Home and lifestyle tips for families, from organisation and decor to everyday routines that make life easier.
Pest control does not necessarily mean applying toxic chemicals regularly around your home or using poisons to wipe out pests. Here are five natural pest control methods everybody can use. They are overwhelmingly safe for your family and pets, while most of them are eco-friendly as well. Seals, Borders and Storage, Oh, My The best … Read more
Decluttering your home can be an incredibly stressful and time-consuming task if not taken seriously enough. However, it’s also something that gets easier as you go along because it takes progressively less time. After a couple of decluttering cleanups, you’ll find that future cleanups become easier to do. The initial pass takes a while because … Read more
Most people can do more in trying to save energy from escaping their homes. You can probably do more in trying to save energy from escaping your home. You just have to kick a few bad habits and make a few good changes first. Below, you can find some of the habits to kick and … Read more
Selling your home can feel like you’re putting everything on display. Your entire living space is being judged and assigned a numerical value. Many people will be viewing the utility of the space and either believing it suitable for their requirements or not. It can be fairly nerve-wracking especially if you’ve decided to put in … Read more
So what are the benefits of encouraging outdoor play? Besides keeping your house tidier of course . . .
Naturally, with summer on the horizon, you are starting to think about your garden and what you can do to make it a more appealing space. If it’s in a bit of a mess and has been a bit neglected, don’t worry, you can easily fix it up. Now, I’m sure as a mum, not … Read more
Writing your Will and thinking of the inevitable isn’t really something that most of us want to think about BUT it’s so important that we do. After all, we want to make sure that our family is protected and that all our hard-earned money and belongings are dealt with according to our wishes so there … Read more
It can be a dilemma when deciding to talk to your child about home security as you don’t want to make them fearful, but at the same time, you do want to be sure that they are safe in their own home. Here are some pointers on how to teach your child the importance of … Read more
I want to tell you a little story, it’s about our family and Parkinsons. I met my Husband in 2002 when I moved to Peterborough, but we didn’t become a couple until 2004. It’s always nerve-wracking meeting a new partner’s parents, but I hit it off with them straight away with my Father-in-Law Harry. He … Read more