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3 Ways to Avoid Being Distracted as a Driver*
If you’ve been a follower of my blog for a while, you’ll know I’m a firm advocate of staying safe on the roads. Where I live, there have been way too many fatal accidents that have tragically torn families apart. I have lost friends from school. And although it’s a lot to do with the safety of the roads around where I live, there are other things you can do to ensure that you stay safe, such as ensuring your car is suitable for the road. Another way you can stay safe while driving is to avoid distractions. Did you know that the driving being distracted is a common cause…
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The Importance of Car Safety with Children*
Let’s face it, car safety is important regardless of who is in the car, but for me, ensuring Little Miss is safe is of utter most importance. I won’t lie, I’m definitely a terribly overbearing mother who panics at the slightest thing but I just personally feel that if you can do something to keep your child safe from harm, you should do it. There are more car accidents per year than there are plane, train and boat combined in the UK but there are ways to ensure you’re safe while on the road. While I don’t have my own car or license for that matter, we are in cars…
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Why Metrics Matter in Blogging*
Back when I started my blog I did it purely for fun, as a creative outlet. I just typed up my post and shared it on social media. As time went on and I tried to figure out what I wanted to do when my maternity leave ended. I realised there was money to be made from blogging and social media but as my blog was new, I had to work at it before it would start being a source of income. After trying my hand at accountancy for a couple of years, I called it quits and decided a career in writing was the way to go. I loved…
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Guest Post // Our Must-Try, Sugar-Free, and Energy- Boosting Iced Matcha Tea Recipe*
There’s nothing more refreshing than a delicious glass of iced tea on a hot day. However, did you know that many store-bought iced teas actually contain more sugar than soft drinks? This iced tea recipe is free from refined sugars and packed with health benefits due to the star ingredient matcha green tea. Matcha is a fantastic superfood that many people are now making a part of their daily diet. Matcha tea is made by grinding the whole tea leaf into a fine powder, which preserves all the goodness in the leaf. This is why it contains 137 X the antioxidants found in a standard green tea, and provides…
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5 Reasons Why The “Home Team” Is Important*
I consider myself to be very lucky in that I come from a large, close knit family. Not particularly my immediate family which currently stands at six, my parents, my sister, my nephew, myself and my daughter, but our extended family. My mother was one of five, and I’m close to my three aunts and my grandmother, I also still live in the same town as all but four of my sixteen cousins so we see each other quite often. Although like all families, there have been ups and downs, fallings out and blow ups over the years, on the whole, we all keep up to date on each other…
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Be Proactive Rather Than Reactive With Your Car*
There is no denying that we live in an expensive time. We work a lot but for most of us, we still don’t make a lot. Very few people replace things that aren’t broken, we live in the day and age of you keep it running until it falls apart. This is very true when it comes to your car. But did you know, it could work out more expensive to leave your car problems until they’re completely broken? This winter why not try and be more proactive rather than reactive when it comes to your car, because lets face it, the winter is the one time you really don’t…
