Nobody warns you that you’ll become the strong one in the family. Sometimes it just happens overtime. You’re the reliable one, the one everyone turns to when things go wrong. You hold things together whilst unfortunately having to put your own feelings aside.
At first it can feel manageable, then one day you realise this role became permanent.
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Major financial decisions don’t usually happen in calm moments. They often occur late at night, after work, tired, when everything finally goes quiet your mind gets loud. On the outside it looks like progress, buying, expanding a business, making moves for your future. On the inside it can feel like pressure, stress and big responsibility.
This stress isn’t talked about enough, because you’re not meant to feel this way by societies standards.
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Regular check-ups are so important, but hoe often should you actually be seeing your health care professionals? Our lives are so busy and its easy to get caught up in other things. It’s easy to put these visits off.
Staying on top of your health doesn’t have to be difficult though, a little routine care goes a long way and it’s your health, it’s important.
Here is a simple guide on how often you should be going to these appointments.
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School holidays can be so fun and exciting but also a challenge keeping little ones occupied. It’s a great opportunity to make new family memories but can become a little overwhelming when the weather is bad or there isn’t much going on for them.
In this post I will share some tips on how to keep your kids happy and engaged during the school breaks.
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Sometimes you buy a house not just for its looks and style but for its location. There are times where a house doesn’t suit your family’s needs anymore, and you might find yourself asking the question, do we start fresh elsewhere or do we knock down and rebuild because we love the location so much?
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What so many people don’t seem to understand is that sometimes taking care of yourself is not just about looking after your skin. Sure, this is an important part of it, but there is far more to it than just looking after your physical appearance. You have to take care of yourself in all aspects of the word, and that’s where some people struggle.
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Life isn’t always easy, and being an adult is hard. Between spending your life juggling work, keeping your relationships afloat, and trying to remember if you pay the electric bill, life at home can get messy sometimes. The house that once sparked joy for you now sparked mild panic.
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In a world where everything moves at lightning speed, the search for “the one” can sometimes feel like it takes forever. But what does it mean to truly wait for your special person? It’s a journey filled with hope, self-discovery and growth.
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Losing someone you adored in your family can be a painful experience to say the least, but as the old and wonderful worlds go (at the risk of sounding like a cliche), grief is the price we pay for love. The worse you feel about the loss of someone close to you, the more love you had for them, and there are at least a few small moments in comfort for that. Of course, the pain and upset aren’t necessarily a sign that you really loved them, so if you feel a little numb or static right now, that’s an entirely understandable and natural reaction too.
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Life isn’t perfect. People aren’t perfect. From time to time, even the most careful of persons can find themselves in trouble, having made mistakes or demonstrated massive errors in judgment. And while the actions you carried out can indeed be impactful and, in some cases, devastating and life-altering, how you move forward and what you do in the aftermath can be just as important as the incident that triggered the situation. Remember, every mistake is an opportunity for growth and learning.
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