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LYSSA: SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION, AND FOR BUSY PARENTS, LIFE CAN BE STRESSFUL ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE NOT PREPARED. SO JOINING US TODAY WITH SOME A-PLUS TIPS FOR A STRESS-FREE BACK TO SCHOOL IS MOM, TV HOST, AND LIFESTYLE EXPERT EREKA VETRINI. WELCOME TO THE SHOW, EREKA. EREKA VETRINI: LYSSA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. IS IT NOT THE CRAZIEST TIME OF YEAR? I FEEL SO CRAZY, BUT LUCKILY WE’VE PARTNERED WITH SOME GREAT COMPANIES, AND I THINK WE’VE GOT SOME PRETTY GOOD SOLUTIONS FOR YOU. LYSSA: WELL, I LOVE THAT BECAUSE YES, YOU’RE RIGHT, IT IS A CRAZY TIME OF YEAR, AND YOU KNOW, BACK TO SCHOOL MEANS EVERYONE IS GOING IN A MILLION DIRECTIONS, AS YOU KNOW, SO HOW CAN A MOM KEEP TABS OF EVERYONE DURING THESE BUSY MONTHS? WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE? EREKA VETRINI: IT’S SO IMPORTANT. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU WISHED YOU HAD AN EXTRA SET OF EYES, WHETHER YOU’RE WORKING OR WHETHER YOU’RE RUNNING ERRANDS, AT HOME TO KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON? WELL, NOW YOU CAN. IT’S THE AMAZON CLOUD CAM. IT’S AMAZING. IT IS AN AFFORDABLE AND EASY TO USE HOME MONITORING SYSTEM. SO, YOU BASICALLY CAN LOG ON TO THEIR LIVE STREAM AT YOUR COMPUTER OR ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE, REALLY ANY DEVICE AND THE APP IS FREE TO DOWNLOAD, AND THEN YOU CAN SET UP CUSTOM NOTIFICATIONS SO THAT IT WILL ALERT YOU WHEN IT DETECTS ANY MOTION, SO YOU’LL KNOW WHEN THE KIDS ARE COMING AND GOING FROM SCHOOL. YOU’LL KNOW IF THE PETS ARE ACTING UP. IT’S ONLY $120 FOR ONE, AND THEN IF YOU GET MULTIPLE THAT DROPS TO $99 PER CAMERA, SO TRULY AFFORDABLE. GREAT NIGHT VISION. ALSO, A TWO-WAY TALK, SO YOU CAN TALK TO THE KIDS. YOU CAN SAY TO THEM, “HEY, GET YOUR FEET OFF THE COUCH.” THERE’S OUR CAMERA WOMAN RIGHT THERE, SOPHIA. OR YOU CAN SAY, “LISTEN, GO DO YOUR HOMEWORK.” I LOVE THIS. LYSSA: I LOVE IT. EREKA VETRINI: I WAS ON CLOUD CAM. LYSSA: I HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE, AND I THINK THAT IS SO COOL. NOW, WE ALL KNOW THAT SCHOOL DAYS ARE A WHIRLWIND OF COURSE. HOW CAN WE SIMPLIFY OUR ROUTINE AND MAKE LIFE EASIER? WHAT ARE SOME TIPS THAT YOU HAVE FOR THAT? EREKA VETRINI: IT’S CRAZY. I FEEL LIKE I’M ALWAYS JUST GETTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER AS I’M RUNNING TOWARDS THE BUS STOP, BUT THE TRUTH IS NOTHING REALLY STARTS UNTIL MOM’S HAD HER FIRST CUP OF COFFEE, SO I STARTED USING THE CHINET COMFORT CUP. I LOVE THESE. THEY HOLD 16 OUNCES OF MUCH-NEEDED COFFEE. THEY HAVE A SNAP-AND-GO LID WHICH MEANS YOU CAN QUICKLY GRAB THAT CUP OF COFFEE AND HEAD OUT THE DOOR, SO THAT YOU’RE MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE NO SPILLS AND NO MESSES WHICH I LOVE. IT’S ALSO GOT A DOUBLE LAYER INSULATION WHICH KEEPS YOUR HANDS NICE AND COOL OBVIOUSLY AND YOUR COFFEE NICE AND WARM, SO REALLY SIMPLIFIES MY ROUTINE SO THAT I CAN THEN TAKE CARE AND FOCUS ON THE KIDS. ALONG THE SAME LINES OF MAKING LIFE EASIER AND SIMPLIFYING OUR ROUTINE, I THINK THE BIGGEST HASSLE OR THE BIGGEST STRESS COMES FROM CLEANING UP THE MESS THAT IS CAUSED FROM BACK TO SCHOOL. THE KIDS COMING IN AND OUT OF THE DOOR DRAGGING MUD, DIRT, THE SPILLS, SO I FOUND ONE TOOL TO HANDLE ALL OF THAT. IT’S CALLED THE REJUVENATE CLICK N CLEAN. IT’S ALL YOU NEED TO SPEED CLEAN ALL OF YOUR FLOOR SURFACES. I’M TALKING ABOUT LAMINATE, TILE, MARBLE, HARDWOOD, EVEN THAT HARD TO GET GROUT. YOU DON’T HAVE TO GET ON YOUR KNEES ANYMORE. YOU CAN USE THIS AS A GROUT BRUSH AND REALLY GET AFTER IT. LIGHTWEIGHT, EASY TO USE. SIMPLY CLICK IN THE SOLUTION, CLEAN, AND GO. IT ALSO HAS THESE TWO REUSABLE MICROFIBER PADS THAT CAN BE WASHED UP TO 400 TIMES, SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE BUYING THOSE OTHER THINGS AND DISPOSING OF THEM. THIS IS ALL YOU’LL NEED, SO GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND GOOD FOR THE BUDGET AS WELL. THIS IS FOUND EXCLUSIVELY AT HOME DEPOT, SO DEFINITELY CHECK IT OUT. ONE TOOL DOES IT ALL. LYSSA: I LOVE IT. I WILL DEFINITELY CHECK THAT OUT. AND WHAT ARE SOME EASY STRESS-FREE SNACK OPTIONS FOR THE FAMILY? EREKA VETRINI: IT’S THE BIGGEST THING, SNACK, SNACK, SNACK. WE ALWAYS NEED A GOOD SNACK FOR THEM. THEY COME HOME. THEY’RE ABSOLUTELY STARVING. I’M LOOKING FOR THINGS THAT DON’T STRESS ME OUT THAT ARE EASY TO MAKE AND THAT ARE GOING TO KEEP THEM HAPPY AND SATISFIED. OUR FAMILY LOVES ELLIO’S PIZZA AND THEIR NEW BREADSTICKS, WHICH I LOVE BECAUSE YOU CAN JUST GRAB AND GO. THEY’RE SO DELICIOUS. LYSSA: I LOVE IT. EREKA VETRINI: MADE WITH 100% REAL CHEESE. THEY ONLY TAKE LESS THAN 15 MINUTES TO MAKE. I FEED THEM WHILE I TRY TO GET THEM TO TALK ABOUT THEIR DAY. THAT’S USUALLY HOW IT GOES. ALSO, ELLIO’S IS DOING SOMETHING REALLY WONDERFUL. FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, THEY’RE AWARDING A $10,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO A PHENOMENAL KID THAT’S OUT THERE SO MAKE SURE YOU LOG ON TO ELLIOS.COM AND CHECK OUT THEIR PHENOMENAL KIDS SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST. AGAIN, $10,000, SO IF YOU KNOW A PHENOMENAL KID IN YOUR LIFE, BE SURE TO CHECK IT OUT. LYSSA: EREKA, THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GREAT TIPS. WE LOVE IT, AND WE WILL BE BACK. YOU ARE WATCHING GOOD DAY KENTUCKY, EVERYONE. EREKA VETRINI: THAT’S RIGHT.