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Winter blues – coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

I grew up in South Africa, meaning that the winters in England came as a massive shock to me. Every single year I battle with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and the winter blues – and last year was the easiest year for me by far. This year it is hitting me hard, so I thought I would share how I cope with SAD. My biggest struggle is how dark it is – I wake up

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Managing Type 2 Diabetes with LloydsPharmacy

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes just over two years ago now, and managing my blood sugar levels has been a struggle for me. I have teamed up with LloydsPharmacy to tell you about the services that they offer to people with diabetes, or people who are worried they might be diabetic. In this post I am going to share with you how a visit to LloydsPharmacy has helped me to get on top

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Engaged!

I’m finally back from Florida – it has been a glorious three weeks, including a sneaky cruise to the Bahamas. I won’t bore you with tales from the trip (although there are some money saving blog posts lined up in regards to our trip!) apart from one tiny announcement. If you follow me on Twitter, Instagram or you know me, then this will be old news to you…but I’m pleased to announce that I am

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Hatton Gardens Metal – Cash For Gold

  Something magical happened though. I was clearing out my room the other day and I came across some scrap gold – a few broken necklaces and bracelets, a couple of old rings and some coins – and I sold them to one of those “cash for gold” places. I would have been happy with around £20. In fact, £50 would be “beyond my wildest dreams” for some crap old jewellery. I checked online, and

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