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An Australian Holiday When You Are Pregnant
If you think about it, if you are pregnant for the first time, you may seriously want to consider a nice holiday before your new bundle of joy arrives. You do not know when you and your partner will be able to go away again, just the two of you! So it is worthwhile going…
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What Is A Speed Dating Event?
A speed dating event is basically an organized event that puts an equal number of eligible men and women in the same place so they can meet each other. Speed dating has been around for a long time, in fact, the first ever speed dating event was held back in 1998. Today, events are popping…
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Dating when you’re a parent isn’t easy
Let’s face it, dating isn’t easy, even if you are young free, and single, it’s pretty hard work. Add a kid or two to the mix and all of a sudden dating becomes almost impossible, and an all too familiar pastime…or does it? So ok, dating as a single mum or dad is tricky, there…
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Pay a Little More to Get a Lot More Home Insurance Cover
We all do our best to get the best deal we can on everything we buy these days – and insurance is no exception. But there are some options on home insurance where you can choose to pay a small amount more per month in order to get a lot more cover overall. It’s so…
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How To Spot If Your Child Is Dyslexic & What To Do About It
Image credit: child reading Dyslexia is defined as a general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters and other symbols, but – and here’s the vital part – that do not affect general intelligence. All too often, dyslexia is used as a synonym for stupidity, and dyslexic people…
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How Cooking and Baking at School Can Help Children to Learn
When grown up, most people remember the fun they had at school doing a bit of baking with their classmates. What is not often reminisced about is how much was learned during these lessons, but that does not mean that it did not occur. Children tend to remember the exciting aspects of school, but upon…
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Bringing Your Vintage Furniture And Antiques Back To Life
Lots of people have old antiques and vintage furniture either lying around the attic or waiting to get thrown away. However, before you throw something out, consider whether or not you could use your artistic license to restore it and give it a new lease of life. Vintage Furniture Your old worn down vintage furniture…
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The Benefits of Antique (and Replica Antique) Furniture
So you’ve just moved into a new place. The initial excitement of the move has abated, and you look around, realising that it all looks a bit empty. This is because your new home is missing furniture! Tables, chairs, sofas and beds – without them a house is just a series of blank rooms. Many…
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5 Outdoor Organizing Tips
With winter approaching, it may be tempting to avoid that part of the house which gave us so much pleasure and was the scene of so much fun – the yard. However, wouldn’t that be a little like only contacting a friend when you wanted to use something of theirs? OK, a garden may not…
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How Can You Give Your Kids their Dream Bedroom?
When creating your child’s dream bedroom, don’t be daunted by the task of working out where to start. Go back to square one and build up their perfect bedroom from there – it’s easy when you know how! Pick a perfect paint colour One of the easiest and most inexpensive places to begin is by…
