. When you receive the iBaby monitor, you will receive the monitor, AC adapter, ethernet cable, Wi-Fi antenna, camera mounting kit, PC installation CD, and an owner's manual. Some of the great product features besides the obvious feature of seeing your baby are IR night vision, which ensures clear pictures even in low light, and  motion or sound alerts, which will activate the monitor when the baby movement/crying is detected.  There is two-way audio which we use to calm Zane down at night. He loves hearing mommy's voice to calm him down and I can do all of this via the monitor. Lastly, you can snap pictures and send to your family with this monitor. 
We have been using this monitor for a couple of weeks now and I have to say, I am in love with it! I keep my iPhone plugged in at night and if he wakes up, I simply turn to my phone to see what is going on. The video and audio quality is  terrific. This monitor gets 5 stars from me!  I highly suggest you check out the iBaby monitor available at Bestbuy for $199.99. It is worth every penny.



*Thank you to Best Buy for supplying me the iBaby monitor for reviewing purposes. All my opinions are my own and not swayed by outside sources.

Children's Place Spring Collection REVIEW and GIVEAWAY!

If you read my blog, you know I love the Children's Place. If I pass a Children's Place store in my local mall, I can't help but go in. They truly have the cutest clothes for both Zane and Hayley. I believe the best part is how incredibly affordable the Children's Place is. On many occasions, I have gone into the store, and walked away with 3 outfits for under $50. The best part is not only is it cute and affordable, but it wears so well! I have had outfits (gender neutral, of course) that I have passed down from one kid to the next. We also receive a ton of hand-me downs and most are actually from the Children's Place. They are all a few years old, and  look brand new!


Every season, the Children's Place, puts out their new seasonly collection. Currently, they are working on their Spring Collection. I know we are in the midst of winter, but it really is never too early to think ahead to the warmer weather. Actually, with the weather the way it is currently, you can probably put your kids in the spring collection even earlier. The Chilren's Place spring collection carries everything for a head-to-toe spring fashionable  look. Most of the collections are available in the store and if you can't find them there, you can simply shop online at the Children's Place. If you shop online, they will easily guide you in the right direction for your kids needs. You can shop via girl, boy, baby girl, baby boy, or newborn with clothes ranging from 0-14.  Everything you can possibly envision putting your kids in, including jackets, tops, pants, dresses, uniforms, sweaters, sleepwear, activewear, and much, can be found at the Children's Place. I also happen to think they have the cutest accessories of ties, shoes, headbands, sunglasses, and hats.


I have to present to you, Zane and Hayley's Easter outfits compliments of the Children's Place. We decided to go with a basic pretty blue/white Spring dress for Hayley with a coordinating blue plaid top/ khaki's/tie for Zane. I am sure they will be the hit at Easter with their Children's Place outfits.

Be sure to check out the Children's Place for all the latest and most fashionable clothes for this upcoming Spring.



Win it:  One winner will win a $25 Gift Card to the Childrens Place, to be used in the store or online.  This giveaway is run via rafflecopter so click "read more" to see the actual giveaway. The only mandatory entry is to tell me which outfit is your favorite in the comment section proceeding the post. While it is optional to fill out the other entries, I highly recommend doing so, to increase your chances of winning. Open to US only. Good Luck!

It is time to start redoing my backyard!

Let me bring you back to February 2010. If you live in Rhode Island, you will very vividly remember the devastation of the huge flood that occurred in our home state. As a result of the flooding, people lost houses and lost their livelihood! I remember waking up and seeing the mall that I call my pit stop everyday, completely submerged in water. I immediately ran downstairs to my basement and realized that our basement was destroyed. I was grateful, though, that we did not lose more. We lost a few toys, a few pictures, a few valuables. However, in the grand scheme of things, we still had out our home. We ended up ripping the carpet and dry wall out and starting over. In January 2013, we will begin to completely renovate our basement.
As time went on, I also began to see that the floor of my deck was effected by the floods. We began to get mold in the baseboards of our deck. I immediately turned to my husband and realized that we needed to start renovations on my backyard. In my head, I was not upset because I had envisioned already to do several projects in our backyard.  At the time, when I brought up the renovations I wanted to do, my husband wanted to wait. Now that mold began to form, he agreed it was time to start rebuilding our backyard.
One of the first projects I want to do is put in composite decking.  I was reading some magazines last year about building decks and I was so intrigued about the concept of using composite decking. What I truly love about it, is the fact that it not only looks beautiful, but requires a ton of less maintenance than your typical wood deck. By going this route, we will not have to worry about the potential mold that could form in the event of another flood. The lifespan of using this type of material is incredibly long.  When I presented my husband with doing this,  he agreed ten-fold.

We also agreed we would  put a composite railing around the deck area. It would be nice to surround our deck with beautiful railings.  We never really had good railings before and both felt that this would be a nice addition. We could enclose the deck and be able to block off areas of the deck we wanted closed.  Our neighbors use composite for their railings and I fell in love with the beauty. I wanted to replicate the beauty in my backyard. 

We are also considering doing composite fencing. We never had a fence before but with two small kids, we realize the necessity of a fence. I am always scared that one of my children will accidentally try to run into the street for the one second that I turn my back. I have thought about doing a fence for a long time, but figured there is no better time than the present. I would love to match up the fence with the same materials used on the deck to make the backyard esthetically pleasing.

So, I have to say, I am so excited to start on our basement and backyard. Yes, I know, this will be two long projects but I am ready. I have been ready for 5 years now!  Wish us luck!






*This is a partnered post. All my opinions are my own and not swayed by outside sources.