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Vinyl flooring for the bedroom

May 8, 2020 By Ellen

THE DURABLE OPTION FOR YOUR CHILD’S SPACE Out of all of the rooms within your home, your child’s bedroom is the one that will see the most challenge when it comes to flooring options. Whether it’s spilled food and drink, dirty footprints or crayon you can be sure that every parent has experienced the discovery […]

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Lockdown parenting – the real deal isn’t pretty

May 4, 2020 By Ellen

It’s sickening, isn’t it? From Facebook to Instagram and back again, families hand-in-hand on sunlit meadows, tiny hands baking cupcakes, wobbly colourful art, snuggling up on sofas and the results of tie-dye. Where on earth has the tie-dye fascination come from? Up and down the nation, parents are doing their best, and putting the most […]

Filed Under: boys, family, things I learned from my children today, Uncategorized Tagged With: boys, children, coronavirus, Covid 19, humour, in my life, on my mind, parenting, public service, reality, Something happened in my life, stories, truth

How to Stay Sane in Lockdown

May 3, 2020 By Ellen

When lockdown was first announced, it was a short term proposition of just a couple of weeks. Now, it’s becoming clear that our lives are going to change permanently and while lockdown may be relaxed, it’s probably not going to be completely lifted for a good while yet.    With that in mind, lots of […]

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Coronavirus: Why there’s no going back

April 25, 2020 By Ellen

If reports are to be believed (which is by no means a certainty) we are over the hump, the curve, the whatever, and we’re thinking about how we get out of this thing. It might be weeks, days, or months, but eventually, we’ll burst our weird stay-at-home bubbles and go back to join the world. […]

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Coronavirus: the education continues

April 21, 2020 By Ellen

Can you believe that it’s more than a month since we started this particular adventure? Back in early March we didn’t know what furlough, self-isolation, social distancing and PPE were. Remember? A different country. Well, we’re lucky to be healthy and adjusting to this life. And the education continues. Here’s what I’ve learned. Do not […]

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Improving Flexibility with Yoga

April 20, 2020 By Ellen

There are many reasons that people decide to start practicing yoga or starting a yoga business, but there are two main reasons: the first being stress relief, and the second is to improve flexibility. Of course, yoga also provides other benefits: there is yoga for lymphatic system, yoga for strengthening/toning the body, yoga for training […]

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Coronavirus: Today’s burning questions

April 18, 2020 By Ellen

As we celebrate our one month stay-in-iversary, I have more and more questions and fewer and fewer answers. Where are you supposed to put all the rubbish? Are deserted city centres, in fact, full of people wandering around taking pictures of empty streets? Why do some people find the concept of social distancing so difficult […]

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Now’s the time to make your home perfect

April 17, 2020 By Ellen

There has rarely been a time when so many of us have been forced to spend so much time in our houses. It’s certainly highlights any ways that your home is less than ideal, maybe you have old furniture or your roof is falling and need a roof inspection to see if shingle roofing is […]

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