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No Time to Waste: Savvy Packing Strategies for a Quick Break
If you’re planning a weekend break, you’ve probably got relaxation on your mind—and that means you won’t want to drag around a heavy suitcase with you. But traveling lighter involves using some smart packing strategies so you only take exactly what you need and use up less space doing so. Here are some tips to get you started. Get Some Help from Your Hotel After you’ve booked your hotel, call up before you pack your bags and ask them if they can lend you anything once you arrive. Hotels will often do this for guests, usually when guests have forgotten essential items, but you can use it to plan ahead.…
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Crazy for You – Magical Entertainment at the Birmingham Hippodrome
From the opening notes of Gershwin’s sublime ‘Rhapsody in Blue’, you know that ‘Crazy For You’ is going to be something special. What you are not prepared for is just how wonderful a musical this is. It is warm and funny, witty and sparkling, full of classic one-liners, incredible, classic songs and memorable dance routines. And, in Tom Chambers, it has a 1930s matinee idol to rival Cary Grant for charm, and Charlie Chaplin for slapstick style comedy. The story is a mixture of backstage romance, mistaken identity and overcoming the odds. Bobby is a rich New Yorker who longs for a career on stage, and is trying to escape…
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Children’s Fashion Focus – River Island
There comes a time in every parent’s life when you realise that your child is growing up, like truly growing up. This is happening to me at the moment with my (not so little) boy. Joe will be nine Christmas, and has suddenly discovered fashion and aftershave. It’s scary for me as his mom, but very exciting in that Joe is suddenly more interested in shopping, and in places other than the sports shop. His latest discovery is River Island, which, has well as having a pretty amazing ladies collection this Autumn (I’m wearing River Island as I type this) now has a great children’s collection that goes from birth…
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5 Things every home must include in their holiday decor this year
It is that time of year again! Before long it will be time for Thanksgiving and then the Christmas decorations will promptly come out. Decorating your home for the holidays is a tradition that has been taking place in the US for decades. Families get excited about decorating the home together and it becomes a tradition that the young and old look forward to every single year. There is something about the holidays that brings a family closer and encourages them to give thanks for the great year that they had together as they prepare for another one to begin. Decorating one’s home for the holidays has been a tradition…
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Four Reasons to Love the Sneaker Trend
For anybody who loves to be stylish and comfortable at the same time, the latest trend of pairing sneakers with everything has to have come as a breath of fresh air. No longer do you need to worry about aching feet after a long day of wearing heels or tight-fitting boots; simply stick on your favorite sneakers and you’re good to go and will look bang on trend too! Sneakers are comfortable, practical, and now they’re one of the leading styles in everyday footwear that doesn’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. Here are just some of the best reasons to love the sneaker craze! Reason #1. Comfort: Sneakers…
