Process

1. Program my Neopixel Ring to display a cool white by default.
2. Add a Particle Cloud function and use it to change the color to red immediately. Test this with the Particle Console. 
3. Program my Neopixel to fade to red over 1 minute using millis(). 
4. After the initial transition, now program my Neopixel to fade from red back to white over 1 minute using millis()
5. With those working as quick transitions, test it working over 15 minutes
6. Hook it up to IFTTT.

I finished the code with the help of TA. He helped me debugged the indentation of the code, which affects the action sequences.