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How to choose a front door for your home
Home improvement company, CSM North East share their tips on choosing how to choose a front door for your home. If you’re thinking about getting a new front door, you should know that things may get a little complicated. Front doors are essential parts of any home, as they are meant to offer security, as well as energy efficiency. As such, you can’t go with the first type of door you find on the market. But how to choose a front door? If you don’t know what to take into consideration, here’s a guide that will help you. Think About a Material The material is relevant when choosing a new…
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Working out if you are a carer
As our lives change and people around us become older, ill or disabled, we can find ourselves asking ourselves “Am I a carer?” I have worked with people who are looking after others in my career as an advice worker in the community and online helping them with issues such as welfare benefits and access to NHS funded nursing care. It is interesting that so few people are happy to define themselves as carers. It might be that we don’t like labels or that the term is unfamiliar to us. I think perhaps it is because carers are so used to looking after other people that anything that might mean they…
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Decluttering Your House of Tech and Gadgets
Every year we see a couple dozen additions to our collection of tech and gadgets, while the old ones gather dust and are left alone in boxes, bins and storage rooms. The solution? Do a spring cleaning especially for electronics, aka decluttering your house of tech and gadgets. It keeps your home neat, tidy and you get to earn a few quid along the way. The Gathering Process Do you have about an hour to tidy up your home of old things you won’t use? Collect you and your family member’s electronics in boxes, the shed and the garage. Gather them up and split them to the ones you still…
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Mix Different Wood Shades in Your Decor: Helpful Tips
There’s nothing quite like the timeless elegance of timber, and this natural material comes in many different forms, and with some careful selection, you can blend a wide range of shades and textures into a setting. There used to be a time when all the wooden items would have a similar colour and pattern, but thankfully, we have moved on, and mixing shades of brown, textures and grains is now considered trendy. Here are tips on how to mix different wood shades in your home. Image Source: Unsplash Walnut & Cherry Both of these timbers are widely used in vintage and antique furniture, and there is a wide spectrum of…
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Places to propose in Europe this Summer
Summer is officially just around the corner, and many of us have been looking forward to lighter evenings, longer days, and some free time spent in the sunshine. Couples all over the world will be getting ready for their summer break and there’s nothing more romantic than a holiday proposal. So, if you’re planning to pop the question yourself this year, Angelic Diamonds have rounded up a selection of some of the most romantic and quirky places to propose in Europe. 1. Places to propose in Europe – Petřín Hill – Prague – Peaceful Petrin is centred around this hillside park, where secluded gardens and winding pathways lead to…
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Protect yourself from chafing with Bloomin Sexy
Summer is just around the corner and apparently we are in for a long heatwave. I am not the greatest fan of extreme heat and one of the reasons is that you can bet I will be tormented with chub rub. If you don’t know what that is the other term is chafing. It means your thighs rub against each other in the heat making you sore at best and bleeding at worst. This year will be different though as now I know you can protect yourself from chafing with Blooming Sexy. Protect yourself from chafing Carol Westwood and Jill Mudge have come up with the wonderful concept of bloomers…
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How to protect your lawn effectively
A lush green and beautiful lawn is a homeowner’s pride so you do need to know how to protect your lawn. It is an outdoor space that you would love to spend time in and flaunt to your friends and neighbors as well. However, a great deal of effort and time needs to be invested in maintaining your lawn. While a proper feeding and irrigation routine is essential, you need to make sure that you keep it clear of weeds and pests as well. Soil care and plant maintenance are equally crucial to keep the lawn in good health. Routine care can make all the difference but you need to…
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Essential furniture items for your home
Decorating and maintaining a house is a skill that very few have mastered. Placing designer showpieces and expensive ornaments do not make your house beautiful and organized. Your home requires much more effort and dedication. The interior of the house is as important as its exterior as it determines how much you value your house and put efforts to make it beautiful and clean. What are the essential furniture items for your home? When we talk about the home interior, furniture plays a very important part. Your house furniture depicts your personality and your lifestyle. The perfect furniture enhances the beauty of your house and fills the space of your…
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Dealing With a Short-Term Mental Illness
When someone has psychiatric issues, it’s tough on their entire family. Though the ability to unite, come to terms with the diagnosis, and ask for help will not guarantee a full recovery, it greatly increases the chances. Here, you’ll learn a few ways to cope when dealing with a short-term mental illness. Consider Applying for Short-Term Disability Benefits Though most private short-term disability policies specifically exclude conditions based on mental disorders, this doesn’t mean that it’s impossible to get help. Short-term coverage is beneficial in situations brought about by certain drugs, which may have effects that inhibit a person’s ability to hold a job. Some of these effects, such as…
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5 Great Reasons To Smile Today
It is not always easy to raise a smile. So many of us are busy trying to please others and to juggle the various demands on our time. It is really sad that in modern society a smile can be such an effort especially if we are struggling with our mental wellbeing. However, smiles have super powers that I would like to share with you. I have great reasons to smile today so make sure you do too and see what happens. Smile and the world smiles with you Try giving a smile to someone and you will be amazed how many times you get one right back. There may be…
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How to choose the right staircase for your home
There are many family stories of the time that my parents lived in a house with two staircases. It was great for hide and seek and my brothers have regaled me with how they used to run up one staircase and down the other. In my current home, I have an ordinary staircase and also a feature spiral one going from the lounge up to my son’s room. Staircases are often overlooked when it comes to renovating your home but they can make such an impact. I am sharing some tips on how to choose the right staircase for your home. Budget Regular readers know that I always give a…
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Top tips for buying shoes for women
When I was a child, I loved going to the the shoe shop. It was always the same one and I sat in a big cartoon-themed chair. I loved having my feet measured and choosing a pair of leather shoes. If I was lucky, the shoe shop visit would be rounded off by a visit to the ice-cream parlour. As a teenager I used to irritate my father by dragging him from shop to shop and sometimes town to town only to return hours later to the first pair of shoes I had looked at. Nowadays, we can buy online which is so convenient. I thought I would share my…
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Great Recipes for Barbecues this Spring
Unfortunately, regular doses of good weather aren’t something we can rely on here in the UK, so when the sunshine does make an appearance, it is essential we grab the bull by the horns and pull the tarpaulin off the barbecue. So once you have your garden prepared properly for bbq season, here are some amazing and great recipes for barbecues to tempt you. Recipes for barbecues Here, Flogas Gaslight – a BBQ gas bottle supplier – offer 12 delectable dishes that are very different from the usual BBQ fare: Oriental grilled baby back ribs Enjoy this Asian fusion recipe for an intense flavour hit! 4 racks of baby back…
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Becoming Mentally Healthier and Your Physical Health
In the US, mental health has become a huge issue. We can definitely do a much better job as a society when it comes to identifying and then treating people suffering from severe mental problems. That being said, what can be done in our own lives to have better mental health, lengthen the amount of time our brains remain sharp and find the stability needed for our emotions as well as for our emotional responses to a variety of situations? In our youth or even in the prime of our lives, we might be sitting pretty, but how can we prevent mental issues as we get older? As it happens,…
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Great Reads for Summer Holidays
Are you looking for great reads for Summer holidays? It’s always such a luxury to have the time and space to read a good book. So many women and mums struggle to find the time to read as often as they like. Summer holidays can be a great time to get back into the habit. It really is possible to get back to reading and these 3 recommended reads from Jo will get you well on the way to doing so. The Mum Who Got Her Life Back by Fiona Gibson I’ve enjoyed many of Fiona Gibson’s books in the past and have previously recommended Take Mum Out in a…
