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Quick and Easy Home Maintenance Tips

Jan 14 2015

Overgrown yard? Doors that just refuse to close properly? Stuff hanging around? If so, it’s time to undertake some home maintenance… but where to start? So many people put off home maintenance because they think it’s going to be too hard, too expensive or take too long. But home maintenance needn’t be a difficult or arduous task. Interested in finding out more about some great starting points to begin your home maintenance project? Use these quick and easy home maintenance tips as a guide and as a source of motivation. Repair Those Broken Doors and Windows Former New York Mayor Rudi Guliani had a policy of ‘no broken windows.’ His theory stated that broken windows made citizens not have pride in their city and not care about the appearance of it. Broken windows in New York had to be replaced as a priority, with Guliani seeing a huge turn around…

Another year older but hopefully wiser

Jan 05 2015

So yet another year has rolled around faster than a cheetah on cocaine*. Another year older but hopefully wiser. I have hit the ripe old age of 28. Deep down I thought this number would make me freak out and start checking for wrinkles, grey hairs, etc. however I am the happiest I have ever been. The most comfortable in my skin. Just loving and embracing life. (*quoting a line from Dukes of Hazzard) While I have yet again missed the New Years resolution post for 2015 on the blog and the sum up of 2014, I must admit that I don’t usually set resolutions. This year however I have set myself a few of goals that I’d like to have achieved by the end of the year. 1. To manage my work/home/family balance more efficiently. I have relocated my office to the actual office and not in the living room where I…

5 Toilet Training Tips for Boys

Jan 02 2015

I have been told that toilet training boys is a completely different ball game to teaching girls. While I cannot comment on the accuracy of this statement, yet anyway. I do know that after teaching two boys how to use the toilet there were a few things that worked a treat for us and without these tips they would have been in nappies a lot longer. I hope these 5 tips help you and your son make the transition to independent toileting an easy one. Toilet Training Tips for Boys 1. BE PATIENT This is one of the most stressful things for parents because we know how easy it is to do. Unfortunately children don’t until they learn how. Be patient with them. Children are ready at different ages so just because your first child or your friends child was toilet trained by a certain age doesn’t mean they all…

5 Ways to Improve Financial Security for your Family

Dec 29 2014

Improving your family’s financial security does not have to involve a huge change of lifestyle. Your family might already live comfortably, or you could be living modestly just to get by. Small changes, no matter what your circumstances, are possible and do not have to be drastic and difficult to manage. Here are a few simple ways to get started. Ways to Improve Financial Security Plan for the Future While it’s never pleasant to think about, there may come a time when you can no longer provide for your family due to illness or death. A will can be the difference between a clear, civilised proceeding in which your exact wishes are fulfilled, and a messy squabble that can cause nothing but stress and heartache for your loved ones. There are many legal specialists, such as Turner Freeman , who can help you set this up. Impulse Spending Identify unnecessary…

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