This time of the year is a bit tough for me finance wise because all of my big annual car expenses seem to come all at once making September a bit tricky! I love my car and always shell out for anything it needs to keep it road worthy but it’s amazing how costs can suddenly build up when you are a car owner. Over their lifetime the average British motorists will clock up a staggering 556,764 miles and spend…
It might be true that the most wonderful time of the year is coming, but with the amount of planning, lists, shopping, organising and everything else you have to do, it’s no wonder that so many of us feel frazzled before December even hits. Sure you can get friends and family to help, but if you want something doing right – you might as well do it yourself…! So, in terms of doing things yourself, why not take a moment…
A bucket list is a great way of focusing your energy on what you really want in life, as well as helping to motivate yourself to go after it. From children, marriage, lack of money, poor health and just not enough time, these can all mean that your dreams end up on the backburner. When it comes to retiring, whilst some people may see this as a negative, you should enjoy the positives, now is your time to enjoy your…
Much to my husband’s dismay there is nothing I enjoy more than having a relaxed evening in, lounging around and chilling out. Vlad, who is more of a social butterfly, would prefer to go out, meet new people and have a good time. In this modern world it’s easy to feel like we should be busy all of the time and that spending time taking it easy makes us lazy but I am fully behind the idea of dropping the…
Are you constantly complaining that you don’t have enough surface space to cook up a storm, or do you struggle to host a dinner party without bringing out the emergency chairs or dining on laps in the lounge? Many of us dream of having a spacious, open kitchen, but sometimes, you have to make do with what you’ve got. The good news is that compact doesn’t have to be cramped. Here are some simple ways to turn a hellish kitchen…
Join Olympic champion Louis Smith, Rachel Stevens (S Club 7), Melody Thornton (Pussycat Dolls) and Lee Ryan (Blue) for a groovy evening of singing & dancing in the epic show Rip It Up The 70s (arguably the greatest music decade ever!) The 1970s were when icons were born. With the groundwork for a new sense of personal freedom laid in the swinging 60s, people experimented with their sound, look and entire persona in more extreme ways. From somewhere in space landed David Bowie and Marc Bolan –…
For those of us who are single, lockdown as been a tough time, being unable to go out and socialise, or meet up with people we have been chatting with via dating websites or apps resulting in what had been called the ‘sex ban’. For those with partners that they don’t live with I can only imagine it has been even harder having had to spend the last few months apart. In the TV program ‘Sex in Lockdown’ which aired…
I love being crafty and my main craft at the moment is crochet. I get immense satisfaction watching a ball of yarn turn into a blanket, hat or scarf. Like most crocheters, I have a decent sized wool stash and I add to it on a regular basis without giving much thought to where it comes from or if there might be a more environmentally friendly way to be creative with yarn. I recently came across Renee & Burt on Kickstarter,…
In the drab, cold first months of the year, most of us are looking forward to the warmer months and of course, to summertime when we can get away and enjoy some time away on holiday. This January I am lucky enough to be able to offer you a £50 voucher to go towards your swimsuits for this year’s holiday courtesy of Simply Beach. Simply Beach, based in Faversham, Kent – not far from me – makes buying designer swimwear…
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