Effective ideas to make your living room cosy
Your living room décor says a lot about your fashion and lifestyle. Mine says - too lazy to clean, kids to lazy to tidy their toys away
Top tips for finding a new hobby as a parent
There are plenty of fun activities that you can teach your children, but what about the adults? Many parents spend all their time making their children happy and neglect their
A month with Bert, our border terrier pup
At the end of May, we became a family of five - albeit with the fifth member being slightly hairier than the other four, as we brought our eight week
Stop spending so much time on your garden
Some people love spending time in their garden, improving the area and making the most of it at every opportunity the English weather allows! Others prefer to have a garden that
What I read in May & June 2021
My reading has slowed slightly this year but over May and June, I've had my head burrowed into four books - and I've really enjoyed every one of them. The Wishlist
Finding space for your growing family
It can be hard to predict how large your family will get when you buy your first home. Many people go through the process of thinking they've found their 'forever
Five ways you can turn your home into something a lot lower maintenance
A home is somewhere we should all feel comfortable inside. Nobody should be sitting down in their house and worrying about what to do next. We already have lots of
My favourite indie restaurants in and around Southampton
Are you looking for the best independent restaurants near Southampton? I've got you covered. Living between Southampton and Winchester, I feel like we get to sample the finest of both
Easy changes you can make for a more relaxing bedroom
It's good for your home to have a mini-makeover to keep it feeling new and fresh from time to time. It doesn't need to be a big dramatic overhaul; small
Time to address those home changes you’ve been putting off
There are bound to be plenty of home changes you need, or want, to make which you’ve been putting off for some time. I'm the master of it! You have
Early warning signs that your roof is in desperate need of repair
We tend to think of buildings as being permanent features of the landscape. But, over time, the weather slowly degrades them. Water gets into the rafters underneath and the entire
How can you relieve pressure of your passing?
They say that the only ones who suffer from the death of a family or friend are the ones who are still living. This is something that many people can