High Street Fashion Today

Nearly everyone has some kind of interest in fashion or clothes as from a pretty young age we decided how we want to present ourselves to the world and this is often expressed through what clothes we wear. I always find it interesting to hear other peoples thoughts on this topic so when a fellow writer, Robert asked if he could share his views on the current state of our High Street fashion in the UK I was happy to accommodate. What about the high street fashion? It is easy to guess that the high street fashion is the clothes that can be bought in the mass-retail chain stores, like H&M, Topshop and others. These stores sell casual clothes for the consumers of all age groups. You will find clothes for children, teenagers, young, mature and elderly people. The high street fashion is characterized with the clothes that are appropriate for different situations. One can find a good suit for business, conferences and other special occasions such as weddings and anniversaries. If......

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Guest Post - A Lazy Persons Laundry Hacks

What do cleaning, tidying, washing up and laundry all have in common? They’re all household chores which never seem to be finished. It doesn’t matter how much time and energy you put into them, there’s still a basket full of laundry, a couple of bits of washing up left to do. And all the while there are just about a million more interesting things to do! Laundry is a job which seemingly never ends and can really stress you out. So what are us lazy people to do? We want our laundry done and out of our mind as not thinking about it isn’t an effective solution. After all we all need clothes to wear! You just don’t want to go crazy as you try to keep up with it. I put together tips and hints for speedy laundry and how to dry your clothes faster. How to do laundry faster Let’s dive into our laundry basket of hints and tips for getting your laundry done quicker 1. How often you do laundry matters Is it better to do a little laundry or a lot of laundry at once? If you find y......

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Tips To Avoid Travel Stress - Guest Post

My friend and fellow blogger also from Wales, Mellissa from Fly Drive Explore  has put together this really useful post about how to avoid travel stress - and believe me it's useful. We are currently coming to the end of our adventures in Helsinki and I can agree with all the tips in this post so do check it out. I love holidays but I hate travelling. Here are some quick tips to avoid travel stress and make things so much easier and more relaxing for you when you are on your next trip. Organisation Keep all your documentation in one place. Make sure you have print outs of all your travel plans just in case, and read over these to make sure you are in the right place at the right time. It's all too easy to get the date wrong! If you are going abroad don't forget to check if your passport is in date in plenty of time, in case you need to apply for another one. If you haven't been to a country before, check if you need any Visas or Estas and apply for them w......

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The Mitchells go on tour…Guest Post

In my former life, before I became a wife to Ben and a mum to Katie, I spent two years travelling overseas; India, Malaysia and New Zealand, but one of my very best experiences was touring the east coast of Australia in a camper van. Campervan love I was telling my husband all about it (he tolerates my backpacking nostalgia very well!) over a glass of wine, and a few days later he came home from work, put a Haven brochure in front of me and suggested that we tour the east coast of the UK in his mum and dad’s caravan. I’ve never really thought about touring the UK before. In fact I’d kind of assumed that now I’m a mum, those days of slinging on a backpack were behind me, but when I looked into it I got really excited about the prospect. Katie is nearly three and we’ve never taken her on a proper holiday yet. I know she probably won’t remember it, but I love the fact that we’ll be introducing her to mobile holidays, to new cities, coastlines and experiences from a young age ......

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Guest post - Dress up Photo shoots

Ever since I was a little girl I dreamed of being a mom. From the moment I turned five I automatically knew I wanted a boy and a girl. Nothings seemed more perfect than having one of each and to enjoy the best of both worlds. So here I am twenty-five years later and that is just what I have, Caleb and Anna. Caleb is courageous and combative in his aggressive play, always looking for a good opportunity to wrestle you to the ground. Anna is as petite and feminine as a girl could get, with her four pretend-children of her own and spectacular ability to color on everything in sight. One thing they both have in common is neither of them is shy. In fact, at times it can get a bit ridiculous. They love to get their picture taken, but they love to perform for mom and dad while getting their picture taken even more. Truthfully we get just as much a kick out of watching them as they do posing and performing for us. Needless to say, one of our favorite things to do is to take picture......

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Pregnancy and Bulimia Guest Post

A pregnant woman (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Pregnancy and Bulimia Pregnancy should be a time of happiness and joy. During this time a mother to be should take extra care of herself to ensure that the changing needs of her body are met. For some people though, this isn’t so easy, especially if they suffer from an eating disorder. Bulimiain pregnancy is one of the most searched for phrases on the Internet showing that whilst still taboo, it is a very real problem with many dangers both to the mother and their unborn child. What is Bulimia? Bulimia is an eating disorder which is characterised by bingeing on large amounts of food and then purging, either by using laxatives, or more commonly self-induced vomiting. Primarily a mental health issue, sufferers from bulimia may have a distorted body image and believe them self to be fat even if they are not. They may fear putting on weight but unable to stop binge eating. By purging the body of their calorie intake, they hope to ne......

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