How to Plan a Holiday Everyone Will Love Sometimes, it’s difficult enough to choose what to make for dinner that will please the entire family, now think about just how hard it can be to plan a family holiday when you have ages spanning decades! Mum and dad, of course, are looking forward to a break from all the months of working (at home or on the job!) while the kids are … [Read more...] about How to Plan a Holiday Everyone Will Love
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Staying In vs. Going Out
After having a few nice evenings in this week, I’m reflecting on how important my home is to me. Piece by piece, your home grows around you and becomes an external representation of your inner self. Your memories, family, hobbies… everything that is important to you can be translated to a photograph on the wall, a souvenir from a past holiday, a gift from an old friend. After … [Read more...] about Staying In vs. Going Out
Choosing Love: Life Lessons We Can All Learn From Blended Families
These days, many first-time marriages end in divorce. This doesn't mean that ex-spouses plan to stay single for the rest of their lives. Most divorced people, especially those with children, fall in love with a new partner and eventually choose to get married or move in together. Blending a family can be a real challenge, but it's certainly not impossible. Here are a few things … [Read more...] about Choosing Love: Life Lessons We Can All Learn From Blended Families
Thinking Outside the Restaurant – 4 Exciting Date Night Ideas
It’s date night again. What’s on the menu? A movie? Dinner? Boring. You’ve done those all before. Even the local arcade seems a little lame tonight. here are 4 exciting ideas you haven’t tried. Playing Cards No, not the usual card games. You should be playing card games for adults, like Dirty Minds or Utter Nonsense or FunEmployed or Keep Calm. All of these games are pretty … [Read more...] about Thinking Outside the Restaurant – 4 Exciting Date Night Ideas
Online Dating with no Strings Attached – Examining and Avoiding Common Users who will Take you for a Ride
The advent (and renewed social acceptance) of online dating has resulted in a slew of sites aimed at attracting all kinds of customers. From retired pensioners looking to find a little spark in their autumn years, to self-proclaimed social outcasts, eager to find a partner with whom they can complain about being misunderstood and alone, together. But perhaps the biggest boom in … [Read more...] about Online Dating with no Strings Attached – Examining and Avoiding Common Users who will Take you for a Ride
Dating Life After the Big Four Zero
Conscious uncoupling is all very well if you're rich, famous and can afford to have any amount of work done to make sure that you continue to look an ever so lightly airbrushed 30-something well into your sixties. However, for most of us, throwing ourselves back into the dating game once we've lapped the big Four Zero a few times can be slightly more daunting. While life … [Read more...] about Dating Life After the Big Four Zero
