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Finding a gift for the lady in your life can be hard, so here is our top ten gifts for her, no matter what the occasion.
Personalised gifts are a great way to show you have taken the time to think about the gift and biscuits with a personal message iced on the top not only show you have put thought into the gift, but are a nice treat too! Biscuiteers Personalised Love Heart Biscuits are a great choice, not only do they look beautiful, as they are hand crafted they …
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Last year I was invited on BBC Radio Scotland to talk about maternity leave. I was the one who’d taken extended leave (almost five years in total!), a decision I don’t regret at all.
The discussion began relatively balanced before becoming more pro work at the end. Callers were predominantly promoting a quick return to work, citing the usual reasons from financial need to social reasons.
On reflection of the debate I began to think that the benefits of taking a period out from work weren’t promoted enough. We seem to have …
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Guest post by Nicki Cawood, Mum of two boys, freelance writer & blogger and budding frugalista!
Yes I said the c-word, and in May too. Despicable! Why on earth would I post about Xmas so early in the year? Well, because Christmas shopping and saving for me, starts in January! We have a large family and Christmas is a big deal for us. I like to get people something special as a gift but don?t want our everyday household budget to suffer for it! Here are a few things to …
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Quick update, I completed another of my 100 things yesterday; No.5 Go Quad Biking
The husband and I headed about an hour away from Edinburgh, donned ridiculous clothes and tore up a field for an hour. Nobody tipped over and there was only one ‘near miss’ when the husband slowed down unexpectedly and I was going down a steep bit in a wooded area with no brakes. Bit of superb driving (ahem, modest is not my middle name) by me saved us from a pile up.
Good fun though, …












