Fitness & Health

Firework safety and keeping children safe at Halloween and Bonfire Night

Halloween and Bonfire night are two events eagerly anticipated by many and dreaded by others. Scarily this time of year always results in a surge in road accidents, sharps injuries and burns. Let’s try and make this year safer. Please read our tips on firework safety to try and make this time of year memorable for all the right reasons. Halloween Halloween is now synonymous with…
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Mums Tips

Four tips to eliminate stress from house moves

It’s not a newsflash, moving home is by no means easy. It’s something that will bring you stress, and something that will make you question if it’s all really worth it. Unfortunately, this is never going to change. Even if you take a completely hands-off approach, and employ every professional under the sun to help assist your house moves, there are still a lot of logistics to…
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Schooling

The Independent Schools Show 9-10 November 2019 - Evolution Centre, Battersea Park

On Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th November 2019, more than 7,000 parents and their children are expected at The Independent Schools Show at the Evolution Centre, Battersea Park, London, SW8 4NW. Schools choices are one of the most difficult decisions for parents and the Independent Schools Show is designed to help them find out more about what the independent sector offers and to plan their…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

EXCLUSIVE! Comedian and mother Olivia Lee reveals her secrets on how to be mindful mums and how not to lose our marbles

I recently interviewed comedian, actor and writer Olivia Lee – best known for her character comedy and her appearance on Channel 4’s ‘Balls of Steel’ with her slot ‘Prank TV with Miss Lee’ as well as for ‘Olivia Lee’s Naughty Bits’, Olivia Lee: Dirty, Sexy, Funny’. Monica and Olivia talked about Olivia’s album ‘Mindful Mum – How Not To lose Your Total Fucking Shit’…
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Mums Tips

How Can You Be Prepared For A Financial Emergency?

Maintaining healthy finances is crucial, but when faced with a financial emergency it can be difficult to change. However, it is not impossible as you can begin to save money with just a few simple changes. In this article, I am looking into how we can prepare ourselves for a financial emergency – just in case… Start An Emergency Fund Managing your finances can be difficult and with…
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Fitness & Health

Health: Is cannabis-based oil CBD legal? Sorting fact from fiction

I attended a health conference at the lovely Ivy restaurant in Central London recently where experts shed some light into CBD also known asCannabidiol, sorting fact from fiction. In recent months, in a way or another, we have all heard about the term CBD oil, but is the meaning clear to us? Well, I have to say that theevent did open my eyes as I did not have very clear thoughts…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

10 Ways To Get More Done in 2020

Feel like you didn’t get enough done in 2019? There’s still time! You have three months left to make this the best year ever – as cliche as that sounds. This business year it’s been my best so far, but I have often felt snowed under and overwhelmed by the lack of time. I have reflected on where my time goes and I have to admit that social media have inevitably sucked so much of it.
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Fashion & Beauty

4 Lifestyle Changes That Improve Skin Health

None of us can completely avoid the onset of ageing, it’s just a fact of life. As you get older, your skin will suffer and you will start to develop wrinkles. There are so many products on the market that are designed to slow the signs of ageing and keep your skin looking healthy. They work to some extent but the best way to improve your skin is by making simple lifestyle changes. These are some…
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Parenting Skills

Four ways to reward a child for good behaviour and performance in school

Last year I attended a local parenting course in Wandsworth to prepare myself for the challenges of bringing up a teenager. We discussed ways to reward a child for good behaviour and/or excellent performance at school. It is important to motivate children and reward them when they do something right or when they display emotional intelligence through a particularly sympathetic behaviour towards…
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Fashion & Beauty

Laser hair removal: 5 things to know

I have been removing my body hair all over since I was 16 and I can honestly say that it is a big hassle, often painful and, more importantly, time consuming. I don’t even want to start counting the hours, years spent on this tedious task … These days the promise of living body hair-free is alluring and real. As I am at the stage I want to get rid of all my body hair I have done my…
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