Anyone who owns a Fitbit will be well used to the daily shaming it dishes out when you don’t reach 10,000 steps.
The little prods to ‘take me for a walk’ can be excruciatingly annoying when you’re stuck in an office with little opportunity to move around. And once you’re done there for the day, it can be even harder to get those steps in.
Anyone who owns a cat knows that they are wonderful, caring, fantastic beasts.
You come back from work and there they are, ready to rub against your ankles. Sit on the sofa and they’ll be by your side purring like a vibrating hot water bottle. Go to bed and you’ll wake up with your feline friend stretched out alongside you ready for morning belly rubs.
Your makeup addiction may seem like just a normal habit to everyone else but to you, although you love it, it is also a huge struggle.
A new beauty trend and product appears every day, and being a makeup addict you have to keep up.
The life of a makeup junkie can be a very expensive and tough one. Watching beauty tutorials can rinse your bank account in seconds.
The highlight… Read the full story
Playing video games can be an effective way of helping people with depression feel slightly better, a new report claims.
The University of California Davies has carried out research into how gaming can affect how much sufferers feel in control of their mental health issues.
Scientists assessed 160 student volunteers who said that they suffered from mild depression.
They… Read the full story
Do you have a way with royalty and the soft furnishings of stately homes?
Fantastic news: the Queen could have a job lined up for you.
Her Majesty is currently in need of someone to make cushions and curtains for three of her residences; Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace and St James’ Palace.
Together, these comprise 1,000 rooms that’ll need taking care… Read the full story
In recent times, London has become increasingly vegan-friendly.
Once upon a time, you had to wait for a table at Mildreds or die of starvation. Now, however, we’ve got a host of plant-based havens – from vegan fried chicken shops to dairy-free pudding stores.
And now a Knightsbridge hotel is offering an all-new vegan afternoon tea.
Afternoon teas are delicious – everyone knows that – but they’re not known for being at all vegan-friendly. All those cream… Read the full story
Whether it’s a breakup, a bereavement or just a downright miserable day at work, your hardest times can also be your most lonesome.
Because many bad things in life are ones we experience in a way unique to us, so have to manage them alone and in our own way.
And besides the one-tub-of-Ben-&-Jerry’s-plus-one-teaspoon method, one thing we apparently use to comfort ourselves is… Read the full story
Nothing creates a pang of jealousy like a friend’s perfect holiday Instagram shot.
Lit up cityscapes, tropical infinity pools, you name it – filtered or not, your feed can make it feel as if everyone’s somewhere incredible but you.
So it may come as no surprise that the Instagram-potential of a holiday influences our choice of destination.
According to research by Schofields Insurance, two-fifths (40.1%) of millennials choose their holiday location based on how… Read the full story
Everyone loves dogs, and everyone loves hot guys – which is why everyone should invest some time in scrolling through this Instagram account, that features photo after photo of hot guys cuddling with adorable dogs.
No, there’s no need to pinch you, you’re not dreaming.
Hot Dudes With Dogs is… Read the full story
Having curly hair is great.
No one knows when it’s dirty, it’s never flat and you never have to brush it.
And that all comes in handy when you’re spending a lot of time down the gym. Simply bundle your corkscrew tresses in a bun and at the end of the workout, shake it a bit and you’re good to go.
The problem, however, is when you decide to straighten it out.
If, like me, your baby hair starts to curl… Read the full story
Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, refers to a group of developmental disorders.
The condition is different for each person, and they will all have different symptoms, skills and levels of disability, depending on where they fall on the spectrum.
People with ASD will usually have social difficulties, which impacts the way they communicate and interact with others.
This will affect their ability to function socially, whether at school, work, or in other… Read the full story
When I was younger I’d look at single parents as if they were tainted.
Why couldn’t they hold their family together, and why would anyone have children with someone they weren’t going to stay with?
Then, when I become one myself, I realised I was still the same person I’d always been – just a lot busier and slightly more exhausted.
Flick through a magazine or switch on the TV, and you’ll see the world is full of single parents from all walks of life.
From Angelina Jolie and Madonna to J K Rowling, being a single parent doesn’t mean life ends – in fact, it might mean… Read the full story
You know that shuddering feeling you get when you accidentally pick up a wet piece of food in the sink while doing the wash-up?
That’s exactly how I feel about drinking the pulp in orange juice. The thought of little pieces of orange floating around my mouth as I drink makes me cringe.
But regardless of how much I detest the thought of downing little pieces of… Read the full story
It’s Monday afternoon so you’re bound to be tired.
But it’s also the day after the clocks went forward so you’re probably on your last legs. If only you could bunker down for an hour to catch up on those precious 60 minutes.
Well, at least scientists are on your side – they’re calling for British bosses to let their employees to take a nap this afternoon to cope with the clocks changing.
Allowing people to take a small siesta, they say, might reduce the risks of diabetes, heart problems and… Read the full story
Another season, another trend – and this Spring it’s a trend we’re all totally loving.
Introducing geode hair, a style inspired by geodes which is currently taking over Instagram.
The style imitates an actual geode – aka a round rock which contains a hollow cavity lined with crystals. Styles have the depth and colour usually seen in the crystal applied in an ombre-like fashion, though some are parting the hair to use the colour in an area where it will only be on show if you let it.
While most are going for the typical Amethyst style colours, such as soft purple and blue tones, others are going a little brighter with the likes of pink and greens.
Though the style is only recently trending, 40-year-old… Read the full story
Patients, psychologists and psychiatrists are using their blogs to help each other, and I’m just one of a million bloggers using my blog to give my mental health a boost.
A blog can be the most rewarding thing you ever create.
Mine was a happy accident – I started it as a way to showcase my portfolio. I couldn’t get rid of the blog on the holding page so I started… Read the full story
For my gran, the element of fun is spending hours knitting an entire collection of woolly knits.
But for one grandmother, the reality couldn’t be any more different.
47-year-old Zaklina is a mother-of-one and a grandmother-of-two.
But at looking at her Instagram, you’d think she was just another stunning 20-something.
Zaklina is… Read the full story
London’s air pollution problem is the crisis du jour.
Open any newspaper these days and you could be mistaken for believing that we’re all at risk from dropping dead from an imminent asthma attack.
The truth is, however, that our city is dangerously polluted – we’ve already exceeded the legal air pollution limits for this year.
It’s all very depressing.
But that doesn’t mean to say that people aren’t trying to do something about it.
Tiger Beer and Anirudh… Read the full story
