AD – A trip to Tsilivi, Zakynthos with Jet2Holidays

Travel

Get your boarding passes ready, it’s finally time for another set of travel blog posts and Reels. We’ve done a Jet2holidays package a few years ago to visit Dubrovnik which was actually the last time we went abroad (back in 2019!) and we were so impressed by it then. Everything worked like clockwork, we had no issues and there were always Jet2 reps around to help you if you have any questions. So, when Jet2holidays got in touch about a gifted stay with a review of the trip and the destination, it was a no brainer – we had to accept. Read More

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3 Small Home Renovations You Can DIY

Home & Interiors

Once you’ve lived in a house for a while, it can start looking a little worn down. That’s natural; it’ll have to put up with a lot of wear and tear, after all. You might have the urge to do it up a bit but not have the budget for large home renovations. There are ways around this, however.

Focusing on smaller ones can be better-recommended, as it’ll save you a lot of money. Even further, there are multiple small home renovations you can DIY, which will save you even more money. Naturally, these aren’t overwhelmingly complicated as you might expect. Read More

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Marriage Or Civil Partnership: Which Is Right For You?

Weddings

When it comes to making your relationship official, there’s more than one way to do it now. Alongside the more traditional marriage, couples can now choose to enter into a civil partnership if they wish. Originally, civil partnerships were introduced for same-sex couples to give them the same legal rights as married couples. However, at the end of 2019, it became legal for opposite-sex couples to enter into a civil partnership too (and same-sex couples are also able to marry). So now that both choices are available to everyone, what are the differences between the two?  Read More

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4 DIY Bathroom Remodelling Projects You Should Try

Home & Interiors

Bathroom remodelling can be challenging, but as a space where you usually start and end your day, you cannot overlook an overdue upgrade. Moreover, you wouldn’t want your guests and potential buyers to be appalled by the sight of your bathroom! Unfortunately, renovating your bathroom isn’t cheap and could cost you around £6,500 for a total renovation. Luckily, before calling a professional for a bathroom makeover, here are four DIY remodelling ideas you can try. Read More

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Can your driveway transform your home exterior?

Home & Interiors

AD – Sponsored post with Yorkshire Resin.

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One of the things that always puts me off when I view houses, or even just have a Rightmove snoop, is a tired looking exterior. I always think, that’s something I’ll either never get round to doing or, it’ll be a really big project. But that’s before I knew about resin driveways as most of the time these can be laid over existing surfaces so there’s no need for digging up your old driveway and having to hire a skip or spend your weekends at the tip. Of course sometimes there’ll be excavation needed, especially if you have flagstones or paving as a resin driveway can’t be laid on top of these but a good local resin driveway company like Yorkshire Resin will be able to let you know more about your particular project. Read More

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February Money Diary – Sausage rolls and makeup

Lifestyle

I’m back with another payday money diary from February.

Tuesday
Savings done to his morning from payday. Paying almost the last little bit into my Lifetime ISA for the year, some Christmas savings for this year and some easy-access savings that I pop away sporadically.

I’m in the office today and as we’re not in often we don’t have loads of milk and supplies in our kitchen anymore and it’s nice to support the cafe that we have as it’s an independently owned business. Pop down and grab a coffee at work for £2. Read More

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Most Recent Beauty & Skincare Empties

Beauty

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I know, is it 2011? An empties post? Bear with me I wanted to go a little bit old school and just chuck a load of products that I’d used up into one post and chat about them because why not? This is what blogging used to be about and why I loved it. Let’s get into the late 2021/early 2022 empties! Read More

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Fantastic Ways To Make Maximalism Work In Your Home

Home & Interiors

While minimalism has been doing the decor trends for a while, maximalism has been hot on its heels for the last few years and, with Ikea stating that 2022 is the year for a trend that they’ve termed ‘cluttercore’, the tides are finally turning against the less-is-more decor mindset.

This is great news for those of us who could never quite strip our belongings back to a level Marie Kondo would be proud of, but it does pose some technical issues of its own. After all, as much as it might make our lives easier, maximalism doesn’t mean handing our homes over to an avalanche of belongings. Instead, it means a gentle approach to redecorating your home in the following ways.  Read More

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Four January Self-Care Favourites

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January isn’t everyone’s favourite month. The first ‘normal’ month following Christmas isn’t ever going to be a winner is it? We can put up with the cold in December cos, festive. But, January? No thanks. Getting through January and wishing our way into spring is all about forgetting it’s the first month of the year, not thinking about fad diets, just chilling out and giving ourselves a little self care. Read More

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