Air quality in the home – how much thought do you really give that? In this modern world of busy, or maybe more accurately, ‘frantic’ family life, it can be tricky sometimes to get the basics done in a day, never mind consider things like the quality of the air inside your home. This is […]
How often do you visit the beach with your children?
How often do you visit the beach with your children? Our children absolutely love the beach and we visit day, night, rain, sun – anything goes. We can do that though as we live close to quite a few beaches. The bulk of the UK live no more than a couple of hours from the […]
Change your life – do the unthinkable
Want to change your life? So many people talk about wanting to change their life, fewer choose to do something about it. To make real changes you have to invest in the process. One of the most common changes that people want to make relates to their body and physical appearance. I recently told you […]
Pre-school childcare: are playgroups disappearing?
Childcare is always something that creates stressful decisions for parents. Parents beat themselves up about the work/life balance constantly and despair at the cost of childcare in general. Over the years we’ve used a combination of nursery and playgroup for all the children. At some point all of them have been to nursery and two […]
Benefits (and dangers) of keeping a garden pond
While you may have always wanted a water feature in your garden, or always fancied keeping fish, looking after a garden pond can bring many unexpected benefits – to the health and wellness of your family and to your property. There are of course DANGERS as well, which I’ll come to later on, but first […]
What your zodiac sign reveals about your work characteristics
Over the years when I’ve been chatting to people, they’ve often described themselves, or indeed others as being a typical: Aries, Taurus, Gemini etc. It never really means much to me as I don’t really know a great deal about the zodiac signs. I remember in my teens being quite into finding out what mine […]
Looking to encourage your child to take up golf? A few things to consider
It is hard for golf to shake its image as a sport for the elite upper classes. ‘Golf’ conjures up stereotypes of older gentleman sipping champagne on a gloriously maintained (and exclusive) course in the middle of the countryside. However, golf is starting to open its doors to those from a variety of backgrounds, and […]
Suitable signage for your home
Whether your home has a name or a number it needs to be visible. There is nothing more frustrating when you are looking for an address and you can’t see a name or number anywhere. We’ve never had a huge issue with people finding our home, but recently two deliveries have been abandoned with the […]