International Babywearing Week 2020

“Babywearing is for hippies!” was a comment I once heard, at a baby group of all places.

I had grabbed my carrier, struggled to get my baby in it, and staggered along to the group, struggling to manage … Read More

Would you rather be with your friends or family?

The saying, we choose our friends but not our family, often causes a wry laugh.

But, on reflection, those relationships are rather different. Do our friends typically see us having a ‘bad hair day’ or have to be … Read More

Ever Ask Yourself If You’re Good Enough?

How often do you berate yourself, feel that you’ve fallen short, not achieved what you set out to do or done as much as others in your orbit?

A 2020 survey of 2000 adults by a weight loss … Read More

Exercise, eating healthily and spending time with family are the most popular things Brits do to look after their mental health

Exercise, eating healthily and spending time with family are the most popular things Brits do to look after their mental health.

A survey of 2,000 UK adults revealed one in four have also attempted a new diet or … Read More

Brits spend an HOUR of each day on ‘mundane tasks’ – and changing the bedding, scrubbing the toilet and dusting are among the worst jobs

Brits are spending an HOUR of each day on ‘mundane tasks’ with changing the bedding, scrubbing the toilet and dusting among the worst jobs.

The study of 2,000 adults found that weeks are taken up by boring chores … Read More

Moving Forward From Redundancy

Some of us may remember the concept of a job for life, where you worked for a large blue-chip company or solid family business and received opportunities for training, promotion, travel and even relocation, leaving only due to personal choice … Read More

Reflections on 2020

I’m sure that many of us started this year toasting the new decade, excited and full of enthusiasm.

This was going to be ‘our time’, full of promise and potential. Well, that certainly didn’t work out as anticipated!

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These are the top 50 signs you are a foodie

Knowing what order to lay and use cutlery, having dined at a Michelin-star restaurant and being able to pronounce ‘quinoa’ correctly are among the signs you’re a foodie.

A poll of 2,000 adults looked at the traits which … Read More

New camping traditions involve streaming films and listening to music as singing songs and telling ghost stories become a thing of the past

Singing songs and telling ghost stories around the campfire are a thing of the past, as families swap camping traditions for streaming films, listening to music and browsing social media.

A study of 2,000 camping and caravanning fans … Read More

More than one in 10 adults claim they’re ‘too busy’ to drink more water

More than one in 10 adults claim they’re ‘too busy’ to drink more water.

A study of 2,000 Brits revealed they drink an average of five glasses of water a day – but 28 per cent said they … Read More