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Spring Cleaning Your London Home: Tips for Those with Allergies

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Spring is here, and it’s time to start deep cleaning your home! If you suffer from allergies, it’s especially important to make sure your home is clean and free of dust, pollen, and other allergens. In this blog post, we’ll be giving you tips on spring cleaning your London home while combating allergies.

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Sustainable Decor – How To Use Natural Materials In Your Home

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If you’re reading my blog, it’s safe to say that you probably have a burning passion for living a more eco-friendly and sustainable lifestyle like I do! A big part of living a more sustainable life is ensuring that the products you use in your home are responsibly sourced and sustainable, to help preserve the world for generations to come.

This goal of responsible and sustainable living should also extend to your home’s décor, in the midst of the green revolution, there is ample opportunity to use natural sustainable materials in your décor, rather than plastics and human-made synthetic materials.

So, how can you introduce more natural materials into your home? Well read on and I’ll give you a few examples!

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14 of The Easiest Ways to Be More Eco-Friendly

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I’m not one for making my life harder than it needs to be so when people say to me that being eco-friendly is hard work I always reply with “if it was, I definitely wouldn’t be doing it!” We already have so much going on what with the house, kids, pets, life admin, work and so on I don’t need any added stress and to be honest, living a more eco-lifestyle, in many ways, has made my life easier, less hassle and has saved me money as well as that additional waste. I guess many people conjure up images of slaving over a hot stove all day making meals from scratch, hand washing terry towels and growing all of your own food when they start to think about eco-friendly living but the small sustainable steps are the ones that truly make a difference and are the ones that once you start incorporating into your day to day life, you won’t even really notice. Here are 14 of the easiest ways to be more eco-friendly.

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You Should Definitely Clean These 5 Appliances

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How clean is your kitchen? You might boast, “You can eat off my floor” — at least if you don’t have toddlers and pets.

However, if the Department of Public Health inspected your home like a restaurant, they might tell a different tale. Germs are invisible — so even if your counters sparkle, hidden dangers can lurk.

What do you need to know to keep your family safe? Here’s why you should definitely clean these appliances.

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Tips To Up Your Sewing Game In 2023

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Whenever we pick up a new skill, it’s likely that we see a rapid improvement in those early months and years, only for things to then plateau a little. This can be frustrating, to say the least, but it’s something that a lot of sewers experience. Thankfully, there are some simple sewing tips that can totally help you up your game in 2023 – read on for some inspiration.

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How To Wash Period Pants

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Reusable period products have become really popular in recent years and as they are great for you, your wallet plus the planet you can completely see why. There are several options now available but one of the easiest period products to use and get to grips with is the period pant. Made to fit snugly and comfortably whilst absorbing your period blood, these reusable pants are making menstruating a far more pleasant experience. Did you know that disposable products contain chemicals and bleach that can irritate your vagina, dry out your skin and actually make your period heavier? Using a product that only consists of natural materials is by far the better choice. However, I know that washing them can seem a little daunting at first so I wanted to cover how to wash your period pants to help you to keep them in tip-top condition for years to come.

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Road Safety for Children

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Learning about road safety is one of the most crucial lessons in early life. By teaching your children the importance of road safety and setting a good example when it comes to crossing and navigating the roads as a pedestrian, you could not only help to keep your kids safe but also save their lives. Over the last few decades, we’ve seen a marked reduction of deaths on the road and an increasing awareness of effective road safety strategies designed to help save lives – but what can you do to instil road safety awareness in your children and keep them safe from an early age?

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