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USB Lights

USB Lights
Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01344

So, these two lights, they do nothing. They don’t go to anything. They are some silly USB lights that I got at Five Below. the Top one changes colors and the bottom one is just Red. They fit into USB slots and they are basically one more thing in my office that lights up. I was considering getting another set so I could have two color changing ones. Not sure what I’d do with 2 red ones, though.

The kids went back to Karate and Krav today. Eva was picked to help demonstrate a few times. Not sure she was that thrilled with that. She learned that her partner and friend was no longer doing Krav. She wasn’t that upset, at least to us. But I am glad that she is felling more comfortable there to work with other students. One of the girls in her class is also a Freshman at Feehan with her so that is nice.

I’m now picking Eva up from school on a daily basis. Whether it is in the pick up line or later on I will be going to Feehan to get her when she gets out of school each day. It is nice to have a little one on one time to chat with her as we drive home.

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Review: Twinkly Line

Adding Twinkly Line to my wall
Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01338

I was given a free Twinkly Line starter Kit (affiliate link) to review. Opinions are my own.My Office is full of all sorts of fun lighting effects. I have two of my LEGO sets lit up, I have a light up Game Over sign, I have a bookshelf that I made specifically for my Skylanders that has special lighting in it as well. When I was asked if I’d like to check out a Twinkly product I was more than happy to give it a shot. The Twinkly Line is a 5 foot long sleek, premium, all-black smart LED strip with an adhesive and magnetic back. I could affix it directly to my wall under some of my Funko Pop figures or I could create something new with a blank wall.

I decided to create something new. My office has this sloped wall that was unused. I decided that I would take my Hot Wheels character cars and put them on the wall using Command Strips. I’d also place a length of Hot Wheels track on the wall as well. Then I’d put the Twinkly Line on the track, sort of like the middle line on a road.

Once I had everything installed I opened the Twinkly app and got to playing with the effects that they have there. You can also create your own light effects. There are endless presets and animations. You can use your imagination and any shade, gradient, hue or tint of 16 million colors to create the ultimate decorative lighting. Twinkly Line is not the only product from Twinkly. They have a full line of products for the home and for Christmas decorating. another product for the home that I’d love to get would be the Twinkly Flex (affiliate link), a flexible tube of lights that can be formed to any shape and then you add your lighting effects to it. You can even use Twinkly with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple HomeKit voice assistants, compatibility with the Homey app, and integration with Razer Chroma RGB and OMEN Light Studio for the ultimate gaming experience. I created a video of my finished project and show you what Twinkly can do.

You can get a bunch of Twinkly Apps on their Amazon.com store. Please consider using my Affiliate Links below to help me out. Thanks.