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5 Reasons Why You Should Book a Villa for Your Next Holiday*
Well, that’s summer officially over. The leaves are falling, the conkers are coming down and it’s time to go bramble picking. The long winter now lies ahead of us, so a lot of people are thinking about their summer holiday for 2019. This time of year is the planning stage for many families (myself and my parents included) where you decide what kind of a holiday you want next year. Beach or ski? Family or couple? Of course as a parent I’m always in the family category and since I can’t ski I always opt for a bit of guaranteed sun! If you are a family, especially a family larger…
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What are the Biggest Causes of Heat Loss in the Home?*
When your home is losing heat, it isn’t just getting cold that you need to worry about, you also need to worry about the inflated heating bills that you could have avoided. Energy charges are notoriously always increasing, as energy supply companies continually raise fees so the best place to start when it comes to reducing energy costs, is by understanding where your heat is being lost. The next step is then to introduce energy saving solutions such as insulation or looking at a wide range of underfloor heating kits. Credit Where is heat lost in the home? In terms of percentages, the average home loses heat through the following…
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Home Content // Getting Crafty: How Ready Is Your Home For Creative Fun?*
Whatever it is that you are keen to craft, whether you are looking to make your own beer or even start to make arts and crafts with your little ones, you need to make sure that your home is actually ready for all that activity to take place in the first place. That itself is surprisingly hard to achieve, and often it means that you will need to change things around in the home a fair bit in order to ensure that you can get crafting – in whatever way you want to – without disrupting the rest of your home or anyone else who lives in it. In this…
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Meet “The Hengelings”*
As a parent it’s easy to get bogged down with mindless kids tv shows. I used to be THAT mother who didn’t want my little one to watch much TV, but after parenting for 7 years, it’s inevitable even if it’s just to give yourself 5 minutes peace (and trust me, you’ll be craving it!) I have to admit that I actually credit LM’s speech from a young age to watching TV while I tried to work in the background. I also think it helped with her development emotionally and I have some fond memories of shows we used to watch together when she was young that are no longer…
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3 Steps for Editing My DSLR Photos*
I like taking photographs, I always have done. I don’t know why but I value capturing a moment so I can remember it forever. When I was a teen I was always the one taking my camera out for nights on the town. Once upon a time it was a disposible camera, I’d buy one for each night out and I’d always get the photos printed. Then it was a digital camera, I would carry it around in my handbag and capture everything. I knew exactly how to get my photos from my camera to my computer, before the time of apps on you phone. If you’re unsure these days…
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3 Ways to Have a Low Maintenance Garden*
Some people are born with a green thumb, some people aren’t, I fall into that second category. I want to garden, I do. I want to have beds of beautiful flowers, grow my own veg and herbs, sit outside and enjoy the fruits of my labour.. but no matter how hard I try, it’s just not me. So my mum looks after my garden, and she enjoys it as she only has a small patch in the back to look after at her house (it’s too dark in the front so it’s just gravel as nothing would grow for her). Not everyone is lucky enough to have someone like my…
