V3-Martin Downs Living-Vol.563

Exterior Accent Lighting for Residential & Commerical Properties

By Gabby Gregory

When you’ve been driving or walking around, you or whoever you are traveling with have probably slowed down or stopped to admire the bright lights decorating a home or business, especially during the holiday season. There’s just something special and beautiful about these twinkling lights, drawing our attention and leaving us to stare at them in wonder and awe. Most of the time, we only really get to see these enchanting lights around the Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa holidays, likely because it’s a hassle to put up all of those lights. You get tangled in all the wires and dig out multiple extension cords only to nd out that half of the bulbs have burned out anyway. Then it’s time for another expensive trip to the store for more cheap, fussy lights that don’t last, especially in Florida weather.

But what if I told you that you don’t have to give yourself a headache over putting up lights on your home or business? And, what if I told you that those pretty lights don’t have to be torn down and tossed away only after being used for one holiday? With Treasure Coast TrimLight, you can light up your life all year long without any work or stress!

Trimlight is a patented exterior lighting system with over 16 million color options for your home, business, patio, pool screen, boat dock, and more. Now, you can celebrate and decorate (with no effort!) not only during the winter season, but also during any day you choose! Whether it’s a birthday, a Superbowl party, Easter, the 4th of July, a gender reveal party, St. Patrick’s Day, or a random Tuesday, your home or business will literally shine like none other.

Treasure Coast TrimLight is an authorized dealer of the Trimlight product, professionally and expertly installing the permanent exterior lighting to remain hidden during the day and dazzle onlookers at night. Owners, business partners, and married couple John and Brennan Brown are at the helm of the business, dedicated to providing impeccable customer service and this “amazing product to homeowners and businesses on the Treasure Coast” after having installed Trimlight on their previous home in Seattle, Washington. So impressed by the product’s high quality and endless possibilities, the Browns decided to bring it to people on the Treasure Coast when they moved back to Port St. Lucie to be with family.

Treasure Coast TrimLight’s year-round exterior lighting has countless programmable colors, animations, and preset options for every major holiday on their userfriendly, cloud-based phone app, which is available for free download on any mobile device. You can schedule

your lights to turn on and off at certain times with just the touch of a button. They can be brightened or lightened, made to move forward or backward, or be arranged in a certain pattern, all with a simple tap. The lights can even be paired to an Apple or Google smart device to “dance” along to music. And, you don’t even have to be in the same country as your home or business to do so! Trimlight is connected to your Internet, so you can control your lights no matter where you may be.

TrimLight offers the very BEST lifetime warranty, plus a 3-year labor warranty. These warranties are second-to-none in the illumination industry. Did a bulb burn out? No sweat! You just call John and Brennan at Treasure Coast TrimLight and they will be there to x it at no charge to you.

John assures, “We pride ourselves on customer service, ensuring that everything is installed in a quality manner and that the product functions as it is supposed to. And if there’s ever a situation that arises, then we are a phone call away!”

John and Brennan encourage you to give Treasure Coast TrimLight a call so you can light up your life at any time of the year with no hard work, frustration, or stress!

Trimlight features energyef cient LED bulbs that are weather proof, water resistant, and have a 50,000-hour lifespan. If, somehow, anything happens to the lights, then Treasure Coast

Call John and Brennan Brown at Treasure Coast TrimLight for a complimentary quote on lights for your home or business! They will schedule a time to come out and measure the structure, and within 24 hours, you’ll have your free quote.

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With Treasure Coast TrimLight, you can have peace of mind knowing that you have a delightful high-quality product built to last.

Treasure Coast TrimLight serves communities on the Treasure Coast from Sebastian to Hobe Sound. To schedule a complimentary quote, call 772-919-5082 or visit treasurecoasttrimlight.com.

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So, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately, about why most of our lives have become so hectic, and lamenting over the good old days. Of course, I know that in hindsight, it was probably hectic back then as well, but I miss the idle time I used to have, even though my husband and I raised four children. Still, it seemed as though there was plenty of time to sit at dinner and go over each other’s day, talk about upcoming plans, and maybe sit down for a quiet evening while the children went to their rooms to do homework. What the heck happened?!

I’m going to go out on a limb here, and blame the internet, and possibly technology in general, but as I write these words, I feel the entire population ganging up on me. Yes, I use the internet everyday. Yes, I ask google for answers to questions that I’m too lazy to research, and yes, I’m on my computer as a writer, non-stop, so who am I to make unkind remarks about the internet? I don’t disagree. All I’m saying is that I feel like families are losing valuable teaching moments, emotional moments, and yes, even punitive moments because everyone has a device in their hands and are spending an inordinate amount of time that could be spent interacting with others. I remember when texting rst became a thing. I thought it was ridiculous. I didn’t see the point of it. If I had something to say, I could just call the person.

en, a er free time was sucked into the atmosphere, I realized the beauty of texting. A sentence is typed and received within moments, and the receive answers immediately. ere is no interruption in time management. In fact, you can be speaking to someone on the phone, and texting someone else at the same time. Magic! I don’t know how we ever lived without texting.

But, I digress. Now, when my grandchildren come over, they are glued to their iPads. In restaurants, I see perfectly well-behaved children with their parents, who are free to dine with the other adults free of the inconvenience of their children’s whining or back-talking, because their children are otherwise involved in FaceTime, Tik-Tok, video games and the like. It seems like a winwin, but sometimes I wonder if it isn’t a lose-lose. When I was a child eating at a grownup dinner table, I had to sit politely, and endure an hour or more of adults reminiscing about generational stories that were handed down from one to another. ose stories may be dying at the dinner table as we speak, because children have no interest in hearing them, and are not subjected to sitting there listening. It feels like our ancestors are begging for a chance to be remembered, but the younger generation has little interest in hearing about anything that doesn’t pertain to them or o er immediate grati cation. Please understand,

Dr. Melfi, Ph.D.

I’m speaking in generalities, not about your children or grandchildren speci cally. I am simply stating that I feel a great loss of free time, storytelling, family time, and just lazy fun in general.

But how do we go back? e sad news is that we don’t. Without technology, we would have to live o the grid, or on another planet to communicate the way we used to. Everything is done with the internet, and even that is changing so quickly I can barely keep up. For those of us who are of a certain age, it seems like we are falling behind quickly, with no chance of catching our breath.

For What it’s Worth, I’d like just one more day of being in a family where it was exciting to nish dinner and look forward to putting a puzzle together or playing a good old fashioned game of monopoly, but that’s just me. A hopeless romantic, and wide-eyed optimist.

Muscle Cra Distillery: We Just Raised the Bar!

The equation is simple... Clean eating + daily exercise = a healthy lifestyle.

A healthy lifestyle, however, also includes balance. Sometimes, we just want (and need!) to let loose without compromising our hard work! Meet the woman who has the answer to achieving this balance — Grace Gillespie. Grace is the sole owner and operator of Muscle Cra Distillery, which is the rst and only distillery located directly in downtown Stuart… and, it’s 100% women-owned!

Growing up, Grace was immersed in a life of tness. Her dad was a bodybuilder, and her brother and nephew were boxers, so the gym was a comfortable and familiar place for her. Grace’s upbringing sparked her passion for an active, healthy lifestyle accentuated by setting numerous high-achieving goals. “I knew,” Grace a rms, “health and tness [were] my life at an early age.” Grace ran cross country, participated in multiple sports, and eventually became an award-winning tness competitor. She is also a nutritionist, and trainereducated by the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA).

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Entrepreneurship At Its Best

As Joel Osteen says, “Sometimes we say faith is spelled R-I-S-K. Sometimes, you’ve got to risk if you feel a calling deep down. You’ve got to take that step of faith.” at mindset is exactly what Grace embraced when she created Muscle Vodka. As a trainer, Grace wants her clients to enjoy a balanced, healthy lifestyle without jeopardizing their tness goals. “I told my clients, eat this food, don’t drink that, try this,” explains Grace.

To help her clients achieve their tness goals, Grace decided to take matters into her own hands to create the best option for people who occasionally drink alcohol but want to maintain clean eating habits. She went to work, and for 4 years, she studied the chemical compositions of food and alcoholbased products. And, in July 2022, Grace got her DSP (distilled spirits plant) license and opened the rst distillery in Martin County. She launched Muscle Vodka in 2017 at the annual Mr. Olympia Competition in Las Vegas, which is the most prestigious tness industry showcase event in the world.

“Alcohol is still alcohol, but I wanted to create the best option,” states Grace.

Muscle Vodka, which is produced and bottled at Grace’s Muscle Cra Distillery, is made from just two ingredients: corn and water. It is gluten-free, charcoal ltered, and cra ed using a reverse osmosis process that produces the cleanest form of water possible. e vodka is smooth and great tasting.

Today, Grace’s Muscle Vodka is an o cial partner with many tness industry showcases and tness centers.

Prior to opening Muscle Cra Distillery, Grace owned and operated a gym and juice bar in Cleveland, Ohio. She took her nutritional know-how and opened her second juice bar last December, which is located right inside the Muscle Cra Distillery in Stuart. All of the smoothies and juices on the menu are completely organic, contain only natural

sugars, and are all under 300 calories! You can also choose from acai bowls and other tempting, yet healthy, snacks to satisfy your hunger... without the guilt!

Created and Distilled On e Premises

All of Muscle Cra Distillery’s products are created and distilled by Grace on premises. In fact, if you take a walk into the distillery located on Osceola Street, then it is hard to miss the 100-gallon working still, which is proudly presented in the front window.

In addition to Muscle Vodka, Grace created Muscle Sparkling Wine, which can be purchased on the distillery’s website (MuscleCra Distillery.com).

Do you have a tness bu to shop for this holiday season? Muscle Cra Distillery o ers small batch, specialty- avored vodkas and whiskey that everyone (even the couch potato) will enjoy! Eggnog, peppermint, and gingerbread vodkas, plus peanut butter whiskey, are not only delicious

and fun, but also clean and smooth! All of these products are available for sale at the distillery.

Stop into Muscle Cra Distillery for a bottle of Muscle Vodka! Or peruse any of Grace’s four books, which cover everything from motivation to cra ing your own healthy cocktail!

LAS VEGAS – The International Franchise Association (IFA) has named Helen Martin, owner of 22 Stretch Zone studios across the U.S., as a 2023 Franchisee of the Year. Martin was honored at the 63rd IFA Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, for being an outstanding franchise establishment owner-operator.

“I am extremely honored to be recognized for growing a brand I am so passionate about. Serving multiple communities and showing them what Stretch Zone has to offer, from our certi ed practitioners to our patented strapping system,

has been so rewarding since rst joining the brand almost 10 years ago,” said Martin. “Being an active member in Stretch Zone’s franchise family has only in uenced my desire to help other franchisees within the system, and I can’t wait for what’s ahead for the brand that’s backed by such inspiring individuals.”

The Franchisee of the Year Award, sponsored by IFA’s partner Paychex, recognizes leading franchise owners from IFA member brands whose outstanding performance and contributions help protect, enhance, and promote the franchise business model. Nominated by their parent company, individuals are selected for their service to their communities, fostering a strong and vibrant workforce, opening the doors for career growth and entrepreneurship, and supporting their fellow franchisees.

“Franchisee of the Year recipients represent the best in franchising,” said Matthew Haller, president and CEO of the International Franchise Association. “This is the highest honor IFA awards to individual franchisees, and local business owners like Helen exemplify the power of franchising and its positive contributions to communities around the world.”

After spending nearly a decade with the brand, Helen has secured her space as one of the strongest franchise owners within the Stretch Zone franchise system and tness industry. Helen owns and operates 22 locations to assist people in need of mobility assistance while also managing 15 additional locations to ensure the success of her fellow franchisees. The impact she has made has proven that she is a vital member of the Stretch Zone team and a leader within the franchise industry.

There are approximately 800,000 franchised businesses across the U.S., providing over 8.4 million direct jobs and generating over $800 billion in economic output. According to Oxford

Helen Martin, Largest Stretch Zone Franchise Owner, Awarded Franchisee of the Year by International Franchise Association

Economics, franchising on average provides higher wages and better bene ts than non-franchised businesses, as well as greater entrepreneurial opportunities to minorities, women, veterans, and other underrepresented communities.

For more information on how to franchise with Stretch Zone, please visit stretchzone. com/franchise.

About the International Franchise Association:

Celebrating over 60 years of excellence, education, and advocacy, the International Franchise Association (IFA) is the world’s oldest and largest organization representing franchising worldwide. IFA works through its government relations and public policy, media relations, and educational programs to protect, enhance and promote franchising and the approximately 790,492 franchise establishments that support nearly 8.4 million direct jobs, $825.4 billion of economic output for the U.S. economy, and almost 3 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). IFA members include franchise companies in over 300 different business format categories, individual franchisees, and companies that support the industry in marketing, law, technology, and business development.

About Stretch Zone

Stretch Zone is the leading franchised stretching concept that offers proprietary, practitionerassisted stretching sessions to help clients achieve enhanced quality of life. It was founded by Jorden Gold in 2004 after seeing rst-hand the bene ts assisted stretching brought to his grandfather. With a steady cadence of location openings, Stretch Zone recently achieved its 257 location milestone. The brand has now set a goal to reach 300 locations in Q3 of 2023. As a pioneer within the health and wellness space, Stretch Zone uses its patented Stretch Zone Stabilization System to aid in increased mobility and muscle function. The system enables clients to accomplish Flexability for Life® with processes to train muscles to move with a greater range of motion, allowing for an easier golf swing or comfortable night’s rest. Clients are welcomed into Stretch Zone by nationally accredited practitioners, a relaxing atmosphere and secure equipment.

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-772-708-5188

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WHAT STRETCH ZONE CAN DO FOR YOU! IT’S TIME TO FOCUS ON YOU.