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5 Tips for Staying Safe While Online Dating*
Getting back to the dating world when you’ve been single for a long time (or even a short time sometimes depending on circumstances) it can feel a little daunting. Especially this past year when the only way to meet someone new has been through online or app dating. Luckily, everyone is doing the same, so there is a high chance you will have managed to make a connection if you have already been wading in the waters of online dating. If you’re a bit lost on where to even begin, you’re in luck as there is a huge array of sites to sign up too. If you’re interested in keeping…
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5 Ways to Reduce Symptoms of Menopause*
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…
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My Mummy First Aid Kit*
As a parent my biggest fear in the world is something happening to my daughter. As soon as you become a mum, all previous fears like loosing your parents, becoming bankrupt or even dying yourself are put onto the back burner because your kid is the most important thing and it’s unimaginable to think of life without them. But lets face it, your kid is going to get sick or hurt and one time or another, and if they’re anything like my daughter at three, they’ll be completely fearless and think jumping between the sofa’s like the cat is a smart idea. Of course it’s not, and just this week…
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3 First Dates to Try Post Lock Down*
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…
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3 Great Benefits of Online Dating*
With the lockdown end in sight and the government giving us all hope for a relatively normal life from the end of June, it’s natural for single people to be thinking about getting back out there and meeting someone. Having been keeping our distance for over a year now, people have had the time to really think about what they’re looking for in a partner, but with bars/clubs still not open, holidays abroad not being an option and many of us still working from home, where can you meet someone? The places we’re so used to considering are currently unavailable. Well, that’s where online dating comes in! Online dating has…
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3 Ways to Make Virtual First Dates Fun*
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?…
