In recent years, online shopping has increased significantly in popularity, and it’s not hard to see why. It helps us to save time by letting us conveniently shop on the go from a variety of different devices. Online shopping has also helped us to avoid long queues, large crowds and lack of choice in stores and malls. All you have to do is choose what you would like to buy, add it to your cart and check out. It’s as simple as that. However, while online shopping can provide you with fantastic discounts, there are ways you can save even more money. So before you check out from an online…

In the winter months, most of us spend very little time in our gardens. It is just too cold and dreary. As a result, we tend to more or less forget about maintaining our gardens during the colder months. To a large extent, this is not a problem. In the winter, most plants do not grow much, when it is colder. So, they are perfectly happy being left until it is time to trim them back in the spring. However, you really should not do this with your grass. Looking after it during the winter months does not take long. Yet, doing so will pay huge dividends for the rest…

I think in a past life I was an interior designer. I love nothing more than going onto Pinterest and pinning loads of ideas on how to decorate homes that I don’t currently own. I love looking and different trends, some that work in big houses, some that work in small, some that are outdated and some that are very fashionable. One of the trends i’ve seen rise over the last decade, as fire places become outdated, is the feature wall. In case you don’t have a clue what i’m talking about, a feature wall is one of the four walls of a room that is decorated differently so it…

Do you ever walk into a room of your house and feel like the place needs freshened up a bit? I do more than ever at the moment since my sister got my mum and I into the whole “Hinching” craze. My house hasn’t really been touched since we moved in 4 years ago, apart from LM’s room and standard cleaning. In the last month I’ve cleared out draws and cupboards, bleached skirting boards and windows and even repainted radiators. If I allowed myself, I could go crazy but due to lack of funds I’ve had to reign myself in (Disney holidays with LM still come as top priority). Once…

A gift hamper is a great present for almost any occasion. By creating your gift baskets, one can personalize the contents. Also, it is easy to assemble gift baskets, and results are amazing. They are suitable, particularly, when you can’t decide on a single gift item. Nobody can resist a well-crafted gift basket. Here are some tips to create a great gift basket: Select a Theme You must choose a theme tailored to the recipient. Pay attention to the likes and dislikes of the recipient and focus on his/her favourite interests. Select many items which complement one another as well as stick to the theme. But you don’t have to…

Animals used to be an essential part of the life of the average person until recently. But with the advent of the industrial revolution, and the move from country to city living, the role of animals diminished. Yes, we still keep pets, but that’s about it. For children, animals can remain a mystery until they are a lot older. So what do parents need to teach their children now about farm animals before they hit school? And how can they help them learn at home? Credit Animals Are Delicate, Just Like Children Most children understand at an unconscious level that animals are living, breathing beings, just like them. As such,…