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3 Times in Your Life You May Need Money Fast, And How to Get It*
It’s the middle of the summer holidays and I’m broke. Usually I save a percentage of my money earned every month for tax and holidays, nope, not this month. Entertaining a 7 year old during the school holidays when it’s raining every single day and you live in a small town, as well as keeping her fed, is hard. I honestly thought it would get easier the older she got, but it’s actually getting harder. Factor in the cost of her school uniform and her new dance uniform on top of this. Ahh, I could scream. Money is by far the most stressful part of being an adult. Not being…
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What to Do if Your Child is Having Friendship Problems*
I remember when LM first started school back in 2016, my biggest fear was her navigating friendship groups. In a way, it still is, but at least now I know LM is capable of making friends with pretty much anyone. If I’m honest, I had the worst time with friends at school, and this continued right through University. I often wonder if I’m just not a likeable person, but then I remember the real reason is I’m a people pleaser and this always backfires. I’m in my 30s now and I have steady friendships, people I can rely on completed and I’m thankful for that. But it took a long…
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Spice Up Your Love Life and Add Sparkle Back to Your Marriage*
Some people think that marriage spells the end of a physical relationship, which of course, it doesn’t. However, this is something that many people joke about because once you are married and settled, other things become more of a priority, so you have little time left to devote to your physical relationship. Being married does not mean you cannot look forward to an exciting and fun physical relationship. Naturally, you may have found that your sex life is not quite as good now as it was when you first got together, but this is something that is common among married couples who have families, financial commitments, jobs, and other commitments.…
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Why it’s Important for Children to Take Breaks from Schoolwork*
The start of a new term is inching ever closer, in a way I’m both looking forward to it (school holidays are so expensive!) and dreading it because I’ll miss LM so much. I enjoy her company even though I feel the pressure daily to keep her entertained. When you live in a small town like I do, it’s hard to find something to do every single day for 6 weeks, and the rising cost of petrol and train fare make it harder to explorer further a field. But I know she needed this summer holiday. As she gets older, the school year gets harder and there is a lot…
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Helping Your Kids With Modern Foreign Languages*
Although it’s the summer holidays, I’m always looking for ways to broaden my daughter’s horizons when it comes to learning. I’m working hard to limit the screen time and trying to encourage her to do something educational every day, even if it’s only for a short period of time. She has reading, work books or she can write but since coming back from Disneyland Paris, and now being 100% sure she wants to work at “Little Disney” she’s expressed and interest in French. If you’re able to give your child a leg up in education but sending them to a school like Bassett House School then you should do so…
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Lingerie Trends Throughout the Decades*
Lets face it, there isn’t much better than buying yourself some truly gorgeous underwear. It can make you feel empowered, even if you’re the only person who sees it. I truly feel good about myself when I strutting around in a matching set, the kind that is slightly uncomfortable but you just know you look good in it. Sometimes if I’m having a bad mental health period, it’s the little things like matching underwear that keeps me going. Lingerie started out as something to preserve the modesty for a woman, to something specifically chosen to look good in while undressing (or sometimes to help you look your best in clothing,…
