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Gift buying can often be tricky. Whether you are buying for a significant other, family member or friend, it can be tricky to find a present that they not only love but is also meaningful.
Finding and giving a gift should be an enjoyable process. Giving someone a gift is an opportunity to surprise someone with something that hopefully they will keep for a lifetime.
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What do you buy the dad, grandad, step-dad, uncle, father-in-law that has everything? Whether it’s their birthday, Christmas, Father’s Day, retirement or just because – sometimes these men in our lives can be hard to buy for. Especially, I find, if they’re not ‘typical’ blokes that, according to gifting and card websites like gifts that involve sheds, football, Only Fools and Horses or generic pints of beer.
Warning – NSFW (or children)
The brand new ‘crazy golf for adults’ venue in George Street, Hockley is 100% LadBible fodder, a prime stag event venue and perfect for student Instagram accounts. Glory Holes is very try hard and badly done. The staff are all out there to ‘shock’, including the security staff playing down their Covid rules and the manager wearing his mask around his chin whilst saying ‘grab a ball from my sack’. I’m eye-rolling even writing this.
There’s a reason why wellness travel has become so popular. More people are taking the stress out of their summer holiday and opting for activities that are beneficial for their health and wellbeing instead. You can even do this alone at home, without having to book an expensive yoga retreat. A little me-time is often necessary to de-stress and find your inner calm. Fortunately, there are several activities you can try on your own, that will leave you feeling relaxed and rejuvenated. Here are seven simple ways to practise self-care solo this summer.
A little late to the party on this one, I can’t remember whether it was post-pay day or not so it’s just a week that I recorded and had a look back on when I found my diary again!
Friday
Post lockdown hair day! My treatment was gifted by the amazing team at SAKS in Newark, check out my first review of them and head to Instagram for my Reels from this visit too. I did buy some products though and spent £49.90 on Kerastase shampoo & conditioner (I got a free gift with purchase which was an amazing diffuser too!) plus my parking was £2.30. Head home to look after F and spend the afternoon with a very glam activity of jet washing our grass and weeding our front garden!
Lockdown is slowly but surely coming to a close, just in time for the Easter break. That’s great news, but let’s be honest with ourselves: while better than 2020’s, this Easter’s plans are going to need a little pre-planning if they’re going to go off safely and comfortably. To help, here are five COVID-friendly ideas you can enjoy this Easter, on your own or with friends and family.
It may have been 10 years since I first headed off to uni but it’s still something I think I can share a bit of wisdom on. Each year, there are thousands of students who descend on unis up and down the country. No matter what degree interests you the most, it’s super important that you pick a university and location that has everything you need. Understandably, choosing the right uni will be one of the biggest and toughest decisions you’ll make in life and here are five factors to consider beforehand. But, don’t worry – if you choose the ‘wrong’ one, it’s really not the end of the world, there’s always something you can do.
This post includes gifted items from Moonpig but it is not sponsored.
One thing’s for certain, we’ve all had to switch and jiggle the way we do special events and celebrations over the past year. Last Mother’s Day was just before major lockdown 1 and we managed to get out for a nice big walk (before even that became illegal) with L’s mum. My mum, on the other hand lives 160 miles away and I’ve only seen her once in the past year, which massively sucks so it’s been all about the postman delivering her each and every treat, card and birthday surprise.
Mother’s Day is just around the corner! This is certainly a year where you’ll want to show your mum just how much you care. Mother’s Day is on March 14th, so obviously restrictions will still be in place which means that you will be limited as to what you can do, but there are still lots of ways to make the day extra special and treat your mum.
This is a funny Money Diary split over almost a month between my paydays because, well I’ve not bought much interesting stuff I don’t think and I’ve tried to not waste too much money but, I probably didn’t manage it.
Friday
Payday! But I’ve already moved a bit of money around yesterday as I got ‘paid’ for L’s half of the bills a few days previously. I decide to boost my Lifetime ISA with a bigger chunk of money than I usually do and challenge myself to have a bit lower disposable income until I next get paid. I’ll probably receive a bit of birthday money if I need any extra to get me by and also know I won’t be going out too much so I can definitely get by on £300 for this month, it’s actually a lot of money so I want to document what I spend. MyLifetime ISA is nearly full for this tax year too so I’m really proud of myself again for this – third year running!
