We love to travel at Christmas.
Last year we took a short break to London and this year we’re ridiculously excited about a forthcoming short break in Chicago. I know, I know. It’ll be freezing and isn’t it a long way to go for a short break? But there are big Christmas trees and snow and skating and… well, why not, basically.
Leaving home is always a bit worrying, though, especially when you’re sharing your travels with the world on social media. Although we have house and dog sitters on standby, lots of families don’t at this time of year. So I’m really pleased to be teaming up with home security experts Canary to try out their fab home security safeguard.
Canary is a complete security solution for your home that looks stylish and unobtrusive, AND works via your mobile phone. No wiring, no complex set-up, just a smartphone app, and a security device.
The Canary captures high-quality HD video clips and activity updates, and sends them direct to your smartphone, allowing you to check in even while you’re shivering on a snow slope (or listening to Uncle Brian’s Theory of Why You’re Not Married Yet for the 100th time). It will detect motion and changes in temperature and other environmental conditions.
Canary also has a 90dB siren, and an option to contact police and fire authorities direct from your phone, if there’s an emergency. Cleverly, the device learns your normal routine, so the odds of our dog setting the alarm off when she’s terrorising passing vehicles on our street are minimised.
What we love about the device is its unobtrusive, wireless design – just plug it in and pop it on a shelf. Perfect! On sale now at Apple Stores, Amazon UK, as well as Curry’s PC World, John Lewis, and Maplin stores across England, Scotland, and Wales, and store-uk.canary.is, the Canary is definitely worth a look if you’re travelling this Christmas!
How to Enter
If you fancy giving Canary a try in your home this Christmas, I have a Canary worth £159 to give away to one reader of Who’s the Mummy?
To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post telling me where you’d like to be this Christmas, if you couldn’t be at home. You must comment before midnight on December 16th, 2015.
Remember to complete the competition widget to confirm your entry. The winner will be chosen at random from all eligible entries after the closing date.
Good luck!
Terms: Open to UK residents aged 18+. Prize is as stated, not transferable, no cash alternative available. Prize will be fulfilled by Bite Global PLC. Entry must be made via a comment on this blog post and via the competition widget. Winner to be selected at random from all eligible entries. Winner will be notified by email, details to be shared on this website within two weeks of the closing date. Promoter: Flea Enterprises Ltd, 2 The Old Sawmill, Lytham, FY8 5PL.
About Sally
Sally is a full-time blogger and founder of the Tots100, Trips100, Foodies100 and HIBS100 communities, along with the MAD Blog Awards. She spends a bit too much time on the Internet. She’s also a very happy Mum to Flea, the world’s coolest ten year old.
If I couldn’t be at home I would love to experience cliché that is New York City at Christmas! I imagine it would spectacular. Xx
lapland
If i could not be at home i would like to be with my son in China (He is working there)
I think I would like to be on a cruise in the Caribbean
Somewhere warm 🙂
Disneyland, I think!
If not at home as long as I was with my wife and son I wouldn’t mind.
In Massachusetts with my mama!
Lindy recently posted..Apple Blueberry cake
I’d love to spend this Christmas, in fact all day every day, in San Francisco!
love to go to norway
some where really warm like the maldives
In a log cabin in the alps.
I’d love to visit New York for Christmas
If like to say somewhere snowy, but the smallest would hate being stuck in pram, so somewhere nice and warm with a pool!
In Mauritius as have family who live there 🙂
If I couldnt be at home, I would be in Ystad Sweden. Love the Swedish traditions and also love Wallander, so I could walk the hills and pretend to be a swedish detective !
I’d love to be sitting on a furry sheepskin rug in front of a roaring fire, drinking a steaming mug of hot chocolate in a log cabin while snow falls outside in Norway!
Wrapped up warm in Norway xx
Ideally at home with all my family doesn’t get any better than that
New York!
Disneyland would be amazing!
i love to spend xmas at my mums 🙂
If I couldn’t be at home I’d love to be in Lapland where I could ski, ice skate outdoors and enjoy the beautiful snowy scenery.
At home with family and friends xxx
Where I will be….at my mum & dad’s house in Devon with my entire family!
I know it’s cheesy but I don’t care as long as I am with my mad family!
Somewhere hot with minimal Christmas.
I’d love to be somewhere peaceful and warm, by the sea.
I’d need to know that all my family were fine then I’d be
able to relax and enjoy myself.
I’d love to be able to take the kids to Lapland for Christmas but it is expensive!
I would love to spend Christmas with my mum and dad back in Liverpool
With my other half at home but that might not be possible because of his work commitments
australia a bbq on the beach
Florida
A log cabin in Scotland on a Loch
Has to be New York for me, we went about seven years ago and it was awesome! x
Right here with all my family 🙂 x
the bahamas!
At home with the family – nothing beats that!
Disneyworld would be incredible xxx
i would love to spend xmas in new york
At home with my family. Christmas would not be Christmas without them.
I love to spend Christmas with my lovely Family & friends, but I’d also love to try New York at Christmas, one year 🙂
In Iceland searching for the Northern Lights
On Board Cunard’s QM2
Somewhere warm for a change! Let’s say the Maldives!
New York looks magical
I would love to spend this Christmas with my family in San Francisco. It would be magical.
Where would you love to spend this Christmas? . . . . . . . . . ideally Bondi Beach
lapland with my grandaughter x
would love to spend it in Canada, snowy mountains and being able to go whale watching Christmas day sounds amazing
At home, there’s nothing better!
I would love to spend Christmas with my family in a Swedish log cabin in a heavy snowstorm.
At home with my OH and our families. It’s all about spending time with people for me!
The Swedish Ice Hotel.
Anywhere warm!!!