Keep safe this summer

Hello and welcome to a new blog on Carries Everyday Living.

In this post I am sharing some tips on how to keep safe this summer.

1. The most obvious one, keep a mask with you as you now have to wear them in shops and is compulsory, and make sure you sanitise your hands before and after being in a store, and clean baskets or trolleys before using them
2. Have kids wearing clear and bright clothing. I have added this tip to some of my posts on my parenting blog, and is a great way to keep tabs of your kids when in a park or a holiday resort and there are now smartwatches for kids and then you download an APP and gives maps and picture of your child and where they are
3. All belongings should not be put in a back pocket or an unzipped pocket, because of pick pockets hanging around, especially in places like towns of shops as unfortunately that’s where they are likely to be and I have had this happen to me once when a bag I had was not closed properly
4. Don’t carry too much cash with you but have your cards with you sealed from temptation, and there are now those who can scan your bag with a device and still hack into your personal details. So my tip is to put it into a separate card holder at the bottom of the bag so it will be difficult from those who hack into peoples details from doing so and there are card holders which I like hard cases and can stop this scanning of your details from happening
5. Where sunscreen as even when it is windy can be deceiving and where you are most likely to get burned and please especially make sure your kids are covered as they can burn quite easily and become too hot, so have them wear hats and plenty of suncream and if a baby or toddler try keeping them in the shade a much as possible
6. If you are into exercise and want to exercise outdoors or at home then have windows open with plenty of air and drink plenty of water and try exercising in cooler times of the day, so mainly in the mornings where it can be a lot cooler and if running in the heat put vaseline on your feet as this can help prevent blisters. Try to avoid just wearing your trainers with no socks as they can easily rub, so if possible please where running socks to stop any blisters from occurring with your trainers
7. Avoid bouncy castles as I know they are fun but can burst in the heat and this happened a few summers ago and killed a little girl who was on the bouncy castle at the time. If you have bouncy castle then where possible have it in the shade rather than where it is can attract the sunlight and is a lot safer to use
8. Glass tables. We had one of these tables and was okay because where it was situated it could be quite shady, however in coming across a headline about these tables being recalled, some people who bought these types of tables the glass broke because of the heat of the sun and because when glass gets too hot can break, and this happened in our kitchen once when a glass tumbler was on the draining board, and because it was in a place direct in the sun got too hot and smashed.
9. Pets. Avoid taking them out in the daytime when the ground can be really hot and cause their paws from being sore if walking on really hot ground. Never leave pets in a car locked with no air as they can die when it too much hot, and the same with kids, never leave a child or pet in a very hot car as it can be fatal if you do and can take minutes if not careful for them to overheat
10. Make sure kids are wearing shoes and not barefeet when walking on concrete if on holiday or in parks as the ground can be very hot and they can burn their feet. If in sand it is ok usually but not on hard services like concrete.

When on holiday remember to keep following the social distancing rules when out and about and to wash your hands throughout the day to keep you and everyone safe.

I wish you have very happy Saturday, and I will post on this site again tomorrow, so many thanks for reading,

 

Carrie X