Spring Cleaning: 7 Genius products that will save time and money

Parenting Skills

Last Updated on 24 March 2021

Monica Costa

You might think the best way to save money is to chuck away your credit card but sometimes it pays to spend some money investing in certain items that can help tweak your lifestyle and ultimately set you up for long-term financial success. Below are some genius products that will save you both time and money in the long run.

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Spring cleaning: 6 tips on how to keep your home limescale free

Parenting Skills

Last Updated on 26 February 2021

Monica Costa

As a nation that’s renowned for loving a hot brew, the winter months are key for the use of hot water. Household appliances and plumbing are under more pressure with limescale lurking and becoming a nuisance. Once hard water is heated it creates a chalky off-white crust that creates limescale that is hard to clean off and makes appliances look tired and worn. Limescale can be found in kettles, irons, dishwashers, shower heads, boilers and pipes.

While it might seem dreadful, reducing or getting rid of limescale doesn’t need to take hours of hard labour scrubbing. From grimy irons to annoying residue in your morning brew, limescale can be easily managed with these handy tips:

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Expert’s Tips on how to overcome shyness in times when the pandemic is making us more socially anxious and shy

Parenting Skills

Last Updated on 16 February 2021

Monica Costa

As we plunged into yet another lockdown, our collective mood has taken a steep nosedive, along with our desire and ability to interact with other people! Masks, social distancing, isolation, fear, uncertainty and stress. We are more disconnected than ever before. It’s no wonder social anxiety and shyness is on the rise. I’ve asked expert Nadia Finer to provide top tips on how to overcome shyness.

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