Do you find there is no better feeling than seeing your home spotless? As a result, are you rarely seen without your rubber gloves on, to ensure that it always looks this way? Well, if you are that passionate about cleaning, then you could turn it into a career! It is a job that can…
Category: Guest Post
These posts have been contributed by other people – either fellow parents, friends or sometimes random other people
Guest Post – Inspiration for Your Man Cave Update
How’s your man cave looking right now? Is it a room designed according to your taste and dedicated to your favourite activities? Or, has it gradually become overrun with kids’ stuff? Well, if it’s not feeling like a place of your own, kick out the intruders and give your pad a makeover to rival these……
Guest Post – The new parents guide to Father’s Day
Father’s Day is one of the most special occasions in the first year of being a dad. Conveniently held in June so that dad can lounge in the sun and/or enjoy a barbecue in the sunshine, with a proximity to Mother’s Day that allows you to remind mum how you lavished her with presents just…
Guest Post – Managing your redundancy with a young family
Imagine this tumultuous two months: finding out your wife is pregnant and then being made redundant. That’s a worrying, chaotic and exciting cocktail. However, it’s one this writer can now smile about, because those three things happened to yours truly in late 2014. We knew that we had a good chunk of money arriving, but…
Guest Post – Why Iceland is the perfect place to take the kids this year
Forget Gran Canaria or Majorca, this year it’s time to pack up the cardigans and head off to the land of snow and well… ice for your 2016 getaway. Iceland is quickly becoming a hot spot for the adventurous family, looking to truly embrace the great outdoors and experience something new. Iceland is an ideal…
Guest Post – 5 saving tips for your first home
According to latest figures from Nationwide Building Society, getting on the housing ladder is extremely hard with those lucky enough to qualify for a 95 per cent mortgage still needing to find around £18,000 to buy in London, £11,000 to secure a home in the South East, £6,000 in the North and £7,000 in Wales…
Guest Post – 5 must have plants when designing the perfect patio
The perfect patio design is different for everyone, but there are certain plants that definitely need to be featured in your space which could be dedicated to a swing chair, a large dining set for those summer BBQs or for sun loungers when the weather turns bright. Here are the five must have plants to…
Guest Post – Should you buy or rent a property?
While many people consider buying property to be a mark of adulthood, the truth is that renting is a better option for some. To help you decide the best option for your needs, here is a look at the pros and cons of renting and buying. Why rent? Flexibility One of the main advantages of…
Guest Post – Sustainable living on a budget
As the price of energy becomes more and more expensive many of us are looking at ways to not only reduce our energy expenditure, but to incorporate other green practices into our life, and practice some kind of sustainable living. What is sustainable living? Sustainable living is all about reducing your use of natural resources…
Fatherhood: Marketing, Gender and Colour – Oh My!
I’m always interested in the topic of gender-based marketing – especially the practise of pushing pink-only products to little girls, or the nonsensical marketing of certain things to boys and others to girls. I’ve even written a few posts on it in the past – Gender Stereotyping – A Marketer’s View, aka What a (Kinder)…