Your Essential Holiday Checklist

January 28, 2024 in Travel

Whether you’re travelling to the tropics or to a winter destination, some items will be essentials for any type of holiday, take a look at our essential holiday packing list to make it as easy as possible to prepare for your holiday. Before you start packing Travel essentials come in two categories, items that you need to bring with you and things you need to prepare before you leave. Don’t forget you make sure you have all your holiday hand…

Review: Spamalot at The Orchard Dartford

January 27, 2024 in Other, Reviews

Who doesn’t love a night at the Theatre? We were recently invited to attend the opening night of Spamalot at The Orchard Dartford which is a brand-new production from Selladoor Productions and Mercury Theatre Colchester. Of course, Spamalot is a re-telling of the hugely successful 1975 Monty Python and the Holy Grail film which sees King Arthur collecting a band of misfits together to create his Knights of the Round Table and taking on a quest from God (or at least a large foot…

Hidden costs of running a car

January 25, 2024 in Other

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…

Stressed about Christmas? Try these self-care tips

January 21, 2024 in Other

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…

Your Retirement Bucket List

January 16, 2024 in Other

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…

5 ways to enjoy a quiet night in

January 13, 2024 in Crafts, Other

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…

Simple Ways To Transform A Compact Kitchen

January 11, 2024 in Home & Garden

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…

‘Rip It Up The 70s’ Tour Comes to Dartford

January 4, 2024 in Other

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 –…

Lockdown Dating Low Down

January 1, 2024 in Dating

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…

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