Category: Lifestyle

Marriage: Getting Back On Track

Jason Fleagle
Marriage: Getting Back On Track | Lifestyle | Converge

Marriage is hard. It’s a well known fact, and it’s something that takes a lot of time and attention to flourish. Nobody walks down the aisle with divorce or separation in mind, but these are things that happen as you go through life with someone else. You fall in love, you get married and you have your happily ever after – but a happily ever after isn’t something that you can just magic out of thin air. It’s something that you have to work at, and sometimes that work is…

What to Do When You Lose Your Job

Jason Fleagle
What to Do When You Lose Your Job | Lifestyle | Converge

Losing a job is an extremely undesirable position to find yourself in. After all, your job provides you with an income and financial security. The wages that it provides you with are what ensure that you can keep up with rent or mortgage payments, pay your energy bills, carry out grocery shopping, and even engage with life’s little luxuries. When your position is snatched from under your feet, so is your salary, and you can quickly begin to struggle. Let’s take a moment to look at what you should do…

Is Work Getting In The Way Of Your Relationship?

Jason Fleagle
Is Work Getting In The Way Of Your Relationship? | Converge

Is work getting in the way of your relationship? It very well might be! While work is an important of our life – we need the money after all – it should never be allowed to negatively affect the relationship we have with our partners. But thanks to 40-hour working weeks, time out of the house because of the commute to and from work, and the stress that work can play in our lives, our working life can impinge upon our relationships and cause them to suffer. These problems are…

Self-Care Techniques You Can Thrive on Today

Jason Fleagle
Self-Care Techniques You Can Thrive on Today | Converge

Looking after yourself is something you need to make the most of these days. It can be difficult to ensure that you are doing the best you can for your health, but you have to try. It is vitally important that you do as much as possible to care for yourself and look after your body and mind. There are far too many things in the modern world that can affect and harm your physical and mental health. It is vitally important that you focus on doing the best you…

Common Ways We All Neglect Our Health Without Realising

Jason Fleagle
Common Ways We All Neglect Our Health Without Realising | Converge

We all know that drinking too much, being inactive and eating the wrong foods are bad for our health. But there are other habits that most of us are guilty of which can be just as damaging- without us really even realising. As humans we’re complex creatures with lots of physical and emotional needs, when one thing goes wrong it can impact the rest of us and affect our overall wellbeing. Here are some examples- and how to avoid them. Not attending routine appointments It’s easy to have the opinion…

Excessive Drinking: Do These Statements Ring True?

Jason Fleagle
Excessive Drinking | Converge

Image Credit: Unsplash You don’t have to be an alcoholic to have a problem with alcohol. Alcoholism is considered a progressive disease and the sooner you catch your symptoms, the easier it will be to reduce your intake or quit altogether. Though you might not feel dependent on alcohol all the time, if you agree with any of these statements then it is worth your time to reevaluate your relationship with alcohol. If you are worried about how dependent you are on alcohol and you aren’t sure how to stop…

7 Ways to Keep Your Horse Cool this Summer

Rachel Kerr
Horse Face

7 Ways to Keep Your Horse Cool this Summer The weather has been a hot topic these past few weeks and it’s not hard to understand why – the sun has emerged in full force. As temperatures soar, fields dry up, and rainfall is nowhere to be seen, it is important you care for your horses. During the hot weather, horses find it difficult to monitor their body temperatures, so while it’s great to head to the beach or enjoy a BBQ with friends in the sun, your horse could…

6 Things You Can Do Right Now to Save Our Oceans 

Rachel Kerr

6 Things You Can Do Right Now to Save Our Oceans The world’s oceans are facing multiple threats from mankind and the next ten years are critical to the survival of the seas. However, if you’re sceptical whether you can make a difference, you’re not alone. Many people assume the problem is too big for them to solve. However, there are steps you can take in your day-to-day life that will have a big impact on the health of our oceans. What’s more, you can impact and educate the people…

How Composite Roof Repair is a Money-Saver

Rachel Kerr
Composite Roof

How Composite Roof Repair is a Money-Saver Composite roof repair is rapidly growing in popularity throughout the UK due to its many benefits. If you’ve never heard of composite roofing before, it is a cheaper, durable, and long-lasting roofing system that has been available for over 40 years. What is Composite Roofing Made from? Composite roofing kits are made from Fibreglass (a material otherwise referred to as GRP). This material is applied in several layers with a brush to work out any air bubbles created during the installation process. The…

How Does Concrete Flooring Affect the Temperature in Your Home?

Rachel Kerr
Concrete flooring

How Does Concrete Flooring Affect the Temperature in Your Home? Concrete flooring is becoming increasingly popular throughout the UK and it’s not hard to understand why because it has so many benefits! However, concrete flooring can get a bad reputation for being cold and industrial, affecting the temperature in your home. However, this is an incorrect but common assumption. So, to help clear up any confusion, let’s take a look at how concrete flooring affects the temperature in your home. Concrete Flooring Absorbs Heat When people think of concrete flooring,…