Category Archives: Music

A Focus on Strong Female Characters in this Month’s #StreamTeam Post

Julies Greenroom
(Photo: Ali Goldstein/Netflix)

I came downstairs today to find that Andrew had, completely on his own, discovered Julie’s Greenroom. This is a brand new show starring Julie Andrews. This new show debuted on March 17th and I’ve been meaning to watch it with Andrew and Eva. He beat me to it and he absolutely loved it. how do I know, he watched the first episode 3 times today. Once on his own, once with me and once with my mom. I thought it was cute and my mother loved it. I think she liked it even more than Andrew.

The very first episode starts off and introduces the cast which consists of human characters and puppet characters including a puppet duck and puppet dog. The main point of the show is to advocate for the arts and the positive impact that creativity can have on every child’s life. There are even special guests including Idina Menzel, Sara Bareilles and Alec Baldwin to name a few. Idina Menzel was in the first episode.

the show is really cute and full of great information about the arts. The show is brought to life by the Jim Henson Company and looks to be something that will capture the attention of kids (and parents) everywhere. If you’d like, I have some Conversation Starters About Julie’s Greenroom. Continue reading A Focus on Strong Female Characters in this Month’s #StreamTeam Post

Wirelessly Stream Your Entire Music Collection With Google Chromecast Audio

Google Chromecast Audio
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The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free.

I enjoy gadgets and gizmos. When there is new tech to be had I am an early adopter. I want to start setting up a Smart House to have many things automated. Recently, I was at my friend Brian’s house and he has Google Home. He also has Google Chromecast Audio in several spots of his home. When I saw it in action I knew that I had to get this for our house. Filling the whole house with music from the living room to the bedrooms via streaming WiFi was amazing. It was crystal clear sound. So, when Best Buy was looking for bloggers to try these out I had to be one of those bloggers.

Google Chromecast Audio Contents

I think the nicest thing that the Google Chromecast Audio does is that it connects to any speaker or device with an AUX jack. You can use many devices and fill your entire home with sound right through your WiFi connection. There are so many audio apps that you can use, too. I recently loaded all of our music onto Google Play Music. Now I can stream that audio directly from my phone to either of my Google Chromecast Audio devices and therefore to whatever rooms I want. Continue reading Wirelessly Stream Your Entire Music Collection With Google Chromecast Audio