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How To Make Your Living Room Look Bigger
It is often said that the kitchen is the heart of the house. It’s certainly true that this is where most people meet and swap stories. It helps families to create and maintain a special bond. But, while the kitchen may be the heart, the living room is where you unwind and relax. To enable this the living room needs to feel spacious, inviting, and relaxing. That means you need to get the interior decoration right. A large part of that is making the living room look bigger. Fortunately, there are several ways to do this. Add light The brighter a room the larger and more inviting it will feel.…
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Top 3 Engagement Ring Trends For Summer
Whether you’re traditional or follow the trends, it’s always interesting to see what’s hot in the jewellery world right now and whether these ‘trends’ will conjure up some unique inspiration for your dream ring! Today we have help from Lily Arkwright, the specialists in moissanite & lab grown diamond engagement rings. They create beautiful engagement rings and other fine jewellery and are purveyors of ethical & sustainable pieces – created for you, to last a lifetime. Trend 1: Lab Grown Diamonds There has certainly been a lot of coverage in recent years, not only in social media publications but in the celebrity world too. Lab grown diamond rings have shown…
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4 Tips For Handling Panic Attacks When You Have Kids
This article was developed via a partnership with BetterHelp. As if panic attacks weren’t frightening enough, getting one while your kids are around can be particularly distressing. But the truth is that whether you’ve experienced them since before you were a mom or they are a result of recent trauma, panic attacks don’t magically disappear after you’ve had children. Witnessing a parent in distress can be incredibly upsetting for kids, especially younger children who look to their parents when trying to understand how to interpret certain situations. But if you’ve ever experienced a panic attack, you know that there’s no such thing as putting it on pause to explain it…
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3 Simple Things You Can Do Today To Boost Your Motivation
The post is developed in partnership with BetterHelp. Sadly, motivation is not a switch that you can just turn on whenever you need to get stuff done. Plus, being a mom is exhausting, and it’s not always the most appreciated of jobs, so it’s completely natural to feel depleted and unmotivated from time to time. And the truth is that finding motivation when you have none is not as easy as “getting up and getting dressed.” That being said, a lack of motivation is sometimes a symptom of an underlying mental health issue, like depression or anxiety. So if you are in a place where you have a hard time…
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Understanding Neuroticism + 15 Common Examples Of Neurotic Behavior
Presented by BetterHelp. What do you picture when you hear that someone is acting ‘neurotic’? The term neuroticism is often used to describe the tendency to respond to stressful situations in an overly negative or anxious way. Together with the word ‘neurosis,’ these terms have been used since the late 1700s in psychology and psychiatry to classify behavior or physical reactions that are drastic or irrational. However, neither neurosis nor neuroticism are actually recognized as official mental health disorders. What is neurosis? Neurosis, from the Greek word neuron (nerve) and the adjective -osis (abnormal condition), is a mental and emotional state characterized by anxiety, obsessive thinking, and excessive insecurity or…













