This past week has been a much-needed break for me. Not quite the beach vacation I’d like, but it helped recharge me. Semi Unplugging I did take all my gadgets with me, but I didn’t do much work. I worked on a class I had bought months ago about productivity and I spent one day[…]
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This is a sponsored post. Summers at my house are chaotic. All the kids are home and have different schedules and I never know who is home and who isn’t. Add in vacations and it’s crazy. Safety is always my number one concern. The Ring Video Doorbell addresses many of my summer safety concerns. Typical Day[…]
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Yellowstone National Park
This is a Sponsored post. Have you been to any of the national parks of the west? As a kid, we visited several of the national parks in South Dakota, Colorado and Wyoming. I have such fond memories of those trips. I’ll never forget the first time I saw the Rocky Mountains. We were driving[…]
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Photo taken by Michele McGraw
Loved the NV....
This post is sponsored by Piper. During our recent beach vacation, I had a chance to test out the Piper nv home security surveillance camera. Here is my full review and there is a giveaway at the end of the post. When I leave on vacation, there are several things I worry about. Are our[…]
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This post is sponsored by Piper. Will you secure your home during summer vacation? Every summer, millions of us head out on our much needed summer vacation. According to a recent summer travel study done by Piper, about 40% of us will be heading to the beach! I don’t know about you, but when I’ve[…]
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Can't believe you can now use your phone to control the opening of your window blinds. Have to show this…
This is a sponsored post. We use technology to track steps, kids, food and to do list. How about using technology to control your blinds? Sound like a great deal to me. Hunter Douglas window treatments from Décorview The best way to explain how the Hunter Douglas window treatments from Décorview work is to let[…]
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Such a nice beach. I missed summer.
I miss the beach a lot. These pictures are from our trip to Myrtle Beach last week for a dance competition. Wish I could spend my whole summer with my feet in the sand. Some day!
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This is an Intel sponsored post. We went on vacation last week to Myrtle Beach. It was a sort-of vacation. My daughters had a national dance competition and we took the whole family because it was the beach. We also took our Chromebook to give it a vacation test. It did very well. Ultimately, a[…]
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This is a sponsored post. Would you like your vacation photos to be sitting on your printer when you get home from a vacation? That’s exactly what I did this past weekend when we went on our Washington DC staycation. We have lived near Washington DC for the 18 of the last 21 years and[…]
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So glad you got a nice break from so much! I need to follow your lead on this!