Every now and then that annual thing comes around where all of your family and friends scramble about to find the perfect item to give you. Of course it’s your birthday and after a certain number of years and as you get older, their knowing what to buy you starts to dwindle. It becomes that classic situation of what do […]
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For many years I’ve struggled with bloating and symptoms of having an intolerance and only in the last few weeks have I decided to finally take things a little more seriously and address it. I kicked things off by removing lactose from my diet however as this made little difference the next obvious thing to cut out was gluten. 3 […]
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As a home owner the one thing that always gives cause for concern is a lack of home security. Is the house protected whilst you’re away and additionally, whilst you’re away how do you know if there has been an incident. This is certainly something I give a lot of thought to and so have started to explore a few […]
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Over the past few months I’ve been undertaking a pretty major project to renovate the downstairs of my 3 bedroom home. This has involved plastering, laying new flooring and buying new furniture among other things. With the major works done it was time to start on the smaller touches and in particular adding some blinds to the lounge and dining […]
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So if you have been following my social media channels over the last 3 months you will have seen that I’ve been undertaking a seemingly endless DIY project rufurbishing my house. Luckily the hard work is mostly over now with ceilings re-skimmed, laminate floor laid, walls painted and I even installed a wireless Nest heating system! With the house looking […]
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Back in February I looked at my house and decided that it was time to drag it kicking and screaming into the 21st century. This meant embarking on a rather ambitious plan that involved 3 months of DIY and learning some new skills. The first job on my list was to invest in some smart heating technology that would not […]
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Having owned a (completely useless) Samsung Galaxy S2 followed by an LG Nexus 5 (which got worse with every passing hour), 18 months ago I left the word of Android behind me and headed into the world of iOS; I picked myself up an iPhone 6s. Now any sane person who spends their hard earned cash on an expensive smartphone […]
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Recently I was browsing Twitter and came across a new shaving product which didn’t look like anything I’d seen before within the male grooming industry – EvoShave. Intrigued, I got my hands on a couple of products so that I could take a closer look. About EvoShave EvoShave positions itself as an environmentally friendly company that aims to reduce waste from their […]
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I first came across Bleu de Chanel back in August last year when I started hunting for the perfect fragrance for my wedding day. Wandering through a department store I was lured towards the counter by the highly polished beauty sales assistant (I’m sure Chanel give them more flattering titles than that!) and was introduced to the range of men’s […]
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So Christmas just happened and what better opportunity is there for an excuse to upgrade things around your home? In the weeks leading up to Christmas Sarah had said to me that she wanted a wireless speaker so that she could stream music. After a lot of research and consideration around pricing, quality and value for money I settled with buying […]
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