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The Escape Room Experience: Why Are Escape Rooms Becoming So Popular?

Reviews · April 4, 2019

With 55 percent of Americans preferring to socialize at home, many people are declaring that staying in is the ‘new going out’.

But one entertainment phenomenon that’s bucking this trend for staying in is the escape room experience. While some people are content to watch on passively while others have all the fun, escape rooms offer a way for you to play a more active role in your choice of entertainment.

But what are escape rooms and why are they so popular? Read on to find out!

What is an Escape Room?

If you’re wondering how escape rooms work, an escape room is a locked room where a group of people has to perform tasks and solve problems to get out before the end of their time allowance.

Many escape rooms also play into pop culture references with themes such as outer space, ancient Egypt, or haunted houses. Once the door closes behind you, you’ll really feel like you’re in a real-life video game!

Why Are Escape Rooms So Popular?

Still not sure why people are paying to be locked in a room and forced to solve puzzles for their freedom? Here are some of the many reasons escape rooms are so popular:

The Thrill of the Challenge

They’re tense, they’re challenging, but that’s exactly why people love escape rooms so much. Forget watching on while other people have all the fun, escape rooms allow you to rise to the challenge as you race against the clock to get out of a locked room.

If problems and puzzles are your forte, you’ll love the physical and mental tests that an escape room offers you.

Great Group Activity

Word puzzles, problem-solving apps, and video games are all great ways to exercise your brain muscle and slow the signs of aging. But they’re all very solitary activities. As such, they don’t provide many opportunities to share your success with others.

Escape rooms offer the perfect combination of a mental challenge with the social aspect of working together towards a common goal. As a result, participants feel a sense of achievement and community that’s hard to replicate in the real world.

Fantasy Indulgence

Escape rooms aren’t just about the physical escape. They also offer a way to mentally escape to a fantasy land, not unlike you’d find in a video game or a movie.

After all, being locked in a room and having to solve a series of clues to escape isn’t something that tends to happen in our everyday lives. As such, escape rooms add excitement and play into that pop culture ideal of being the hero in your own fantasy.

Try the Escape Room Experience for Yourself

If you’ve yet to try the escape room experience, what are you waiting for?!

Escape rooms are an ideal group activity, combining the challenge of solving clues and mental strength with the social aspect of working together as a team.

For more awesome group activity inspiration, check out these family date ideas everyone will love!

3 Winner Mommy’s Touch Teething Necklace Giveaway! Winner’s Choice!{ends 4/28}

giveaway · March 28, 2019

Hosted By: Love, Mrs. Mommy

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Organic Herb Seeds #Reviews #ad

Reviews · March 27, 2019

I received the below mentioned complimentary product either for free or a discounted price for the purpose of this post. All opinion and thoughts are 100% my own.

The one thing I love about Spring is getting my yard ready for planting my seeds. I get confused over what is a good company to get seeds from and what type to get. That is why I was thrilled when the opportunity came about to review Organic Herb Seeds Non GMO Heirloom Non Hybrid Seed (10 Culinary Varieties Pack).

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I was thrilled to be able to start to plant these. I started them in peat pods inside my house. I cannot plant them in the ground unit Middle of May but this way works for me. I bought a growing light which I was surprised at how inexpensive it was. Now I am all set to grow my Organic Herb Seeds. When I thought of planting, I thought of only vegetables like tomatoes or peppers. Now I can have fresh herbs also. How asesome is that and they are going to be organic also.

I cannot wait to add these herbs to my dishes to make them more flavorful. I give the Organic Herb Seeds my thumbs up and my highest recommendation.

My Solution For Eating Healthy Meals Being A Busy Mom Plus A Giveaway For $50 Giant Eagle GC(3 Winners)

giveaway, Reviews · March 26, 2019

This post is sponsored by The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA). All opinions are my own. For more inspiration during #FrozenFoodMonth, be sure to check out delicious ideas from NFRA at EasyHomeMeals.com #MFFM2019

When I started out 2019, I made a promise to my family that being healthy will be at the forefront of our minds. To me, that means creating healthy habits that are easy to stick to. I plan to:

• Take the stairs instead of the elevator
• Walk instead of taking the car, I mean town IS only a couple of blocks away
• Eat healthier meals

While these seem like small changes to make, as a busy Mom I wonder, how do I insert healthy meals into my hectic day? Or get my kids to agree on anything they want to eat? And, how can you eat healthy when it can be so expensive?

I’ve figured some of it out, and I’ll tell you how! Start shopping the frozen aisle at your local Giant Eagle.

Why?

This month Giant Eagle is celebrating March Frozen Food Month! I was able to save BIG and stock my freezer with Healthy Choice single serve bowls in a variety of different flavors and an assortment of Giant Eagle frozen fruits/veggies.

The Healthy Choice Power Bowls are great when one of us is on the run and needs something quick, but also healthy to eat. They’re single serve & complete meals that are great for breakfast, lunch or dinner! It does not get any easier — I just pop it into the microwave and before you know it, I have a hot meal that was quick and oh so easy to prepare and eat.

There are so many different choices when it comes to the Healthy Choice Power bowls and the benefits are endless! With so many different varieties, Healthy Choice provides options that satisfy my whole family. And- they’re convenient, taste great, and help us stick to our 2019 goal of being healthy!

Part of my healthy habit promise is to also eat more vegetables. I was very impressed by the selection and amount of variety that Giant Eagle had to choose from. With such great savings this month, I was able to stock my freezer with an assortment of vegetables to prepare as a healthy side or snack anytime I wanted.

Another healthy habit we can all agree on in my family? Smoothies! We love making smoothies and with Giant Eagle frozen fruit, picked and preserved at the peak of freshness. Making smoothies with Giant Eagle frozen fruit is super easy and you never have to worry about your fruit going bad.

Eating healthy does not have to cost an arm and a leg, especially during frozen food month at Giant Eagle when the savings are terrific.

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The Best Ways to Treat Yourself

Reviews · March 12, 2019

If nobody looks like they’re going to be treating you any time soon, just take it upon yourself to treat yourself! Whether you take the below advice or not, you should take some time to reward yourself for all of the hard work that you put into keeping your little world spinning around.

The find some of the best ways to treat yourself, make sure to read on.

Indulge in your hobbies and habits

No matter what your hobbies and habits may be in life, indulging in them is a great way to treat yourself. This is especially true if, for whatever reason, you are not allowed to indulge on them regularly. Whatever indulging means to you — whether it means splashing out on a new Ultimate Juice e-liquid to make your vaping habits more flavorsome or whether it means eating whatever you want whenever you want on a particular day — just do it. You deserve it and, as long as you do not go overboard with your indulging, your life will be bettered as a result of your boosted morale.

Make yourself breakfast in bed

You may strict rules with regards to eating in bed. It doesn’t hurt to break these rules every now and again, though, especially when that entails treating yourself to a spot of breakfast in bed. Why eat your breakfast downstairs while you wait for the heating to warm up the house when you could do so in your already warm, ultra snuggly duvet? Better still, have somebody else make you breakfast in bed. If they question what makes you so deserving of the honor, tell them you don’t need an excuse to be treated every now and again!

Book a day off work

Being a hard worker doesn’t mean that you have to work 365 days a year, you know. It is more than okay for you to book a day or two off from work, even if it’s for no reason at all. It’s even okay to do nothing whatsoever with your day off — if you want to sit in bed all day and watch Disney movies, scroll through your various social media timelines, message or call your friends, or laugh out loud at outrageous YouTube videos, that’s more than okay!

Buy something you’ve always wanted

Retail therapy is a great way to treat yourself, especially when it involves buying something that you’ve always wanted. As long as you don’t send yourself spiraling into debt as a result of your purchase, the world is your oyster in this regard. Whether it’s a new shade of lipstick, a fresh pair of socks, a new TV, or even a new home — if you can afford what your heart most desires, go out and there and buy it.

Everybody deserves a treat every now and again, and that includes you. Don’t let worries about what other people may do or say or think stop you — if you feel you are in dire need of a treat, reward yourself with it.