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Confessions of a Single Mum

The ups, the downs and sideways views of life as a single parent

Understanding Your Carbon Footprint

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  When talking about living green or low impact living, you will often hear the term carbon footprint. But what is that and how do you know if you have lowered your carbon footprint by changing the way you live? Understanding your carbon footprint and how it's figuring out is important when you're trying to determine your low impact lifestyle. So here's what you need to know about your carbon footprint. What Is Carbon Footprint Merriam-Webster dictionary defines carbon ... VIEW POST

Low Impact Living – What Is It?

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Have you ever heard the phrase low impact living and wondered what it is? It almost sounds like it means you live your life not moving around a lot. That's not exactly it, though. Low impact living refers to the amount of impact you have on the planet. That's at its absolute basic breakdown, but it's really more than that. Here's what it means to live a low impact life. How to Achieve Low Impact Living You have to really plan to live a low impact lifestyle today. We live in such a ... VIEW POST

25 Ways to Recycle Your Trash Creatively

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  Sure, you can put your plastics, glass, and paper out in the blue recycling bin every week for someone to come pick up. Alternatively, you can do your own creative recycling of products. Finding creative recycling solutions not only saves you money, but it's also good for the environment when you find another use for an item you would normally throw away or recycle in the traditional sense. There's less material for those recycling trucks to come to pick up at your home this ... VIEW POST

5 Reasons Why You Should Get Central Heating For Your Home

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Central heating systems are emerging as an efficient, economic and effective way of heating up your home in the winter months as opposed to traditional methods. A central heat system comprises of a single unit that produces heat and that heat is ducted through various outlets in the ceilings and floors of the rooms across the house. Central heating systems use hot air, gas or water and while energy losses are inevitable, maximum efficiency can be attained.  Room heating options are also ... VIEW POST

6 Easy Ways To Take Care Of Your Windows

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6 Easy Ways To Take Care Of Your Windows When it comes to cleaning your home, often the windows are neglected. Windows should be taken care of regularly because they bring light into the house, they ventilate the entire room and they are, overall, a key necessity in every home. Even if you have bought new windows after checking many window prices, after some time, windows require some maintenance. Cleaning and taking care of the windows of your house can seem to be a very daunting task, but ... VIEW POST

7 Things To Ask Your Estate Agent Before Buying A New Home

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Photo by Scott Webb on Unsplash   When it comes to buying a new home it can be an incredibly stressful experience. Whilst it’s definitely exciting to be moving into a new house, all of the different things you need to think about beforehand can end up taking over the exciting feeling. Whether it’s worrying about paperwork or thinking about selling your own house, you’re going to want to make sure you are as prepared as you can be. One of the best ways to do that is to ensure you’re ... VIEW POST