keeping your home safe

Keeping Your Home Safe From the Outside In

By Danielle Pastula | September 8, 2020 | Happy Home
“You never know what you’ll do until it happens to you.” While this sentiment might be true for some scenarios, when it comes to keeping your home safe from burglary, there’s plenty you can do to prevent a home invasion. According to the FBI, a household burglary happens every 14.4 seconds for a total of 3.7

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Go To SeaWorld for Free

Find Out How Florida Teachers Can Go To SeaWorld for Free!

By Amanda Roland | September 4, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates
SeaWorld announced on Thursday, September 3, that Florida certified teachers can go to SeaWorld for free for the next year! To receive the SeaWorld Florida Teacher Card eVoucher, go to www.id.me/ to start the process. The card will allow Florida teachers to go to SeaWorld for free in Orlando and have unlimited access to the

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perfect facial roller

Jade vs. Rose Quartz: Pick the Perfect Facial Roller

By Amanda Roland | September 4, 2020 | Health
If you have been on Instagram lately, there is a chance you may have come across these things called facial rollers. They are beauty tools with stones at either end of the tool that can be rolled across the face in a “paint-roller” style motion. Some key benefits that you could experience from facial rolling

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Travel Activities for Kids

10 Non-Electronic Travel Activities for Kiddos

By Carrie Groves | September 4, 2020 | Blog
I don't know about you, but we are not a tablet family. I have one that I barely use, and the only time the kids get to use it is when we are hiding in our safe place during the occasional tornado warning or when our 4-year-old is being stubborn and I have to bribe

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get through homework

7 Tips to Help Your Kiddo Get Through Their Homework

By Sara Buechler | September 2, 2020 | Blog
Homework is a child’s worst nightmare. After spending 6-7 hours at school or in at-home learning, the last thing they want to do is sit down and do more work, so it can be a challenge to actually get them to complete their homework. Don’t fret though because we’ve got a few tips and tricks

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Risk of Childhood Obesity

How Do You Reduce the Risk of Childhood Obesity?

By Elayza Gonzalez | September 1, 2020 | Blog
The risk of childhood obesity is becoming more and more common every day. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the percentage of children affected by obesity in the United States has more than tripled since the 1970s, and the factors that contribute to childhood obesity are genetics, metabolism, environment, sleep duration, and eating

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Big Read Alachua County

Get Ready For the NEA Big Read Alachua County

By Amanda Roland | September 1, 2020 | Blog
The Alachua County Library District and the Florida Museum of Natural History have teamed up to bring the National Endowment of the Arts Big Read Alachua County. This will be a series of free events that highlight females in science and strengthen our community! "The NEA Big Read is a program designed to broaden understanding

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One-Way Aisles at Publix

One-Way Aisles at Publix Are No Longer Required in Most Stores

By Amanda Roland | August 31, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates
Just when we all got used to shopping in one-way aisles at Publix, most Publix locations have done away with this shopping requirement. As of this past week, most Publix locations can go back to normal aisle shopping. The only Publix locations that are still requiring the one-way aisles are those in Charleston, South Carolina,

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