It’s funny how things can change with a phone call. As I sit and write this I should be keeping a watchful eye on Piglet. I should be explaining to Tigger that he’ll have to miss his swimming lesson this week.
Except I’m not.
Buying for teenagers isn’t’ the easiest. They know what they like and what they don’t like, and if you get it wrong not only are you going to waste your money but you could also insult them! While teens are far from being adults, under no circumstances do they want to be considered as kids, and so it can make finding an age-appropriate gift somewhat tricky. Whether you have a teenager yourself or you are buying for one, here are a few ideas for different routes you could go down.
With the run-up to Christmas well and truly on (even if many of us are in denial), it can get us planning, budgeting, and thinking about all that we have to do to really improve our finances. After all, there are only a couple of paydays until Christmas (if you don’t get one just a few days before). Unfortunately, though, it isn’t like there is a magic wand to wave and all of our finances will be sorted out. There are plenty of things that we can be doing to cut our necessary spend, but really the focus needs to be cutting down or eliminating the unnecessary spend.
Whether you have an unused attic or basement, bedroom, reception room or garden room, here are just a few of the ways you can transform a spare room at home and turn it into a usable space that could well better your life. Read on to find out more!
Got kids? Got pets? Simply had enough of cleaning? There are many ways to make cleaning around the home less of a chore. Most people invest in new cleaning gadgets and chemicals to help take the elbow grease out of cleaning. However, instead of looking for new tools, you could make cleaning easier by instead making improvements to your home. Here are just a few tricks for designing an easy-clean home that might not just make cleaning easier but prevent cleaning altogether in some cases.
It’s no secret that those pups over at PAW Patrol have captured a part of Piglet’s childhood. Whether she is enjoying an episode on the TV or iPad or reading her personalised PAW Patrol storybook. Even recreating Adventure Bay in the living room with the help of the PAW Patrol My Size Lookout Tower or the PAW Patrol Mission Cruiser as well as a whole host of PAW Patrol characters – why have one Chase when you can have five! One of the latest playsets to join the PAW Patrol family is the PAW Patrol Ultimate Rescue Fire Truck – a substantial playset that will certainly make an impact under the Christmas tree or unwrapped on a birthday.
Do you have a mini Sir Alan Sugar in the making? Are your children always coming up with ideas on…
How many times in life have you had the chance to surround yourself with other innovative DIY innovators and makers? You and your family may have always been more on the creative side, but when it comes to being able to interact and engage with others and see what options and creativity are out there, you all may have felt a few limitations in the past. If that’s the case, Maker Faire Rome is exactly what you’ve been waiting for.
Every winter, homeowners across the country find themselves wishing that they could return to the halcyon days of summer—and not only because of the cold! Your heating bill in winter may very well be higher than you’d like it to be, and since turning the heat off isn’t an option in the middle of January, here are some helpful, simple tips for keeping your bills low in the snowy days of winter:
Having worked for the NHS for 15 years I am fiercely proud of the services available. Yes, they don’t always get things right. However, some of that is down to resources and funding rather than the people who treat you. The NHS is free at the point of access and whilst we pay for this via our National Insurance contributions. We are fortunate not to have to worry about large bills arriving after treatment.
This week has seen us get our monies worth from the NHS…
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