The joy of walking each daytime has now receded a little. The winter weather has arrived with a crash and the endless rain, mud and splashing that accompanies the brisk trot up and around the byways has made me try to find alternative methods to stay fit. Whereas in the warmer months it was […]
One of the best gifts mums can pass to their children is that of a healthy lifestyle combined with knowledge of how to achieve that. This point has been acutely prominent with my neighbours. The family look fit – the mum works part time in a high end gym and sees many a pretty person […]
Like so many other folk across the globe, I found I was putting on podge around my hips and middle area due to not taking enough exercise of body or mind – particularly in the direction of stuffing myself with naughty goodies! It’s a known problem that’s going to have major repercussions down the line. […]
With the restrictions to normal life that lockdown has produced, it’seasy to lose all regular routine and envelope a lazier and completely unhealthy lifestyle. So, what to do. . . . Online videos are a superb way to get back into a routine. Lots of folk don’t want to go outside, fearing catching of the […]
We all need something to cheer us up at various times in our lives. At this moment in time . . . that very hackneyed phrase . . . we do indeed need to have all the love that can come our way. The current pandemic is the most serious challenge to our entire country […]
Ahh yes this can be a prarticularly tricky time of the year for the naive gift buyer. February used to contain one day that would spike the carefree gift buying intentions of the average boyfriend . . . All he’d need to do to keep his lady friend sweet would be to buy a couple […]
This is a seriously busy time of year in my family. We’ve endured the annual ritual of the christmas pressie fest with all the excesses that entails and now, one week in to the new year I am faced with buying several birthday items. One selection will be vital to get right. A sibling’s has […]
Getting that perfect gift can sometimes seem overwhelmingly difficult. Mothers and aged aunts are so difficult to buy for. Usually they drop hints throughout the year that they need help with this job or item and when you offer to arrange that help, they suddenly lose interest or get in a state of panic over […]
One of the nicest gifts I’ve received lately was a glass necklet with a pressed flower inside. It’s absolutely deflightful and I wear it at every opportunity. There are a few suppliers of gifts specifically geared towards mums and daughters, or for that matter, grandmothers and grandaughters. Their sites have excellent gifting tips on how […]
The upsurge in online buying has brought the world to our own front doors. The choice of what we wear, where we buy it has now meant we just go online and find exactly what we want and it arrives within a day or so and all the traipsing around shops seems to be becoming […]
At the moment we are all trying to keep to a healthy lifestyle but frankly unless we’re also saintly, this is proviing to be much more of a challenge than some thought. I have taken positive steps to ensure I make the most of each shopping trip. I only take the car down town […]
The joy of walking each daytime has now receded a little. The winter weather has arrived with a crash and the endless rain, mud and splashing that accompanies the brisk trot up and around the byways has made me try to find alternative methods to stay fit. Whereas in the warmer months it was […]