It's Time To Change Your Life

If you wish to change your life for the better, it’s is very important that you set a goal for yourself even it’s by taking one tiny step at a time. Initially, it might be difficult but taking a shorter route is never a safe option. And in fact, you may actually end up making your journey longer and more onerous.

It’s time that you ensure a few serious step and make your life a better place!

Decorate Your Small Home Like a Pro

Living in a small environment can be tricky unless you know how to make the space work for you. With the right interior décor and storage solutions, you can turn your small home into a relaxing and surprisingly spacious place to live.

How To Maximise Your Side Hustle As A Blogger

 If you’re reading this you probably already run a blog and have started to make money as a blogger, if you’re new to the blogging world I would suggest checking out this post first. Making money from blogging has become a lucrative business and makes an excellent option for a side hustle. For me, my blogging journey started way back in 2012 when I was pregnant with my daughter, I started it as a pregnancy journal and it grew from there. I had no intention of making money from it but it soon became a nice little money earner.

With blogging there are a number things you can do to maximise your potential earnings and there are a number of skills you’ve probably built that could bring other earning avenues. Investing in yourself can be equally important, such as going on courses like Impact Factory project management courses, bloggers have many skills that are very transferable to project managing and could be something fantastic to offer to brands who are looking to work with bloggers in new ways.

How to Style Wooden Flooring for 2019/2020

Wooden flooring is a timeless look that never seems to go out of fashion and it’s something that I’m very much lusting after in my own home. If you’re considering getting wooden flooring or currently have wooden flooring (super jealous) then there are some simple do’s and don’ts to make sure you’re making the most of that beautiful flooring.

Types of wooden flooring

There are a number of options if you’re after wooden flooring that can suit difference scenarios and budgets. Engineered wooden floors are becoming a really popular option, they deliver a warm and welcoming statement, full of natural beauty, durability and will stand the test of time for both style and quality. From a practical point of view they are much easier to keep clean than carpets, which are easily stained and can be full of hidden dirt and dust - which is one of my biggest gripes with my own home. It’s also a healthy choice, especially if you have allergies. Carpets collect dust, pollen and other particles which re-circulate in the air and can cause irritation, so if allergens are an issue wooden flooring is a definite must.

You can get a range of colours/wood grain along with laying them in different ways. For example herringbone style is not only popular for tiles but is becoming even more popular for wooden flooring too.

Let’s Talk About Hair

Now I’m over 30, 31 to be exact my hair is something that is seemingly taking more looking after. I have always been blessed with fast growing, non-frizzy and quite thick hair but more recently I have noticed it is becoming quite corse and loosing it’s oomph.

So what have I been trying to give my hair a little more life?

The Gift of Crystals This Christmas

The power of crystals have been around for a very long time but many millennials are claiming they’re the main source of aiding their wellbeing and currently they’re adorning Instagram feeds across the globe. So this Christmas why not give the gift of crystals?

Fostering - The Things You Didn't Know

Before working in education I had a preconceived idea as to what the care system looked like in the UK. I thought there would be small centres and very few children who would pass through it. That whole picture completely changed when I became a teacher and I began to work with those families and carers. I think we all have a preconceived idea as to what fostering entails and the reasons why children can end up in care. Today I’m collaborating with Compass Fostering, who are one of the UK’s leading foster care companies. Compass Fostering works hard to find carers who can give supportive homes to children and young people in need of them. They have recently run a comprehensive survey into the state of fostering in the UK – and public perceptions around it. Within this post I want to share with you this important research and perhaps give you some reasons to perhaps consider fostering in the future.

Do we need more foster carers in the UK?

The current lack of awareness around the true numbers in foster care is one of the survey’s most striking findings. For example, Compass Fostering found that 77% of people greatly underestimate the number of children in care. The 53,000 children currently in the fostering system represent about twice the number most people estimate. There is a growing demand for foster care - which is putting Britain’s foster families under increasing pressure. Although 90% of people realise the number of children in foster care is growing, they’re unaware of all the commitment involved.

I Need More Space at Home

British homes are among the smallest houses in Europe. But it’s nothing new. You’ve probably already noticed significant differences last time you booked a holiday in a rental property in the Alps or by the Med. Coming back home after a holiday abroad can feel like a punishment. Why is your home so small? The truth is that we, British homeowners, unfortunately, have to learn to live with it. Ultimately, England only has a population density of 424 inhabitants per km2. For comparison, France has a density of 118 inhabitants per km2, and Italy has 200 inhabitants per km2. In other words, we live in a heavily populated country, which means that real estate properties have had to adjust.

However, understanding which our homes feel small doesn’t solve the issue. When you need more space under your roof and can’t afford to quit everything to live in a countryside manor house, you need to be creative.



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