https://www.pexels.com/photo/apartment-architecture-art-books-276724/ There are few times that are better for making a fresh start in your home than in the New Year. After all, you've probably just had a pretty stressful and busy couple of months with the holidays, so this may well be the first moment of peace that you've had in ages. So why not take advantage of this free time to make some changes to your home that will bring it back to life? With that in mind, here are some incredibly simple things that you might want to try that will entirely reinvigorate your home. New ... read more
Ladybird Tuesday – Ladybird Stamps from Royal Mail
It's fair to say that 2017 didn't end up the way I imagined it would when I sat here a year ago. As a result several things slid, and one of those was Ladybird Tuesday. New year, new start though and Ladybird Tuesday is back and I have some pretty big plans for it over the next twelve months. It's most likely that when I sit down and write the first Ladybird Tuesday post of 2019 it will probably be on a different blog, but I'm putting my positive head on and seeing change as an opportunity rather than a threat, and I'm very excited about lots of new plans that I've been thinking about, ... read more
Valuable Vintages And Restored Retros
Life in a family home can be hectic. The majority of the time, the place looks like a bomb has hit. On top of which, the furniture which you once loved becomes tatty and ruined. It can be heartbreaking, but the majority of us give up the battle. Before long, we’re putting hot mugs on the table without coasters and neglecting the upkeep of that leather sofa. This disinterest makes sense when you have kids. What’s the point in caring for your table when your little one draws all over it in crayon? In truth, there are few things your child can do which won’t disappear with a layer of paint ... read more
The World’s Best Cities For A Winter Break
Do you love to travel but usually reserve your travel plans for during the warmer months? Then why not do something different, mix things up and plan a winter break? If you have never taken a winter break before, now could be the ideal time to take the leap and do something different. If you are feeling like a break could be beneficial, then don’t let the fact it is winter hold you back. You most probably won’t be able to hit the beach while you are away like you normally would do, but winter breaks come with a range of their own benefits. So if you have never planned a winter getaway ... read more
Five New Year’s Eve Date Ideas
There's always a lot of pressure it seems to get New Years Eve "right". Even local pubs go a bit mad nowadays with a ticketed evening, but is it really worth spending all that money on one evening. There are plenty of other ways to make the end of one year and the start of the next special, without following what everyone else does. Go offline So much of New Year's Eve can be spent checking your phone and responding to New Year's messages from friends and family. Why not go retro and turn your phone off for the evening and concentrate on the person you're with instead? It may seem ... read more
Five Thrifty Christmas Date Ideas
At Christmas time it always seems that restaurants up their prices and offer over the top fixed price menus whilst the best theatre and gig tickets are sold out months in advance. But don't despair, there are still plenty of thrifty options to keep you and your date happy this Christmas. Visit a Christmas Market You no longer need to travel to Europe to find a good Christmas market, with loads of British towns and cities running their own in the run up to the biog day. They might not be able to offer the snow and freezing cold temperatures of their overseas equivalents, but they are ... read more
Don’t Let Colds Or Flu Ruin Your Christmas
There’s just over a week until we celebrate Christmas, and for many of us it’s one of the most frantic times of the year. Perhaps you’re racing to get loose ends tied up at work in the knowledge that your place of business will be taking a much needed break over the festive period. Maybe for you, Christmas is the busiest and most frantic time of the year (retail workers will know this pain all too well). Perhaps your every moment of free time is an exhausting trolley dash amongst the throning masses on the high street as you scramble to get all the Christmas presents for your family and ... read more
The Joys of Starting up Your Own Non-Profit Organisation
Businesses are made for one major reason: to make money. Sadly, there are times when business owners and entrepreneurs use their business to create new and innovative products for the betterment of the world, but they’re held back by budgets, greedy business practices and other negative things that hold back progress in the world. It’s for that reason that non-profit organizations have been growing in popularity–because they want to remove the negative stigma that all businesses are out to make money instead of caring about the consumer’s interests. Starting a non-profit organization might ... read more
What to buy your date for Christmas
At this time of year dating can be a tad trickier than ever, for one simple reason. Christmas. Whether you're religious or not, it's fair to say that most people celebrate Christmas in some sort of way; the most common of which being the exchanging of gifts. But what should you buy your new date? Personally I think there are several factors to take into account here. The key ones have to be asking how much budget you have. Then you need to think about how long you've been seeing this particular person and, possibly the hardest question of all, are they "the one"? In a way, what you ... read more
Angel’s Great Escape – A Christmas Story
Only two weeks to go until the big day and after a couple of weeks of absolute stress and emotional upheaval I'm ready to bunker down with the kids and enjoy the Christmas season properly now. I've great plans for lots of curling up on the sofa with Christmassy books, family film watching marathons and lots of luxurious festive food. The kids books are all in a bit of a muddle between their dad's new house and my flat and so I'm not totally sure which books are where, so I'm really making the most of some of the Christmas titles that I've been sent to review this year. In the muddle of ... read more