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Moving Out Checklist – Everything You Need to Know

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Moving to a new property is never simple. There are several things to organize once you’ve found your dream property.

You’ll need to find a reliable courier, such as floridacouriers.com, and start packing up your belongings, while also liaising with the solicitor to organize a suitable date to exchange contracts. Your utility, internet, and insurance providers will need to be informed of your move too.

You also need to consider what you’re doing with your existing property. Are you selling it or renting it out for an extra stream of income? Does anything need to be fixed before you move out?

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Ways That Organic Cotton Is the Kinder Choice for the Planet

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From keeping the soil happy and healthy to allowing you to buy fewer new clothes each year, swapping from regular cotton to organic cotton offers many benefits, including being better for the environment and the local communities who help to farm it. 

Let’s dive into a handful of ways organic cotton is kinder on the planet and an excellent choice for environment-aware shoppers. 

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How to Introduce Pattern and Colour into Your Wardrobe

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As adults, it can sometimes feel like our clothes are meant to be boring. Go into any supermarket or children’s clothes shop and there are rows of colourful outfits screaming out with bright motifs and patterns. Clothes for children are fun because children are fun – playful, noisy, and carefree. As an adult it can be easy to be lured into thinking clothes should be practical – neutral colours that go with anything, slimming blacks, or khaki greens to hide a multitude of stains. This needn’t be the case, so if you’ve recently opened your wardrobe and been shocked to find it’s become devoid of colour, fear not! Here are some tips for how to introduce pattern and colour into your wardrobe.

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Eco-Friendly Items You Can Take On Holiday

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As a family, we love going on varied holidays and trips. It is so important to us that we can explore the UK and beyond, give the children lots of new experiences and of course, make some amazing memories. Being eco-conscious, it can be tricky to always get that sustainability balance right – travel will always come with waste, a carbon footprint, things we cannot change (hello real life!) but that’s not to say that we cannot continue to try our best as we do daily at home. On every holiday we have had since starting on our lower waste journey (with cloth nappies), we have taken our favourite eco-friendly items with us and so I thought I would share with you how much that has accumulated to over the years and how we make it work.

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The Benefits of School Uniform for Children

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Every child and parent has questioned once in their life why school uniforms are compulsory in most schools in the UK. I’m sure that most children would prefer to wear clothes of their own that are fun and allow them to express themselves better whilst many parents would prefer to stay away from the additional costs of school uniforms every year. However, there are many impressive benefits from wearing a uniform whilst at school that make the costs and the lack of fun worth it. Here is some advice from an independent nursery in Harpenden on the benefits of school uniform for children. 

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6 daily habits to help you feel confident in your own skin

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It’s not always easy to love yourself, and most of us suffer from a lack of confidence from time to time. Yet feeling low in confidence doesn’t just mean feeling bad about yourself. A lack of confidence can affect everything from your performance at work to your personal relationships. That’s why it’s so important to take steps to boost your confidence and feel comfortable in your own skin. We’ve rounded up six daily habits you can start from today to put a spring back into your step.

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Don’t Wash These 5 Items In Your Washing Machine

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Having a washing machine in your home can make doing the laundry easier, especially when you need to take care of a large load. While it may seem convenient to simply throw all your dirty clothes into the washing machine, you still need to inspect each and every piece. You probably already know not to put delicate items such as stockings and lingerie into the machine. However, there are many other clothing items that can be ruined by the harsh tumbling action inside the washer.  

If you want to extend the lifespan of your clothes and use your washing machine more effectively, understand that some aren’t meant to be tossed into the washing machine. To find out what they are and how to best handle them, here’s a list of items that need alternative methods of cleaning.  

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