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How to Find a Local Service Professional with Bidvine*
With an economy like ours, being self employed, freelance or even running your own business can be tough and competitive. People don’t want to pay more than they have to for anything, and they certainly don’t want to choose any extravagant services when the financial world is so unstable. A lot of people choose to do things themselves these days however we all know if you want something done right, you’re best to get a professional in. I’m someone who firmly believes in supporting the locals, whether that be shopping small, handmade or using services from businesses in my area. I think this is something my parents instilled in me…
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Things to Do With Kids in the Newcastle
Next week Little Miss is on half term for a week, so as usual the week before I’m trying to plan a few activities for us to do. We’re not going anywhere special as March is shaping up to be a busy month for us so I’m trying to save as much money for that instead, however unless the weather is truly terrible I’d rather we didn’t spend the whole time in the house. We live on the Scottish Border so we can either go north or we can go south when it comes to finding thing to do. North we have up towards Edinburgh and south we have the…
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How to Add Space and Light with a Loft Conversion*
As homeowners, we’re constantly on the hunt for new, creative ways of rearranging our homes. Whether it’s because of a new family addition or we’re bored of how everything looks, a home renovation is never a bad idea. Whatever may be the case, sometimes buying new furniture or redecorating the entire house just doesn’t cut it anymore. You need to take a close look at your home and determine what parts could suffer some alterations. In most cases, a loft conversion is the best option you have. Before getting started, you want to ensure your home is protected from dampness and other structural issues. The best way to do this…
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Simple Dish Ideas for Valentines Day*
On Valentines day, some people love nothing more than the idea of slaving away in the kitchen to create a slap up meal for the other half but some couples just don’t like to do that, the idea of wasting valuable time with their loved one by being in the kitchen just doesn’t appeal. But say you just don’t have the money to go out, but you still want to eat SOMETHING why not pick a simple dish you can both pull together as a couple. Here are a few of my suggestions; Antipasti Board I love Antipasti and it requires pretty much no work and tastes so good. And…
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Disneyland Paris Haul January 2017
I know not everyone is a fan of “hauls” and in my opinion it is a silly word for things you’ve bought, haul always sounds like you’ve stolen it but if you say a post is a haul in the blogging world people know exactly what you mean. ANYWAY, this is just a quick round up on the things we bought while in Disneyland Paris last month (much more of a mouthful than haul). Usually I forget to take photos before things are opened or put away but this time I remembered to photograph all by one item that LM opened while we were on the Eurostar, it was a…
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#NowCookIt with CO-OP – Roasted Vegetable Cous Cous
Did you know that in October of last year, CO-OP and SORTEDfood partnered up to help get young people cooking? Well they did and together they came up with Now Cook It and way to help young people learn to cook. Now Cook It is a simple online cooking course to help people learn basic techniques at a time and pace thats suits them. The course is completely free to anyone who has access to a computer. Back when I was 18 and first out on my own I had to teach myself to cook. At home my mum had done all the cooking so I lacked basic skills that…
