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5 Things You Can Do Now to Start the New Year Less Stressed

Whatever your personal challenges or achievements in the past year, I think as a general rule we can say that 2017 was pretty shocking and unexpected. From changing political situations, scandal after scandal, and some terrible natural disasters, there was a lot ot cause stress and make us worry. Now that we are in a new year, it isn’t going to just magically disappear. But what can change is how we react to it. So here are some things that you can do as we go into the new year to start it off right and to stop it stressing you out. image Create a List of Goals Our thoughts can naturally turn to goals as we enter a new year. A clean slate and…
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The 5 Essentials Buyers Look For In Your House When They View

Buying a house is one of the biggest purchases we’ll ever make. You’ll spend ages comparing real estate agents on sites like getagent.co.uk before you find the right one, and then after that you could spend months finding your perfect home. It takes months for the sale to complete, yet in that time you might only step foot inside the property two or three times. You buy it as seen, and you never get to fully ‘try it out’ before you commit to living in it. It can feel like an enormous gamble with good reason. You can’t possibly know what life will be like when you’re living there. The best you can do is check out the 5 essentials that all buyers look for…
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The Balance: What Makes A Celeb In The Digital Age?

Over the last couple of decades, the way the celebrities are chosen has changed by a huge agree. With sites like Instagram and Facebook offering the chance to get yourself out there, it can feel like anything is possible if you take the right steps. Of course, though, what exactly are those steps? To help you out with this, the post will be exploring what it takes to be a celeb in the digital age, along with the help you can get along the way. (Image Source) The Person: To begin, the very first area to consider will be the personality you have on your social media accounts. This doesn’t have to be the real you, as long as it can be replicated and consistent…
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Three Valuables You Need to Protect

Contributed Post Image Credit The key theme throughout this article is that of protecting your valuables, in particular your car, electronic devices, and your home.  In addition to having adequate insurance there are a number of practical things you can do to protect yourself from damage or theft, and that’s what this article covers – but before we go into that let’s touch on insurance. If you’re taking out insurance it’s a good idea to purchase multiple insurance products with one insurer, as in the event of a claim, insurance companies often look to negotiate with other insurance providers to settle the claim – and having everything under one roof, so to speak, will make the processing of your claim much more streamlined. Some insurance…
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Turn Your Garden into an Outdoor Room

Contributed Post Image Credit: Pexels Making the most of your outdoor space is vital for giving you the feeling of room and privacy. Your garden isn’t just a yard to be filled with a lawn and maybe a flower or two, it is a space for relaxing in the sun or laughing with friends. It can be a living room, a dining room – add a barbecue and it can be a kitchen! There is so much opportunity here, you would be mad not to take it. A Garden Living Room A patio space is ideal because even after rain, you will be able to step out into your garden without getting muddy. There are a few options here and paving is usually a nice…
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