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Four Ways to Keep Your House Safe When You Go on Holiday

Posted on June 22, 2021October 23, 2024 by Emma Reed

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Summer is upon us which means holiday season is in full swing. We all love going away, but doing so and leaving your house empty for a period of time can bring with it certain risks. The last thing anyone wants when they go away is to come back after a great holiday and find their home has been damaged, vandalised or even burgled. Shockingly, it happens a lot.

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Essential Guide to Weaning Your Baby off Breast Milk

Posted on June 21, 2021October 23, 2024 by Emma Reed

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Switching from breast milk to formula can be a daunting process. The transitional phase from being fully breastfed to formula-fed is tricky but you can reduce the overwhelm by following some or all of the tips outlined in this essential guide to weaning your baby off breast milk.

Health experts generally recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life. Solids combined with breast milk for the next six months until your baby is 12 months old is the recommended time frame however, you can start weaning from six months to combine formula milk with solids instead of breastfeeding.

Here are a few helpful tips to facilitate the process of weaning from exclusive breastfeeding to formula feeding.

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Wild Deodorant Review

Posted on June 17, 2021April 29, 2025 by Emma Reed

*Information correct at the time of writing this review. In 2025, Wild was bought out by the (unsustainable) company Unilever so you will need to do your own research into this. I no longer support Wild due to this fact.

Finding a sustainable, plastic-free, natural deodorant has probably been one of the hardest parts of making my lifestyle more eco-friendly. I have tried many brands over the last couple of years and I find that they either don’t work at all, they are messy to apply or they have dried my skin out so much that it has cracked and become extremely painful. I needed a product that was in the middle ground. One that could work on my sweating but wasn’t hard to use. I’d heard great things about Wild deodorant from other people so I thought I would give it a try and here are my thoughts…

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Bust All Your Myths About Laser Hair Removal Treatment

Posted on June 17, 2021October 23, 2024 by Emma Reed

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When it comes to removing all your wanted hair, you will have endless options. Yes, right from the regular shaving to waxing, or from threading to using depilatory creams, you might have been behind them all regularly. But how would it feel to see your body hair grow back in just a few days or weeks? Heart-breaking isn’t it? Hence, it is time you realize that moving on to a treatment that can give your permanent hair-free results will be the blissful step forward for your beautiful skin. Did you come across the advanced hair removal procedure that is available today to give you your desired hair-free results? If yes, did you read about it or give it a try? If not, then it is time you get to know something about the effective Laser hair removal treatment.

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5 Modern Ways To Update Your Bathroom

Posted on June 17, 2021October 23, 2024 by Emma Reed

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The bathroom, it can be a tricky room to update, can’t it? Most modern homes have small bathrooms as they usually also come with an en-suite which means there can be very little to play with when it comes to thinking about renovating it. So, what can you do to make a statement, to add a bit of luxury to your home and to make it a little more functional? Here are my 5 modern ways to update your bathroom…

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10 Plastic-Free Party Bag Favour Ideas

Posted on June 15, 2021November 21, 2024 by Emma Reed

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When you are trying your best to be more eco-friendly and plastic-free there can be certain times in the year where this can feel like a much bigger task and, as a parent, you will find these periods will crop up more and more as your children grow up. Kid’s birthday parties are one of those times. None of us wants to say no to our children and none of us wants to prevent them from having fun so finding other options is the only way forward. And thankfully there are plenty of them coming to the market now which makes it far easier to find an eco-friendly alternative to many party traditions. Here are 10 plastic-free party bag favour ideas that will hopefully go down a storm.

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Bambino Mio Review

Posted on June 12, 2021November 21, 2024 by Emma Reed

When we started looking into cloth nappies, it was very overwhelming. There were many brands, different types of nappies, a lot of terms, and as somebody who had used disposables with her first child, I had a lot to learn. Thankfully there are some cloth nappy brands out there that can make this switch really simple by being manufactured to be quite similar in style to disposable nappies and this was why I confidently took our first steps into the cloth nappy world with the all-in-one Bambino Mio. In this Bambino Mio review I will provide everything we have experienced in using them, how they fit, absorbency, care and our overall thoughts.

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