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Best Things to Include in a Nightly Wind-Down Bedtime Routine

Posted on April 14, 2024April 16, 2024 by Guest

Establishing a calming bedtime routine can be an absolute game-changer for a restful night’s sleep and overall well-being. Especially if you’re a busy bee, whether that’s due to family or your career. A planned-out nightly wind-down routine signals to the body and mind that it’s time to relax and prepare for restorative sleep. Everything from skincare rituals to relaxation techniques can help you achieve deeper sleep and enhance your overall sleep quality – and here are some ideas to get you started.

Skincare Rituals

Taking care of your skin before not only contributes to relaxation but also enhances your complexion – two birds with one stone, right away. Start by cleansing your face to remove makeup, dirt, and impurities that naturally accumulate throughout your day. In the true spirit of wellness, there are lovely spa products specifically for cleaning and massaging your face. Follow with a gentle toner to balance the skin’s pH levels; a hydrating and nourishing night cream or serum can help replenish the skin overnight on top of that.

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A Day Out at Silence at the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch

Posted on April 12, 2024July 8, 2024 by Jupiter

[Ad- gifted experience] Dann and I went along to see Silence at the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch which is a powerful and emotional performance that features a collection of stories around the 1947 partition of India into West Pakistan and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). These stories contain a lot of violence and trauma, which is why they often go untold, and these stories, coupled with not being taught in schools in Britain, have left a lot of this history to fade away. Silence has been adapted from Kavita Puri’s book Partition Voices: Untold British Stories.

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The Veggie Cookbook – Pickled Cucumber and Tofu Glass Noodle Salad Recipe

Posted on April 10, 2024May 15, 2024 by Jupiter

[Ad- gifted product] We are huge fans of Higgidy and have tried out a bunch of their foods previously, so when they sent us The Veggie Cookbook, we were pretty excited to see what foods they had instore for us. This cookbook’s goal is to get people to experiment more with veggies and cook with more veggies. These meals are all vegetarian, but some play more as side dishes and others could easily have your swapping out tofu for chicken, for example. It’s a really flexible book that has a bunch of staples, bigger vegetable meals, and more.

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A Day Out at London Zoo

Posted on April 5, 2024July 8, 2024 by Jupiter

Over the Easter Break, we wanted to go on as many adventures as possible! One of the things our children have asked to do is see more animals this year, and as we live so close to London, Dann and I felt it was the perfect time to go to the London Zoo! The London Zoo had a giant Easter Egg trail on, spread around primarily the main area of the zoo (by the shops) but also had just so much to explore.

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Easter Trail at Parndon Wood Nature Reserve

Posted on April 3, 2024July 8, 2024 by Jupiter

We are a big outdoor family, who love adventure. So, when our local nature reserve announced their yearly Easter trail, we were excited to book up tickets and attend. Parndon Wood Nature Reserve doe shave a lot going on generally, from themed trails throughout the year, to crafting days, to night walks. We’ve previously been to their Christmas Trail last year, and often visit on the weekends, but hadn’t been to their Easter Trail.

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