Your 5-step Plan to a Pay Rise
This is a sponsored guest post As with most parents, my hands are pretty full to be worrying about things like the news and current affairs too much. Frankly, it isn’t exactly a hotbed for optimism and...
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I am Many Things
I am many things. Mum, wife, sister, friend, colleague, random lady in the gym… many things to others, but only one to me. I am me. And in the 41 years that I’ve been on…
View ArticleHow to Reduce Your Stress Levels and Feel Happier
There’s so much going on in the world right now, and with the pace of society moving faster and faster, it’s easy to feel panicked, frantic, and at the end of your tether. However, stress is incredibly...
View ArticleSpruce up Your Winter Wardrobe With These Top Tips
It’s official: winter is coming. That means cosy jumpers, chunky boots and thick jackets are here to stay for the foreseeable future. Many of us tend to stick with monochrome ad we navigate the cold...
View ArticleWinters Coming… and so is Flu Season, so Time to Prepare
It’s that time of year again and you are probably already preparing your home for the worst of the winter weather. But are you preparing your body? It’s true to say that winter means that issues with...
View ArticlePuzzles Galore; 7 Benefits of Puzzling It Out
If you thought that jigsaw puzzles were only reserved for the elderly and the very young, you couldn’t be more wrong. Puzzles are on the rise; households all over the country are kicking back and...
View ArticleUnderstanding MLA Formatting Rules
Ok, so it’s been a while since I last wrote a scholarly paper, but I do have a degree and I do know that there are very important rules which need to be followed when writing an essay. Back when I got...
View ArticleA Gentle Thump
It started with a gentle thump in the stomach. Reading news of events taking place in a country so far from here, it was impossible to comprehend the significance. A gentle thump. What was happening...
View ArticleLife, Indoors
Lockdown began officially three weeks ago today, but as a family we’ve been in lockdown since the 20th March. Ordered home from school with a cough, the children have been with me here 24/7. They have...
View ArticleIsolation
We’re still in isolation. We haven’t been inside a car or turned left out of our driveway or touched another person outside of our household since Wednesday 18th March. We haven’t stepped inside a shop...
View ArticleSimple gifts to lift the spirits of your friends and family
One of the worst things about being in lockdown is not being able to visit or socialise with friends and family. It is nice to video chat, but it’s not the same as being with them. It feels awful to...
View ArticleTips for Keeping Your Brain Sharp from Any Age
Many people think that memory loss and other brain associated problems as one grows old is inevitable. However, the good news is that it is possible to keep your mind sharp at your final stages in...
View ArticleJonple: a review
I was recently asked to try out a new app, Jonple. On first glance, Jonple appeared to me to be just fitness app- which it certainly is, but it’s also so much more than that. The principles behind it...
View ArticleCelebrate Valentine’s Day With This Romantic Movie Bingo Card
It’s nearly Valentine’s Day and that means our TV screens are going to be jam-packed with rom coms, break up films and romantic movies. Hollywood loves a romance and there are hundreds upon hundreds of...
View ArticleHow to Read to your Newborn Baby
It truly is never too early to start reading to your baby. In fact, many experts recommend starting from as soon as they’re born! But when approaching something that is so crucial to your child’s...
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