WIN YOUR OWN CANVAS FACTORY PRINT!

Canvas Factory reached out and offered to send me a canvas with our beautiful family printed on it in exchange for a review and a giveaway. So be sure to read below for the Canvas Factory giveaway, USA and Canada residents only.

The canvas I received from Canvas Factory is very high quality and looks amazing on our wall. What I really liked about this canvas print is how easy it was to get. You just go to the website, upload your photo, make some adjustments if you want. They even have different filters for your pictures so you can make something color into a black and white photo or sepia, or whatever!

Having photos of our family up on the walls reminds us about the important things that bring us all together. In the photo we had printed, we chose a beautiful photo from our vacation this summer in Cape San Blas, Florida. Family is everything and seeing our love for each other is exactly what we need on our walls to see everyday. Being able to take a simple photo and then uploading it to the internet so I can get a beautiful canvas print in just a few days is amazing. I remember when it would take weeks or months to have something like this done. Now in just a few clicks it can happen almost instantly.

I love our new canvas print. The quality is perfect and it just makes me smile every time I see. I can imagine that I will be picking up a few more of these canvas prints from Canvas Factory once that refund check comes in.

WIN YOUR OWN CANVAS FACTORY PRINT!

To win your own canvas print from Canvas Factory you have to like St. Louis Dad on Facebook and comment on this blog post below and tell me what kind of photo you would print at Canvas Factory. I will randomly select a winner on Friday, November 16th, 2018. So be sure to use a valid email address so I can contact you! If the winner does not contact me in 24 hours I will select a new winner. Giveaway only available to U.S. and Canadian residents. No purchase necessary, like and comment to win!

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This post and giveaway is sponsored by Canvas Factory.

Try Out The New Triple Breakfast Stacks from McDonald’s!

McDonald’s has launched a new breakfast sandwich inspired by the “Secret Menu” that is sure to help customers prepare for all of their big days. Triple Breakfast Stacks is the first new breakfast sandwich on the menu nationwide since 2013 and will be available at participating restaurants for a limited time.

Triple Breakfast Stacks are the perfect way to kick-start your big days and are made up of:

  • Two slices of melty American cheese between two savory hot sausage patties; piled on with thick-cut Applewood smoked bacon and topped with a freshly cracked Grade A egg.
  • Served on customers’ choice of a toasted McMuffin, buttery and flaky biscuit, or sweet and savory McGriddles cakes.

McDonald’s Chef Mike Haracz offered menu hacking fans a sneak peek of the new craveable and delicious sandwich, giving them a chance to guess what was coming next on the so-called “Secret Menu.”

 

McDonald’s has been a leader in the breakfast category since the innovation of the iconic Egg McMuffin® launched in 1972, and launched All Day Breakfast nationally in 2015 in response to consumer demand as well. Triple Breakfast Stacks is the first new breakfast sandwich available nationally since the Egg White Delight McMuffin® in 2013 and is part of McDonald’s commitment to building a better a better brand.

The Triple Breakfast Stacks is a beautiful sandwich that this dad loves to devour in the mornings. It fills me up and gives me the energy needed to keep me going until lunch!

If you see me around, ask me about the Triple Breakfast Stacks and I’ll give you a coupon for a free on! They’re only available for a limited time, so grab one today!

This post is a collaborative effort by St. Louis Dad.

Is A Real Morning Routine The Thing That You’ve Been Missing?

Let’s face it, the modern world can be a pretty stressful place for a lot of us. The sheer pace at which modern life moves is often enough to make many people want to hide their heads in the sand and ignore the world. It’s not uncommon for a lot of people to get home at the end of the day and want nothing more than to just curl up into a ball and ignore the world. Of course, that then raises the question of how you can go about making life a little easier for yourself. After all, the last thing you want is to end up spending all of your time being unable to get through the day without feeling tired and miserable. Well, the answer to your problems might actually be a whole lot simpler than you realize. The truth is that the key to a successful day might simply be starting it off right. If you’re getting the right start to the day, you’re going to be much better equipped to deal with anything that life can throw at you. With that in mind, here are some ways that you can set yourself up with a morning routine that can help you take on the world.

 

Get to bed sooner

In a world as busy as ours, it can be incredibly common to try and squeeze every second out of the day. However, that usually presents itself in staying up late and sacrificing a large amount of sleep. If you do that, you’re just going to end up making life difficult for yourself. A lack of sleep is not just going to make you feel tired all day long, but it can also have a pretty serious negative impact on your physical and mental health. Make sure that, no matter how busy you are, you take the time to get off to bed at a sensible hour. And don’t spend every second prior to going to sleep staring at your phone or any other screens. The light from screens can actually trick your brain into thinking that it’s daytime which will make it a whole lot harder to get to sleep. Some relaxing music and a good book is a much better way to spend your evenings and will set you up far more effectively for a great morning.

Wake up earlier

There are some people in the world who are self-confessed morning people and they are able to leap out of bed at the first hint of sunrise feeling refreshed and happy. And then there’s the rest of us. For most people, the idea of getting up early is going to be a pretty miserable one. After all, what could be better than getting to sleep late in your warm and comfortable  bed? That being said, waking up a little earlier really can have a major, positive impact on your life. For one thing, you’re going to be a lot less rushed in the morning. You’re able to take your time when it comes to making breakfast and getting ready for work, which means that your stress levels are always going to be much, much lower. Not only that but it means that you’ll be much more likely to be ready to go to sleep at a sensible hour than you would if you woke up late.

Don’t go straight to your phone

Let’s face it, most of us are probably more attached to our phones than we should be. Now, this is not to say that our phones are in any way bad or that the rise of smartphones hasn’t had a really positive impact on many people’s lives. However, if the first thing you do in the morning is to reach for your phone then there’s a good chance that it’s going to set you up for the day in the wrong way. For one thing, if the first thing you see is various sad and scary news stories then you’re going to be pretty stressed. Sure, keeping up with the news is important, but give yourself time to wake up first at least! Not only that but being that close to your phone means that you rarely get time for yourself since you’re able to be contacted by anyone and everyone from the moment you wake up.

Create your own rituals

Many of the most successful people in the world have very specific morning rituals that they adhere to every single day. Author, Haruki Murakami goes swimming every morning when he is writing one of his novels. Figure out what your morning rituals are going to be. One of the best is to take the time to make yourself a morning cup of coffee. Sure, shoving some instant stuff into a mug is going to be fast, but why not look at some proper coffee makers and treat yourself to something a bit more special. That way, not only are you going to be able to actually enjoy a great tasting cup in the morning, but you’ll also be able to take some time and slow down for a second. Since you have to wait for the coffee maker, that’s some time you can just take to pause and not be rushing around all over the place for a few minutes.

Of course, these aren’t going to solve all of your problems at once. Sure, a great morning routine will set you up to take on the day a lot better, but it’s not going to take away a lot of the stress involved in modern life. If you really want to make some serious changes then that’s going to take a lot of hard work. However, most people find that this kind of hard work is totally worth it if it helps them live the life they really want. Of course, if the way you feel doesn’t seem to be changing no matter how what you do, then it might be worth seeking some kind of professional help.

This post is a collaborative effort by St. Louis Dad.