Category: Lifestyle

To the Mother Who Wanted a Natural Birth & “Failed”

Katie Fleagle

I gave birth to my daughter Alexandra Kate earlier this month. During my entire pregnancy, I planned on having a completely natural, medication-free delivery. I wanted to be superwoman and to prove to myself that I was stronger than I thought I was. I did a lot of research and read tons of blog posts full of advice from moms who had natural births. I created music playlists for labor, bought special headphones, brought an oil diffuser to the hospital to use during labor, bought a birthing ball, and created…

How to Keep Cool During the Summer

Rachel Kerr
Summer Time

How to Keep Cool During the Summer When it is hot outside it can be difficult to keep cool, especially when you have to spend a lot of time outdoors. Exposure to heat for long periods of time without the proper care can be detrimental to your health. So, it’s important you take the proper precautions and be aware of the heat and how your body is reacting to it. To help you out, I thought I would share my advice on how to keep cool during the summer. Drink…

How to Conserve Water at Home

Rachel Kerr
Drop of Water

How to Conserve Water at Home Conserving water is extremely important and learning how best to save water at home can help you do your bit to help save the environment. Here in the UK we are privileged to have access to clean water every day in every home, business, and public space. However, it’s not like this everywhere and that’s why we want to raise awareness of water conservation. We believe it is lack of understanding and awareness that causes us to waste water. So, it’s high time we…

How to Get Rid of Unwanted Furniture when Moving

Rachel Kerr
Bedroom Furniture

How to Get Rid of Unwanted Furniture when Moving Guest post by Rachel Kerr Are you moving into a new house? Moving home can be a stressful time, and while there are ways you can reduce the stress of moving, it is still a time-consuming process. When faced with the prospect of moving into a new property, there are a lot of decisions that need to be made; primarily which items you are going to take with you and which you are going to leave behind. There are many reasons…

6 Ways You Can Start Traveling for Free

Jason Fleagle

If you’re like me, you love to travel. I love going to other places, seeing things, meeting new people, and immersing myself into the languages and experiences of other cultures. I’ve been to a number of international locations, but I hope to drastically increase that number in the coming years. And if you’re reading this article, I imagine you want to travel a lot more too! Well you’ve come to the right place. I’m going to share with you 6 ways you can start traveling for free. Travel Rewards Credit…

How To Build Friendship In Your Relationship

Katie Fleagle

Friendship is an essential component of marriage. Too often couples are married for years but have lost the friendship they possessed when they first said “I do”. Have you ever wanted to learn how to build friendship in your relationship? Many couples go through their everyday motions and live alongside each other but they do not take any extra steps to nurture their friendship. This section will present ways couples can strengthen and rekindle the friendship aspect of their married relationship. For those who are soon-to-be married or for newlyweds,…

A Thankful Heart, A Happy Heart

Katie Fleagle

We take so many things for granted. We should be more thankful. We fight with our families about things that don’t matter. We complain when we get stuck behind a slow driver. We get cranky if we have to wait longer than we would like at a restaurant. What makes us think we’re so entitled? I don’t mean to pull the “starving kids in Africa card” but seriously, we actually have really good lives. We should be more thankful than we are. When I find myself starting to complain about…