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Hi I'm Paul I have always had a love of writing, poetry and scripts normally. After being too shy for many years I showed my work to a few friends and they said I should be doing it full time. I am here at helium to gain experience and would appreciate that

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Pets & Animals > Dogs (Other) Are small dogs safer pets around children?: 1 of 16
Are small dogs safer pets around children?I have thought a lot about the subject as to whether a small dog is a safer pet to have around children and in all honesty I believe there are too many factors involved to give a truly clear cut answer. Dogs as I have written before are pack animals and need to be treated as such allo... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking Meats Best way to roast a chicken: 2 of 27
Recipe for roast chicken.Roast chicken is quite frankly the saviour of the dinner party circuit and after much practice I truly believe I may have cracked it. The main key to a good roast chicken is firstly that you purchase good meat although a cheap chicken can be cooked well and remain succulent it does not have the same f... More..
Travel > Europe Traveling to Amsterdam: 1 of 7
Not more than a year ago I was lucky enough to be accompanied by my girlfriend on a two day trip to the beautiful and vibrant city of Amsterdam. Neither of us knew exactly what to expect as we had only heard about some of the more obvious attractions such as the flower market, art museums and of course the world famous red li... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Cooking & Meal Planning Cut the stress out of dinnertime by making meals ahead of time: 4 of 10
I know what your thinking is it really worth spending a large part of your Sunday cooking six or seven meals to freeze just so you can spend the rest of the week merely switching on the oven and shoving it back in to save some time? Well as a father of two with a full time job I can tell you yes it is. The joy of coming home ... More..
Pets & Animals > Dog Care & Health How to adjust to life with a new puppy: 17 of 34
Ok people so you got excited went to your local pet shop and got yourself the water and food bowls, squeaky toys, collar, lead (Leash for my American friends) and most importantly the crate/cage, but now what to do with it all. I have kept dogs all my life and I can tell you the first six months is the hardest and you may thi... More..
Personal Finance > Smart Spending How to save money as a dog owner: 2 of 4
Save money on pet care. (Dogs) As I am sure none of us are blind to the fact that the economy is struggling at the moment and as we all sit in our homes firmly pulling in our belt an extra notch there is but one family member who may be unchanged by our efforts to save money. I talk of course about our dogs, they need their s... More..
Food & Drink > Dessert Recipes Recipes: Baked lemon cheesecake: 1 of 1
Baked Lemon Chessecake.For those that know me I am an addict that does not hide his secret well, I have never been shy about showing my love for food especially during my daily slump at three o'clock in the afternoon which I have named cake time. Now it is true I love cake of all kind but recently discovered the joy of making... More..
Food & Drink > Dessert Recipes Recipes: Spotted Dick: 1 of 1
Spotted Dick Recipe.This is my or should I say a revised recipe of my grandmothers for the iconic British pudding spotted dick. My grandmother was an excellent cake and pudding maker and we all used to love being invited to Nan's for dinner as she knew this was our favourite and the only chance we got to eat it and so it beca... More..
Relationships & Family > Acquaintances & Co-Workers Healthy acts of kindness: 68 of 127
As someone who was never cruel but definitely not the type of person to go out of my way to be kind or helpful to people I feel reasonably qualified to speak about how performing just one act of kindness a day can change your life. Now like I say I never went out of my way to be unkind but I used to walk around constantly thi... More..
Pets & Animals > Dogs (Other) Dogs as a household pet: 4 of 7
I love dogs and I believe above all others from the humble gold fish to the twenty foot python they are the best family pet around. The dog has so many benefits they are always pleased to see you, keep your feet warm in winter and my personal favourite they keep you well exercised, let's be honest you will wimp out on the gym... More..