Nothing sounds better than starting your day with a cup of steaming hot, delicious, and aromatic coffee. It gives you the kick you need, both physically and mentally, and sets your mood for the day ahead. But it often gets hard to brew a cafe-style cup because you don’t have the right equipment at home. While this is only one reason to invest in a state-of-the-art coffee machine for your home, there are many more reasons to pick one this year. Let us list a few for you. The virus has you cooped up in your home After a long and hard 2020, the New Year brings hope for a…

There is no denying us women have it rough. Many years of menstruation which can disrupt our daily life and hormones that makes us crazy.. then just when we finally feel like we have a handle on it all, we’re plunged into the biggest turn around since our teens, menopause. While some welcome it, knowing that once it’s over it means the end of their “mensies” no more worrying about babies either, right? While others dread the change, find the whole thing overwhelming and haven’t got a clue where to turn. Doctors try and fob them off with hormone replacement therapy but what the really need is support. This is…

For the first time in a long time I’m starting to feel like there is a light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to some sort of normality after COVID 19. While I think it’ll be many years before the world resembles what it did before lock downs and closed borders and face coverings and vaccines, there is going to be something that will allow us to have the social interactions we so badly need. I have spent all three of the lock downs here in the UK on my own with my daughter, and I can tell you the loneliness is crippling. Not having other adults…

While the last year has been rough in so many ways, there have been a few good bits and pieces come out of it. A lot of people have reassessed what’s important to them.. so people took up hobbies or found skills that they can no go forward and make a living from.. some people have had precious time with younger children before they started school and some people have found flexibility in working from home. But one of my favourite things that has come out of things is normalising the video call. For many years we’ve all made do with texting and it’s made us a little.. well disconnected?…

As we come out the other side of this pandemic, people will be taking a long hard look at the state of their finances. A lot of people have lost their jobs, others have been on furlough and some have just had tighten in their belts because keeping kids at home for months on end is expensive! Debts might have mounted up, there is a rise in people using food banks and it’s all expected to get worse. People who were once on a good wage are no looking into claiming benefits because there just aren’t any jobs yet while the country begins to recover. It’s honestly no surprise that…

With the prospect of lockdown coming to and end in a matter of weeks, and being fully over by the summer, a lot of singletons are looking at how to go about meeting someone new. Lockdown has been long and lonely for a lot of people, so it’s no wonder those who are single really are ready to mingle! In this day and age, the best (and easiest) way to meet someone new is through online dating sites, specifically local dating sites, but lets face it, it’s a complete mine field. I know first hand how disappointing and even scary the world of online dating can be. However, it’s not…