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Home and Interior Focus: Fabulous Bathrooms
With Spring just around the corner, our thoughts may start to turn to home improvements. During Winter, the thought of having doors wide open as builders, plumbers and electricians walk in and out of our homes is not that attractive, but with the coming of Spring we finally get those jobs done that have been waiting, whether it be a complete refurb of a room with the fitting of a new kitchen or bathroom, painting and decorating, or changing our current flooring. This post is looking at some bathroom inspiration, featuring some of the most stylish bathrooms from film and TV. A bathroom revamp can take many forms, from changing…
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Self-Esteem: It’s A Big Deal
Wherever you are in the game of life, your self-esteem is a big deal, and when you’ve just had a baby, you can find yourself at an all time low. You are at your most vulnerable post-birth, because you’ve just changed your body almost irreversibly with the birth of a child. Your bones have softened and moved. The skin on your thighs, stomach and boobs have gained new stretch marks and pockets of cellulite. It’s a big change, and big transformations physically can have an effect on your self-esteem that isn’t always positive. Image Source Body confidence is a big deal in any part of life, but particularly after a…
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How to Keep Your Immune System Firing on All Cylinders This Winter
Despite what we’d all like to think, many of us are still some way off consistent sunny days and balmy summer temperatures. At this time of year colds and other infections seem all too common. However, you don’t have to take the risk of sickness lying down; as it turns out there are all sorts of ways to keep your immune system working hard. Here are some top ways to stay fit and healthy until the weather changes (at last)… Do Something You Love In a fantastic experiment, scientists asked college students to pet a live dog, a toy dog or simply to sit quietly on a sofa. Both before…
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Making Savings On Your Spring Purchases
We are firmly ensconced in February. Spring finally feels like it could be on its way, and stores have finally gotten rid of those fairly scruffy sales sections. This is great news if you like your shopping experience to be smooth – lots of shiny new rails, and less like a scrum or jumble sale. But if you love the thrill of a bargain and are still watching those pennies if you have run up major credit card bills at Christmas, this may limit your shopping. But, fear not, there are definitely still great savings to be made out there, and you could still be getting your purchases for less…
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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas For Foodies
Mother’s Day comes a little early this year, Sunday 11th of March to be precise, so now is definitely the time to be thinking about what to get for that very special lady in your life. The best Mother’s Day gifts are also the most thoughtful, something that your mom will love and appreciate, and shows that you have really took your moms likes and passions into account. With this in mind I am starting a series of posts looking at some lovely gift ideas for Mother’s Day. Today’s first guide is all about the foodie mom. A Mom Movie Night In my experience, getting control of the remote control…
