[caption id="attachment_8864" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Photo credit: Elle UK[/caption] The world has spent the last week in a state of obsession over US actress Meghan Markle, the woman Prince Harry has chosen to be his bride. A modern-day fairytale We've been gushing over the beautiful rock on her ring finger, designed by her future husband himself, speculating over every detail of the upcoming wedding day from the dress to the flowers, ...
Household matters: how to organise housework with your family? – part 2
In the previous part of this article we discussed the importance of cleaning and how it can contribute to strain in your family. As stated before, market research shows that at least 25% of all families tend to experience personal issues with this task. You may think fighting over cleaning chores absurd, but the reality is that they make an important part of every family’s life. Cleaning your home is ...
Household matters: how to organise housework with your family?
Whatever type of place you share with your family – an apartment, a house, a mansion, etc. – there is one thing you always need to address: housework. Every home comes with hefty requirements in regards to keeping it clean and tidy, else it becomes a mess. If you think that housework, such as cleaning and decluttering is nothing but a trivial matter, you best rethink your stance. More and ...
Black Friday Survival Deal
Black Friday is lurking around the far end of the week! Grinning at the sight of you browsing your mind and rubbing hands in anticipation. Shuffling through your credit cards to ensure all are up to date... Have you prepared yourself Physically and Mentally?! Or maybe you are camping out?! Do it your way and so will we! While you are in midst eye of the tempest we will do the hard cleaning ...
How often should you clean your mattress and bed linen?
Nothing compares to the feeling of waking up on a Saturday morning and remembering that it is the weekend. You don’t have to do anything and you don’t need to get up. You can just lie in bed and pamper yourself with breakfast in bed as well. In order to achieve all of this comfort, you need to have a clean linen. How often do you clean your bedding and ...
Ways to Boost Your Office Morale this Winter
It’s getting darker earlier, colder and wetter outside, meaning the daily commute is an even tougher ordeal than usual. Spending sprees and work piles are growing in the build up to Christmas, and requests on your time seem limitless. All of this can get even the hardiest of us down! Thankfully, there are plenty of small touches you can add to your work environment to see you through to the ...
The scariest Halloween stains and how to deal with them
Halloween is not only about witches, vampires, mummies and all kinds of scary costumes, but also … stains. One of the most horrifying moments of the holiday is not just seeing scary characters with realistic make up and well-made costumes all over the place, it is the clean-up that follows. With so much trick-or-treating taking place, so many party drinks being poured and such grand feasts to be had, it ...
A Story about a helpful bus driver
London is a not only an incredibly beautiful city but it is a very big and daunting one too! Tourists may sometimes find themselves lost trying to navigate their way through its numerous streets or tear their hair out trying to figure out a route on public transport. With so many people and such a huge area, even Londoners can sometimes get lost or take the wrong bus, tube or ...
5 genius cleaning hacks every parent needs to know
Children are lovely, but they sure are messy. Whether they're eating, playing, going to the toilet or even trying to tidy up, it often seems like they manage to make a mess everywhere they go. If you don't have the luxury of professional cleaning help but still need to juggle keeping your house spick and span with looking after the kids, Expert Home Tips has published some great advice for ...
Mary Berry’s cleaning tips revealed (she even ‘cooks’ her own cleaning products)
The nation's adopted grandma, Mary Berry, is releasing a new book that's a little different to her usual recipe bibles, instead focusing on how to look after your home through cleaning and other household management tasks. 'Mary's Household Tips and Tricks: Your Guide to Happiness in the Home', written by Berry and her long-time assistant Lucy Young, will be published on Thursday October 5th. Mary's house has long been at ...