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+ more bio informationThe obvious and simplest, but most boring, solution to the great hangover problem is to not overindulge in the first place! But lets be honest, for many of us this isn't sensible advice! However, like me if you have to indulge then... try to avoid dehydration as this is the main cause of your morning after hangover. Have you... More..
Regardless of whether you are male or female, there will be periods in your life when your self esteem is at an all-time low, for instance if you have just lost your job or split from a long term relationship. So if we accept these times will happen to us all, maybe we should go onto look at how best to deal with these times... More..
Weight watchers is great because, in theory, you can eat what you like providing you record the details and don't go over your daily (or weekly) allowance. My limiting the amount of food you can eat within the week, the diet tries to change your eating habits, encouraging a diet with less saturated fat. Long term, if you wan... More..
The secret to getting baby to sleep through the night is....? If only it was that easy that there was a magic cure all, but the fact of the matter is that they are all different and therefore all respond to different techniques. There are some basics though which seem to work for all: 1) Develop a bedtime routine. This may b... More..
Two things should guide you about whether your child is too sick to go to day care...firstly your parental instinct and secondly your day care providers rules and guidelines. Some ailments should be obvious for keeping junior at home...vomiting, diarrhea, fever, etc. Others, might not be so clear, for instance I always strug... More..
As the long summer holidays approach, I think as parents we have to accept and prepare. First we have to accept our kids have activity packed days whilst at school - even if some of the activities are not that enjoyable. They also have a clutch of friends around them to share their time with. Consequently they enter the holi... More..
Firstly eBay is based primarily on trust between sellers and buyers, consequently when selling you must ensure that everything you write - in your item description, replies to queries, etc etc - is truthful. It only takes one poorly described product to ruin your eBay reputation. A 100% record is FAR better than a 99% one - ... More..
For the first four years of my eldest child's life, both my husband and I went out to work full time, whilst junior spent her days playing with friends at the local nursery. With the arrival of child 2, and also a round of redundancies, the whole balance at home changed over night. When my eldest child was at nursery, the ti... More..
Being a farmer's daughter, I was brought up on a diet of meat, home cooked pies, cakes, and other such delights. We did however, also enjoy a fantastic array of fresh vegetables, which probably prevented all of us keeling over there and then! Since leaving home and noticing my ample waistline increasing I have tried to make ... More..
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