*This is a collaborative post with Daisy Jewellery, sharing my personal style choices and what I wear everyday* I tend to be someone who prefers simple styles and looks and because I work with children and families I also have to be practical. But I like pretty things and I enjoy treating myself to the […]
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Don’t use fake tan products before your LASER hair removal treatment
*This is a collaborative post sharing some tips and advice before you consider laser hair removal treatments. We hope it’s helpful* The frequency and the intensity of the Laser beam emanating out of the Laser equipment used at skin clinics offering Laser hair eradication treatment is safe for all skin types but in case you […]
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My Sunday photo – I must go down to the sea again
My Mum used to say “I must go down to the sea again, the lonely sea in the sky. I’ve left my knickers and socks there, and I wonder if they’re dry”. This used to make us laugh as children, and now I say this to my kids. The real poem is this and is […]
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Creating a Sustainable Wardrobe That You Simply Adore
Creating a Sustainable Wardrobe can be done. We hope this collaborative post with some tips and suggestions is helpful if you are trying to make some wardrobe changes. When you look good, you certainly feel good too. A wardrobe full of clothing that suits you and looks good too is what you should be aiming […]
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My Sunday Photo -ugly but adorable
I’ve never actually seen a baby flamingo in real life before. Snapped a shot of these at Birdland in Bourton on the Water this week. A little ugly, but I also think adorable. All babies are beautiful in their own way. My other question is do flamingo mind U.K. weather given that it’s not naturally […]
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Business cards make the first impression
*This is a collaborative post sharing why business cards make the first impression and why you need to make sure your business cards make a GOOD impression* A few weeks ago, I scribbled my name and number down on a piece of paper to give to someone. The paper was torn from a notebook and […]
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My Sunday photo – raindrops on roses
Raindrops on roses. Channeling my inner Julie Andrews. Just don’t ask me to sing. Taken at Kew Gardens. With my iPhone 12 mini. Not a bad shot, for a phone camera. Please do not copy my work, or use my photos. Thanks © 2021 karen reekieAll Rights ReservedOriginal content here is published under these license terms: X License Type:Read OnlyLicense Abstract:You may read the original content in the context in which […]
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My Sunday Photo – Lavender fields
Come lie with me in a field of lavender. What else better is there to do? Please do not copy my work, or use my photos. Thanks © 2021 karen reekieAll Rights ReservedOriginal content here is published under these license terms: X License Type:Read OnlyLicense Abstract:You may read the original content in the context in which it is published (at this web address). No other copying or use is permitted without […]
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How to Improve Your Work-Life Balance When Working From Home
We hope this collaborative post on how to improve your work-life balance when working from home is helpful as more people adjust to finding a different work-life balance thanks to Covid19 Achieving a work/home balance can be challenging enough, but it can feel impossible when you merge the two by working from home. Many of […]
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I love wearing a bra. Don’t hate me.
I love wearing a bra. There, I said it. Don’t hate me. I feel like the odd one out, in society. I am not someone who walks in the house and rips off her bra in delight. I don’t want to “free the boobies”. I actually hate being braless. I was one of those […]
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