In a post I wrote back in January 2017, I posted the 5 reasons I wasn’t ready to be a dad. Fast forward to today and my wife and I are expecting our first child in the not too distant future. While the concerns I had then are still true today, knowing that we are going to be responsible for … Continue Reading
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11 Ways you can be romantic while on a budget?
My wife often tells me that romance isn’t reserved for valentines day and despairs that in all the years that I’ve known her haven’t brought home … Continue Reading
Is it time you made a Lasting Power of Attorney?
A few months ago I helped my in laws fill out the necessary paperwork to register Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). A health scare and talking … Continue Reading
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Your guide to entering competitions and increasing your chances of winning
A few months ago I started entering competitions, with very little success to date and by little I mean none, zilch, nothing, but I haven’t enough half as many competitions as I need to change this. As a newbie to comping the lack of wins might ordinarily have stopped me entering, I’m a master at talking … [Continue Reading...]
4 Tips to ensure New Year’s Resolutions success
It’s that time of year again where we reflect on the year that has passed and tell ourselves it hasn’t quite panned out how we had hoped at the beginning of the year. Time after time we make our resolutions and after a month of not sticking to them, give up and revert to old habits. In the blink of an … [Continue Reading...]
6 Ways to increase your savings in the year ahead
We’re entering a new year and some of us have probably spent more than we intended over the past year for one reason or another. Maybe it has been for unforeseen expenses, impulse purchases, trying to keep up with those around us or just generally through boredom. I personally have always liked to have … [Continue Reading...]
7 Effortless ways to manage your anger and regain control of your day
Whether it is at work or in my personal life, I’ve always received comments on how well I’m able to kept calm under pressure and how well I manage difficult people and situations. As I’ve got older I’ve become less tolerant and am finding it harder to keep calm with difficult people and … [Continue Reading...]