In the meantime, I am in desperate need of a new prescription and just a complete set of new eyeglasses.  In the past, I would take advantage of our vision insurance, but since my husband just started a new job, we won’t have any health coverage for about 3 months.  We could COBRA our previoius insurance, but since it is so expensive, we’ve decided to do without it.  I know, pretty risky huh?  Unfortunately, we really don’t have a choice.

So today, I was browsing the internet for some good deals on eyeglasses and I came across Zenni Optical.  What caught my eye is that they boast $ 8 Zenni Optical Rx Eyeglasses. I was thinking to myself, “This is too good to be true.” Then I browsed around their website and found out why their glasses are so inexpensive.

“Using the latest modern materials, manufacturing and marketing systems we bring our product direct from our factories to you. No middlemen, no retail overhead, and practically no advertising budget,(we leave it to you, our satisfied customers to spread the word), we do not pay for or sell expensive, or even inexpensive, brand names, but only our own manufactured brand ZENNI.

Eyeglasses are definitely a personal fashion and style item, and to that end we strive to provide a fashionable and stylish product. More importantly, we feel prescription eyeglasses are a health item necessity for most wearers, and to that end we take considerable pride in being able to bring to all a very high quality product of great durability, safety and comfort at truly reasonable and affordable prices.”

So I was like, this seems like a company I can trust.  After browsing around some more, I realized that they really have a huge selection and many different styles and colors to choose from.  Although, the picture above is an example of one of their $8 styles, the following is my favorite, which is around $45.  They are hingeless and rimless.  I’m definitely thinking of getting some and I’ll let you guys know how they turn out.

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When Matthew and Karen Perry first decided to start their supplement company, their main focus was to create something for people that were trying to get motivated, healthy and back on track. Matthew has been an avid health and fitness enthusiast his entire life.  He worked for 8 years in the health club industry as part owner and manager of two successful health and fitness centers.  This is where he honed his personal training skills and discovered his enthusiasm for helping people create healthier lives.  His passion led him and his wife, Karen, to create 3rd Chance Fitness and Muscle Memory whey protein powder, the first in a line of health and nutritional supplements.  Click here, if you would like to read an interesting story as to how they came up with the name, 3rd Chance Fitness.

Matthew and Karen’s main product at 3rd Chance Fitness is their Muscle Memory™ whey protein powder.  It is made from lean animal sources of protein which are the most complete and contain all the essential amino acids necessary to build new protein. Whey protein powder is known to be a particularly excellent source of protein because it’s naturally complete and is easily digestible.  Muscle Memory™ whey protein powder is naturally low in fat and calories and provides a full spectrum of vitamins and minerals.  It is also supplemented with an all natural sweetener called Stevia.  A plant native to tropical South America and Central America, is commonly grown for its sweet leaves and is used as a dietary supplement for its many benefits.  Read more about this amazing all natural sweetener here.

In exchange for the review, Matthew has agreed to send me a full sample of his Muscle Memory™ whey protein powder!  And I can’t wait to try it!  So stay tuned, I plan to give you guys the low down on it.  If you would like to read what others have though about it, be sure and check out the testimonials page.  They also have sections dedicated to healthy recipes and great protein shake ideas.  So check those out too!

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MBT, Masai Barefoot Technology, was invented by Swiss engineer Karl Müller. During a visit to Korea he made the startling discovery that walking barefoot over paddy fields alleviated his back pain. Back in Switzerland, Müller began to develop a footwear technology that would make the natural instability of soft ground such as Korean paddy fields or the East African savannah accessible also to those, who have to walk on hard surfaces. In 1996, after years spent on research and development, Masai Barefoot Technology was mature enough to be launched on the market. MBTs are now available in over twenty countries, and approximately one million pairs of this revolutionary footwear technology are sold every year.

Here are some of the benefits of wearing these shoes:

• Activates Neglected Muscles
• Improves Posture and Gait
• Tones and Shapes the Body
• Can Help with Back, Hip, Leg and Foot Problems
• Can Help with Joint, Muscle, Ligament and Tendon Injuries
• Reduces Stress on Knee and Hip Joints

They have also been getting great reviews! The only thing is…they will definitely cost you a pretty penny. Maybe I can save up for some! I thought these were pretty cute.

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