Living the Resort Hopper Life!

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11 Pool Rules for Independent Swimmers

At some point all children say, “I’m done with floaties.” How do you really know when little swimmers should be done with life jackets? There is always room for improvement with swimming skills, learn our HARD AND FAST RULE for needing a life jacket, our 11 family rules about pool safety and our boundary that is a hard-pass-walk-away-no-no.

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Are Your Family Members Using The Safest Life Jackets?

There is way more to information about life jackets than I thought and I want to share it. Every age, size, weight, level of swimmer and activity has a recommended life jacket or PFD (personal flotation device). There are so many styles and levels to water safety, but where to start? Start here! Here’s why: "The majority of drownings occur in calm, inland waters. Most of those who drowned were within a few feet of safety and had easy access to a life jacket but were not wearing one.”

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3 Facts About Water Safety in Florida That Every Orlando Area Resident & Visitor Should Know

Florida is the third (#3) highest state with the most water. Every year there are enough children under age 4 that are lost to unintentional drowning in Florida to fill 3-4 preschool classrooms. Learn more about what FLORIDA is doing to help families and how you can help your children. Water Safety is everyone’s responsibility.

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5 Tips for Protecting Your Skin in the Sunshine State

Extreme temperatures and sun exposure can offer challenges to things that Florida’s newcomers may not be aware. Florida is #2 in the US for highest number of melanoma cases - the deadliest of skin cancers. We offer 5 Tips to Protect Skin in the Sunshine State.

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Top 5 Hidden Costs for Maintaining a Car in Florida?

If you are interested in moving to Florida, then vehicle maintenance, insurance and registration may be a topic of discussion as you plan for what the budget may look like on the other side of your move. As a consumer there were a few things that I wish I would have known before we moved. It would not have change our decision to move here, but it might have changed how we prepared for our move or how we managed the dollars in our start up funds.

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National Hate Florida Day

Many of our readers may find this an ironic blog as a current Florida resident is writing about National Hate Florida Day, but I’m not writing this for the reasons you may think. It’s no secret that even after so many years of living in Florida, there are things that I still struggle with about not living in the midwest, near mountains or frankly, anywhere but here. However, I can see now that living here in Florida does have it’s benefits. US News and World Report just released their 2023 rankings for Overall Best States, let’s dive in and see how we did!

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