A Mom Must Have
Ok, so it isn’t really for mom, but it sure does help mom’s peace of mind!
That’s the Gabb Wireless watch (or phone!).
Gabb Wireless makes smart watches and phones for kids who aren’t quite ready for the scary world of unlimited tech. Or parents who aren’t ready.
They make keeping kids safe super easy. The devices don’t have internet access, for one. Boom, no unsupervised access. Secondly, they only allow calls and texts to and from approved contacts. I enter approved contact info within the parent app. Third, the devices allow tracking though the parent app. I can make sure B is where he needs to be. The devices even allow for scheduling of no usage times. Like during school, I can have it scheduled that B can only make am emergency call, nothing else.
Plans start at $10/month, and you can save $25 on any device with the code JESSIMARIE. Shop here.
So, at an age where I need to have contact with B, knowing he has sports and activities and will be without me at times or need rides, but also being too young for full access to unlimited internet, this thing is a huge help. We both love it and have been using it for over a year now.
Keep them young, keep them safe.
Xx,
Jess
Teen Bedroom Redo
So, I’ve mentioned that this new-to-us old house is in pretty ugly shape and that we have been redoing all the rooms bit by bit. One of the rooms that hadn’t gotten any love since we moved in was Jordin’s room. Check out these dingy, bland, old lady looking photos:
We hadn’t even hung anything on the walls because we knew we wanted to paint. Poor girl! Plus, the rooms all need to have more outlets put in (how is one outlet nearly enough?!) and overhead lights with switches added (hello?!). Needless to say, she was not thrilled in her set up. But, enter her 16th birthday, and we had the perfect excuse to make ourselves get the room beautified and surprise her with completely glammed out digs. Annnd… after:
Ta da! Total teen girl. Her jaw dropped. Win!
This was the mint turquoise color she had picked for her bedroom at our previous house and she was really wanting it again. It is super pretty, and not quite as bright in person. She also loves pink and peach. I added some navy to calm and tie the colors in and some gold hints for glam factor. Sounds busy. Totally goes.
Some old, some new, plenty of Hobby Lobby help. She wanted a little girly and a little rustic. She also wanted “fairy lights” so fairy lights she got.
We can’t change the brown furniture (it was her grandmas), and new carpet isn’t going to happen just yet, so working with what you’ve got sometimes has to just work… but…
Truly I love how it turned out. Dont tell her but Santa is thinking about a rug and a chandelier, along with new knobs for the drawers. 😍
Make Mine Eclectic 