Sometimes I watch commercials in utter wonder that someone actually got paid to come up with the idea. Even more so that someone said “Yes!” to it. But every so often one comes along that just feels like pure genius.

This commercial made its debut during the 2011 Super Bowl, so it’s well over a year old. But I have to say it’s one of my all time favorites and hasn’t lost its charm. Maybe it’s because I have a little boy that loves Star Wars. I came across it again today and hope that it puts a smile on your face too.

Imagine the unimaginable … you find yourself in a dangerous situation where you don’t want to draw attention to yourself and are unable to get help by usual means.

The Silent Bodyguard is an app that functions as a secret panic button, as well as a location tracker. Once activated, it will automatically send emails, texts and other social networking messages every 60 seconds from your smartphone. Since it is silent, you can reach out for help without alerting an attacker.  And the repeating messages help ensure that your distress calls are not ignored or missed.

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Scrapbooking Travel: The Road Trip

by Molly on April 15, 2012

posted in Articles

Dear Reader,

Scrapbook maven Debbie Hodge provides our featured expert article today, about scrapbooking your road trip. She gives excellent step-by-step advice for organizing your information and then presenting it creatively. Be sure to note that a “road trip” could be a full-fledged vacation, or could be as simple as a trip to a local ice cream shop! Think about that and let your imagination run wild.

Until next time ~ Molly

A “road-trip” type vacation is not necessarily a literal trip in a car on a road or highway. The “road-trip” vacation is one that takes you to a series of what may be quite different locales over the course of one trip.

The road-trip is a story that’s well-suited to being told in chronological order (more or less). An approach for creating a page plan follows.

The smell of chemicals can do more than just give you a headache, it can cause damage to your body that you may not even be aware of. Every time we parents wash our cars and then drive around with our kids, we expose them to chemicals that have the potential to affect their health. For this reason, it’s really important that all of us work hard to utilize cleaning products that are safe. Luckily, the growing green industry has begun providing a variety of safe cleaning products that we can feel comfortable using around our children. Eco Touch manufactures car care supplies that are both environmentally friendly and safe to use around kids, allowing us parents to get through our daily list of chores without worrying whether the products we use to clean our vehicles will harm our little ones. Not only are the products released  by Eco Touch safe, they are green. Thanks to these products, us parents can help defend the environment, protect our kids, and drive shiny, clean cars!

Which Cars Are Most Dog-Friendly?

by Molly on April 14, 2012

posted in Pets Are Passengers Too

Winchester

I am pretty sure that I’ve never considered the dog-friendliness of a vehicle before buying it.  The fact is that I’ve never really had to.

But with the somewhat recent addition of Winchester to our family, the next vehicle purchase we make will definitely take this into account.

We happened to fall in love with a little guy (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel to be exact). He’s small and easy to transport, and thankfully we have a large enough back seat to accommodate his carrier.  But for many larger dogs, it would have been a real dilemma.

So if you’re in the position of shopping for a vehicle that fits your family and your pooch, look at this list of Top 10 Dog-Friendly Cars.