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hey four-eyes, I’m talking to YOU!

By on May 13, 2012 in sponsored, tips & tidbits

yeah, I’ve been a little four-eyes since I was the ripe old age of 7, and Mr. D has been wearing glasses since he was 12 or 13. this obviously means that we have plenty of scary pictures like this of our childhood floating around.

we certainly have hope that someday we will be able to afford lasik, but until then we are blind without contacts or glasses.

there are a few things that drive me batty about glasses, probably the most annoying of which being that I can’t just go directly from wearing them into contacts without having a dizzy indent in my nose from where the glasses used to be!!! I have to plan my day thinking how long before we’re going somewhere that I will need to put in my contacts if I don’t want to wear my glasses. LAME.

another thing that is frustrating is trying to figure out which eyeglasses actually look good on me, let alone staying remotely in style. (unfortunately that ship has sailed and I’m not that fond of swimming) but I always love when I can try glasses on virtually!

I was recently introduced to GlassesUSA.com and they have one of the better systems I’ve seen; it’s called the Virtual Mirror. I decided to help Mr. D try out some glasses. he doesn’t know about it until this is posted, so I’m sure he’ll be super impressed with my choices for him, LOL :)

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it’s kind of addicting to see what people look like in different styles!

how sweet is it that you can try glasses on right here on our site?!

but you know what’s even more awesome??? I’ve got CODES for you!!!
if you’re looking for cheap glasses, how can you really go wrong?!

Take 50% off any pair of prescription eyeglasses/sunglass frames, plus free shipping.
Code: SPRING50FS

Take 10% off any order of prescription glasses.
Code: Blog10

now I’d better go check my eyeglasses prescription to see when I need it renewed!

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Get your race on!!! AKA Happy Anniversary to us :)

By on April 10, 2012 in giveaways, IRLOMashup, sponsored

happy anniversary to me and Mr. D!!!

we’ve been experiencing wedded bliss for 8 whole years now, and in honor of our happiness we are introducing

if you want to be a part of this innovative little promotion for your blog, shop, or site,
get your read on!
(we’re coining this term especially for this type of event
an IRLO [InRealLife/Online] Mashup, use at will ;) )

here’s how it will work:
the first 10 people to sign up will receive an email letting them know that they are in, and requesting their snail mail address. to each of these 10 addresses we will send one of our BlankCanvas™ cards, along with an instruction letter for how to proceed.

//there will be prizes!//

each card will become a team of 10 people, who will work together strategically to meet new friends and fans, and score prizes. there will be three team prizes (divided evenly with each person on each of the the winning teams) and one individual prize available.

team prizes will be awarded for the first card that makes it back to us, the card that travels the most miles, and the card that combines the most social media/blog followers. the individual prize will be for the most creative picture taken with the team card.

//there will be pictures!//

as you receive your card you will follow the instructions and email back to us with your information, which we will then post on the Tico♥Tina IRLO Mashup Race gallery page with all your links. we’ll also be introducing the members of the teams via twitter and group posts as they come in.

//there will be tweets!//

we’re going to be using the hashtag #IRLOMashup, so if you miss the first ten spots of the signup, you might want to think about tweeting at those who make it in to volunteer for their team :) (we’ll help you)

//there will be collaboration!//

prizes will be announced and added to as we go along, and you will be welcome to add your product to the prize pool (contact us for details if you are interested), but the biggest set of prizes will be awarded to the card with the most combined followers – because we won’t count these until the last card is in, so you will have the opportunity to help your team grow its combined followers up until the last second!

//most of all, there will be FUN!//

this will be such a great way to meet new people and promote each other’s blogs/shops/sites, we hope you’ll join us! (we may come up with other ways for you to be a part of the process as we go along, so stay tuned!)

comment below with any questions!

the signup will open on Friday, so don’t miss it!

grab a button now to join in the fun :)

Tico♥Tina IRLO Mashup

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icy claws of fear

By on December 11, 2011 in God and stuff, Musings, sponsored

have you ever felt fear actually shoot into/through your body?

I don’t know how you feel about heaven and hell, angels and demons, but we believe in them. more accurately, we believe IN Jesus and believe that those other things ARE. sorry if you find this post weird or creepy.

there are times that thoughts pop into my mind which are literally accompanied by icy little lightning bolts of feeling shooting through the nerves in my brain. sometimes the feeling lingers longer than a few seconds.

I have come to recognize that never, not once, are those thoughts from God.

and I’ve come to believe and picture that at that moment there is a demon perched on my head trying to sink its claws into my brain and mess with my mind. chalk it up to reading too many Frank Peretti books in my youth? =)

but I do believe that we largely don’t recognize the reality of the battle that is going on all around us, always. the battle for our minds, the battle for our souls…

I believe that satan’s minions study people to learn their patterns and weaknesses and do their best to push their agenda to the surface, creating whatever kind of chaos, mind games, and general oppression that they can. (I realize how this sounds, but hey, we believe there is a spirit world that is actually more real than what we perceive our “real world” to be)

all that to say, I believe some things have been and continue to be played up bigger and bigger in the minds of the general public to become real issues of fear, and I see the dreaded ‘c’ word as being one of those things for many, many people. you can try to follow all the popular anti-cancer stuff on the market and avoid all the known probable causes of cancer, but it is not really a respecter of persons.

cancer seems to loom like some cloaked evil in the dark, with one never knowing where it is hiding or who it might be after.

but I believe we are programmed to fight for life. and resist evils like cancer.

ultimately, we believe Jesus is the only real lasting peace and freedom from fear and death, but we are thankful for the research that the American Cancer Society is doing to help people have more birthdays. Mr. D’s grandpa had many fewer birthdays than he should have. We wish that our kids would have been able to meet him.


*This post is sponsored by American Cancer Society.

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