We all love pets and most of us choose, or wish, to live with them at various stages of our lives. Many of us claim that their house becomes a home when we add a pet. Having pets around the home not only provides a lot of joy and happiness but sometimes they …
As the new year begins, it’s great to be able to pack away those Christmas decorations and bring the house back to normal. I love Christmas don’t get me wrong, and I look forward to it every year. But I also enjoy simplicity, and so love putting away the festive clutter and getting back to …
Setting yourself goals to achieve is important as it will give you direction and will help to keep you focussed on what you’d like to achieve in your life. It’s so easy to get caught up in the “every day” and lose sight of what you want to achieve. If you lose direction, then …
Once my nieces and nephews have turned 5, I opt to give them money for Christmas and birthdays. I made this decision as buying gifts was getting tricky. Trying to avoid double-ups with the other aunts/uncles/grandparents, tailoring for age-appropriate interests, and then trying to remember what they did and didn’t have. Honestly, it was getting …
One of the most important fundamentals to being organised and staying in control is your mindset. When we talk about mindset, we’re talking about the positive and negative ways we think about everything from cleaning the house to making dinner, work, travelling, kids, commuting…. everything. With the huge amount of things we try and squeeze …
If you haven’t already done so, now is the time to get organised and start planning for the holiday season as there’s just a few weeks to go until Christmas. Can you believe it’s nearly here again already? Where did this year go? We know it can seem a daunting task to factor in yet …
Your body is amazing and we all want to do the right thing by it so it lasts as long as possible. So, we should all be mindful of what we put on (and in) our bodies and look at natural alternatives wherever possible. Natural products are something Em and I are continuing to …
Thankfully, a blocked drain isn’t something that happens every day. But when it does happen, it’s usually right before guests are due to arrive, or when you’re running late for work. The timing is always at the worst possible moment. Prevention, of course, is always better than cure. If you’re able to keep on top …
Let’s face it, Dad’s are never very easy to buy for, whether its for their birthday, fathers day or even Christmas. Don’t leave it to the last minute to find something special for the important man in your life. Check out these great ideas for gifts for him that are not socks ot ties….. If …
Most teenagers today are hugely influenced by social media. My niece had her 16th birthday coming up and wanted something extravagant and OTT, similar to what celebrities throw and then splash over the internet. Her idea was something along the lines of what can only be described as a wedding. Needless to say, her poor …
