Striking A Balance ← Work, Family, Life

Tips on How to Create a Perfect Work/ Life Balance

Feb

2013

Being a hard-worker isn’t a bad thing and this article is here to stop you from driving forward in your work life. The problems start when you’re unable to disconnect from work and time out with friends/ family occur less and less. With the advances in technology allowing us to constantly be connected via mobile ...

5 Free iPhone Apps to Make Your Life Easier

Nov

2012

iPhones are great for browsing the internet, catching up with friends and playing NSS, but they can also be very useful for simple little things; here’s a list of iPhone apps which will make your life a little easier- iRuler This simple little app allows you to measure something/ one easily without having to guess. ...

How to Make Great Use of a Sporting Corporate Hospitality for Your Business

Aug

2012

Corporate hospitality is any event that a company will organize in order to entertain their clients, stakeholders, or prospect market. Successful small and medium businesses have hosted more than one corporate hospitality events for their business. Some of the most common corporate hospitality events include sports, cultural events, and art exhibits. One very common event ...

Planning a Corporate Day Out

Aug

2012

As most bosses know, companies depend on their employees being able to work together well. While many groups do this naturally, having team-building events are a great way to foster a common spirit and community within both small and large businesses. This is a great way to have fun with coworkers outside of the office ...

Make The Most Of Team Building On a Budget

Aug

2012

Team building is very important for small businesses striving to realize their corporate goals. Although team building can be an expensive, the return on investment can be significant. In most cases, companies have limited funds for team building activities. This is understandable considering current economic trends. Many companies are looking for means to do more ...

The Importance of Corporate Team Building

Aug

2012

The workplace has changed considerably over the past 20 years and the pace of change is not slowing down. To keep up with this change, corporations are changing, too. Changes in corporate structure have made the way we work much different than in the past. Team building is an important part of the changing workplace ...

Work-Life Balance? You be the judge of that…

Aug

2012

What does the often cited ‘work-life balance’ actually mean? For most it stands for ensuring that there is enough time to play in-between endless hours of work. Especially in fast pace city environments where the working day starts at 7.30am and often does not end before 9.00pm people have to make a conscious effort to ...

Can’t imagine a life without fast food? – It’s all about striking a balance…

Jul

2012

Who does not enjoy a pizza, Chinese takeaway or a fresh, crispy portion of cod and chips once in a while? I for myself am highly guilty of giving in to the pleasures of fast food once in a while and I would not trade it for anything. I am generally a healthy and happy ...

Kitchen Accessories Which Make Your Kitchen More Fun!

Jul

2012

Unusual kitchen accessories can really make your place stand out and look different! Instead of having things that everyone else does, why not make your place unique? There are a lot of fun options out there that you can have tons of fun with. Showing your personality with these things in the kitchen will make ...

The Very Best Cheap Wine Gifts

Jul

2012

Want to buy the perfect gift for the wine lover in your life? Don’t want to empty your wallet on an expensive gift? You’ve come to the right place. Use this handy list to find the best cheap wine gifts. Cocktail Napkins People who like wine usually like to entertain. Cocktail napkins with fun sayings ...

This is Why Dyson Leads the Vacuum Market

Mar

2012

With five dogs and three cats in our house, our clothes and furniture were constantly covered in fur. We love our pets, but we were getting fed up with going through so many lint brushes. A relative mentioned a brand of vacuum cleaners that is very effective at picking up animal fur. She said that ...

How Can You Find Out How Much Your Home Is Really Worth?

Mar

2012

It’s easy to become confused when you’re trying to sell or buy your own home as to how much a property is worth. There are often disparities between the price a surveyor may quote and the figures that are available on home buying websites, estate agents and the government’s figures which it uses to inform ...

Revamp Your Home On A Budget

Feb

2012

They say a change is as good as a rest and as long as we’re still battling our way through the cold winter nights now is as good a time as any to give your home that much needed revamp. The best thing about giving your home a bit of a facelift is it doesn’t ...

Coping With Bad Credit

Feb

2012

Most people don’t worry too much about their credit rating until it all goes wrong. I was one of those people who left University, slightly concerned about my overdraft and student loan, but reasonably happy at securing a job shortly after finals. It didn’t pay much, but I figured it would gradually reduce the amount ...

My Top Three Warming Winter Comfort Foods

Feb

2012

For better or worse, my wife appears to have appointed me the taste tester for all her cooking projects. Now, I’m not complaining – I definitely haven’t had a better shepherd’s pie in my life (better not tell my grandmother that) – but as an athlete I can’t help but feel a little guilty as ...

Learn How To Maximize Your Garden’s Growth by watching TV

Feb

2012

Gardener’s world is probably the best gardening TV programme of all time. And I was watching the retro TV show on my modern Samsung LED TV yesterday, when some classic advice about garden growth came on. Gardening offers numerous benefits for those that choose to take it up as a hobby. One of the more ...

Planning the Perfect Valentines Day

Feb

2012

Last minute flowers from the petrol station, forgetting to book the table at your partners favourite restaurant, unable to get the gift in the right size so making do with some smelly’s from Tesco is never going to go down well for the following month. Show your partner how good you are by following these ...

Help! I Can’t Get Credit!

Feb

2012

Unfortunately, this is becoming an increasingly familiar situation for a growing number of people in the UK. With the financial climate continuing to look grim, and everybody from the supermarket to the rail companies hiking their prices, more people are looking for forms of credit to tide them over until pay day. The other side ...