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6 Things That Can Make Your Anxiety Worse

We all experience stress on occasion, but if you feel as though it never ends, you could have an anxiety disorder. This is a very common issue that affects millions all over the world. However, that fact doesn’t make it easier for those suffering. Anxiety is incredibly tricky to cure, and often people live with...

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Passive & Simple Ways to Increase Cash Flow

Passive & Simple Ways to Increase Cash Flow

There are many people these days whose main source of income is a 9 to 5 job sitting in an office cubicle six days a week. A person is actively involved in this kind of work as they have to put in a conscious effort every day to work and earn.

What if there was another way to increase cash flow in which you would not have to invest so much time and effort?

It’s like winning a lottery ticket. That…

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5 Ways to Keep Your Mental Health on The Right Path

5 Ways to Keep Your Mental Health on The Right Path

One of the hardest things to do as an adult is ensuring you’re looking after your mental health. With so many other things to be focussing on, often you find that mental health is one of the last things people think about.

When it comes to mental health and how to live with any mental illness, people often get overwhelmed with how to handle their particular diagnosis. I know when I was diagnosed…

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4 Ways Gadgets Could Seriously Affect Your Health

4 Ways Gadgets Could Seriously Affect Your Health

People are grateful for the advancement of technology. I know I am. But do you know how much gadgets could seriously affect your health?

I remember a time where I had to sit in a corner on the floor under the kitchen phone, attached to the wall, with a CORD! *Gasp* Yeah, I’m that old!

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We thank those who spent their time studying electronic items such as

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Get Warmed Up For Summer With These 25 Warm Drinks

Get Warmed Up For Summer With These 25 Warm Drinks

Brrrrrr….. Someone pass me some warm drinks please!

If you’re living in the upper Midwest of the US you know that it’s been abnormally chilly and rainy for the past week or so. I have been actually contemplating on turning the heat back on, it’s been that cold and can’t seem to get warm at all.

Yes, the heat that I’ve pretty much had turned off for the past 3 weeks.

My husband overruled though…

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I Just Won The "Most Awesome Mom of a Lifetime" Award

I Just Won The “Most Awesome Mom of a Lifetime” Award

If your home is anything like mine, you have at least one boombox in the house that isn’t Bluetooth enabled.

*gasp*

I know I know… I’m living in the “dark ages” according to my kids.

Heck, we still rely on actual alarm clocks, that my husband and I have probably had since at least 2005, and not our cell phones to wake us up.

Since my kids have the joy of having the boombox in their bedroom, it’s…

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I'm Not Quite Sure I Can Survive the Teenage Years

I’m Not Quite Sure I Can Survive the Teenage Years

It is just part of parenting teens to feel shut out and worthless as a parent, right?

I know I do on a regular basis. Not because the boys tell me I’m worthless, but because I know I could be doing so much better when it comes to raising them. There are so many things that I struggle with, especially with our youngest. So far, I think I’ll be able to survive the teenage years with my youngest,…

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7 Reasons You're Losing Your Hair While Dieting

7 Reasons You’re Losing Your Hair While Dieting

I’ve talked about diets in the past. One diet in particular, the Keto, or Ketogenic Diet. This diet has been popular nowadays especially for those who want to lose their weight quickly. This diet involves a severe reduction of carb intake and replaces it with fat instead. The idea of this diet is to get more calories from protein and fat and less from carbohydrates. On the Keto Diet you must cut…

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I Love Being a Blogger and Working With Brands & Companies

I Love Being a Blogger and Working With Brands & Companies

I’ve been a blogger (or even a half-assed blogger) for about 3 years now, and I love being a blogger!

This year I made it my goal to start EARNING money on the blog, so that means little to no FREE exposure for brands and companies.

Some of my awesome readers may think it’s easy to be a blogger, but I’m telling you it’s really not! I don’t have hours (despite what my Facebook page says). I…

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Become the Best Caregiver for Elderly Parents With a Plan

Become the Best Caregiver for Elderly Parents With a Plan

It’s hard to believe that 3 years ago, we were building the ramp for my mom’s home so when she left the nursing home, she’d be able to get in and out of her home easier. Unfortunately, she never was able to enjoy the ramp.

Making small changes to the home was something my brother and I both struggled with coming to terms with, however, we did start to make them. In order to provide the care that…

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What's All The Wedding Fuss About a Couple Dance?

What’s All The Wedding Fuss About a Couple Dance?

It’s hard to believe that this year marks 6 years that my husband and I have been married and 8 years we’ve been together overall. It’s just crazy. I never thought I would meet the right guy, much less get married, but here I am, married to one absolutely amazing man, and we’re killin’ it as a married couple.

  Flash back 7 years, when we were planning our wedding, we talked about the decor,…

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We Haven’t Mowed Our Lawn in 2 Months and It’s GREAT!

Quality lawn care is one thing my husband took major pride in when we first moved into our home. My husband was mowing our grass & edging, pulling weeds and all of that awesome yard maintenance every Saturday. That was all after working 40hrs doing that at work, since he works in grounds at a local retirement village. Our yard was looking great, but it was tiresome.

I can’t do much yard work with my hands getting as bad as they are, while I do help with pulling weeds and such. I couldn’t mow the grass though, the vibration from the lawn mower, hurt my hands, but I still wanted to help my husband achieve quality lawn care around our home.

It was the one thing I couldn’t wait to do when we moved in, now I can’t, so I had to figure out how I could help without hindering the process. Not only does my husband work in lawn care, but so did my brother so having a nicely manicured lawn is a necessity.

We won’t talk about how bad our flower beds are right now…. the rain we had for like 2 weeks straight a few weeks ago made my weeds grow into monstrous scary things. Those are being taken care of this weekend though. I cant’ take it anymore.

We partnered up with Husqvarna & My Robo Lawn to install one of their latest AutoMower systems on our property at the end of May. Since then, the only thing we’ve had to do is edging around the flower gardens, veggie garden, around trees, and by the street. Which takes about 80% less time than it used to with mowing the grass and edging.

Did you know that when you mow your grass on a regular basis, it will grow in thicker and essentially crowd out the ability for weeds to grow?

Neither did I until I talked with Todd from Cardinal Power Sales who is an installer for their MyRoboLawn division, specializing in Husqvarna AutoMowers. When Todd came to install our Automower, he was educating me on how the Automowers essentially cut the grass and mulch it to help it grow in thicker and since it runs daily, there are less clippings thrown all over the place which means they are staying in the yard.

When it comes to Quality Lawn Care, it’s definitely worth it to be picky

Whether you’re picking out a push mower, riding mower or an automower, you definitely have the right to be picky, weigh your pros & cons and go with the best fit for your needs. For us, having less than a 1/2 acre, having an auto mower is perfect. My husband is in groundskeeping, so the last thing he wants to do is come home and mow the grass, or supervise one of the boys as they mow.

  What I love most about the Husqvarna Automower, is that there is no gas or oil. The only thing you really need to keep up on are the blades. When Todd was installing our system, he went over everything. We walked around the perimeter of our property, I let him know where we didn’t want the mower going (our parking spaces & our veggie garden) and him and his co-worker set out to do what they do. It was so cool watching them install the boundary wire.

The machine they used was like a drill that cut a line in our grass or across our walkways (super thin line like barely 1/4″ wide) and then automatically pushed the boundary wire in place. It was so seamless, I almost didn’t realize where they installed the wire.

  The initial install took about 2 1/2-3 hours. THAT’s IT!

Other than the occasional grinding of the sidewalks & walkways. I didn’t hear them at all. Todd walked me through the app, how to override codes if our mower got stuck on something or tipped on uneven ground, or even went beyond the boundary wire. You get notifications on your smartphone if anything has happened to your Automower. You can also check and see in app where it’s located, where all it has been on your property, etc.

Btw, My Automower totally works with my “Smart Home” technology apps like Alexa, Google Home, etc. I can just tell Alexa to send “Husky” out and she’ll send him out to give us that quality lawn care he loves to provide us with. We can also have her bring him “home” and she’ll send a signal to have him go back to his charging base.

  Todd and his associate had to show me where the line was. Boy was I glad too, a month after we had our Automower installed, we had HORRIBLE rain. I stopped it for awhile because of the rain and my husband accidentally cut one of the lines with his vehicle’s tires. Todd came right out (on his day off too!) and fixed it right up in less than 10 minutes and we were up and mowin’ the grass again.

Make sure everyone in your household knows where your boundary wires are. That way things like posts, shovels, axes, etc don’t accidentally cut the wire. No worries if they do though, the installers are freakin’ amazing just like Todd. They will repair it for you and have you back on your way.

What are the benefits of having a Husqvarna AutoMower?

Clips rather than cuts. Fine clippings fertilize naturally. Smart working time based on grass growth rate.

Blades stop immediately if unit is lifted. Gently moves around yard. Non-fixed blades.

Smartphone-viewable GPS. PIN code activation. Anti-theft alarm (this thing is loud. Todd had me test it… OMG I was like I do NOT want that thing going off at 2am)

Easily installed boundary wire. Stays within pre-defined area. Returns to charger on own

Far quieter than traditional mowers. Won’t disturb the neighbors (My neighbors always come over when it’s running and ask if it’s actually doing something because they can’t hear it). Can be set to run at night

Works in wet and rainy conditions. Returns to station as needed. Weather resistant. (It is advisable to make it stay in it’s home if there is heavy rains for long periods of time.)

Handles slopes up to 24°. Large driving wheels. Won’t scalp hills

Total convenience. Works with smart home technology such as Amazon Alexa, Google Home and IFTTT applets

Authorized dealer support. Dedicated customer phone support line. Speak with experts via Real Time Messaging (RTM) Chat.

Interested in seeing what Automower you need to have that quality lawn care, without the sweat?

Head over to Husqvarna’s Website and check out the Lawn Calculator. You just enter your address & it will calculate the correct automower for your property. It may even suggest multiple mowers if you have a larger property or have a lot of obstacles such as trees, pools, ponds, etc.

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I Can't Believe Parents are Buying Phones for Kids So Young!

I Can’t Believe Parents are Buying Phones for Kids So Young!

I remember hearing: “I Can’t Believe Parents are Buying Phones for Kids So Young!” when we decided to get our oldest his first phone around 13.

It was a cheap, non-smartphone, but did what we needed it to, call. Which was why we bought it for him. Fast forward a couple years and we got him a smartphone and same with our youngest, which was about 10/11 at the time. I know I know, even younger than…

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Best Advice For Kids Heading Off To College

Best Advice For Kids Heading Off To College

What is the purpose of heading off to college?

It depends on who you ask. Speak to people in the business sector, and they’ll probably tell you some story about how high education gives you the skills for the modern workplace. Others might claim that college is all about training for its own sake. Learning is valuable in and of itself,no matter where it leads. Others still might see it as an…

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Looking After Yourself As An Expectant Mother

Looking After Yourself As An Expectant Mother

When I first became an expectant mother with my oldest about almost 20 years ago (sheesh, I didn’t realize that in 3 months it will be 20 years since I got pregnant, YIKES!) I had absolutely no clue what to do through the pregnancy other than, eat, sleep, and tons of doctors appointments. Things have completely changed over the years though. Things that we used to think was okay to do, really…

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The Mental Healing Process From Physical Injuries

The Mental Healing Process From Physical Injuries

Whether it’s a sprained ankle, a broken wrist or perhaps some kind of muscle tear issue, your body will be forced to live a different lifestyle. It’s never something we planned, therefore it’s never something we get used to. And you shouldn’t want to get used to it anyway, because again it’s not something that you have chosen to do or become. Hence why we can feel conflicting emotions and…

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Money Saving Tips For Kids Heading Off to College

Money Saving Tips For Kids Heading Off to College

Several years ago I started college for the first time. I had to fill out all of my paperwork myself, since I was living on my own. Then I got pregnant with my oldest and had to drop out because I just wasn’t financially prepared. I wish my parents would have financially prepared me for college and adulthood. My grandmother tried, but wasn’t really successful since she couldn’t help me daily on…