If you follow me on twitter then you will already know all about having the best value for money on all family days out as a family. The high cost of taking care of the children during the school breaks is horrific. For three young children it actually costs up to 110 a day just to have them in childcare (which is before the government’s scheme). So this means that the cost goes up by almost a third, which leaves a pretty penny in our pocket. I agree that every...
Because of the colossal odds that would have to be in your favour to win it, the lottery has become synonymous with the expression of taking a gamble, a real gamble where your chances of winning really aren’t in your own hands. As the saying goes however, “you can’t win the lotto if you don’t buy a ticket,” so you should definitely give it a pop, if only just to make sure you never have to live with all the “what ifs?” that come with never having at least taken a...
Who has ever cared for you more than your mother? Obviously the answer is no one except maybe your dad, but we just often forget to tell our mothers how special they are to us. And Mother’s Day offers us the opportunity to make our mothers feel special. The perfect gift is the hardest bit to get right, but don’t forget you can make a big thing about the wrapping too! Wrapping your gift beautifully with some custom wrapping paper can show your mum how much you care...
Blame it on reality television series such as ‘Keeping up with the Kardashians’ or blame it on the insanely good cameras integrated as a standard feature of Smartphones and other mobile devices, but the fact remains that the volume of all the digital photos you snap is growing at a much faster pace than what you can keep up with, organisationally. Since every new photo you snap with your mobile phone or digital camera no longer wastes valuable film roll, chances are you take...
From a very early age, children need to develop their creativity. They need to exercise all of their muscles and use all of their senses. Their brains need to make neurological connections. By doing these things they will learn language faster and develop intelligence. They’ll begin to understand social skills and hand-eye coordination. These are all things they need to grow into a healthy adult. Nowadays, children are too often sat in front of screens. TVs, laptops and tablets...
The lighting design of an eatery can have a significant impact on a customer’s dining experience. From fast-food to fine-dining, it’s important for all food establishments to consider lighting as part of the overall customer experience. While understanding the benefits of quality lighting has greatly improved in recent years with new technological developments, there are still too many examples of where it has gone wrong. A survey A UK survey conducted by energy company...
Summer is finally here! While we’re all excited to run out, play, and have some summertime fun, we know that after a long day at the office, sometimes all you want to do is lay down and rest on your comfy bed. The thing is that many of us don’t have all that comfortable a bed, as much as we use it for relaxation in the summer. When the temperature is heating up and you need a bit more comfort in your sleeptime routine, some people resort to sleeping on the couch or even outside...
There are photos of our children everywhere. We have them on our phones, our iPads, our cameras, our computers, our FaceBook accounts and our walls. There are albums of pics we have printed out, and canvas art prints we’ve hung up. Photography is so easy and accessible nowadays that we take it for granted. We change our profile pictures, our screensavers and our digital photo frame files weekly. With infinite amounts of data storage available to us, we could keep every photo...
