As the third lockdown slowly draws towards its conclusion, do you look back on the good things that have come out of it? Is there anything you started during lockdown that you’ll continue with? There are a few things we want to stick with. I’ve made a conscious decision to make small changes to develop…
About a year ago, a friend of mine posted on social media to say that she’d switched to Yora dog food. It was billed as a sustainable, ethical alternative to pet food made from fish and meat. What’s even more fascinating is that it’s made from insects. I decided to give it a try for…
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As a society, our wariness of consumerism is increasing. Buying new things to keep up with fashion or because what we already own is slightly worn doesn’t sit comfortably. Yet nothing lasts forever. Certain purchases will need to be regularly upgraded. The house that is no longer big enough for an expanding family. Clothes that…
With restrictions starting to be lifted, many of us are planning to see family for the first time in a long time. Unfortunately by mother’s day, lots of us still won’t feel confident visiting our mums without putting them at risk. I feel incredibly lucky that my mum has been able to form a support…
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One of the most unexpected traumas of parenting has been having to choose gifts for other people’s children. Every time the girls go to a birthday party, I have to choose birthday gifts by age because I know nothing about the individual child. In that respect, Wicked Uncle have some brilliant children’s gift ideas. Their…
The running streak goes against every grain of common sense. Anyone who has taken sport even moderately seriously will have had the importance of rest days drummed into them. Your body needs time to recover. You can’t improve performance without rest. And yet as we get older and running becomes less competitive, those things don’t…