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Smart Home Market to Develop Rapidly by 2030 | Intent Market Research
The Smart Home Market was valued at USD 117.6 billion in 2023 and will surpass USD 253.4 billion by 2030; growing at a CAGR of 10.4% during 2024 - 2030. Advancements in Internet of Things (IoT) technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and connectivity, the smart home market is growing rapidly. In this blog, we'll explore the trends shaping this market, the key technologies driving its adoption, and what the future holds for the industry.
Market Overview: A Rapidly Expanding Industry
What was once limited to luxury homes is now being embraced by mainstream consumers, with smart devices ranging from thermostats and lighting systems to advanced home security solutions.
Major tech giants such as Google, Amazon, and Apple have entered the smart home space, each offering unique ecosystems. These companies are heavily investing in voice-activated technologies, such as Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple's Siri, making it easier than ever to control devices hands-free.
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Key Trends Shaping the Smart Home Market
Several factors are contributing to the rise of smart homes:
Increased Focus on Energy Efficiency: Consumers are becoming more environmentally conscious, seeking energy-saving solutions. Smart thermostats like Nest or Ecobee allow users to optimize their energy usage, reducing their carbon footprint and saving on energy bills.
Security and Surveillance: Smart cameras, doorbells, and locks are becoming essential components of modern homes. The ability to monitor your home remotely and receive real-time alerts offers peace of mind to homeowners.
Health and Wellness Integration: The pandemic has highlighted the importance of home health monitoring systems. Devices like smart air purifiers, sleep monitors, and even fitness trackers are becoming integral parts of the smart home ecosystem.
Interconnectivity and Automation: Smart homes are becoming more seamless with the integration of IoT devices. From turning off the lights with a voice command to setting schedules for appliances, automation is making daily life more efficient.
Technologies Driving the Smart Home Market
The smart home industry is built on several core technologies that allow devices to communicate and operate harmoniously:
IoT (Internet of Things): IoT is the backbone of the smart home ecosystem. By connecting devices through the internet, it enables real-time data exchange and device interoperability.
Voice Assistants: Voice control has become a cornerstone of smart homes, with systems like Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple’s Siri leading the charge. These AI-powered assistants allow users to control devices through natural language, making interaction more intuitive.
AI and Machine Learning: AI enhances the capabilities of smart devices, enabling them to learn user habits and preferences. For example, smart thermostats can predict when you’re home and adjust the temperature accordingly, improving both comfort and energy efficiency.
5G Connectivity: The roll-out of 5G networks will further accelerate the adoption of smart homes by providing faster, more reliable connections. This will support a larger number of devices and enable real-time interactions, even in densely populated areas.
Challenges in the Smart Home Market
While the smart home market is growing rapidly, it still faces some challenges:
Privacy and Security Concerns: With an increasing number of connected devices, the risk of cyber-attacks grows. Smart home companies are investing in cybersecurity measures, but consumers remain wary of data privacy and potential breaches.
Interoperability Issues: Many smart devices operate within proprietary ecosystems. Ensuring that devices from different manufacturers can communicate seamlessly remains a challenge.
High Initial Costs: Despite falling prices, some smart home systems still carry a high upfront cost. While these investments often pay off in terms of convenience and energy savings, they may deter budget-conscious consumers.
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The Future of Smart Homes
The smart home market shows no signs of slowing down, and the future promises even more exciting developments. As AI, IoT, and 5G continue to advance, we can expect:
More Personalized Experiences: AI-driven insights will allow smart homes to become more personalized, predicting needs based on behavioral patterns.
Increased Focus on Sustainability: Smart homes will play a crucial role in creating energy-efficient, eco-friendly living environments, with innovations like smart grids and solar power integrations.
Smart Communities: In the future, smart homes could evolve into smart neighborhoods, where homes share resources like power and data, creating more sustainable and interconnected communities.
Conclusion
The smart home market is transforming the way we live, offering unprecedented convenience, security, and sustainability. As technologies evolve and become more affordable, we can expect smart homes to become a standard feature in households worldwide. For consumers, embracing this shift will not only enhance their lifestyle but also contribute to a more efficient and sustainable future.
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Home Is Where The Heart Is
18+ content MDNI
pairing: jake ‘hangman’ seresin x sarah grant (fem!oc) characters: sarah grant, jake seresin, the bradshaws (bradley, alyssa, and leia), the dagger squad, penny and amelia, sarah's team and assitant coach Cameron Kamp, misc characters warnings: language, military homecoming, pregnancy, pregnancy hormones, crying, brief mentions of religion, cheesy lovey dovey shit, THIS DOES CONTAIN SMUT, you have been warned, breeding kink, pregnancy sex, a ruined pair of jeans, oral (fem recieving), unprotected p in v (don't be dumb) word count: ~8.5k a/n: this story is inspired by ‘His Little Girl’ (bradley bradshaw x reader) by the lovely @roosterscockpit ( @milesdickpic ) and characters from this story are mentioned. also, yes, the oc is based on me lol (well a fantasy version lol) PLEASE READ: i know it's been a while but this part in the story takes place in late June this is part 8 in the series, found here -> j and s universe loose summary: it's time for a reunion
They say home is where the heart is, but what about when your heart is on an aircraft carrier in the middle of the ocean? Is that where your home is?
Cause that’s where Sarah’s heart was. Thousands of miles away, on a floating hunk of metal. It shouldn’t be there, it should be by her side. Her heart should be rubbing her back and cradling her growing belly. Not getting sonogram photos in the mail.
But that’s where it was, because that’s where Jake was.
Their home rarely ever felt like one when he was gone. It was quiet and cold.
Except for the days Sarah and Jake got to video call.
Sure, it wasn’t exactly the same – but they would take what they could get.
“We still need to have a baby shower,” Jake said as he watched Sarah clean from her computer on the counter. “I’m not having one until you get home, Jake,” she answered, a sigh behind the words. She’d told him the same thing since after the gender reveal.
He sighed, watching her move around the kitchen, “Sarah, what if I’m not back by the time you have the kids? Then you’re stuck at home with nothing.” She shrugged and wiped down the counter, “I’ll go shopping then.”
“Sarah, the whole point of a baby shower is to eliminate the need for us to spend our own money,” Jake said, trying to get her to understand that it was okay to have one without him.
Sarah stopped cleaning and looked at him. “Jake, there are things I want to have your opinion on. Like strollers and carseats and cribs. I want to buy those things with you, I want to do all that with you.”
“Sugar…”
“Jake, I don’t want to do these things by myself. I’m already having to set up the nursery by myself.”
He furrowed his brow, “The squad isn’t helping you?” She sighed and scratched her forehead, “No, no, they are. It’s just… I want your say in these things. I need your opinion.”
Jake gave her a small smile, “Sweetheart, the nursery doesn’t need to be fancy. We’ll be moving after the wedding anyway.” Sarah sighed and rubbed her belly, “I guess you’re right… I just miss you. They do too.” He nodded, “I miss you too Sugar. I’ll be home before you know it.”
“When do you come home?” She asked him softly, hand still rubbing her belly. He sighed, “I’m still not sure…” Sarah bit her lip and nodded.
“I’m so sorry, Sugar… I wish they would decide, I want to be home with you.” She gave him a shaky smile, “I know you do, Love… I want that too, but as long as you come home, I’ll be happy.”
Jake smiled at her, “I love you, Sugar.”
“I love you too, Cowboy,” she smiled back before looking at the list on the fridge and sighing.
“What’s wrong Sarah?”
She shook her head, “Oh it’s nothing. I just remembered all the stuff I need to get for the banquet that’s not this Saturday but the next Saturday.”
Jake smiled, “How much have you gotten done?” Sarah groaned and rubbed her face, “None of it. And I have so much to do…”
She didn’t want to hang up on him, having him on her computer screen helped her to feel like he was home. Made the home feel less lonely, made her feel less lonely. And the twins got to hear their dad’s voice.
“I don’t wanna hang up either Sugar…”
Sarah sighed and looked back at him. He always seemed to know what she was thinking, even a million miles away Jake could read her like a book.
She leaned on the counter, giving him a soft, loving look as she smiled. “But we both have things we need to do…”
Jake nodded, resting his head on his fist, “Unfortunately…”
“We’ll talk tomorrow?” Sarah asked, hopefulness in her tone but she knew it wasn’t a guarantee.
He nodded and sat up, “But I can’t video call tomorrow, so it’ll have to be over the phone.” She nodded and stood, her hand rubbing her belly, “We look forward to it.” Jake smiled, love engulfing his eyes as he looked at her.
“I can’t wait til I’ve got ya back in my arms Darlin’. The day can’t come fast enough.”
“I love you Jake. So do they.”
“I love you too Sarah. And you two little troublemakers in there, Daddy’ll be home soon.”
Sarah sighed and readied her cursor on the “End Call” button. “Bye Darlin’.” “Bye Sugar.”
They ended the call at the same time before their tears could fall. Both waited until the little light by the camera turned off before they broke down crying.
Over the next week and a half, Sarah and the squad got all the decorations ready for the banquet. They put together the centerpieces and planned out where everything would go.
The centerpieces weren’t too hard to make. One of them was simply a bouquet of daisies and greenery with a softball in the middle; the other was a vase with softballs in it and a yellow rose and green hydrangea flower arrangement on top.
Amelia had gotten extremely into baking, and she was actually quite good at it. So, to save a little bit of money, Sarah asked her to bake a few of the desserts for the team. Most importantly, gift softball cookies for the seniors with their name and number on them. Sarah, of course, bought her the ingredients and paid her for her work.
Other desserts would be brought by parents and players, along with fruit and veggie trays.
Cyclone offered to cook, grill or something, but the school insisted on paying for it to be catered since they weren’t paying for much else.
So, the team decided on both pasta and barbeque. Sure, not exactly tied together, but girls like their options!
And with all of it being taken care of, all Sarah had to do was sit down and make the awards, which didn’t take very long at all.
Then all she had to do was wait for the day.
The morning of the banquet Sarah woke up early, the twins wanting to start the day as soon as possible.
“Alright babies, okay okay I’m up,” she groaned as she sat up in her bed. She took a few breaths as she sat on the edge of her bed, massaging her lower back. “It’s 5:30, Penny and I aren’t setting the Hard Deck up until 10. Why can’t I just sleep in?”
She got out of bed and went to her and Jake’s closest to get her clothes out for the banquet. A shin length cream colored dress, one of Jake’s shirts that matched the school's colors, and a pair of tan Nike shoes.
Sarah was not about to wear heels, not with her sore and swollen feet. Sandals were also off the table, because again her feet were swollen and she couldn’t see past her belly to see her toes to paint them.
Could she have gone to get them done? Sure, but the one smell that managed to make her sick this far into her pregnancy was the smell of a nail salon. So she had resulted to socks and using press ons or glue on nails from the store.
“Okay, I just need to wash my face and freshen up, then get dressed.”
She went to the bathroom and turned the water on to let heat up while she re-tied her bun and put on a headband.
Once the water was warm, Sarah grabbed her morning face wash and wet her face.
“Oh, Finley,” she hissed as she started to wash her face.
Finley seemed to have a preference for being active early in the morning and loved to kick virtually the same spot all the time.
“You have got to chill, baby girl,” she said, looking at the side of her belly that her daughter was occupying. “I know you’re excited about Mama’s busy day, just can you kick somewhere besides my bladder?”
She watched her belly move with another kick. “Thank you baby.”
After getting dressed, Sarah gathered what wasn’t already at the Hard Deck and put it in her car.
“Okay, now I won’t forget those… but what do I do in the meantime?”
She looked down at her belly, “Let’s start planning a shower, just so Daddy and Mama don’t have to start from scratch.” Sarah grunted a little at the kick she received, but it was gentle so it also made her smile. “Alright, laptop and my water cup and to the couch we go.” She set an alarm for 9 and sat on the couch.
Opening her laptop, she went straight to Pinterest and began pinning ideas into a board for her and Jake to go through later. He may be on a ship in the middle of the ocean but he was still going to be a part of the planning process. She cared about his input and a few thousand miles wasn’t going to change that.
So for the next few hours she compiled ideas for decor and food, games and prizes. She found a few lists of items for a registry just to have something to go off of.
By the time her alarm went off she had a lot of ideas in that board along with her having gotten distracted by food recipes and pictures of cows and puppies.
She got up and packed her laptop away in her bag before she grabbed it and her phone. Swiping her keys from the bowl, she locked up the house and went to her car.
Once she was seated and buckled, she put in an order at Chick-fil-A so she could pick it up before meeting everyone at the Hard Deck.
When Sarah got to the bar, pretty much everyone was already there, most likely cleaning or waiting for her to arrive.
She got out of her car and slipped her bag onto her shoulders before grabbing the food bags and the drink carriers. However, once she got situated with the drinks, she noticed the framed awards sitting in her front seat.
“Shit,” she cursed, trying not to fumble the drinks and send them crashing to the gravel of the parking lot. “I just had to order drinks… shit okay Sarah, just do the easy, smart thing and sit everything down, pick up the awards and then grab everything else. You can do that.”
And she did exactly that, managing to tuck all the awards under her arms and then re-pick up everything.
Sighing, she walked toward the bar’s door, making sure to move carefully so as to not drop anything.
Inside, Penny noticed Sarah coming towards the bar, looking like a Jenga tower trying to walk and not fall over.
“Oh my goodness gracious,” she said, sitting up a bit straighter as she noticed Amelia come out of the bathroom. “Hey, Amelia, will you go help Sarah? She’s trying to do a single trip and I don’t want her to fall.” Amelia nodded and immediately went to go outside, “Yeah, sure Mom.”
As Amelia headed to the door, Sarah had stepped onto the sidewalk to go to the stairs.
But as she brought her other foot up, she didn’t get it quite high enough which caused her to trip.
She, thankfully, didn’t fall, but in her attempts to keep herself from falling forward she stuck her arms out to balance herself. And as she stood up straight to catch her breath and held her hand to her chest to calm her racing heart, she looked down and realized that her quick response had caused her to drop the awards and the two drink carriers.
She swore in frustration, “Dicks!”
“Oh my god are you okay?” Amelia immediately asked as she opened the door, having seen the near fall just as she opened the door.
Sarah nodded, “I’m fine, I just dropped the drink and awards…” Tears stung her eyes as she spoke, looking down at the mess at her feet.
Both Sarah’s shout and Amelia’s tone had caught the aviators’ attention and they immediately came outside.
“Hey what happened?” Bradley asked, coming out first with worry on his face as he looked between Amelia and Sarah.
“I just tripped, Roo, I’m fine,” Sarah told him before sniffling a little bit. She cleared her throat a bit and held the bags of food out, “Least I didn’t drop the food.” Bradley nodded and took them, handing them off to Amelia.
He stepped forward and felt something crunch under his foot. When he looked down he realized that it was only ice but there was still shattered glass and some plastic from the frames that had broken off. He heard Sarah sniffle again.
Bradley looked at her, watching her shake out her hands before covering her face. He knew she was on the verge of tears so he tried to comfort her, “Hey, hey, it’s okay. We can clean it up.”
“I dropped all the fucking drinks, I’m sorry guys,” she said, as annoyed frustrated tears slipped down her face. She huffed and looked at styrofoam cups that sat broken on the concrete. “I’m really really sorry guys. I just didn’t want to come back outside and I-”
“Hey, hey,” Javy said, gently grabbing her shoulders. “Hey, look at me.” Sniffling, Sarah lifted her gaze to Javy. “There she is. Hey, don’t worry about this, it’s just drinks.” Nat came over, her and Reuben squatting down to pick up the cups and carriers. “Yeah, it’s alright, there’s drinks inside or someone can go pick up drinks,” Mickey said, already pulling out his keys. Bob nods next to him, “Yeah, there’s a convenience store just up the road. Fanboy and I can go get drinks.”
At the reassurance from her friends, Sarah nods and wipes her face, sniffling as she calms down a bit. “Yeah… yeah you’re right. You’re right…”
She took a deep breath and looked down at the mess again, tears gathering up again at the sight of the broken picture frames. But she swallows the tears and squats down, mumbling a little to herself to try and stay calm.
“The awards don’t need frames, the girls won’t c-” She stopped mid amendment when she turned them over, finding that the spilled drinks had soaked and stained the cardstock. “Damn it…”
She covers her face as the frustrated tears fall once more, “They’re ruined… this day is already off to a bad start…”
Javy shook his head and squatted down with her, “Hey, no, none of that pretty mama.” He tilted her chin up and wiped the tears from Sarah’s cheeks, “We still got all day to make up for this accident. Bob and Fanboy already left to go get more drinks, and did you bring your laptop?” She nodded, “Yeah, it’s in my bag.” “Good, I’m sure Penny has a printer in the office and you can reprint the awards in there. We can make the day better,” he helped her to stand and she giggled a bit as she wiped her eyes.
“Yeah, yeah, Jav, you’re right. I guess it’s just the pregnancy hormones and the stress of today. Thank you.” He nodded and smiled, “Course, now let’s get inside and eat. I bet the little bugs are hungry.”
Just as he said that, Finnegan kicked Sarah’s bladder, “Yes, they are, but now I also reeeaaallly have to pee.”
They all laughed at that. “Then let's get you inside.”
After breakfast and the Hard Deck getting a thorough cleaning from the squad while Sarah reprinted the awards, they all went out for lunch before getting last minute decor and supplies.
When they got back to the bar they got everything set up. The squad moved picnic tables down to the sand to clear the deck as much as necessary while Penny, Amelia, Alyssa, and Sarah swept what sand they could off the deck. And one table was set up to hold gifts and awards.
After that was taken care of, decor such as banners and light were strung up. Rooster and Payback hung a flag sign that read “CONCESSIONS” above the door from the deck into the bar. The food and drinks would be set up inside to keep bugs and sand from getting into it.
All of the table decor and smaller things would be set up later so they didn’t get snatched or knocked off and broken.
Once the big stuff was out of the way, the squad gathered in the bar to have a victory drink before heading home to shower and get ready.
While Sarah and the others headed straight home to get showers and change, Bradley had to take a quick detour.
“Bradley, where are we going?” Alyssa asked, realizing he wasn’t headed toward their home.
He chuckled a little, “You’ll see honey, but you can’t say anything. Sarah’s team wants to surprise her with something.” He turned toward the dockyard, “Or should I say someone?”
Alyssa’s brow furrowed, a little confused by the vagueness, but she went with it, “Alright.”
Bradley just chuckled, driving down the road before pulling into the dockyard and parking. “Okay, do you want to come with me or stay in the car?” Alyssa shrugged, “How long are you gonna be?” He shook his head as he unbuckled, “Not long at all, Honey.”
She nodded and rubbed her bump, “Okay, I’ll stay here, but I won’t promise I’ll be awake by the time you get back.” He chuckled and kissed her cheek. “I’ll be right back.”
Rooster got out of the Bronco and jogged toward the docks.
There were a few people there still, but a lone pilot, off to the side on his phone, stuck out to him.
“Yo! Hangman!”
Bradley waved with a huge grin on his face as Jake looked up at him, “Bradshaw! Took you long enough!” Jake walked over to him, pulling him in for a quick hug and patting him on the back, “Long time no see Rooster.” He chuckled, clapping Jake on the shoulder, “C’mon, let’s go. You hungry?”
“Yes, I’m starving actually.” “Well, let’s get you to the house and you can eat the leftover pizza in the fridge. If Leia and Mav haven’t yet.”
Jake nodded and chuckled, “Yeah, let’s go.”
A few hours later, after changing, scarfing down a few slices of pizza, and getting a lot of Leia cuddles, Jake and the Bradshaws left for the bar.
“Are you excited to see Aunt Sarah again Uncle Jakey?” Leia asked him from her spot next to him in the backseat. Jake nodded with a bright smile, “I am Leia, but she doesn’t know I’m home yet, so you have to keep it a secret. Can you do that for me?”
Leia nodded her head enthusiastically and saluted him, “Yes, operation don’t tell Aunt Sarah Uncle Jakey is home is a-go!” Jake and her parents laughed. “Thank you, Captain Bradshaw,” he said, saluting her back.
They both laughed a little more before settling.
Jake looked out the window, looking at the California sky as his mind drifted.
His only thoughts were of Sarah and the two little bugs she was carrying. Being on that carrier so far away, not being able to be near them at all made him feel horrible. He’d missed out on so many milestones of her pregnancy. Of course Sarah told him everything and sent him plenty of photos, but it just wasn’t the same.
Hell, he didn’t only miss her pregnancy milestones, he missed her career milestones.
This was her first year as head coach of the softball team and she took them to the state championship and won! Sure, he saw it through a phone camera and still celebrated with her. But he wished that he could have been in the moment with her. Share her joy with her in real time.
She got fucking coach of the year and he didn’t get to celebrate with her over dinner. He didn’t get to walk around the grocery store or the mall and tell everyone he saw that his girl was “an amazing coach with the plaque to prove it" just to see the shy smile on her face as she blushed.
But he was here now and he was going to make up for lost time.
Sarah walked around the bar, greeting players and their parents as they walked in.
She honestly sounded like a gleeful broken record, greeting everyone in generally the same way. “Hi, so glad you could make it! We’ll be starting around 5, seating is outside but you’re welcome to play pool or darts as we wait until then.” And multiple variations of that.
Everyone mingled and played the various games inside the bar, a few of them going out to play cornhole, which was graciously provided by Warlock.
“Aunt Sarah!”
At the sound of the littlest Bradshaw’s voice, Sarah gasped playfully and turned to greet her, “Leia Rey!! Oh how are you? Did you have fun with Papa Mav today?” Leia nodded and hugged her, “I did!” Sarah smiled at her, “That’s great! Well, I’m sure the girls would love to know you’re here. If it’s okay with your mama and daddy, you can go say hi.”
Leia turned to her parents with her puppy eyes, “Can I Mommy?” Alyssa nodded and laughed, “Yes baby, but don’t go outside unless you tell me or daddy okay?” “Yes ma’am!”
She ran off to the group of girls, who immediately got excited to see her and lifted her onto the pool table.
“Those girls love her so much,” Sarah said as she turned back to Alyssa and Bradley. “Yeah they do.”
Bradley was smiling like an idiot trying not to spill the fact that Jake was currently using his spare key to take Sarah’s car to kill time until speeches.
“Okay, I’m going to get some things situated, then I think that we’re gonna get started.”
Both Alyssa and Bradley nodded as Sarah smiled and walked away.
“Thank goodness… I’m so bad at keeping secrets,” Bradley sighed, rubbing his face. Alyssa chuckled and patted him on the shoulder, “Well, you’ve done good so far Honey. Just a little while longer.”
After checking what needed to be checked, Sarah got everyone’s attention.
“Hey! Hi everyone! We are so so happy you could make it out tonight, and be with us to celebrate your girls and the hard work they put in this year. First we are going to eat, then our AD, myself and Coach Kamp, and one of our seniors will give a speech, and finally we will end with awards and photos!”
The group clapped and cheered a little.
Sarah smiled and clapped her hands together, “Okay, I’m going to say grace really quick and then we can all dig in and go sit outside.”
She said a quick prayer over the food before everyone dug in and got a plate of food to go sit out on the beach.
About halfway through everyone’s second plate, or dessert, they decided to start speeches.
The Athletic Director was up first. He introduced himself and told everyone how long he had been with the school, and all that fun stuff. He talked about the team's stats over the season. Praised the girls and their dedication and effort, praised the coaches for their roles and impact on the team.
“I must say, we’ve had plenty of coaches over the years, but Coach Grant really stands out. She came here and brought an energy that the students adore. She’s done an absolute fantastic job, and no discredit to Coach Kamp. Both have created a team like none other, and it is their first official year coaching together. I can only imagine what the future holds for the program.”
Sarah smiled at him and shook his hand before a quick hug as her assistant took the microphone.
“Okay, so most of you know me, I went to school with a lot of either your younger siblings or older children,” Cameron said, pulling a laugh from everyone. “These girls have been such a delight and blessing to coach and watch progress throughout the season and I can only imagine where these seniors will go. Can we get another round of applause for the 2023 State Champs!”
The crowd clapped and whistled, dying down once Cam spoke again.
He continued to brag about the girls sharing some funny things that happened before moving to talk about Sarah.
“Now, this woman right here, she is a beast. She came here last year being thrown into the head coach position of not one, but two sports. And she has absolutely killed it. She cares so much about her students and her players, and it’s truly a privilege to coach with her.”
Sarah chuckled and shook her head as Cam pulled her in for a side hug. “Stop, oh my goodness!” She fanned her face, “Pregnancy hormones and speeches don’t mix.” Everyone laughed and clapped as Sarah took over the microphone.
She smiled and wiped her eyes, “Oh gosh, so I’m going to apologize now for both my previous crying and any future crying that occurs.”
Sighing lightly, she looked around at everyone, “Wow… okay okay, so as most of you know, I am not from here, if you couldn’t tell from my accent. I come from a small town in Arkansas, one where everyone knows everyone. I wish I could say I don’t know how I ended up here, but we all know that isn’t true.”
Tears pricked her eyes at the vague mention of Jake, but she cleared her throat and pressed on.
“But I feel like I’m right where I’m supposed to be. Truly, I feel so blessed. I hope I’ve proven to you this past year just how much I care for my students and players. I know the way I approach things can be a little different than coaches in the past but… that’s why I’m here. I want every one of your children to succeed on and off the field, and in and out of the classroom. And that means I will do what I have to to make sure that happens.”
She looked at the tables where the players sat, “This group of girls… they are so so hard working. And I hope I made as big an impact on them as they’ve made on me. I was so nervous, so unbelievably nervous to come here and start coaching. It’s… It’s very different from how I was coached. And I knew I was going to step on toes with how I was gonna coach my team. I want to thank you all for sticking with me and trusting me.”
Sarah let out a watery chuckle as she watched the seniors fan their faces and wipe their eyes.
“Oh my seniors, I wish we had more time together. But I’m so very thankful for the time we had. My door will always be open to you, for whatever you need. And I know that you will be successful, whatever you put your mind to.”
Teary eyed with shaky smiles, the seniors got up and shared a group hug with her.
Parents and the school’s photographer snapped a few photos of the lovely moment before they pulled away, Lauren taking the microphone.
“Don’t put away your tissues just yet folks,” she said, wiping her eyes with a laugh. “All of us put a speech together and I was elected to read it. And I am so so excited.”
Lauren looked at Sarah, “Coach, I know you want to sit down, so we have a bar stool for you to sit on. Because you deserve to have a seat.” Sarah shook her head with a light laugh and sat on the stool.
“I’m aware this sounds like the one I gave at the basketball banquet, but please bear with me, it’s worth it to listen to the end.”
The teenager pulled out a sheet of paper and cleared her throat, comically sipping a cup of water before starting.
“As student athletes, coaches make up a pretty big part of our career. They teach us so much more than our sport; they teach us valuable life lessons. Such as: leadership, teamwork, accountability, punctuality, and so many more I can’t name off the top of my head. These lessons will stick with us all of our lives, lessons that we won’t forget.
You thank us for taking a chance with you, Coach… But we want to thank you for taking a chance on us.
Thank you… for pushing us. For pushing us to be our absolute best on and off the field. We are sure there are countless times that you wanted to ring our necks, instead you lit a fire under our feet and didn’t let us settle for mediocre. Because we are so much more than that. Thank you for seeing that when we didn’t.
Thank you, Coach… for believing in us. For not letting us quit and taking time to show us how much you care. You have given us so much support in such a short time and we will forever be grateful for that.
Thank you for the sacrifices you’ve made. The hours spent working with us and making us feel seen and heard. The hours you lost sleep over us because you could have slept in, especially the last 7-8 months, but you wanted to give us every opportunity you could to practice.
Thank you for everything you’ve done for us.”
Sarah was sobbing by the end, a shaking hand covering her mouth but not hiding the smile. Lauren and the other seniors were crying as well, all coming in for another hug.
“Okay, we have a gift for you. But don’t open it yet, okay?” Lauren said as she wiped at her cheeks. “And we have another surprise for you, but first the seniors have one more person we want to thank.”
Lauren turned toward the door, gesturing with a slightly trembling hand while smiling, which caused everyone to turn toward the door.
“Will Lieutenant Jake Thomas Seresin please come to the stage?”
It almost took too long for his name to register in Sarah’s brain but the moment the blond aviator was stepping out of the Hard Deck, she was sobbing again. Slipping off the barstool with little grace, she ran as best she could to her fiancé with him meeting her quickly in an embrace.
Sarah couldn’t form words through her tears, but she didn’t need to. She was clinging desperately to Jake’s jacket with one hand as the other threaded in Jake’s hair. Her hot tears wetted his neck but he didn’t care, she was in his arms again.
“I’m here Darlin’. I’m here,” he said lowly, cradling her head as he wrapped an arm around her waist. Tears pricked his own eyes, feeling the twins kicking as Sarah’s bump pressed to his abdomen.
Sarah pulled back and rested her forehead on his, “You’re home… you’re really home.” Jake smiled and nodded, “I’m home Sugar.” She let out a watery giggle before kissing him deeply, fist balling in his shirt to make sure he wouldn’t go anywhere.
Jake reacted similarly, both hands holding her jaw to keep her close before wrapping an arm around her shoulders and one hand on her bump.
The kiss was electric, months of separation being mended by this one act. Tears of longing turned to ones of joy as they mixed together on their cheeks. And in that moment, two souls were making up for time lost.
Everyone around them cheered, clapping and some were most definitely crying.
Sarah and Jake lips disconnected as they laughed, meeting together again in quick succession before they turned to everyone with smiles.
“Who knew? I know some of you knew, who was it?” Sarah asked, wiping her eyes and pointing an accusatory finger at them all. The crowd laughed and Jake kissed the top of her head, “I don’t know about the parents but the squad knew and the girls knew, this was actually their idea.”
Her jaw dropped and she looked at her players, “What?”
They all laughed and proceeded to explain that when Jake had video called the week before the state championship game that is when they planned everything. It was a simple plan really. Once they knew the date Jake was coming home, they all agreed that doing it at the softball banquet would be best because they wanted to be a part of the reunion.
“Oh my goodness, girls… thank you,” Sarah said before they all had a quick group hug.
When it disbanded, Jake kissed Sarah’s temple before sitting down, Leia immediately climbing into his lap. She smiled after him before getting back on the deck and grabbing the microphone.
“Alright, who is ready for awards?”
When they got home a few hours later, they were nearly on one another when the door closed.
“Sugar, while I love this dress, I need you to take it off before I tear it off of you. I’d hate to ruin it,” Jake nearly growled in her ear as she shut and locked the door.
She bit back the moan, but leaned back against his chest, “Take the food to the kitchen and meet me upstairs, Daddy.”
“As you wish, pretty mama~” Jake rasped in her ear, hand running over her bump before he nibbled her ear.
He turned to go towards the kitchen, smacking Sarah’s ass playfully before going to put leftovers in the fridge as she tossed her bag on the couch before going upstairs.
When she got upstairs and in the bedroom, she immediately started getting undressed.
Her shoes got thrown toward the closet, her socks thrown haphazardly toward the basket by the bathroom door. She took Jake’s button up off and laid it on the bed before slipping her dress down her body and letting it pool at her feet. Last came her bra and panties, falling to the pile at her feet.
She put Jake’s shirt back on and went to the bathroom to wait for him.
Jake hadn’t even bothered to put leftovers in the fridge neatly, he shoved things over and found places where they would fit for now.
He took the stairs two at a time, his tight jeans being both a hindrance and his drive to get to his bedroom faster.
When he got there, the first thing he saw was the pile on the floor next to the bed and both his jacket and shirt joined them.
“I’m in the bathroom Cowboy.”
A wolfish grin split his features and he toed off his shoes, thankful to have changed out of his work boots.
He walked into the bathroom, seeing the love of his life with her hip against the counter, his shirt barely covering her nipples. “Oh, look at you, my gorgeous girl,” he drawled out, immediately putting his hands on her hips to pull her close.
“My handsome man~” She purred, her hands going straight to his chest.
Grinning, he planted a kiss on her lips. Innocent and delicate at first before his hands were pushing the button down off her shoulders, immediately turning the kiss into hungry and desperate.
Jake pressed Sarah against the bathroom counter, his large, calloused hands roaming her now naked body.
“Fuck, Sugar, I missed you so damn much~” He grunted out between hot kisses.
Sarah’s head fell back, exposing her neck to her fiancé as her nails scratched his torso. “I missed you too Cowboy~” Her hand grazed over the bulge in his jeans before palming him, “I missed this too~”
His hips bucked involuntarily at her touch, craving the skin on skin contact. His body ached for her soft caresses and fleeting kisses, the chill left behind on his hot skin after her fingers danced along his muscles. He ached for her.
The low groan vibrated against her neck, sending a wave of arousal through her. Jake’s head nuzzled slightly against hers before he kissed her again.
Her hand threaded into his hair as his hands softly rested on both sides of her bump. His thumbs traced soothing circles on her skin and she brought him closer.
Jake moved to the side, just to get a better angle to deepen the kiss and bury his hand in Sarah’s hair.
His unoccupied hand moved down to run its fingers through her folds. “Damn, pretty mama, so wet for me already~”
“You’ve been gone for weeks, Jake. The moment I saw you, my hormones went fuckin’ nuts~”
A needy growl bubbled in Jake’s throat as her hand palmed him in time with the movements of his fingers and she purred against his lips.
After a few more seconds, Jake brought his fingers up to his lips before parting the digits and watching her arousal string between them in a poor attempt to keep them together. Moaning, he slipped the coated fingers in mouth, letting his tongue clean the silky sweetness off of them.
“Mmm, just as sweet as I remember~”
She whimpered and captured his lips, wanting just a little taste. Jake responded in haste, his tongue dipping into her mouth and sharing whatever was left. The hand in her hair tugged a bit and the other cupped her neck as he pressed her against the counter.
When they pulled back for air, they rested their foreheads against each other.
“Jake, baby please, I need you between my legs. I’ve missed your mouth on my pussy, please~” Sarah begged against his lips. Her nose nudged his gently, contrasting her desperate plea to have him eat her out like a man starved.
He chuckled lowly and gently nudged her nose back, “You don’t gotta ask me twice, Sugar.”
He kissed down her body, following the goosebumps left by his fingertips until he was on his knees and lifting her leg over his shoulder.
Jake groaned at the sight before him. It was a sight he saw countless times before, but a sight that never got boring.
Humming, he pushed his tongue past her lips, moaning the moment his senses took in everything. His eyes fluttered shut and he worked her cunt from muscle memory. He didn’t need to see to draw pretty sounds from his fiancée’s throat. He knew every curve, every spot that made her putty in his hands.
Every swipe and flick of his tongue drew a moan from her lips. Desperate, pleading moans as her heel dug into his back.
Sarah gripped the counter, blindly trying to reach for Jake’s hair to ground herself. “Fuck Jake!” She managed to finally find his golden locks and thread her fingers through the strands. “Oh shit, don’t stop~”
Her moans bounced off the tile of the bathroom, echoing and letting Jake hear them for a second time. He could tell she was close, having been deprived of his touch for too long. He couldn’t blame her, he was desperate too.
Jake ran his hand up her leg, a feather light touch until he got to her entrance and easily pushed two digits inside. “Fuck Sugar… y’ so damn tight~”
“Oh fuck, Jake I’m gonna cum~”
“I know, darlin’. I know, cum for me~” He grunted out, his inflamed chest rumbling with the words as he curled and twisted his fingers.
Sarah’s head fell back, a strangled moan forcing itself from her throat as she pulled at his hair and white knuckled the counter to keep herself upright.
The sensation made Jake open his eyes, looking up to see his fiancée as she came. But his eyes caught sight of her baby bump, and Jake fucking lost it.
His lips wrapped around her clit and his other hand dropped to palm himself through his jeans. He moaned and hissed as she clenched around his fingers and lightning shot up his back.
Jake’s hips jerked as his cock twitched and he grinded harder against his own hand, chasing his high just as he brought his Sarah to hers. He saw dots behind his eyelids as his abdomen flexed and reached his peak.
The gentle tug of his hair pulled him back to the real world. Back to the bathroom where his future stood looking down at him with a fucked out expression on her face.
“You alright down there Cowboy?” She asked lightly with a soft smile as she caught her breath. He nodded, a grin splitting his face, “I’m fuckin’ amazing, Sugar…”
She giggled as he stood up, her eyes flickering down, “Oh, Honey, you um..” He chuckled and nodded, reaching over to turn the shower on, “I know, I know.”
While shower sex is usually very fun, Sarah did not want to stay in the shower any longer than she had to. She had been on her feet a lot that day and she was terrified of something happening and her slipping and falling.
So they saved it for the bed, not particularly caring that they had just gotten clean. Jake just got home and they were going to have proper sex, they could just have another shower in the morning.
After drying off, Jake laid down on the bed, Sarah crawling on after him.
“You’re sure about this Honey?” Sarah asked as she straddled Jake, her damp hair dripping onto his chest. “I don’t want to crush you.”
Jake chuckled and reached up to tuck her hair behind her ear, admiring his fiancée in the warm light of the lamp. “You won’t Sugar, I’ll be jus’ fine.”
She nodded and guided her hands to the headboard, “I feel like this is not the position we should be doing this. Because my hips already hurt and I don’t feel like I look sexy up here.” He snorted a little, “I think you look sexy all the time, but if your hips hurt we can switch positions. Your comfort comes first Darlin’.”
“Okay, thank you Jake, because you would have been doing most of the work anyway,” Sarah giggled and moved off of him. He sat up and pecked her lips, “Of course Sugar, how do you want to do this?”
She hummed and kissed him as she thought, “Hmm, I definitely need to be on my side.” Jake nodded and kissed her neck, “We can do that. How do you want me, pretty mama?”
“Inside me Jake, that’s where I want you.”
He hummed and pressed his lips to hers and laid her down, “Don’t have to tell me twice.”
As she laid there, the golden light of the lamp made her glow even more than the pregnancy had.
“God you’re beautiful,” Jake nearly whispered. Though he was always confident when he complimented her, he was just so amazed by her.
He cupped her cheek, thumb grazing her cheek bone. She looked up at him, her warm, tender brown eyes filling this pit in his chest and making his eyes water.
“Fuck.. Sarah I.. I was so homesick… I missed those beautiful brown eyes, looking at me with so much love…”
Sarah teared up as well, her nose and throat burning with emotion as she held his hand to her face. “Jake…” He shook his head before leaning down to press his lips to hers. “It’s okay, I’m home now. I’m home.”
She smiled at him, the infectious expression spreading to Jake’s face before he kissed her again.
“Let me make up for the time I was gone,” he mumbled against her lips before kissing her shoulder as he moved to lay behind her.
Jake slid an arm under her neck to play with her breasts, his other hand sliding the head of his cock through her folds.
“Fuck Jake, please~”
He smiled and laced his fingers with hers as he pushed in slowly.
Sarah gasped lightly, moaning as she squeezed his hand, “Ooohh fuuck, Jake~”
“Oooh now that feels like home~” Jake groaned, a playful twinkle in his eye.
Sarah couldn’t help but laugh a little, rolling her eyes at him. “You’re not funny,” she responded, though her tone and smiling face portrayed the opposite. “Oh Sugar, I’m hilarious,” he said, gently squeezing her hip and nipping at her jaw.
She shook her head playful, making Jake laugh.
When he sobered up, he placed a gentle kiss behind her ear before he started to slowly move.
The slow push and pull of his hips was both pleasuring and infuriating. She could feel every inch and ridge of his cock with every drag, but the pace left her crawling towards the edge.
“Jake, faster Darlin’, please~” She nearly whimpered, letting go of his hand to reach for his head, gripping his hair with gentle desperation.
It wouldn’t take much convincing, Jake was just as desperate as she was. Having been stuck on a carrier with nothing but photos and memories to get the job done. He needed this just as much as she did.
With a small, airy groan, Jake nodded and gripped under her thigh as the other hand massaged her breast. “As you wish, Sugar.” He picked up his pace, his top leg hooking over hers to both adjust the angle and give himself more room. It was faster, but still gentle – knowing that she was sensitive and didn’t want to do anything too rough or crazy.
“Fuck, Jake, I missed you~” Sarah moaned, pulling his damp hair and arching back into him. Her other hand fisted in the sheets, white knuckling the duvet as her fiancé fucked her. “I missed your tailor made cock filling me up~”
“Oh shit~” Jake rasped out against the skin of her neck, biting down on her shoulder as his hips snapped. “Oh! Jake~” She yelped out in surprised pleasure as she held his head in place. “Damn, Sarah, you can’t just fucking say shit like that~”
He said that, yet he wanted to hear more. More about how they were made for each other, like puzzle pieces – a perfect fit. More about how they completed each other – two halves that made up a whole.
Sarah turned her head as best she could, arm hand moving to dig its nails into Jake’s hip. “You’re perfect for me Jake, so perfect~”
Jake’s head fell into the crook of her neck, a small grunt escaping and vibrating against her skin.
Propping himself up on his elbow, and while keeping his movements steady, he captured her lips desperately. His hand came up to cup her cheek as he deepened the kiss, swallowing her moans.
She disconnected their lips, “Jake, I’m close. I’m so fucking close~”
He pressed their foreheads together, his green eye watching her face intensely as he started to grope at her chest purposefully.
The slacking of her jaw and the way her eyes fluttered shut as he gently tugged and rolled her nipples had him dangling on the edge himself.
“Oh fuck shit~” Sarah moaned out, her nails leaving crescent indentions and raised red trails on his hip before her hand moved to his thigh for the same purchase.
The short, one syllable moans hit Jake’s ears and he was reveling in them. Loving the way he could feel her clenching around him, her soaked walls fluttering as she vibrated his being with her moans of ecstasy.
“Shit, Darlin’, I’m close. I’m so close~” Jake panted, nearly whimpering as her nails dug into his thigh on a mission to replicate the art on his hip.
She moaned again, muffling herself with his lips before barely pulling back to whisper.
“Let’s cum together baby~”
Jake was sure his eyes rolled back for a second before letting out a guttural moan as he locked their lips together again.
He desperately chased his high, doing his damnedest to get Sarah to hers.
“Ooooooh fuuuuck! Jake I’m gonna cum~”
“I’m right there Sugar,” he rasped out. “Just hold it a little longer.”
She whined and shook her head, “I can’t, I can’t~”
He nodded and pressed his lips to hers, waiting just a few seconds before growling against her lips, “Cum, fucking soak my cock Sweetheart~”
Simultaneously, the rubber bands in their abdomens snapped, both moaning out each other’s names in pleasure as they came.
After a few moments, the euphoria dampened as they caught their breath.
Jake smiled and pressed his lips to hers, “I love you, so so much.” Sarah giggled, pecking his lips, “I love you too, Cowboy. I’m glad you’re home.” “Me too Darlin’. I missed having you by my side.”
She smiled and kissed his cheek before yawning a little.
He chuckled, lightly kissing her shoulder before gently pulling out, “Let’s get you cleaned up so you can sleep.” She hummed and nodded in response as he moved, quickly grabbing the still wet hair towel to clean her up with.
She hissed a little bit at the contact but hummed at the gentleness of her fiancé.
When he had her cleaned up, he kissed her thigh and stood up, moving to get clothes for them both.
“Wait, Jake, I need your help.” He turned to her, seeing her reaching for him, “With what?” She huffed a little, “I gotta pee and I’m stuck. I can’t sit up.”
Jake covered his mouth and tried not to laugh as he went over to help her carefully sit up before standing.
“Okay thank you, I’ll be right back,” she said before pecking his lips and waddling to the bathroom.
He shook his head with a light laugh and slipped on a pair of boxers before grabbing another pair and an oversized t-shirt.
Once Sarah came back, he helped her into the boxers and his oversized shirt before they got into bed.
“I think I’m about to have the best sleep I’ve had in months. Now that I have my heart back.”
Jake looked down at her and smiled with a light chuckle before kissing her nose, “Were you this cheesy when we met?” “I think you rubbed off on me a little, but it only enhanced my already cheesy cheesiness,” she replied, pecking his jaw.
“But seriously Jake, you are my heart. I love you, forever and ever,” she said lowly, kissing his lips as his eyes glossed over a little.
He let out a slightly watery chuckle, dampened by emotions as he spoke, “I love you too Sarah, forever and ever.”
hi... hello... yes yes i know it's been a while since i posted anything really related to this series
but i still hope you enjoyed! and yes i did get emotional at parts of this i hope you did as well
im going to be doing a back story piece for the series soon, and the next up date will be baby shower HC's and the birth is coming soon!
thank you so much for being here even though i'm very behind, i truly appreciate you all my darlings 🥰
I do have a pinterest board set up for this, just to help me get into the vibe (one is to help with future parts, one is only for the current parts)
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I started liking a few workout videos on tiktok because I'm trying to be more active,strong and not have debilitating body pain at age 20 and now I've landed on unhealthy,calorie obsessed and fat phobic tiktok... SAVE MEEEE
#GET AWAY FROM ME ED CONTENT PLEASEEE#if you ever see me count a damn calorie i need you to take me out back and shoot me in the head#i just want to eat nutritional#home cooked#delicious food#and maybe build an ass#other than that i suffer from thinking I'm very hot and sexy and loving my body disease#fatphobia makes me so angry#esp people who bully their previous plus size body now that they've lost weight#mostly though i feel bad for them#because they clearly are suffering if they have so much animosity for themselves#and definitely have unhealthy habits if they're so focused on being skinnyrl#rather than healthy#funny thing is I'm thr biggest of all my friends#yet eat the healthiest#meals full of veggies every day baby!#while my size 2 friends live off chicken nuggets and fries#which is fine#but i hate how society will see me as the unhealthy one#when normal smart people know weight ≠ health#sorry for the rant I'm annoyed#me stuff
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Introducing Spinster Pepper!! 💕
I got a few pictures of him eating as well, under the cut if you’d rather not see!
You can see just how tiny he is here lol - he’s in his food enclosure, aka a salt/pepper shaker hehe ♥
I don’t know why he pulled the mealworm up the wall with him, he caught it on the floor of the shaker lol
Probably the best shot I have of his abdomen - look at those beautiful markings! 💖
World’s most wonderful little hunter <3
#Spider#Phidippus#I haven't been able to ID him yet but he seems like a Phidippus of some variety - not an Audax and not a Regius but I don't know which one!#If I had to guess based on his markings he seems like either a Princeps or Johnsoni#Both very beautiful spiders :)#And both easy to tell male or female once they're fully matured!#I call him ''he'' but that's just a guess based on the size of his abdomen - he's much plumper now that he's eaten haha#But that's my guess! I'll find out as he grows more - as you can see he's still quite tiny so his pedipalps aren't a clue yet#He is - So cute <3 <3#So Smol has been accompanying me on my spider hunts recently - we found a few juveniles at our local library which were very cute!#Too small to bring home just yet but very pretty :D Black and white but not zebras - if I get the chance I'll try to ID them next time#But this little one was a surprise#We ended up in a thread-spinning shop and smol noticed him first - she also was a smart lad and brought the catch cup with <3#It didn't even occur to me to do so but I'm so glad she did - although he's so small that he was able to slip out through the air slats!#He was hanging out on the ceiling of the shop and we got permission to bring him with from the spinner and she was so cute about it haha#Told some spider stories of the other resident spiders that she'd noticed over the years ah <3 Really lovely!#And I got to talk a little about jumping spiders and their intelligence and how they move and observe and just <3 <3#So since the catch cup couldn't contain him we had to think up an alternate solution - and luckily one of the other shops had some ♪#Specifically a matching glass salt and pepper shaker which he - adorably ;; - tried to escape by sticking his little legs out the holes#I was most concerned of getting him to eat! Since some spiders don't take well to captivity so I was willing to release him if need-be#But I was so set on calling him Spinster Pepper from how we found him and transported him home hehe <3#As you can see he took to eating no problem! Which is good because he was quite thin when we brought him home#And it took me a little bit to remember how to get Jumpers to eat lol he couldn't find the mealworm(s) in the big enclosure#I actually got to watch him hunt - watch as the mealworm wiggled and back off and come around the side and strike! Ah <3#He's also So silly lol - the enclosure I bought has a soft open-sided pre-built nest that I pushed up into the corner for him#He's successfully gotten on top of it! Very clever! But - lol - he doesn't seem to realize that it's open and that he can go inside#So this silly little spider has opted to make his little pocket-hammock /on top/ of the pre-built nest. He is So Silly <3#I also swear he was watching me as I watched him a few nights ago :) So curious! Obviously recognizes a big shadow but what is that?? Hehe#He runs laps around the top of the enclosure and I'm pretty sure I can see the streaks from where his belly and legs rub against the inside#He's too adorable I'm love this spider so bad already ♥
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Recent misc pictures
#image 1 - sky of course.. beautiful clouds time. Image 2 - steak and scrambled eggs with a mushroom spinach sautee sort of thing#and an apple fritter (all cooked at home of course except for the apple fritter... still wishing I could ever get food out or have it made#for me so I don't have to do the effort of making it all myself.. it just tastes better sometimes when you're in a relaxed state eating#it rather than a 'just stood in the kitchen for 1hr' state lol). Image 3 - nice gray clouds with the sun through them.#Image 4 - 4 tiny gyoza type things with a tiny Diet Restriction Friendly size portion of iced coffee and a starshaped ice cube#Images 5 - 7 - these interesting flowers I came across whilst walking on a trail. I think the way they grow is cool. And that the buds of#them are so fluffy and such. Image 8 - 9 -- more stinky word counts... aughhh...... Trying to plan a full timeline of when#I might actually finish the game and I'm estimating currently like July 2025 as an insanely optimistic ideal and October 2025 as my very#late one. So likely somewhere in between. Or even later if something happens as things tend to do (computer explodes. etc)#Both are HOT months for oregon so I guess that's what started me off thinking and dwelling on the passage of time and the weather.. grrr#I wish I could be done with it tomorrow or something and then just relax and play sims all winter knowing my work is done lol#But I feel like the impending summer (as well as many other impending societally threatening things) give me too much urgency to be like#WAUGh i need to get this done NOWWW.. But I still wish I could relax and enjoy the winter a litttle. eugh... ANYWAY. I did finish the#discord for the game but I still don't know if I'll use that. I need to work more on the game itself and the itch.io page. But then also#I should probably talk about it or try to cultivate a small base of people (like a discord) who actually care about it and could become#future playtesters so I have that all ready well before the game actually is done so I needn't scramble at the last minute.. If I were#smart. and had social skills. and had energy (< has none of these things). So inevitably who knows if shall be able to muster any such feat#At least I'm getting like.. some words done.. some days. I am making progress. It's just never good enough considering the circumstances#(< looming instability and time passing in what feels like a very fast manner). ANYWAY.. lol... Image 10 - recent game of Price#Is Right Plinko Pegs my beloved game which I return to to play like maybe 2 rounds of once every 5 months... one day I shall win... Though#I'm incresingly uncertain if there even IS a last level. Or if its designed to go on forever/make you fail at a point to keep you playing..#Last two images - CLOUDS again. A very cloud heavy photo diary this time it seems lol#Also trying to: - post a few more costumes from drafts. - make new friend survey thing. - edit videos - make a sculpture. - set up#things to actually sell sculptures. - doctors appointments. - pack up things to possibly move before the summer to an apartment which#will still not have central AC but maybe at least is not west facing (so gets direct sun hottest part of the day and is a greenhouse)#Life is a constant revolving to do list with occasional sleep & looking at clouds in between.. (sigh)(pauses)(slightly more whimsical sigh)#photo diary
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Imagine Mohg occasionally asking Miquella things regarding Marika -- he could care less about her. She could rot in hell for all he cared(a phrase that he uses word for word that Miquella internally cringes at but says nothing). And yet still, there's that ever-gnawing sense of curiosity...
... What was she like? As a ruler... As a mother... And Miquella would give his honest answer.
He would tell Mohg what he wants to hear. And he doesn't mince words. A cold woman. Sometimes cruel... Often times cruel... There were many things between them with which Miquella disagreed with -- likewise, there were disagreements with Radagon. But there WAS love, in spite of their disagreements...
And it just sort of breaks Mohg's heart because he didn't have anything like that... Neither he nor Morgott were ever given the chance...
... There was only ever one thing he had - a memento of sorts - a talisman which bore Marika's likeness.
A thing which he has kept locked away for many long years... The Erdtree's Favor. An irony, for he knew that neither he nor Morgott could ever earn the favor of the Erdtree.
He still thinks of her... He despises, he detests her. But his heart still bleeds from the knowledge that she had thrown himself and Morgott away.
"... I... Do not know how I could be anything else," he says. "You cannot demand the wolf to set aside his nature, and forsake his hunger for blood... This... This is what I am... These horns... These claws... These fangs... This is what I am... I am an omen... But more than that, I am the Lord of Blood: Heirarch to the Mother of Truth, and luminary to the coming dynasty of Mohgwyn... This... This is what I am! I cannot... Change that...! I was lost... But the Mother of Truth, she... She made me feel like I belonged... That I could belong... And this was the truth that She had shown me. Even when Morgott believed otherwise... Oh, Morgott..."
Miquella watches. Miquella listens. As the Lord of Blood vents his angers - his frustrations - his hurt out, heedless of the tears in his eye.
And Miquella's heart aches for Mohg... A small hand comes to a rest upon a much larger one.
#{{outofbloodboon}}#Kind of... Trying to take my mind off some IRL shenanigans that transpired.#... Came home from work to find the wall sized mirror in our apartment detached from the glue on the wall and shattered.#So... So many pieces of glass...#And god damn whoever thought it was smart to glue a fucking... Mirror to a fucking wall...
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#Smart Home Hardware Market Trend#Smart Home Hardware Market Size#Smart Home Hardware Market Information#Smart Home Hardware Market Analysis#Smart Home Hardware Market Demand
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Smart Home Market Size, Share & Trends by Product (Lighting Controls, Smart Speaker, Entertainment, Smart Kitchen, HVAC Controls, Security & Access Controls), Offering (Behavioral, Proactive), Sales Channel, Installation Type and Region - Global Forecast to 2029
According to MarketsandMarkets, the smart home market in the US is expected to grow from 18.90 billion in 2023 to 26.36 billion in 2029, at a CAGR of 5.8% from 2024 to 2029.
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Smart Home Security Camera Market Report, Market Size, Share, Trends, Analysis By Forecast Period
The 2024 Smart Home Security Camera Market Report provides a comprehensive overview of the Smart Home Security Camera Market industry, offering a concise summary of key findings, including market size, growth projections, and major trends. It covers market segmentation by region, product type, end-user, and application, with targeted analysis to guide strategies. The report also evaluates industry dynamics, highlighting growth drivers, challenges, and future opportunities. Key stakeholders, including CEOs and analysts, will benefit from the SWOT analysis, which examines competitive strengths, vulnerabilities, opportunities, and threats in the market.
According to Straits Research, the global Smart Home Security Camera Market size was valued at USD 6.51 Billion in 2021. It is projected to reach from USD XX Billion in 2022 to USD 30.38 Billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 18.67% during the forecast period (2022–2030).
Report Structure
Smart Home Security Camera Market Overview: Introduction to the Livestock Monitoring market and its key features.
Economic Impact: Analysis of the economic effects on the industry.
Production and Opportunities: Examination of production processes, business opportunities, and potential.
Trends and Technologies: Overview of emerging trends, new technologies, and key industry players.
Cost and Market Analysis: Insights into manufacturing costs, marketing strategies, regional market shares, and market segmentation by type and application.
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Top Key Players of Smart Home Security Camera Market:
Vivint Smart Home Inc.
ADT LLC; Simplisafe Inc.
Brink’s Home Security; iSmart Alarm Inc.
Live Watch Security LLC; Skylinkhome; Protect America Inc.
Samsung Electronics Co.LTD.
Frontpoint Security Solutions
LLC; Arlo Technologies Inc.
Nest Labs
Wyze Labs Inc.
Blink
Ring LLC
Smart Home Security Camera Market Segmentations:
By Product
Wired
Wireless
By Applications
Doorbell Camera
Indoor Camera
Outdoor Camera
By Resolution
HD
Non-HD
By Distribution Channel
Online
Offline
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Regional Analysis for Smart Home Security Camera Market:
North America: The leading region in the Smart Home Security Camera Market, driven by technological advancements, high consumer adoption rates, and favorable regulatory conditions. The United States and Canada are the main contributors to the region's robust growth.
Europe: Experiencing steady growth in the Smart Home Security Camera Market, supported by stringent regulations, a strong focus on sustainability, and increased R&D investments. Key countries driving this growth include Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Italy.
Asia-Pacific: The fastest-growing regional market, with significant growth due to rapid industrialization, urbanization, and a rising middle class. China, India, Japan, and South Korea are pivotal markets fueling this expansion.
Latin America, Middle East, and Africa: Emerging as growth regions for the Smart Home Security Camera Market, with increasing demand driven by economic development and improved infrastructure. Key countries include Brazil and Mexico in Latin America, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and South Africa in the Middle East and Africa.
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Market Warning Factors & Geopolitical Impact: Highlights challenges such as regulatory issues, supply chain disruptions, and geopolitical tensions that may influence market growth.
Latest Macroeconomic Indicators: Analyzes GDP growth, inflation, and consumer spending patterns to assess their impact on the Smart Home Security Camera Market.
Technology Factors & ESG Trends: Focuses on technological innovations driving growth and the impact of ESG trends on market strategies and consumer expectations.
Research Objectives & Methodology: Utilizes a comprehensive approach, including primary and secondary research, expert interviews, and data triangulation, to ensure accurate and reliable insights.
Limitations & Assumptions: Acknowledges the constraints of data availability, market volatility, and external factors that could affect the market outlook.
Currency & Pricing Considerations: Provides market size and forecasts in [Currency], with an analysis of currency fluctuations and their impact on pricing and profitability.
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Scope of the Smart Home Security Camera Market
Impact of COVID-19: Analyzes both the immediate and enduring effects of COVID-19, providing insights into the current situation.
Industry Chain Analysis: Examines how the pandemic has affected the industry chain, focusing on changes in marketing channels.
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Smart Home Products Market Analysis: Unveiling Key Drivers and Restraints
Smart Home Products Market Analysis: Unveiling Key Drivers and Restraints
Smart Home Products Market Information:
Market Overview
According to Straits Research, the global Smart Home Products market size was valued at USD 103.61 Billion in 2023. It is projected to reach from USD 116.87 Billion in 2024 to USD 306.32 Billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 12.8% during the forecast period (2024–2032).
This market research report on Smart Home Products Market offers invaluable insights and guidance for businesses across diverse sectors. It delivers a thorough overview of the Smart Home Products Market, detailing aspects such as market size, trends, key players, consumer behavior, and competitive dynamics. By analyzing and interpreting the data collected through extensive research, this report enables businesses to make informed decisions and devise effective strategies.
The report provides in-depth market intelligence, highlighting opportunities and potential challenges. It helps companies identify their target audiences, understand their needs and preferences, and adjust their products or services accordingly. Additionally, the report assists in evaluating the feasibility of new product launches, assessing market demand, and setting pricing strategies.
Competitive Players in Smart Home Products Market
Some of the key players operating in the Smart Home Products market are
Resideo Technologies
Siemens
Johnson Controls
Schneider Electric
UTC
Amazon
Google
Apple
ADT
Bosch
ASSA Abloy
Legrand
ABB
Ingersoll Rand
Comcast
Hubbell
Vivint
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The Smart Home Products market report helps a wide range of businesses figure out what their consumers truly want by conducting extensive market research. When it comes to new products, every company owner wants to understand the demand, and this report is a great resource. Additional benefits include ensuring that the most recent market developments are covered. You may keep a close check on key rivals and their growth strategies by reading the Smart Home Products market research. It also provides in-depth analysis for the years 2022-2030, offering business owners new opportunities.
This research also provides a dashboard view of prominent organizations, highlighting their effective marketing tactics, market share, and recent advances in both historical and current settings.
Global Smart Home Products Market: Segmentation
By Type
Hardware
Software
By Applications
Entertainment
Health
Security
The report forecasts revenue growth at all geographic levels and provides an in-depth analysis of the latest industry trends and development patterns in each of the segments and sub-segments. Some of the major geographies included in the market are given below:
North America (U.S., Canada)
Europe (U.K., Germany, France, Italy)
Asia Pacific (China, India, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia)
Latin America (Brazil, Mexico)
Middle East & Africa
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Key Highlights
The purpose of this study is to examine the manufacturers of Smart Home Products, including profiles, primary business activities, news, sales and price, revenue, and market share.
The study provides an overview of the competitive landscape among leading manufacturers worldwide, including sales, revenue, and market share of Smart Home Products percent.
It illustrates the market subdivided by type and application, with details on sales, price, revenue, market share, and growth rate broken down by type and application.
The research covers key regions by manufacturers, categories, and applications, including North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and South America, with sales, revenue, and market share segmented by manufacturers, types, and applications.
It also investigates production costs, essential raw materials, and production methods.
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The smart home devices market was valued at $101.6 billion in 2022, and is estimated to reach $707.2 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 21.5% from 2023 to 2032.
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The market for televisions has evolved dramatically, making the decision process both exciting and overwhelming. With a plethora of options available, understanding what you should look for in a 4K television is crucial to making an informed purchase that meets your entertainment needs. Whether you’re a movie buff, a gamer, or someone who simply enjoys high-definition television shows, the right…
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Japan Smart Home Market will be US$ 18.90 Billion by 2032
Japan Smart Home Market Analysis In 2023, the estimated value of the Japan smart home market was US$6.79 billion. The market is expected to experience substantial growth, reaching a projected value of US$18.90 billion by 2032. This growth represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.05% from 2024 to 2032. Over the past decade, Japan has experienced a remarkable technological…
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Found this thing in my shopping trolley this morning, that makes four we've found so far on the veranda alone
#mine#luckily the queen wasn't home at the time jdskf i did Not have time for this#bf found one that was the size of a little melon#that was a bigger issue#maybe i should go and see whether i can get a picture of it he just kind of threw the basket it was in into a corner of the yard and ran#and then we had confused wasps on the veranda the whole afternoon#which is fine they dont do anything if you just act normal they're not That smart#two years ago we had one that we didn't catch in time but it wasn't like#in a super impractical place so that was fine too#they can recognise people so they'll leave you alone if you're around a while and leave them alone
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Global smart home appliances market generated revenue of US$ 59.69 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach valuation of US$ 154.45 billion by 2031 at a CAGR of 11.63% during the forecasted period, 2023-2031.
Key Players in the Market Report
AB Electrolux
GE Appliances
General Electric Co.
Koninklijke Philips NV
LG Electronics Inc.
Robert Bosch GmbH
Midea
Mitsubishi Electric
Neato
Panasonic Corp.
Samsung Electronics
Sharp Corp.
Whirlpool
Xiaomi Corp.
Other Prominent Players
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Smart Home Installation Service Market: Global Industry Analysis and Forecast 2023 – 2030
Smart Home Installation Market size is projected to reach USD 15.50 billion in 2028 from an estimated USD 3.25 billion in 2021, growing at a CAGR of 25% globally.
With the increasing popularity of smart home devices such as smart thermostats, lighting systems, security cameras, and voice-controlled assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, there is a growing demand for professional installation services. Many homeowners lack the technical expertise or time to install these devices themselves, leading them to seek professional assistance. Technological advancements, including improvements in IoT (Internet of Things), AI (Artificial Intelligence), and machine learning, have expanded the capabilities of smart home systems. These advancements enable more sophisticated and integrated smart home solutions, which often require professional installation and customization.
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Segmentation of Smart Home Installation Service Market:
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Lighting Control
Home Monitoring/Security
Thermostat
Video Entertainment
Smart Appliances
Other
By Channel
Retailers
OEM
E-commerce
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