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Protect Your Photos, Music and MORE with Carbonite
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Carbonite for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
As I have adapted to the digital world over the years, I am very careful to protect those items on my computer that are most important to me…..my photos. My computer contains over 5,000 pictures of my children, family and friends and holds a lot of memories for our family and these are items I definitely want to protect.
For awhile, I had been just moving my photos and other items to an external hard drive to keep them safe however I have come to realize that is not 100% effective. Two weeks ago I began using a free trial (no credit card required) from Carbonite and am seriously considering trading in my trial for a year of service for only $59 AND an additional 2 months free when you use the code: BLOGAD.
If you ask me, $59 is a small price to pay for a year worth of computer backup service that will work continuously for me and backup the files on my PC (or a MAC if you have one) and allow me to access them from anywhere I am connected to the internet including my Android enabled mobile phone thanks to the free Carbonite app (also available for other smartphones or iPads).
Keep In Touch with Your Kids This School Year
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of TracFone for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
Now that Summer is gone and the kids are back in school, parents tend to find themselves shuffling kids to and fro from one activity to the next. As much as we love them, children aren’t always the best communicators and often relay the wrong information to us ( at least this is what happens in our house!).
A easy and low-cost solution to problems like this is providing your child with a TracFone. With a TracFone, there is no contract, credit check, activation or cancelation fee meaning it is a no strings attached deal.
My children started out as Real TracFone customers when they were younger since we didn’t want to have the added cost of additional phone lines on our current cellular plan. The phones available the TracFone offer So many features that you can’t even tell it’s not your basic mobile phone. TracFone offers a variety of brand name phones that include a selection of simple phones to Bluetooth enabled smart phones.
You can check out videos of available TracFones like the one below on YouTube.
Take advantage of all that TracFone can offer your family and keep the lines of communication open!
Best. Day. Ever.
Today while sitting around and Facebooking, I heard a rumor that Adam Richman was in town.
Not only was he in town but he was filming at the restaurant right up the road from our house!
Now, some of you may not know who the heck Adam Richman is.
If you are one of these people, I don’t know if we can be friends anymore.
In this house, Adam Richman and his shows Man v Food and Man v Food Nation are something we as a family enjoy watching on a regular basis.
I’ve been joking with the Alex for a few months now that if I were to ever leave him it would be for Adam Richman because I think they are A LOT alike!
Needless to say, me being me, I had to go see for myself.
I went and woke up the Alex, we hopped in the van and drove up the road to Kroll’s.
We went inside, ordered some food, ate, saw lots of people with video cameras and microphones, but no Adam in sight.
Boo. Hoo.
And then…..
we went outside.
And there he was.
Standing RIGHT. NEXT. TO. OUR. VAN.
So of course, we couldn’t leave since he was filming.
We were going to take a picture but were asked not to while the filming was taking place.
We waited.
And waited.
And waited some more.
Once they started to move cameras we started to make our way towards the van and closer to OMG–ADAM RICHMAN!
As I got closer, the child size milk shake that I was balancing on top of Alexander’s leftovers started to fall.
Adam kindly came over and stood it back up for me and then…
HE FIST BUMPED MY KID AND BLEW IT UP!
I couldn’t believe it.
Then, Alexander looked at him and said MAN VERSUS FOOD!
It was a totally surreal moment!
Upon our return home I had to tweet about our awesome experience.
Minutes later my Tweetdeck lit up with these!
Followed by this Direct Message
Now I’m sure it was an assistant and not him that responded but that doesn’t matter because now, now….
My day, is complete!!
Scott’s Liquid Gold Easy Clean Wood Wipes Review
The Scott’s Liquid Gold Easy Clean Wood Wipes are easy and convenient to have in the house and allow you to get housework done fast! Not only are they great for wood products but they can be used on ANY surface!
I let the two older kids polish up an old hutch we have in our living room and they had a blast. They had so much fun that they went on to clean off the television stand and our built in bookcase as well!
If you’re looking for an item that removes a lot of the hassle of everyday house work why not try Scott’s Liquid Gold Easy Clean Wood Wipes.
Disclaimer: I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.