Medical Miracle: Doctor On Demand

So I found myself in a little medical predicament yrsterday morning. I woke up with a UTI (sorry for that info but it helped me make a discovery). Problem is that my husband started a new job and and we don't have insurance yet  and even if I made my way to a walk-in clinic there was no way I could wait in a waiting room forever when I need to pee like every 2 minutes.

My mother in law then told me about this app called Doctor On Demand. Basically you can talk to a doctor for $40 and then can send a prescription to your pharmacy if they deem one is necessary. I was definitely skeptical but found myself desperate for relief.

I downloaded the Doctor on Demand app on my Android and it had me register with the app. I put in my contact info, payment info, symptoms, allergies and any current meds I am taking.  It honestly took like 5 minutes tops. It then said I was being connected to a doctor. I waited maybe 30 seconds and a doctor's face popped up on my phone. He asked me what was wrong and I explained the problem. He then asked me my pharmacy phone # (have this ready, I accidentally didn't and felt bad making the doc wait) and he said a prescription for antibiotics would be ready in 4 hours. Crazy, huh?!

Best part is the phone calls are FREE until end of February but this was well worth $40 in my opinion!! I will call back if needed. It was the same price as a co-pay and no waiting hours to see the doctor. Great discovery!! Please note: they cannot prescribe controlled substances through this site but it's perfect if you need regular antibiotics. You can visit their website to get more specifics on what this app is good for and what you need to see your doctor for.  Hope some of you will find this info helpful!! xoxo

What I Long For...

This has certainly been the most brutal winter in a long time. We were teased (at least on Long Island) with two gorgeous days this past weekend. Okay, it was probably only in the 40's and sunny but compared to what it's been, it felt like Spring. And my Facebook news feed was filled with photos of everyone going to the beach. A bit crazy but we were desperate to feel like Spring was just over the horizon but we were wrong. This week has been frigid and we had snow flurries again today. So all I can do is think warm thoughts.

What I long for......

- Going to the beach, sticking my toes in the hot sand and then running through the cool water.

- Being able to take my daughter to the park and not have to leave because we are too cold.

- Long evening walks at the beach.

- Barbecues!! Just want to sit outside with my burger and strawberry daiquiri.

- Being able to simply take my daughter on long walks through the neighborhood for exercise.

- Playing Kan Jam until it is too dark to play.

-Walking through the Bronx Zoo

- Day tripping to Montauk.

- Light until 8:30 or so.

The list goes on and on but you get the idea. We all just need to hang in there and hopefully the warm weather is just around the corner! Here's to hoping!! xoxo

Trendy Tots Link Up (#1)

So I am beyond excited that I found this trendy tots link up!!! I love getting my girl all dressed up in the most adorable little outfits and I am a photographer so this is the PERFECT weekly link up for me!! I just found out about this so I will be using some photos from my daughter's 2nd birthday photoshoot because I was loving her leather jacket lookalike and headband.

 

 Jacket-Target
Jeans - The Children's Place
Sneakers - Walmart
Headband - Oh So Pretty Designs

I am looking forward to planning Olivia's outfit for next week's trendy tot post!! xoxo

My Strange Obsessions

So I can be a bit of an oddball, I know that. It doesn't bother me, I own it. It took me many years to embrace my inner weirdness but now I love doing so.  I have a few weird obsessions I would like to share with you and I am hoping maybe some of you share one or two of these with me. If so, let me know so I feel a little better about it. Haha.

1 - Stationery - I have a thing for all things stationery. Pens, decorative paper and cards, journals, notebooks, etc. When I see a journal with an awesome cover I HAVE to have it, it doesn't matter if I already have ten empty ones at home.

2 - Books With "Smoothy" Pages - This obsession started when I was very young. I loved books where the pages were smooth, not rough. I would say these books had "smoothy" pages. The texture of a books pages was a big deal to me. I remember getting out Scholastic book orders in elementary school and the first thing I did was feel the pages. Damn, I had issues!!

3 - Buying things in bulk - This could be an issue that could bring me to hoarder status. If I find a shirt I love, I need it in every color. Or say it's only available in two colors I need like two in each color. I always over buy. I have this need to have extra. I don't like using things unless I have more that will remain new and unused. Hmmm...I am kinda sounding like I have problems....

What about you?! Do you have any weird obsessions?! xoxo

Have A Funtastic Weekend...You're Welcome!

 I live in a house with ten people, yes, ten. It's a big house, what can I say?! So every night has the potential to be a party and tonight was one of those nights.

I keep hearing about this game called Cards Against Humanity and about how fun and raunchy it is so we are a dirty group so we decided to go out and buy it to play tonight. We had no idea it wasn't readily available in stores but we did find out you could download the PDF for FREE!!! Yes, you read that right, it's FREE!!

I had some card stock paper and we printed the cards ourselves. Warning, my hands still hurt from cutting up all the cards but it was totally worth it. Basically, it is a raunchy, funny, inappropriate version of Apples to Apples (another one of my fave games).

In a nutshell, players have ten cards in hand that say various off the wall things such as: masturbation and incest and some not so inappropriate things as Michelle Obama's arms and Bill Nye The Science Guy. Then each player takes a turn flipping one of the question or fill in the blank cards. Then everyone else chooses one card from their hand that fits. You can see an inappropriate set photographed above. Question: "Why am I sticky?' Cards chosen from people's hands: "masturbation," "pulling out," and "licking things to claim them as your own." The person who flips the question picks the card that fits best in their eyes and that person gets points.

It's hilarious and even better when drinking. Plus, you can get it for free here. And you can download rules here. If you have a sick sense of humor like me, you NEED to download this game for this weekend. You won't be sorry! Have a good weekend!! xoxo

Book Review: Baby Bumps

I have always been a fan of Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi since her first days on The Jersey Shore. She was the most lovable and entertaining one in the bunch. Then, I was thrilled when she was on Dancing With The Stars this past season. I loved seeing how she matured being a mother but was still silly and fun loving. So you could imagine how excited I was when I was looking at a local bookstore's website and saw Snooki would be in town doing a book signing.

If I'm being honest, I didn't even know she wrote a book or what it was about so I looked it up. She wrote Baby Bumps, a book chronicling her pregnancy and first few months as a mom. I am a fairly new mom with a two year old so I was definitely interested. That was it, I was going to the book signing to meet her.

I went and met her and she was so gorgeous and super sweet. There was tons of people there and she took the time to take photos with every person and was really nice about it. Don't get me wrong, I only had like two seconds with her because she had hundreds to greet but it was still exciting.

I didn't read the book until after the signing, a little backwards I know, but I was pleasantly surprised. I was a little unsure as to whether or not Nicole actually wrote the book herself., that was until I read the first page. You could definitely tell they were her words. So funny, so blunt. She didn't sugar coat  a thing and I loved it. Reading it I felt like I was having a hilarious conversation with one of my besties. I constantly found myself chuckling out loud.

 Having a child two years ago, I could completely related to this book and her experiences. I wish I would have had it when I was pregnant or right after birth, though, nonetheless I still enjoyed it. And I know I will pick it up again when it's time for baby #2.

It was also nice to see how down to Earth Nicole is despite what many may think. She talked about shopping at Mandees and how she can't see spending a ton on maternity clothes. This was refreshing to hear when she is one of the few who can afford those prices. And she also talked about how she knows her fame isn't going to be forever and has been saving and doing the right things with her money. This woman truly knows what she is doing. She's fun and silly but when it comes down to it she is a smart business woman.

I think this is a perfect gift for those planning on having a baby soon, those who are prego or those you just had a child. BUT you need to have a sense of humor to enjoy the blunt discussions on the not so pretty parts of pregnancy.  Personally, I enjoy that type of humor so I thought the book was great but I do realize not everyone appreciates that approach.

Overall, my recommendation is go out and get yourself a copy of Baby Bumps! You'll be so glad you did!!  Did you read it? I would love to hear your thoughts...

My Weekend in Selfies

Hi everyone! Happy Monday!! Hope you had a wonderful weekend. Mine was a bit hectic but super fun! Instead on getting all wordy on you I will share some of my selfies (and non-selfies) from the weekend.

Here I am on Vday..Feeling festive sporting one of my new pendant designs!

Went on a date with my girl to Friendly's and she was obviously acting super silly

Then I got an arrow necklace from my hubby in the mail. He was at work and said I could open it.

We had heart shaped pizza for dinner!

My daughter was actually agreeable to taking some selfies Vday night and was being super silly

Love this one!

Hi!

She was done acting crazy but I wasn't..

Saturday the hubby and I had our Valentine's Day. We went out to dinner and hit up a casino. My hubby isn't big into selfies so I have no photos from Saturday... :(

Sunday I had to take a pic admiring the fact my hair is growing and is getting long again. Woohoo!!

Olivia went to Build A Bear for the first time and stuffed her own polar bear...

The hubby took a selfie with me and we got photobombed!! Ahh!

Having fun at Chilis at a big family dinner.

Well, my weekend was a blast! Hope yours was too!! xoxo