It’s the end of February already! It’s been a quiet week, with one or another of us feeling poorly and struck down with the winter coughs and colds. The children have settled back into the school routine after half term, and we are on week 9 of project 365.  …

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Noise induced hearing loss investigated. Photo Credit: thegitgo via Compfight cc The rock guitar website Reverb talks of vintage amplifiers and Fender Deluxes, Les Pauls and Echoplex tape delay units. A showcase of musical instruments that are dream machines for the musician and would definitely ramp it up to 11.…

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Now that I am past the halfway point of this pregnancy, I have started to think ahead, and one of the biggest jobs that needed sorting was the nursery. I know the baby won’t be in a cot for a long while yet, but I want everything to be prepared,…

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Photo Credit: Harry Wedzinga via Compfight cc When applying for a job it’s easy to simply focus on the in-work strengths you’ve accrued through training and experience. But what about parenthood? Don’t forget that in your role as a mum and dad you will have developed vital skills that can…

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As much as we try to eat healthily, ever now and then we have a takeaway night. It’s lovely to have a night off the cooking, get everything delivered to the door ready to eat and treat ourselves to a few ‘naughty’ foods. Our takeaway of choice is usually a…

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