Circle Lens... Continued...

How did I discover circle lenses? I randomly came across a video on YouTube about someone reviewing the circle lens they had just purchased. I recall them mentioning how the lenses lasted for a year and that they ranged from $20-$30+ per pair depending on who you bought them from. That fact alone sold me. They're also a HUGH craze in Asian countries such as Korea and Japan. Honestly, I was just simply tired of having to pay $100+ for a package of bi-weekly lenses that only lasted me 6 months.

I'm not going to go into more detail about what circle lenses are and how to purchase them. There are a bunch of videos on YouTube explaining this. Here's a few that I've found uber informative...


http://www.youtube.com/user/ahanhbarbie34


http://www.youtube.com/user/mellove5


http://www.youtube.com/user/MizValeer

There are a bunch of places where you can purchase circle lens and many people who sell them online. The first pair that I owned (I've been wearing circle lens for a year now) I purchased from LensCircle.com, which I believe only sell Geo Medical brand lenses. They were soooo OVERPRICED and I never bought from them again. My next purchase from from http://geoeyecandy.blogspot.com. At the time, they only sold Geo lenses, but I believe they now have EOS styles available. Overall, much cheaper lenses, great customer service, and Annie is awesome! When I wanted to try other brands besides Geo, I purchases some lenses from http://prettyandcute.com/. Janie is really sweet, but as expected, brands other than Geo such as EOS, Dueba, and T-Top are more expensive. Unfortunately, Pretty&Cute no longer supplies circle lenses :( :( :(

Here are the most recent places I would recommend for purchasing circle lenses:
- http://www.pinkyparadise.com/index.asp
- http://www.tokioshine.com/Default.asp ---> I've recently bought 6 circle lenses from them. Excellent prices and good variety. I can't wait for them to come in the mail :)

Circle Lens... In the beginning...

I remember the moment I realized my bad eyesight as if it was yesterday... I had just gotten my braces taken off and I was on all-time high. Sitting in the lobby of my orthodontist's office, my dad pointed out the doctor's PhD diploma hanging in the office across the room. I had to squint to read out the university from which he had graduated. My dad asked me in a state of shock, "You can't read that?!". Thus, I went from the bane of wearing braces to glasses in a day.

I was in 7th grade and therefore only 12 years old. Luckily, I had many friends who wore glasses at the time, so I never felt out of place or stigmatized. However, I hadn't discovered the wide variety of "stylish" glasses nor contact lenses at that point in the late 90's. My first pair of glasses were "grand-motherish" and I'm thankful that I don't have any pictures of me wearing them at the time. This was also BDC (before digital cameras). I still have them tucked away somewhere *I think*. My next pair of glasses were more modern and befitting a teenager girl going into high school. I also got my first pair on contact lens during the time. **I currently own a lovely pair of Juicy Couture frames <3 <3 <3

Before circle lens, I have worn only FreshLook ColorBlends in all of the available colors. My favorite color, and therefore being the one I wore most, was Grey. I've also worn a pair of FreshLook Radiance in Moonlight, which weren't as appealing to me as the ColorBlends. I found that the Radiance collection served to enhance one's eye color rather than change it.


~FreshLook ColorBlends in Grey~


~With my little brother (who's not so little anymore) during a vacay trip to the Philippines~




~FreshLook Radiance in Moonlight~



So, why colored contact lenses? I love to shop. I love fashion. I love change. I have way too many clothes, shoes, handbags, and accessories for a single person to ever need. Therefore, I naturally like to wear a variety of contact lenses. Not only do they allow me to SEE, but having different contact lenses allows me ACCESSORIZE :) Don't get me wrong, I DO wear my glasses (I mean, the frames alone were $200+), but I don't like how the clarity of your vision is limited to the size of the frames. And trust me, if I could have multiple styles of frames, I would. But frames are more expensive individually and you still need to purchase the lenses for the frames :P

DWTS

This season was the first and LAST time I will ever watch Dancing with The Stars. Honestly, I started watching the show because Kate Gosselin was a celebrity (if you can call her a celeb) and I heard how badly she was preforming. So, I wanted to see just how bad was bad? It was bad. But Kate and my dislike for her aside... I REALLY got into the show because Evan Lysacek was also a competitor. I developed mad respect and admiration for Evan after he won the gold in Men's Ice Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics. I was eager to see how he would fair on DWTS.

I grew to love the show, especially seeing some of the great dance routines. Obviously, I am partial to Evan winning with his pro partner Anna Trebunskya. Now there have been many who will complain that Evan's scores aren't fair because his ice skating history denotes "dancing experience", but it's the same for the other top contestants; Nicole Scherzinger and Erin Andrews. I would go as far as to say that it's unfair to have NICOLE of the show because she is part of the PUSSYCAT DOLLS! I know that Nicole has mentioned on the show that ballroom is new to her, but she DOES dance for a living and obviously choreography is easier for her to master than for others.

Ugh. Rant aside. I couldn't bring myself to watch the results of the finale. I would be devastated is Evan and Anna lost, but more so if they lost to Nicole and Derek. Well, according to the DWTS blogs, Evan and Anna got second place and the mirrorball trophy went to Nicole.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Never watching the show again. It's rigged. My heart is sad today.

To Evan and Anna.... You were the really winners!!

Schizophrenic Weather

I love living in Maryland. I love that we get all 4 seasons and that the summers are never too hot, nor the winters too cold. Except of course, this past winter with the blizzard aka Snowmaggedon 2010. Oh, and there is the crappy humidity during the summer that can suck too.

Anyways, it's May and summer is around the corner. Unfortunately, May has been a very bipolar month with the temperature ranging from the low 50's to the high 80's. The past few days have been wet, rainy, and cold. Currently, the weather has shifted to being wonderfully warm, sunny, and in the 80's. I PRAY that someone medicates the weatherman with some Lithium because my health and sanity cannot tolerate another shift in the weather. I know it's not summer yet, but don't start a warm trend and then fall back into the colder temps. I thought I was finally done with wearing sweaters and my Ugg boots?!

Dear weatherman, if the weather is going to be in the 70's and 80's then please keep it that way. I don't mind cloudy, rainy days, but please save the COLD, cloudy, rainy days for September or October. Thanks.

So, why the upset over the weather? Because this constant change in the temperature and precipitation HAS MADE ME SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND I DON'T LIKE BEING SICK :(

Impeding sore throat, ear infections, runny nose = DEATH!!!!!!

I'm off to the Giant tomorrow for some orange juice STAT!

Post script

I GRADUATED NURSING SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ---> blogging about the experience and the pinning ceremony to come soon :)

The Cancellation of Mercy

Within that past year I have discovered the awesomeness that is hulu.com. It is a website that allows you to watch certain continuous segments of current tv shows for those of us who are not constantly glued to the television nor have TiVo. Some of the shows have delayed airings dues to the regulations of the networks and some are only allowed to air 5 to x-amount of shows at a time. While this set-up may not work for everyone, especially those who need the regular instant gratification of watching tv shows as they air, it has been a godsend to me! Thanks to hulu, I have been able to catch up on some my fav shows such as House, The Office, Dancing with the Stars, etc. *Oh, side note: they also play some older movies/documentaries.

Well, today I was pleasantly able to catch the most recent airings of both House and Mercy; my two favorite "medical" dramas. House was awesome as always and while there is always the scare of cancellation for any show, I think the series has enough fans and Emmy nominations to hold it's ground. Unfortunately, I may be among the few, yet devoted viewers of Mercy. It is more of a nursing-oriented show, with it's main character (Veronica Flanagan) being a nurse.

This week hulu posted the season finale of Mercy's first season. It was such as good episode and had a really good cliff hanger, but to my great dismay... the network has canceled the show.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This saddens me because out of the outcropping of "nursing focused" tv series (Nurse Jackie and HawthoRNe - which was also canceled), I thoroughly enjoyed Mercy. Actually, I never saw an episode of HawthroRNe and I think Nurse Jackie is just a cop-out of House with the pill popping. Does this mean that Veronica's alcohol abuse is any better? No. But as my brother mentioned today, "Nurses are human. We all have our vices". Regardless of what method these nurse characters chose as a means of self-destruction, I liked how the health care team camaraderie was portrayed in this show (putting aside the love triangle between Veronica, her husband/childhood sweetheart, and the doctor who she had a brief, yet passionate affair with while in Iraq). The characters made me laugh and cry, and portrayed emotions that both scared and excited me about my future in the health care.

Already-long story short, I will miss seeing Mercy go. It was a great show while it lasted and I'm sad that the network didn't do more to promote it. I absolutely loved Michelle Trachtenberg as Chloe, the green RN who eventually develops into an awesome nurse. I hope I can be as awesome as the character she portrayed. It was also a nice flash from the past to see James Van Der Beek again in a tv series. I always liked his smile :)

I am destined to define my life with nursing diagnoses?

My most recent nursing diagnosis:

Acute pain r/t brain overstimulated from studying aeb current dx of "final semesteritis"; constant headaches (7/10); student states "my brain hurts!"; trying to cram 1/2 a semester's worth of OB material in to brain; hx of anxiety during exam days; final exam in T-2 days!