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What Is Keeping Me Up At Night?*
When you’re a child the last thing you want to be spending half your day doing is sleeping.. but as an adult it can often feel like a rare commodity. I don’t actually remember the last time I got the recommended 8 hours sleep and I have been known to run on as a little as an hour. I’m not alone in this, beds.net have been conducting research on the sleeping habits of us Brits and it turns out a lot of us aren’t getting those precious 8 hours sleep for various reasons. According to the research, people who live in London struggle the most with broken sleep, so at…
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Maintaining Your Mental Health as a Busy Mom*
Let’s not beat around the bush. Being a mom is no joke. Your diet consists of quick meals and scraps leftover from the kids’ plates. Your sleep pattern is all over the place. You’ve barely go enough energy to get you through the day. And your personal and social life gets buried underneath all you’ve got going on. You love your children dearly, but raising them comes with a lot of emotional overwhelm. Society would have you to believe that women are these super beings that can raise children, work a full-time job, maintain a marriage, and live life without breaking a sweat. To be quite honest, however, it’s quite…
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Things You Don’t Want to Forget When Planning Home Renovations*
It’s nice when you find the time, money, and resources to make improvements to your home. Not only do they add significant value, but the right renovations can improve the health, safety, comfort, and functionality of your home. When planning home renovations, however, it can be easy to overlook certain steps in the process. While some can be minimal and easy to resolve, others cause problems that can be costly and uncomfortable for homeowners and their families. To ensure you don’t end up in a serious pickle, remember to add these tasks to your home renovation plans: Creating a Budget There’s more to the cost of a home renovation than…
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Top 3 Home Improvements Worth Investing In*
You’ve bought your house, you’ve done the decorating, now what? If you’re planning on selling to upsize or even if you’re not, there are a few ways to improve your home to increase it’s value that are worth investing in. You might need to save a little bit money or get a loan before starting and you 100% have to ensure you have the right planning permission for some of these, even if you own the grounds your house is standing on. But if you hire an architect they’ll help you every step of the way. So what home improvements are worth investing in? These are my top three; A…
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Financial Planning: How New Parents Can Get Started*
Having a baby is a thrilling and life-changing experience – but it’s also something that causes a lot of financial stress for some people. The financial demands of your child are significant, and they’re also likely to change a lot over time. That’s why if you’re thinking of having a baby with your partner, you’ll need to consider how much money you’re going to need to survive carefully. Not only will you need to plan for the size of the loan you’ll need to take out for big ticket items like a new pram, a bedroom makeover, and a cot, but you’ll need to look into long-term expenses too. For…
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A Living Room Fit For All The Family*
When it comes to the living room, everyone in the family wants different things. You want to have a room which looks great and can be shared with guests with pride. But, the kids want a room which can be played in. This disharmony can often lead to you giving up on your dreams for this space, letting it succumb to the will of the children. But, it doesn’t have to be this way. Instead, you just need to find some ways to make your living room a little more child-friendly, while maintaining the looks you love. To help you with this, this post will be going through some easy…
