Fashion & Beauty

Solutions for growing healthy hair

Are you worried about going bald or simply passionate about maintaining attractive, healthy hair? We’ve got you covered! This article delves into the world of hair health, beauty, and the latest scientific advancements to help you maintain and grow a gorgeous mane. Let’s explore the best solutions for growing a healthy head of hair that will boost your self-confidence and keep you…
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Parenting Skills

The dangers of will writing companies

Most of us know very little about wills, outside of the fact that they are there to ensure our estates – our properties, money, and other assets – are distributed among our chosen beneficiaries according to our wishes. They are vital documents. Dying without a will means that your entire estate – not to mention your family – is left in a precarious position, to be distributed according to…
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Get Creative

How to knit: easy mum's own tips

Have you ever thought of learning to knit? In my blue January piece, I mentioned starting a new craft with a family member, as my daughter had been prompting me to take her to our local craft shop. Part 1 – Choosing the wool was a whole creative adventure. What wool can a beginner handle? The structure, feel, fatness, color, fluffiness, ingredients all had to be discussed. And then…
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Party tips

Neighbourhood: How to prepare your Coronation street party

This is my 4th street party, that I’ve helped organise. Two were when we lived in Acton, and theirs has now become a yearly occurrence, with a slush fund, DJ and kids activities, plus bake-off, hands-free donut-eating races and karaoke. One American family was gung-ho for a dunk-tank, something they do on such occasions, but we made unenthusiastic noises about drownings and cold weather. If…
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Travel with kids

8 Must-visit sights in Luxor, Egypt

There’s plenty to choose from when visiting Luxor, a city easily accessible by the convenient Luxor airport shuttle. Across from either side of the Nile River offers amazing and breathtaking views of this open-air museum. The West Bank of Luxor is where the Egyptians buried the dead, chosen because the sun sets on this bank. The area gradually became known as the necropolis, the area filled with…
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Fashion & Beauty

The ultimate guide to brow lifts

Brow lifts, often known as forehead lifts or eyebrow rejuvenation, are rapidly becoming a popular cosmetic procedure amongst both men and women. The primary aim of this procedure is to reverse the visual effects of ageing by lifting sagging brows and minimising forehead lines and wrinkles, resulting in a more youthful and refreshed appearance. In this comprehensive guide, we take an in-depth look…
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Get Creative

Four simple ways you can increase the value of your home

If you want to understand how to increase the value of your home, you should make sure that you check all of the appropriate boxes, as this will ensure that you are genuinely adding value without having to spend any more money. Building an addition, installing a brand-new kitchen, and sprucing up the exterior of your home are just a few of the many wonderful ways that you can increase the value of…
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Parenting Skills

New game turns fussy eaters into adventurous eaters

The developers behind the BAFTA nominated phonics game, Teach Your Monster To Read have launched a brand-new ground-breaking game that aims to turn fussy eaters into adventurous eaters and gets kids excited about fruit and vegetables! Teach Your Monster is a non-profit organisation funded by the charity, The Usborne Foundation to deliver educational learning games for kids, and it’s latest…
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Baby & Toddlers

Benefits of skin-to-skin time for mums and babies

Skin-to-skin contact is a beautiful and intimate way for new parents to bond with their babies. It involves holding the newborn baby against their bare chest, allowing the baby to feel the warmth and heartbeat of the parent. Benefits for babies Research has shown that skin-to-skin time has numerous benefits for newborn babies. One of the most significant benefits is that it helps to…
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Recipes

Baking your own bread

Baking your own bread is a wonderful thing to do with and without kids. You remember in lockdown, the first things to disappear from shelves were bog roll and flour, followed by yeast. Flour. Bizarre in our heavily industrialised baking culture. But providing bread for the family is a deeply engrained Right of Man. No catastrophe, however global, is gonna get in the way. I wonder how many learnt…
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