Category featuring articles about life. This includes everyday life, relationships, dating, pets, mental health and wellbeing and physical health.
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I’ve Been Sugar Free For 3 Weeks- Here’s How I’m Doing…
Read moreAt the start of January I was feeling at my worst. I’ve been eating really poorly for the last two or three years as I’ve been an exhausted, time-limited single mother of a young child. But I cannot use that excuse anymore. As you saw last year I began to think about going sugar free…
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11 Dating Tips For Single Parents
Read moreGetting back into the dating game after taking some time out can be hard, especially for single parents. The creator of The Love Life Agency, Charlotte Lewis, has been kind enough to share with Single Parent Pessimist her useful tips for us single parents to get back into the dating game; Some of the most…
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Dementia-Friendly Christmas Gifts
Read moreChristmas gifts are going to be more difficult this year. As my grandmother’s Alzheimer’s progresses, it’s becoming increasingly harder to find gifts that she will enjoy.
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15 Easy Ways To Save Money At Christmas
Read moreThe last thing you want to do is find yourself flooded with debt and despair for the new year. When you have children cancelling Christmas isn’t an option, but when money’s tight there are still ways you can have a great holiday season loaded with happy memories.
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Tip And Tricks To Find Free Stuff Online
Read moreThere’s so many different discounts and free products online, and contrary to popular belief, these are often things you need or would use.
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Tips For Moving In With Your Partner
Read moreMoving in with your partner is an exciting and sometimes a nerve wracking, experience. Once you’re over the immediate excitement and novelty of the idea, you might realise that there’s a lot of practical issues to figure out,- like where you’re going to put all of your shoes and boys toys for a start!
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Gift Ideas for Father’s Day
Read moreFather’s Day is fast approaching (June 19) so I’ve been hunting for ideas for my son’s dad. For other celebrations such as Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day I’ve tended to use Snapfish for gifts because they do a great range of personalised presents. This year I decided to make his dad a personalised Father’s Day…
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I Nearly Lost My Mum This Month
Read more“You were at deaths door a couple of weeks ago, but we couldn’t tell you that because we didn’t want you to give up the fight.”
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Mother’s Day Creative Ideas
Read moreMother’s Day is upon us again and I like to be creative, because it means so much more when a gift is made for you. I found out that Truprint are running a Mum in a Million campaign which includes giving away 1 MILLION personalised Mother’s Day cards, so created one!
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How To Help Reduce Allergies, Eczema & Asthma Symptoms In Your Home
Read moreLast week I was invited to an information event in London which was hosted by Dyson, with the purpose of providing parents with tips on how to reduce the bugs and dust that cause allergies in children (and us!). Scarily it’s estimated that 50% of children have allergies and this is increasing.
