Why I Love My Samsung Phone

I do not own a landline. I have not had one in many years. After I moved back to Ohio from Florida. I bought me a Samsung cell phone. I currently have the Samsung Galaxy S4 android phone. I bought it about a month or so ago. As my last phone, I dropped too many times without a case on it. The battery starts to heat up and the phone heats up within ten minutes. I was afraid it might explode on me. So, I purchased what I have now.

Why I Love  My Samsung Phone
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1. The color is black. I have had a white one before. The white one shows all the dinks and scratches. where the color black hides them more.

2. It loads faster than my last Samsung, which was a Samsung Galaxy S3.
3. I use several apps on my phone to save money at the grocery stores.

4. It is the only way I can currently take photos for my blogs.
5. I use the app "Let's Go" to sell things from my home to people living in my area.
6. I have a black leather phone wallet I purchased of the "Wish". (Pictured above). It holds my phone and a couple credit cards.
7. I can use it to call or text my family and friends.
8. I can use my phone to play games or play browse through social media.
9. I am able to download an app to turn the sound up or down on my tv. Plus, turn the channels.

10. I can check my email and switch between my email accounts without logging in and back out. Like I have to do on the computer.

As you can tell my Samsung Galaxy S4 saves me time and money.

Do you have a cell phone you love?

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8 Things You Can Do On WeHeartIt

I found another website that is similar to Pinterest and Instagram. It is called "WeHeartIt". It is a great way to show off your photography. You can use the app on your phone or use on the computer. I was using "WeHeartIt" on my computer to add photos all day yesterday.

Things you can do on "WeHeartIt"

1. You can create collections. Collections are where your photos are stored.

2. You can heart someone else's photo in order to share it.

3. You can add a comment on someone photo.

3. You can share someone photo to your collection or via social media.

4. You can add a widget or a button on your blog from "We Heart It". That way other bloggers can find you. 

5. You can search for your favorite things to add to collections.

6. You can add the "WeHeartIt" extension to your browser to add any photo you want. Make sure any photo you do with it, will be allowed to be shared. Never share copyright material. 

7. You can receive message from other members.

8. You will have a notification button. It will tell you when someone follows. 

If this sounds like something you would interest in, please join me on "WeHeartIt". 

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Preparing A Garden Tire For Planting

Before the snow started to fall in my area, I decided to prepare an old tire as a garden. The tire is not good to use on a vehicle anymore. It was given to me for free. Tires make a great place to garden. I plan to plant some flowers or a rose bush here. I have not decided yet.

My precious grandson was over for a little while. I was babysitting him. Look at those big beautiful eyes. I love looking into his eyes. They are so dreamy and make me fall deeper in love. My grandson was a big help in helping me prepare the tire, to where I can plant in the spring.

My grandson filled the cup up and helped me pour it into the tire. Cupful by cupful. He is a big helper.

It may have taken a little longer allowing him to him help me this way. Yet, it created some much-needed bonding time. I can tell you my grandson is not afraid to get his hands dirty.

After placing the dirt in the tire. My grandson and I placed a bag of mulch on top of the dirt. Slowly, cupful by cupful. I think he has a knack for gardening. What do you think?

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I Spent Less Than A Dollar Making These

One thing I love doing is saving money. I am addicted to seeing how much money I can save. I make a game out of it when I go to the store, order online, or make something at home.

I was able to make all of these for less than a dollar. How was I able to make it less than a dollar. Last time I made homemade laundry soap, I bought all the ingredients back in May of last year. I had  all the ingredients left over except for the Fels-naptha soap. All I needed to do was buy one bar of the soap. Which I found at Menard's for 97 cents.  

The recipe take few ingredients 

Borax By 20 Mule Team 1 Lb Pack (9720)

Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda, 55 oz (Pack of 2)

Fels Naptha Laundry Soap Bar & Stain Remover - 5.5 oz - 2 pk

You can also add these ingredients as an option but not necessary to make homemade soap. They do add a pleasant scent to your homemade laundry soap.

Downy Unstopables Fresh In-Wash Scent Booster Fabric Enhancer 26.5oz

Aromatherapy Top 6 100% Pure Therapeutic Grade Basic Sampler Essential Oil Gift Basic sampler essential oil gift set 6/10ml (lavender, sweet orange, peppermint, lemongrass, tea tree, eucalyptus)

The initial cost to make the laundry soap is around $20.00 depending on what you all put in it. Which is still cheaper than paying for laundry soap at the local grocery store or Walmart. Next time you make homemade laundry soap, all you will have to buy is the Fels-naptha soap. Which you should be able to find around 97 cents at your local home improvement store. When looking for ingredient shop around to see where you can find the cheapest prices. That way you are always saving money.

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Amazon Accepting Food Stamps

Recently I learned Amazon.com will be participating along with a few online grocery store to start accepting food stamps. My first thought was wow! What a big step!

This is on the basis to get food stamp users to eat healthier. As many families who use food stamps living in rural communities do not have access to many healthy foods. after thinking about it, I realized it is totally true. People in rural areas do not have access to healthy foods like those who live in the bigger cities. I experienced this first hand and learned a hard lesson.

I vacationed in a rural area for two weeks. I had a hard time trying to find foods that I could consume without my GERD and Diabetes type 2 being affected. The area only had one grocery store. Most of their produce didn't look too healthy or I had no clue what it was. Besides the outrageous prices for produce. I stood there scratching my head and wondering why any store would deliberately sell lettuce that was turning brown. Or other produce. I walked out of the store without buying anything. 

I did try a restaurant friends were raving about. Till a huge cockroach crawled up my leg and I literally freaked out almost knocking the table over trying to get it off me. No surprise I didn't try dining there again.

Next stop to try was the few fast food joints the town offered. That was a bigger joke as we all know fast food joints are not healthy. By the time we got to order the fast food joints were closed. I am used to the hours the fast food joints stay open in my town. I didn't think they closed earlier somewhere else. The only place left to get some food was the local gas station. All the hot food was fried and spicy.

Boy was I glad to get back home to get some real food. I think the first thing I ate was a healthy salad. 

My experience taught me a couple of things

1. Never travel without a cooler backed up with healthy options for me to eat. 

2. Never assume an unfamiliar area offers the same food you are used to eating. 

3. Learn where the nearest hospitals are before going. I live ten minutes away from a  hospital. In the rural area, I was vacationing the closest hospital was over two hours away. There was no guarantee if I started having complications from my diabetes I could make it to a hospital in time.

Learning Amazon.com would be one of the several online grocery stores to start accepting food stamps on a trial basis made me happy. As I have ordered healthy options through Amazon.com. I know a customer can get what they order in as little as two days if they have Amazon Prime. While Amazon Prime can't be paid with food stamps. Amazon does offer a monthly rate to make it more convenient for those who can't afford to pay for a full year in advance.

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With 43 million people low-income people where many live in rural areas, there is a need for this. In case you are wondering, each state will be monitored to see what people buy with their food stamps. If they buy nothing but junk food. The program will fail. If the people start purchasing healthier options like the program is for, the program will expand to other states.

Do you think low-income people should be allowed to use their food stamps to order on online grocery stores? 

I know not everyone will agree with my two cents. If you disagree, I would love to know why. I am an open minded person who will take all views into account of the pros and cons. 

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