The Everyday Advantage
Sustainable growth for a centered life
The Everyday Advantage is a space for thoughtful exploration and intentional growth. With book reviews, meaningful meditations, and curated resources, we offer practical tools to help you find balance and live with purpose.
Our goal isn’t about doing more its about learning to live better.
Xfinity Internet Issues in Bartow
I’ve heard from many residents this morning regarding their frustration with Xfinity (Comcast). Like many of you, I pay for their service and am dissatisfied as well. My business is being run from a hotspot today too. Just wanted to clear up a couple of...
Commissioner’s Report – March 15 – 21
The Bartow City Commission meets every first and third Monday at 6 pm in the commission chambers at Bartow City Hall. The weeks with a commission meeting tend to be jam-packed and this week is no exception. We’ve got some pretty exciting opportunities for the...
Bartow’s Record Low Crime Rate in 2020
An elected official’s first charge is to safeguard the residents of the city. The crime rate is one of the measures we look at to gauge our success. Our crime rate has consistently dropped over the last several years. But, when I see headlines like...
Sjoblom Family Photo Shoot with JoeFree Visuals
Jennifer loves few things more than getting our family together for a family photo shoot. And if I am honest, it isn’t my favorite. It is probably just PTSD from the times when our kids were younger. We would bribe them with everything under the...
A Children’s Bible – Book Review
A Children’s Bible feels a lot like what you would expect if you got to meet Jack and Piggy’s parents from the Lord of the Flies. William Golding’s classic is a study in innocence lost. A Children’s Bible had no innocence, to begin with. Don’t...
(Re)Introducing Myself to the Community
Even after serving my first term as a City Commissioner in Bartow, there are still people who don’t know me, my family, or my background. So, now that we are back in campaign season I’ve filmed a very short video (re)introducing myself. The video will...
What Does It Look Like to Reopen a City?
What does it look like to reopen a city? Honestly? Great question. Lots of people are using the word “unprecedented” these days and with good reason. None of us have ever had to deal with a crisis of this magnitude. And yet, life has to...
Three Aspects to Leading Through Change
Being elected as the mayor of Bartow on Monday was an unforgettable experience. Never in my wildest dreams as a kid growing up in this city did I think I would have the opportunity to help lead through the changes in our future. As memorable...