Jenn Writes

Writing my way through life, one word at a time.

Download the State Farm® Canada app and WIN! #BeABetterDriver

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So there’s a new contest out and I thought I’d share a little about it. State Farm Canada wants everyone, regardless of which insurance company they’re with, to see how much money they could save with the Telematics program. As an added incentive, they’re hosting a contest where you could win a $100 Amazon gift card. There are fifty gift cards to be won – for a total prize value of $5000. You don’t need to be a State Farm customer to win – you just have to try the app (and enter the contest of course).

Then, you can use the State Farm Canada app to see how much you could save by switching to State Farm. The app is available for both Android and ios devices. Unlike other products I’ve heard about from different companies, you don’t need to install anything to your car to get a picture of your driving and how you can save money. I like the idea of it being completely app based because I don’t always use the same vehicle.

I used the app to track my driving as I drove to my getaway for the long weekend. Now, holiday weekend driving rarely brings out the best in me, but I got a score of 80 – and wanted to see how much better I could do on the way home. If you’re at all competitive, the app is somewhat addictive.  The app factors in things like distance travelled, time of day, and speed / safe driving techniques such as avoiding hard braking and cornering at speed. A score like mine, assuming I kept it up, would translate into a 14% savings on my insurance bill, over and above any other discounts.  I’m going to have to run the numbers, but it’s definitely made me think about switching insurance companies.

State Farm Contest

Learn more about the State Farm Canada app here: www.statefarm.ca/sfcanadaapp

Find out how you can save with Telematics here: www.statefarm.ca/telematics

Now, here’s what your’re really here for: How to enter the contest:

Simply visit www.statefarmcontest.ca and follow these 2-steps:

  1. Enter for a chance to win
  2. Download the State Farm Canada app

Contest closes July, 31st, 2017 at 11:59am EST.

 

This contest is open to Ontario residents only. No purchase necessary. See full Contest Rules at https://www.statefarmcontest.ca/#/rules/

 

Disclaimer:  I am part of a team of bloggers who are promoting the State Farm Canada Contest. As always, all opinions are my own.

Word Wednesday In the Garden

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One benefit to living in the country is that we have a lot of space for gardens at the house. At times this can be a blessing and a curse – as looking at large empty garden beds is full of promise and possibilities but also a little stressful because there are so many choices. Luckily our gardens were fairly mature when we moved here 15 years ago and I’ve been slowly working away at adding plants I like and removing ones that don’t work where they are or need more space.

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Five Fidget Toys I Recommend

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Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the latest craze hitting the schoolyard – fidget spinners. I’m going to take an unpopular stand here and say that they’re more toy than tool for most kids. There are definitely some kids that are helped by them but they can distract others and some brands of them are noisy enough to upset some kids on the spectrum. I’m not going to say never get your kid a fidget spinner, because if it works for your kid then it works for your kid, however I’ve seen more kids who are MORE distracted when using a spinner than if they had no fidget to use which is the opposite of the intended purpose. If you are getting one for your child with special needs, look for ones with the bearings enclosed, try it out first to see how the noise affects them (some are really quiet, others emit a low frequency hum that is quite annoying over time), and stay away from gimmicks such as LED lights and bluetooth speakers in the spinners. For the kids who spinners aren’t working for, there are other fidget toys that may be a better fit and aren’t banned in classrooms. Today I’m going to go through my fidget toy collection and post my top 5 recommended fidget toys for use in classrooms and at home.

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Word Wednesday – Break Time

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I’ve been neglecting the blog a little recently, partly because I haven’t had a word that I wanted to write about and a couple of the other pieces percolating in my brain haven’t worked out and partly because I’ve been busy writing for other people and reading for myself. My little word book has been getting quite the work out as I work my way through the almost complete collection of Phryne Fisher Mysteries I managed to score at the thrift store I volunteer at. They were sitting on the shelf as a set and they were signing their siren song. In the face of that temptation, I was helpless to resist (especially with the deal we had going on paperback books that day) and they came home with me. I loved watching Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries on Netflix / PBS and was delighted to find that the books are just as amazing as the show.

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Word Wednesday: I’m a Logophile and I’m Okay

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First off, I’m sorry if I gave you a Monty Python earworm with the title. Actually no, I’m not sorry since the lumberjack song is one of my favourite Monty Python songs and if you haven’t heard it you need to go and click on the link right now. Go ahead, I’ll wait. It isn’t a long song but it’s seriously catchy and never fails to make me smile.  Secondly, if the title of this post made you run for a dictionary (physical or online – I’m not too picky) to look up logophile and you returned with a smile, you just might be a logophile too.

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