Spring is here, and if you are anything like us, you are just dying to give your beauty- and wellness routine a little upgrade for the season. After a full year spent in more or less lockdown, we are more than ready to get our there and re-join the world, and would, of course, like […]
Having never really liked or enjoyed eating meat, ever since I was a child, I cut it completely from my diet a few years back. It got to a point where I would only eat a little bit of chicken or meat at Christmas time or when served up in someone else’s house. I finally […]
The summer months are (finally) around the corner. And according to IKEA’s latest collection, summer never goes out of style. Knows as the time you can be your most carefree self and go where the wind and your whims take you, with this collection, IKEA are ‘celebrating the spirit of summer’ – whether that’s in […]
Marks and Spencer are famous for their amazingly priced Dine-In meal deals. And right now, the supermarket chain has launched the ultimate fuss-free family dine-in for Easter – a feast that will feed four people easily – and all for just €25. The Easter family dine-in deal is aimed at families, households or bubbles of […]
At least 1 in 65 people in Ireland are autistic and nearly 300,000 people have an immediate family member on the autism spectrum. Autistic people are as diverse as the society we live in and are already making contributions to communities across Ireland. April is World Autism Month (with World Autism Awareness Day being April […]
Because who knows when I’ll next set foot in a hair salon… These are desperate times, no? Especially when it comes to our normal grooming habits such as blow-dries or colour touch-ups every few weeks. I don’t know about you but after a year of no salon-visits, trims or anything, my hair was in terrible […]
Vitamin C – the “miracle” ingredient everyone is talking about at the moment. And for good reason. We have all heard about how it can help you ward off a cold by giving your immune system a boost – but as it turns out, the benefits don’t stop there. Vitamin C is a potent antioxidant […]
It’s hard to believe, but it has been a whole year since workplaces closed and we all packed our work life and took it home with us. Since then, the vast majority of us set up office in the spare bedroom, at the kitchen island or at the dining table. We have swapped our hour-long […]
Running is healing. The brand new sports collection from H&M is focused on the healing and therapeutic benefits of running. Running, they point out, can help you disconnect from life and your job, and whatever else you are doing. “Running is a form of healing. A way to deal with the stress, and be in […]
Roll on whatever level shops can open. Spring has sprung, and having spent more time than ever before inside the four walls of our homes this past year, I think most of us are so ready to shake things up a bit. And I’m not even talking about some major renovation project. Heck; at this […]
It was only in May last year that the final sections of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 were enacted, allowing same-sex female couples to be legally recognised as co-parents of their children. The legislation means that both the birth-mother of a child and the intending co-parent (the spouse, civil partner or co-habitant) can […]
You can kind of see where they are coming from, though. Just like Percy Pig, Colin the Caterpillar is one of M&S’ most iconic figures, and children up and down the land will have celebrated countless birthdays and milestones by tucking into the cute, caterpillar-shaped chocolate cake. In the 30 years that have passed since […]