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On june 8th, Little Farmers opened and welcomed us to Scotland’s new adventure farm park. With over 20,000 sqft of indoor and outdoor play, the kids can clamber and climb on a bespoke Timberplay Scotland play-barn, sand and water messy play yard, a mini animal farm, party rooms and a spacious cafe. A day out at Craigies will give the whole family much-needed quality play…
Why you should use ‘power dressing’ at work and beyond… When we think of empowerment, connotations of confidence, individuality, and ability spring to mind. We have experienced huge changes towards a more inclusive and equal society. But what exactly makes us feel empowered? One thing is our choice of clothing and footwear. Whether we have…
Gut Health & Glowing Skin: How Probiotics Can Help Your Skin Gut Health & Glowing Skin: How Probiotics Can Help Your Skin Most of us have suffered from a skin flare-up at least once. Many people deal with regular breakouts, spot scars that just never heal, or acne – and they are downright annoying. This…
Where do essential oils come from and how sustainableare they? By Kim Brookes, Perfino One of life’s great pleasures is the smell of nature. In an ideal world I would walk around with a rose permanently under my nose, but as that is somewhat impractical, I have for years turned to essential oils as the closest substitute for the real thing. As…
Renovating the House of Your Dreams? Minimising Cost… It seems that more Brits are considering the idea of undertaking a house renovation with Google searches for both house/home renovation on the rise over the last year (on average there were 2,600 monthly Google searches for ‘house renovation’ and 1,900 for ‘home renovation’). A renovation is…
The booming laughter from my husband frightened me. I wondered what was so funny? Is he watching something? He’s looking at me, he’s laughing at what I just said. I had forgotten I could make him laugh like that. Grownups—real, thinking adults—reacting to me, often comes as a shock. My days are usually spent inside…
How to Keep Your Sleeping Baby Cool in Hot Weather The safest temperature for your baby’s room is between 16 and 20 degrees C. But when it’s very hot outside, you may need to take extra measures to keep your baby cool while he sleeps. How to keep your baby cool in hot weather Keep…
INTROVERTS – HOW TO OWN YOUR VOICE AT WORK Do you feel emotionally drained after you are done with work? Or does interacting with a large group of people in the office make you feel overwhelmed? If you answered yes to any of those questions, there is a good chance that you may be an…
Effective Ideas to Keep Your Kids Busy at Home Nobody said that parenting is going to be easy, but it has become more and more challenging lately, with kids at home almost 24/7. Working from home is a struggle when you have kids because little children need lots of attention and they tend to get…
How to be Happy: 7 Simple Steps to Happier, Healthier Life It’s easy to think of happiness as a result, but happiness is also a driver. One example: While I’m definitely into finding ways to improve personal productivity (whether a one-day burst, or a lifetime, or things you should not do every day), probably the…