I then utilized the 'millis' function to delay the timing. Since I was experiencing difficulties with IFTT, I opted to set the 'reverse' of the TimerStarted, checking if timerStarted =false and calling the fade if timerStarted==true to test the fade. 

If this were functioning with IFTT, the code would fade to red once the webhook is called, and then fade to blue. If the function was not running, it would set to grey. This way, I could tell if it was on or running.