Tips on how to stress less, because you don’t want to be a mess

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Last year was filled with buckets of stress for so many people. While 2021 hasn’t exactly been a walk in the park either, I want to try to start to change that because we deserve less stress and to live a happy life each and every day. If you want to lower your dress this year, follow these tips to help you get on your way:

Wake up 10 minutes earlier.

Most people have the same approach to the morning: Sleep as late as possible, hit snooze until you really, truly have to get your butt out of bed, and then scramble to get showered, dressed, fed, and out the door. All this rushing puts your body in a state of alarm, spiking your adrenaline and cortisol levels as soon as you get out the bed. If you wake up just 10 minutes earlier, it’ll take the edge off that rush and give you a more relaxed entry into the day. Don’t forget – if you’re waking up 10 minutes earlier, you should be hitting the sheets a little earlier at night, too. Sleep is very important when it comes to overall health and stress management. 

Because stress is not cool

The Sony Xperia 1 Smartphone, next level photos and more

We were compensated by Best Buy for this post. All thoughts are our own. I have a cell phone, but I use my camera to take the majority of my photos. That’s because the camera on my cell phone doesn’t do what I would like it to do. It doesn’t shoot fast enough, it shoots poorly in low light and takes too long to boot up. I realize these are all first world problems, but when you’re trying to get that one shot, for either your family photos or a client it’s got to happen now-and it won’t be repeated. The Sony Xperia 1 Smartphone levels up the photo capabilities in your cell phone. Consider this the translator that’s never been present between your mind’s eye and that photograph or shot you’ve always known was there.

The leading edge of smartphone keeps changing, the Sony xperia 1 cuts the path now

Bugs and insects got the memo on Orkin #LearnWithOrkin #ad

This is a sponsored post.  All thoughts are our own and the stories are true, even the ones involving bugs. We sat in on an Orkin presentation and learned about bugs.  As it was with Orkin, the bugs were of the noun variety instead of the adjectival kind, but we’re familiar with both kinds…unfortunately.

Ask the Orkin Man

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Life’s Good with the LG selection at Walmart and NCAA Football #Ad

Dig this, it’s a sponsored by Lunchbox about #LGCFB and NCAA Football.  All opinions are my own.   Before moving to Georgia I was a East Carolina Pirate.  In my four years there (yes, 4 years-graduated on time baby!) I only missed a couple of football games.  They were all great fun and introduced me into the world of NCAA Football.  Since then I’ve realized that if you can’t be there in person you at least want to be watching the game on a great LG television, probably bought at Walmart for a great price.

Do Game Day right, With LG

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With or without kids, life’s better in costume with Buy Costumes #Ad

This is a sponsored post, all thoughts are our own. Spoiler alert: I’m a dad.  When you have children dressing up is more fun.  I marginally enjoyed dressing up in costume when we didn’t have children.  Now that there are small people around who really get into dressing up; it is more fun and I am super eager to get into costume with them this year.  Children think you’re hiding behind a 2” tree, put on a superhero costume and you will have them jumping for joy.

The two brothers

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Cooking with El Yucateco hot sauce #SauceOn #Shop

This shop has been compensated by #CollectiveBias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone.  Being the stay at home parent we go to Publix at least 3 times a week.  I cook all of the meals for the family and sometimes a new recipe is as simple as adding hot sauce to it.  Hot sauce recipes, when used correctly can add flavor and taste.  The goal when cooking for us is a balance of adding new flavors for the boys and adding a little heat for my wife and me.

A trip to Publix to get some El Yucateco

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August Audio Fest is this month at Best Buy #Ad

Back in the day I had massive 4’ speakers.  There were four of them and they were not cheap.  But, as a guy who worked in radio, I needed to have sound that was big.  This in no way was trying to compensate for a Napoleonic Complex, it was all work related-really.  Now CDs are all but dead and cassettes are just a toy for children to unwind; while LPs and streaming services are cool.   This month Best Buy is having August Audio Month, a chance to solve all your audio issues,special pricing, events and lots more.

August Audio Fest campaign at Best Buy

 

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Use the Blippar app to enter to win @SkylandersGame video game truck and more courtesy of Frito-Lay! #ad

This is sponsored by Frito-Lay, all opinions are my own. In the near future the family and I are going to be taking a nice picnic to a place we haven’t been before.  I’m excited for one reason because we’ll be taking  Frito-Lay Skylanders® Flavor Mix 20 count variety pack.  This limited time  variety pack features a dog gone Skylanders® character that is on fire.

Blippar APP- HOW TO GUIDE (2)

 

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