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Going to the Park, Playing Board Games and hunting Easter Eggs: Entertaining Your Children
Read moreWith half-term just gone and the Easter holidays on the way, it’s that time to think of ways to entertain and keep my seven-year old twin girls occupied and happy. Hopefully I won’t look too bored, even though inside I will be screaming not another game of snakes and ladders please! As parents we definitely…
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Benefits of Getting More Hands-on in Your Life
Read moreThese days, the world is generally more forgiving towards people who are prone to ruminating obsessively, frittering away their time on idle distractions, and having their heads stuck in the clouds. Image via Pixabay Whereas once people in this category would have often had to go out and engage with the world to beat the…
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Eyewear Brands To Look Out For
Read moreWe’ve come a long way from classifying eyeglasses as bulky medical equipment intended purely for optic aid. These days, glasses have become less about vision correction and more of a fashion statement, saturating the eyewear market with thousands of different shapes and styles. While fashion has always blurred the lines between the classic and the…
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Common Road Trip Obstacles and How to Overcome Them
Read moreGoing on a road trip is a great opportunity for families to see parts of the country – and perhaps even the world – that they otherwise never get to experience. While a similar experience can be achieved when riding by rail, trains won’t let you stop whenever you spot something interesting in between stations.…
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Body Positivity Photos Surely It Applies to all Shapes And Sizes
Read moreThere is a movement on social media all about body positivity. I think this is wonderful and I am all for feeling good about yourself, and feeling good about your body whatever your shape or size. After all it’s your right as a human being to be exactly who you want to be. I will…
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Protecting Your Property as Best Possible
Read moreThe average person works eight hours a day, five days a week. There’s a reason for this. We want to provide ourselves and our loved ones with a good quality of life. We want a roof over our heads, we want to be comfortable and safe, and we want to surround ourselves with lovely things…
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Trying To Live A Zero Waste Life
Read moreFor quite a while my wife and I have become increasingly more aware of the amount of waste that we are dumping on our planet and just what a devastating effect it is having on planet earth. As such, we have decided to try to live a zero waste life. We both feel it’s vitally…
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Year 2 Parents Evening Half Term Begins
Read moreLast week was the last week in school for my twin girls before half term. That also means that parents evening falls in that week. I’m not sure about everybody else, but I always find parents evening a daunting experience. I always feel like an adult that has gone back to school for twenty minutes.…
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5 Simple DIY Ideas For Busy Dads
Read moreAah, DIY. As a Dad, you just get used to your kids shouting you, pointing at something that is broken, and waiting for you to work your Dad magic to fix it. In fact, your kids think that you can do pretty much anything, and whilst this is obviously very sweet, it’s a lot of…
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Sri Lanka The Perfect Destination For A Family Holiday #AD
Read moreOver recent years families have started to look at holiday destinations that at one time seemed too far to travel too. However, the world has become a smaller place with airlines now flying all over the world on a regular basis. Families are now looking at holidays a bit differently. Instead of two weeks in…
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An Interview With Laura Dove Who Writes Five Little Doves
Read moreThis week I get to interview one of my favourite bloggers and dare I say it, a friend who I have met on a number of occasions. Laura really is one of the nicest bloggers I have met. She always has time to chat or help out another blogger. What makes Laura’s writing so special…
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World Book Day In Wales #AD
Read moreWorld book day has come around very quickly, and this year on March 7th we will be celebrating world book day with a simple message #shareastory. It’s a simple message yet for me an important message in the fast paced technological world we live in where everything is condensed down to an Instagram page or…
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Making Sure You Have The Right Gear To Go Skiing #AD
Read moreNowadays people don’t just limit their family holidays to the summer. In fact many families now have two holidays a year. A very popular choice is to have a winter holiday of which skiing is usually the number one choice. Of course with a skiing holiday you have to have the right equipment and clothing.…
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Hobbies For Dads: Fun Activities For Guys to Try
Read moreWhen we’re young, most of us have lots of hobbies. We try our hand at all kinds of activities, and spend these years finding out what we do and don’t enjoy. However, when we leave school and enter the world of full time work, it can be difficult to maintain activities that are ‘just for…
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Men Dads Depression PND And Suicide
Read moreThe single biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in the UK is suicide. That is something that has to be a fundamental flaw in our society. In truth I actually wonder how little we have moved forward in enabling men to talk about problems they may be having in their lives. It’s…
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Traveling For Life: How To Make A Success On The Road
Read moreLiving our lives in the same four walls every single day can be a tough thing for us to do. We often follow the same routine every single day and things can become very stale very quickly if we don’t bring some fun into our lives. This is why it is ideal for us to…
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Parenting Teenagers It’s Tough At Times
Read moreI have been blessed to have five children and there is no doubt about it, I feel privileged that in my lifetime I have become a dad five times. However, getting it right as a dad is incredibly difficult. I think I have bitten my tongue more times than I care to mention and I…
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Keeping Your Home Cosy And Warm During
Read moreIt seems that our winters are getting colder year on year and it really is not unusual for temperatures to drop well below freezing on a regular basis. It also pretty common now to have snow right across the country every year. When I get home from work all I want is to walk into…
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Teaching Our Children Boundaries That Others Should Not Step Beyond
Read moreTeaching our children boundaries is so important to me, but it is not only the boundaries that they shouldn’t step beyond, it is also teaching them the boundaries that other people shouldn’t overstep with them. Our children, I believe, need to the learn to use the word NO, and to say, “Please don’t do that…
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Personal Finance Tips: Why the Grass Isn’t Always Greener on the Other Side
Read moreIt’s common for people to obsess over the lives of other people. There’s a reason why there are entire TV shows dedicated to documenting every time celebrities leave their homes. While it can be fun and entertaining to follow the lives of others, it can also be dangerous when taken too seriously. This is especially…
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