Three Easy Bike Safety Tips to Get Your Family Ready to Ride

There is nothing my boys and I love more than riding bikes together. Zackary learned to ride a two-wheel bicycle in the spring of last year and we spent every nice day after that out on the road with the two of us on our bicycles and Benjamin in the bike trailer behind me. Now that Saskatchewan is finally starting to warm up, it’s time to start getting ready for another season of biking!

Master Lock asked me to create a video about bike safety this month and I was eager to get started. Even though there was still snow on the ground at the time, I was only too happy to share my thoughts in preparation for warmer days. Take a look at my top three bike safety tips for the coming season!

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Filing Taxes is Easier and More Organized with Master Lock-Giveaway

master lock 1748D storage boxIt’s that time of year again! The time to get out the receipts, collect employment information and file taxes! Since I’m self-employed, getting my taxes into the government in a timely manner is something I take pretty seriously. And with the various expenses involved with running a website and some of the deductions I’m entitled to claim for my boys’ various activities, I have quite a collection of receipts that need to be saved throughout the year!

The Master Lock 7148D Storage Security Box is a great way to keep the receipts and paperwork needed for tax season in one secure location. This locking file box features a durable steel construction and plenty of room to secure personal documents. And Master Lock also has some handy tips to help make filing taxes a little easier! [Read more...]

Keep Your Belongings Safe While You Get in Shape This Year with Master Lock-Giveaway

Now that the New Year is here, many people have made getting into shape their goal for 2013. It can be hard to get started but with a little consistency, fitness experts generally state you’ll be looking and feeling better in as little as four weeks. This month, as part of the Master Lock Live Secure Safety Squad, I was asked to share some of my favourite tips for getting in shape. Here are my top three tips for starting a maintainable fitness routine:

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Keep Your Important Documents Safe and Accessible with Master Lock Vault-Giveaway

For the last six months, I’ve had the pleasure of being a member of the Master Lock Live Secure Safety Squad. It’s given me the opportunity to share all kinds of security tips for families as well as reviews and giveaways of some of Master lock’s most popular products.

master lock vaultBut in this digital world, there are more ways of protecting a family’s possessions and information than with physical locks. That’s why Master Lock developed the Master Lock Vault. This secure online site allows families to store their important documents and information online so that it can be accessed at any time from any place.

I signed up for the Master Lock Vault after receiving a Master Lock 1534D Password Lock because one of the features of the site is to store passwords and combinations for actual padlocks. When I received the handy dialSpeed electronic combination lock, I added another combination to the vault. [Read more...]

Support the American Heart Association by Sending a Master Love Lock-Giveaway

There are many ways to show your loved ones that you care about them but one of the most unique traditions for showing affection has to be the Love Lock. In many parts of the world, sweethearts will affix a lock onto a bridge or other public structure to symbolize their everlasting love. And this month, Master Lock is using that tradition to support the American Heart Association!

Just visit MasterLoveLock.com and you’ll be able to create a virtual Love Lock to send to somebody you care about. You choose the style of lock and the iconic bridge on which you’d like your lock to appear. Then personalize your Love Lock with a message and even a photo, if you like, and send it off!

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Enjoy Fall Fun Securely with Master Lock Cable Locks-Giveaway

The days are shorter, the weather is cooler…fall is definitely here! But that doesn’t mean that outdoor fun is over quite yet! In fact, my boys and I have a variety of activities that we enjoy in the fall, from trips to the park to backyard adventures jumping in piles of leaves. But even in the midst of all that fun, we like to make sure that we’re being secure and taking care of some of our favourite possessions.

master lock cable locksSince Zackary learned to ride his two-wheeler this past summer, one of our favourite activities is riding bicycles together. With Benjamin either on his balance bike or in a bike trailer and my oldest son and I on our bikes, we explore the town, run errands and have all kinds of fun. So when my mission as a member of the Master Lock Live Secure Safety Squad this month was to review the Cable Locks 8127TRI, I was delighted. This set of three cable locks in rainbow colours looked like it would be the perfect thing for securing our bikes when my boys and I went adventuring.

When the locks arrived, my boys were so excited to each have their own bike lock. What I appreciated most, though, was the fact that one key opened all three locks! My boys are a little bit young to keep track of the keys for their locks just yet and toting around three different keys would have been a bit of a pain for me. But with this handy set, I only need one key to keep all of our bikes locked up safely! [Read more...]

Fall Family Safety Tips with Master Lock

autumn foliageNow that summer is over, it’s time to settle down, get organized and prepare for the routine of work and school that autumn always brings. But it’s also time to check my home to make sure that my family is safe and secure as the weather begins to cool. This month my job as a member of the Master Lock Live Secure Safety Squad was to discuss fall family safety, so I decided to share a bit about how I prepare for cold weather each year. Here are my top three fall safety tasks:

1) Test carbon monoxide and smoke detectors:

Smoke detectors should have their batteries replaced yearly and carbon monoxide detectors usually need new batteries twice a year, so autumn is an ideal time to make sure that these important devices are working properly and replace the batteries if necessary. I like to do this in the fall because I can test devices when the boys are at school. They are not a fan of loud noises! [Read more...]

Your Child Will Always Be Able to Open the Master Lock dialSpeed Electronic Combination Lock-Giveaway

Though it probably feels like summer just began, it’s actually only a few weeks until school starts again and that means that it’s time to start thinking about getting that back-to-school shopping done! Pencils, binders and geometry sets all need to be purchased, labelled and packed carefully into a fun new backpack ready for another year of learning.

master lock dialspeedOf course, if you have an older child, one of the most essential school supplies is a combination lock for your child’s locker. When I was in high school, locks were usually purchased from the school and the combination was kept safe in the school office’s filing cabinet. If a student ever forgot their combination, they could visit the office and have a secretary look up the combination for them. The system worked fairly well but often the original lock would be misplaced or changed at some point during the year and the combination in the office usually wasn’t updated if that happened. Needless to say, more than one lock had to be cut off a locker!

But now, there’s a better solution for students that don’t want their combination stored in a badly updated mass file at the high school! The new Master Lock dialSpeed Electronic Combination Lock is the perfect choice for back-to-school students that want a secure, foolproof and high-tech way to keep their belongings safe. [Read more...]