5 Ways You Can Make Your Home Safer and More Secure

Halloween is right around the corner, and chances are you and your family have been enjoying your own fair share of spooky movies. While thrillers and jumpscares can be fun in the moment, they can often leave you feeling rattled once it's time to turn out the lights. Fortunately, there are a few ways you can make your home safer and more secure this spooky season without spending a fortune. Here are a few tips you can use to increase your home's security so you can stop peaking around the corner for monsters and ghouls. Set up motion detector lights Just like in scary movies, thieves and burglars like to lurk in the darkness because it makes it easier for them to get away with their crimes. Having residential security systems like alarms and motion detector lights is a simple and … [Read more...]

How Can I Keep My Kids Safe When Grandma’s Behind The Wheel?

When you're behind the wheel, you have control over how fast you're going and what you pay attention to when you're on the road. You have full responsibility for your kids' safety. But what about when your parents are behind the wheel? One in every six drivers on the road is aged 65 or older, and the world's population of people aged 60 and older is expected to double in the next 30 years. While getting older doesn't necessarily mean you'll get into a car accident, the risk of being involved in an accident increases significantly as you age. So how can you make sure your kids stay safe while they're in the car with grandma and grandpa? Establish whether or not there's an issue According to the American Automobile Association, 50% of the middle-aged population and 80% of the … [Read more...]

Angry Woman Kicks 1,4-Dioxane to the Curb

I'll admit I'm a bit cantankerous today. I was up all night with TD who has a hellacious cough and the poor kid is just not herself. Combine that lack of sleep with an issue that just generally gets me riled up anyway and you've got one angry woman on your hands.That must mean it is time for a SOAP BOX RANT! I've climbed up. Attention please! Let me begin.I love my kids. I want what is best for them in every possible way. I want them to feel safe and secure at all times. Their welfare and health is at the tip top of my list on a daily basis. So that is why I get so steaming, hell-fire breathing mad when I read that companies that many parents have trusted for generations, companies that love to court us mommy bloggers, just really don't give a shit. There. I said it. They don't. … [Read more...]