Karen’s Opinion

While visiting our daughter in Florida, we visited St. Augustine. The vicinity of St. Augustine was first explored in 1513 by Spanish explorer and governor of Puerto Rico, Juan Ponce de León. You know, the guy who was looking for the Fountain of Youth. Well, we drank the water that was to restore our youth. I have yet to see any results.

St. Augustine is a wonderful place to visit restaurants and shop. I loved wandering in and out of the shops as each was unique with what it had to offer. I was pleasantly surprised to find a Fresh Produce shop! I had recently been approached by Fresh Produce to try out an item of clothing from their line and then write a review. Before we left on vacation, I had been reading about Fresh Produce being co-founded and run by a mom entrepreneur, Mary Ellen Veron. I wanted to see for myself if this shop held the types casual women’s clothing of which I might be interested. It sure did! I loved all the soft pastel colors of the new dresses for spring. I could have gone overboard with spending in that store because their clothing is the care-free, casual styles I needed while we were on vacation. I loved the idea of pulling vacation clothing out of one’s suitcase without having to iron said item. Fresh Produce carries everything from shorts and sundresses to bathing suit cover-ups and more. The majority of their clothing is made in the USA. I think I even saw the dress that I had picked to review. I was excited to get home and see if it had come in the mail while we were gone.

My package was waiting for me! I had been wanting a carefree loose fitting dress that I could put on after work so I chose the Catalina Maxi Dress in the color Oyster.

I love this dress! I love how it feels loose but doesn’t feel like it is swimming on me. The straps are just wide enough to cover my bra straps. It doesn’t wrinkle when I sit down. It is casual enough to wear at home but I think I will also be able to wear it to church by dressing it up with some big jewelry and a pretty pair of sandals. Fresh Produce carries sizes from sizes S – 3X and ships to over 200 countries. I am so glad I know about Fresh Produce.

If you are like me, you have cut back on your spending this year. I have stayed out of the stores to keep myself from being tempted to buy things I don’t need. I have utilized the Internet to find specific items on my Christmas shopping list and have kept my spending to a minimum. Of course, I always use coupon codes found at Savings.com.

Savings.com helps me cut through all the hype and so-called deals offered by other sites. Savings.com personalizes deals for me, based on preferences I selected during the sign-up process. I feel kinda smug about the time I save using Savings.com. For instance, I have been in need of a decent pair of shoes when I go to church. I dreaded going shopping because it seems that all the dressy heels have dangerous 4″ heels. This clutzy gal is not going to wear those. Rather than spend the time and gas going from store to store, I simply checked with Saving.com and found the perfect pair of shoes at JC Penney. Better than the time I saved, was the price I paid by using my coupon code from Savings.com!

Check out Savings.com and you will be amazed by all the stores and businesses of which they are associated. From Drugstore.com and 1-800-Flowers.com to all the major department stores like, Kohls, The Gap and Macy’s, Savings.com is going to save you tons of money.

A few years ago, I was working with a client who came in several times before making her final selection of floor covering. Each time she came to our store, she was wearing a different pair of glasses. I was so jealous of her stylish frames and wondered how in the world she could afford so many different pairs. She had black ones and tortoise shell frames. She had red ones and blue ones! She was having fun coordinating her glasses frames with her outfits each day. I wanted to be able to do that!

I kept going to my local optometrist, who I love and still go to these days, to have my eyes examined. I spent over $500.00 to get new lenses and frames each year. It makes me sad that I didn’t know there was a source to buy inexpensive eyeglasses.

Thank goodness for the power of the Internet! I am excited to tell you about Zenni Optical. They have quality eyeglasses and because they have limited their overhead, they are able to sell their frames at low prices.

Zenni Optical has a fun, fashionable frame to add to your wardrobe this holiday season. Holiday Themed Zenni Optical Frames are Coming to Town! and their frames are priced so low that you will have extra cash to spend on your family. Wouldn’t it be nice to have extra money to buy more cute holiday socks?

Check out Zenni’s website for more holiday frames like these pretty, red Santa frames:

Which ones are your favorite? I want one in every color?

This is the time of year when we ponder over what to give as gifts to celebrate the birth of Christ. I don’t take that decision lightly! In fact, I tend to worry about what to buy. I want each recipient of my gift to know that I think highly of them. The three wise men that visited Jesus Christ when he was born, brought him gifts. From that, the tradition of giving gifts on Christmas to family and friends developed.

The gift that never goes out of style and always assures that the recipient knows you thought especially of them is a beautiful new watch. I still remember my husband talking about how he loved Seiko Watches and how he surprised me with a beautiful gold one our second Christmas together. It has little diamonds on each side of the face. I still have that watch! Buying quality has its advantages.

A quality watch does not have to be expensive. Bluedial dot com is a reputable reseller of many of the best brands, including Seiko. They offer amazingly are low prices, with FREE 2-day shipping.

When considering a special gift for a special person, consider buying a beautiful watch.