Scientific Benefits of Having a Pet Cat
Studies have demonstrated that simply watching cat recordings on the web can support a man’s energy and make positive feelings—so it’s nothing unexpected that real feline possession has various advantages. Here are a few. Owning a Cat Is Better For the Environment In case you’re stressed over your carbon footprint, it’s smarter to claim a […]
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Declutter and make a bit of cash, with eBay…
It’s that time of year for me, where I start to get a bit twitchy about getting the house tidy and in order for autumn and winter. I don’t just do spring cleaning, I also like to have a big end of the summer clear and declutter, as well. It helps me feel a bit […]
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100 things to learn before you’re 10
If anyone asked me, at the moment, I would say that this stage of parenting we are going through with a tweenager, rapidly running into actual teenaghood, is the hardest bit we have been through yet. I know that all stages of parenting can be hard and they all have their challenges and at the […]
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Well-being shopping made easy with Chemist4U
I am going to let you in on a little secret. I don’t actually enjoy shopping. I do it because, well, frankly, I have to. I am a busy working mum, and finding time to do the more mundane shopping jobs for my family and I, is often a challenge, so when I can, I […]
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Just for a season, I’m saying no…
*this post is written partly as a cathartic self expressive exercise, and also because I’m rubbish at explaining how I feel in person. I’ve come a long way on this mental health journey of mine, and where as once I would have just kept going until I broke, I now have the ability to recognize better […]
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The domestic chore I hate the most…?
I don’t know about you, but I have a small list things around the house that need doing that I loathe. Everyone has a domestic chore they hate, don’t they? They are things that have to be done, in order to keep the house from either smelling/or becoming less than pleasant to live in. In […]
READ MOREIt’s hard to say goodbye to even the smallest of pets…
Some sad news from our pet’s corner of the Mad House of Cats & Babies. Our smallest furry friend, Scruffy the Hamster, died, last month. He was much loved, even if he was small, grumpy and had a tendency to be slightly smelly despite me cleaning his cage often. He was very comical in his […]
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In Flanders Fields, a man I never knew…
In Flanders Fields, a man I never knew… In a corner of a quiet war graveyard, down a street in an inconspicuous little town in Belgium, with fields of corn on one side, and storehouses crowding out the horizon on the other, there’s a grave. It’s the grave of a man I never knew. Who […]
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My Sunday Photo
Can you spot the bee?
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Please do not tell my child to take their glasses off…
Please do not tell my child to take their glasses off… This is a rant. Aimed at no doubt the thoughtless amongst us. My child wears glasses. She has inherited not only my short-sighted vision, but also astigmatism and a genetic eyelid condition that means that she will, for the rest of her life, either […]
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