Globally revered soft rock Queen from Dublin,Imelda May,makes an eagerly awaited return with her new studio album 11 Past The Hour (out on Decca Records) this spring. Her brand-new single Just One Kiss is straight down dirty rock ’n’ roll, joined by close friends and music legendsNoel Gallagheron vocals andRonnie Woodon guitar.I have caught up with…
When it came to adapting due to the pandemic, families around the country – and the world – have had to think about how they were going to handle working from home and schooling children from their living rooms. The royal family may be no ordinary family but, in extraordinary times, they’ve had to adjust just like the rest of us.
Photo from TWITTER/ THE ROYAL FAMILY
While the…
My Mum Is Magnificent is a lovely new board book for children to celebrate mothers in a funny way like only Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake can do. It’s aimed at 3+ year old kids who are learning how to read their first books. It’s colourful, quirky and wonderful.
Roald Dahl was a spy, acefighter pilot, chocolatehistorian and medicalinventor.
Young Roald Dahl with his…
Finding the perfect Mother’s Day gift is no easy feat. It’s only natural to want to give a mother everything she’s ever wanted but the tricky part is narrowing down the options to just one ideal gift. Personally
this Mother’s Day should be all about self care as mums have taken many different roles a day for the familyduring lockdown – adding a huge 27 hours’ worth of work…
National Bed Month takes place throughout March and to celebrate it, I have done some research on what to do when sleep is disrupted as well as tested new products to promote sleep. I’m sharing here simple hacks that work for me to have a good night sleep.
This second lockdown has been much harder than the first one. I have to admit that I have become a bit of a sloth during the pandemic and…
You might think the best way to save money is to chuck away your credit card but sometimes it pays to spend some money investing in certain items that can help tweak your lifestyle and ultimately set you up for long-term financial success. Below are some genius products that will save you both time and money in the long run.
Oust All Purpose Descaler
Once hard water is heated, it produces a…
As a nation that’s renowned for loving a hot brew, the winter months are key for the use of hot water. Household appliances and plumbing are under more pressure with limescale lurking and becoming a nuisance.Once hard water is heated it creates a chalky off-white crust that creates limescale that is hard to clean off and makes appliances look tired and worn. Limescale can be found in…
2020 has been a weird year. With most of us working from home, our time hasbeen spentjuggling ourordinaryday-to-day working liveswhile managing our children’sschool day.Eventscancelled left andright, andwith the return to normality sometime off yet; it canbehardto think back to a time beforethe…
It’s safe to say that 2020 was a year of unexpected twists and turns. As we find ourselves in a new lockdown, it’s no surprise that stress and anxiety levels are at an all-time high. Google searches for anxiety in recent months have skyrocketed and a new year turn is the perfect time to address the causes of stress and find ways to help us manage it effectively.
Taking the time to treat…
It is now well known that keeping a daily journal has health benefits. Journaling includes writing down our spontaneous thoughts as and when they spring to mind. It’s one of the simplest habits we can develop, but which has lots of positive effects in our lives.
Here I have listed some of benefits of journaling that I have noticed over time.
Getting to know myself better
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