*Sleep can be hard to come by when Your Partner Snores, we hope this collaborative post is helpful if it’s an issue you are dealing with* It is important for both our mental and physical wellbeing that we get a good night’s sleep. But if you share a bed with a snorer, then this can […]
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Don’t allow back pain interfere with the life you love
Sharing a helpful guest post on dealing with back pain by Michelle McWilliam, Osteopath and Acupuncturist and co-owns The Totalcare Clinic If you work from home, whether because of Covid-19 or as a choice you had already made, you may find yourself working over a low table, or perhaps sitting at a desk for far […]
READ MOREEncouraging a teenager back to exercise after illness
Encouraging a teenager back to exercise after an illness or injury can seem daunting but this really helpful guest post from Ollie from The Sporting Blog has some great ideas and suggestions to help and it can be done. Our teenager has struggled with this after being very unwell over the past year and losing […]
READ MOREHow we use coconut oil in our home and why
We use coconut oil for lots of things in our house, these are the ten I can think of, off the top of my head, every day uses for it. We buy a jar or two of cold-pressed, virgin oil from our local health food shop, and each jar lasts about two months or so, […]
READ MORE5 Ways to Create a Sleep-Friendly Bedroom
*This is a collaborative post sharing some ways to Create a Sleep-Friendly Bedroom that we hope is helpful* Do you wake up each morning already feeling as though you’re ready for bed again? Does it feel like you can never get enough sleep no matter what time you go to bed? It may not be […]
READ MOREAre you drinking enough water?
Are you drinking enough water? I know haven’t been, but I am working hard to change that. When I say I don’t drink enough I don’t mean reaching for the wine at the end of the day. I actually mean water or other fluids that are good for my body. I try every day to […]
READ MOREWhat a meal plan for losing weight looks like for me
I shared two weeks ago about working with Optibiotix and using their scientifically-backed meal replacement plan to help me with losing weight, getting back into better eating habits, and feeling better health-wise. Today I thought I would share what a typical day looks like and how I am getting on. It’s going well and the […]
READ MOREMenopause – the dreaded M word!
Elaine from Early Retirement Rocks has kindly shared her experience and some thoughts on menopause. Something all women have to face, and I must admit from my point of view, something I have been in denial about. Hormones and don’t see eye to eye. Menopause – the dreaded M word! Or at least it is […]
READ MOREThe sun and I are not good friends.
The sun and I are not good friends. I love sunshine, I love warmer weather, I love being able to let my kids out to play and top up their vitamin D levels, particularly because we live in a country where it feels like winter is long, damp, dark and miserable. But the sun doesn’t […]
READ MOREEco friendly but still effective plasters from Patch
*This is a review post we were kindly sent some Patch plasters to try* No family first aid kit is complete without some plasters of different shapes and sizes to cover a variety of needs and we always have a box to hand. As a mum I carry a spare plaster in my handbag because […]
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