Five Things To Do Straight After Moving-In To Your New Home

June 25, 2023 in Lifestyle

Congratulations! You’ve just moved house – what a crazy whirlwind journey that must have been. But before you sit back and start sprucing your new home, there are a few things that you need to do first.  Turn on all of your utilities  There’s nothing worse than getting to the end of a long day, only to find that your electricity isn’t switched on or that your gas has been turned off. Ideally, you will have already started this process…

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Giveaway: Shake That Weight

June 15, 2023 in Food & Drink
Caramel Shake that Weight Low Calorie Shake

Is one of your goals this year to drop some excess pounds and get healthier? Well, today I have a great giveaway from the people at Shake That Weight, read on to find out more! Shake That Weight offer a program of specially formulated very low-calorie diet products in various forms to suit different individuals lifestyles. This form of very low-calorie dieting has been shown to offer fast results for anyone looking to shift some weight, in fact, it is typically…

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Review: grofresh Indoor Smart Garden

June 15, 2023 in Lifestyle, Reviews
grofresh Indoor Smart Garden

I love plants. Flowering plants, edible plants, plants with beautiful foliage. However, I do not have a green thumb and despite my efforts sadly most of the plants I have in my house end up being forgotten and wither away. So, when I was introduced to a product which would take care of my plants for me, a smart indoor garden, I jumped at the chance to give it a go! The grofresh Indoor Smart Garden has been developed to be an…

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Are Online Mattress Companies As Good As People Think?

June 12, 2023 in Home & Garden

Online mattresses have really taken off in the last couple of years. There are a lot of new companies that will send a mattress directly to the door in a big box, then you unroll it and leave it for a few days to air out before it’s ready to sleep on. They claim to use the latest in mattress technology to create a superior product that can’t be matched by a traditional mattress. That all sounds great, but are…

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Review: Lush Naked Cleansers & Facial Oil

June 11, 2023 in Reviews
Lush banana skin facial oil

I am sure you have heard the awareness around single use plastics. I am definitely trying to cut down on plastics in my house so I was super excited to hear that Lush had launched a ‘Naked’ range with no packaging. From shampoo bars, solid conditioners, soaps, scrubs, massage bars and bath oils, nude is not new to Lush and 35% of their products are packaging-free. When I recently had an allergic reaction to some detergent which meant some skin…

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Introducing Bright Line Eating

June 10, 2023 in Food & Drink
Healthy Salad

I have been overweight for as long as I can remember and recently I decided I had had enough. I was sitting one day trying to decide what to add to our online grocery and struggling when my husband decided to buy me a copy of a book he had heard about which had helped a friend lose weight, Bright Line Eating. I have to admit I was dubious, having tried lots of other ‘diets’ before but when I started reading…

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The Worst Witch at the Orchard Theater Dartford

June 8, 2023 in Lifestyle
The Worst Witch at the Orchard Theater Dartford

As a child I remember reading The Worst Witch books and feeling that Mildred Hubble was a kindred spirit. I am happy to discover that the book has been turned into a theatrical production and that it is coming to my local venue, The Orchard in Dartford. The Worst Witch is the story of an ordinary girl who finds herself in an extraordinary place: a school for witches. The show is set in Mildred Hubble ‘s final year where she and…

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My current crafty projects

June 3, 2023 in Crafts, Lifestyle
Crochet Granny Squares Project March

I love to be crafty. My usual crafts of choice are knitting and crochet, if you look around my house you will see lots of homemade scarves and blankets! I have to admit that I am not an expert and can only do the basics but I enjoy turning a ball of yarn into something which will keep someone cosy and warm. It is so satisfying! I also have to admit that I am not always so great when it…

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How to Make the Most out of your Central Heating

June 1, 2023 in Home & Garden

Having a wood burning or multi-fuel stove may seem like extravagance or a luxury fitting for your home. However, having a stove installed in your house will provide you with much more than a decorative centrepiece for your living room, greatly increasing both the efficiency and warmth of your home as well as saving you a lot of money in the long run. Benefits of Stoves Modern log burning and multi fuel stoves are perhaps one of the most effective…

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