TheMorrisonFamilyBlog

 This post is sponsored by SheSpeaks/Republic Wireless. What would you do if you had $10K to take a trip anywhere? MacKenzie dreams of all things Parisian, so there is no way Paris isn't making my list. She also has a New Year's Eve birthday, so naturally New York City-Times Square. On. New. Years. Eve. Tops my list. Now that the obligatory, "Mom, you have too." is out of the way.   What Does Life Over Likes Mean To You? At our house, we use the expression, 'Work to Live, not Live to Work." It's the same reminder Republic Wireless wants to stress life over likes. What does that mean exactly? To me, it means, get out there and live a great life . Don't spend all your time on work, or behind the phone screen. Find the balance. It's a hard thing to balance. I find myself trying to get the perfect photo sometimes and lose sight of the moment's beauty I am trying to capture. It means I am not truly "present" and therefore am not really ex...

 ith the new door in my dad’s house, it was time to think about locks. My dad has a lot going on and as we all know, keys can be lost. There was also the issue where for four days I tried to contact my dad. He was in South Carolina, alone, and I was in Virginia. I cannot begin to tell you how filled with worry I was on his phone continued to go to voicemail. I remember telling my husband on the fifth day, if I don't get a hold of my dad today, you are driving down there. I had no plan. My husband pointed out that we had no key to the house so if something had happened, we weren't easily getting in. Then we learned about Yale Keyless Connected Smart Lock . It is a lock that gives him the option of a PIN, key fob, card or smartphone entry. I don’t have to worry about his locking himself out, or if something happens, how we are getting inside his home. My dad is also trusting and it’s great that should he give his PIN out to the wrong person, we can quickly bar access without havi...