Alice Hart

Gardening is an amazing activity to help you find some peace and quiet. It can be very therapeutic and gives you something relaxing to do, or a way to release your frustrations. Gardening can also be tough on your body, though. It’s often quite physical work, so you need to be careful to make sure you don’t hurt yourself. You might not notice that you’re doing any damage until you suddenly have a sore back or aching knees. Gardening should be good for you, so you should take some steps to stay healthy while you’re out in the garden.

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Dogs can walk a fine line when it comes to their behaviour. Some will naturally find it easy to obey their owners, following commands and rarely getting into trouble. Others, though, might find this part of life a little harder, especially if they come from a background which didn’t involve much discipline. Of course, this wouldn’t be such a big problem if it didn’t impact other people. Whenever you’re out and about, you need to make sure that your dog is a model citizen, or you could find yourself getting more than just arguments with the people you encounter on your walks.

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At some point in your life you’re going to come into a bit of trouble with your health. It might be due to the fact you’ve got a simple cold. Or it might be something a little more sinister. Whatever it is though, you need to make sure you’re dealing with it the right way to get better as soon as possible. A lot of people, especially the elderly, are really stubborn when it comes to their health and accepting things are wrong. This can only lead to bad things happening, and it most cases things are left too late to solve. If you’re also one of these people, we’re here to persuade you to change your ways. Here’s a few things you need to do when your health takes a turn for the worse.

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Fitness is pretty easy if you’re a healthy, able-bodied 20-something. There’s a world of patented high-intensity workouts, Tough Mudder-style obstacle courses, pseudo-military PT sessions, and sweltering hot yoga sessions to get you into the kind of shape you want to be in. As you get older, however, it’s possible that you might find yourself less thrilled about the prospect of doing burpees until you vomit in a CrossFit session.

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What’s the point in honing your culinary crafts if you aren’t going to host a party? Showing off, ahem, sorry hosting an event is an excellent way to bring people together and have fun. And yes, it’s great when people say “oh my God, the food is delicious.” It warms the heart as well as the cockles and mussels. This is the best case scenario, though. Usually, everything doesn’t go as smoothly as the refined pate on the menu. Stress is everywhere and it’s hard to eliminate. If Gordon Ramsay loses his cool, how are you supposed to cope?! The answer is by following this guide to a hassle-free dinner party. Bon appetit.

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So many people only seem to associate fitness with getting a toned and sculpted body to show off on social media, and while there’s nothing wrong with doing that and being proud of what you work so hard for – it goes a lot deeper than that. If you struggle with your mental health, you’ll know how hard it is to pull yourself out of bed in the morning and put on a brave face in order to go out to work – and that’s if you’re able to do that. It’s hard, and the struggle is real. Mental illness isn’t something that’s made up – it’s real.

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It is known that planning a wedding can be a very stressful process. People book their date sometimes years in advance as you have so much to save for and arrange in that time. Obviously, you can hire a wedding planner to help you out, but I would say the majority of people in the UK tend to arrange it all themselves. There is so much to think about when planning a wedding and you need to make sure you think of everything to ensure your day runs as smoothly without any mishaps.

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We all love to throw a party or have a great dinner party every once in a while. The difference between you and I might be the level of detail you go to or how elaborate your event is. Some people choose to have small intimate affairs. Where the detail is in the food and the good company you keep. Others choose to host more people and turn the celebration into an event or party, where every need is catered for. Or you may be somewhere in the middle. However, no matter how big or small your event, party or dinner party is, we all tend to have to go through the same steps to get from planning to implementation stage. I wanted to share with you some of the things you could consider if you are about to embark on the planning of an event very soon. I hope this helps you put it all in top perspective and enables you to create the perfect event.

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I can imagine that planning a wedding can be a very stressful time. With so many aspects to think about from guests, outfits, food, flowers and of course the venue and so much more. Most people probably start out with the venue as without that, you simply do not have a wedding! I would guess that many people would have ideas in their head about the type of wedding venue they would want to get married in, if they haven’t already discussed with their partners prior to the engagement. Whether it be somewhere you’ve visited together before or a place you’ve always wanted to go, no doubt you will have an image in your head of the kind of place you want to spend your special day. There can be so many traditional or quirky places you can get married and this guide put together should give you the inspiration you need to choose your venue.

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