Posts made in May, 2011
Spotted! A sign for my kitchen.
Fabulous sign from the the Fabulous The Contemporary Home. That is all.
Dr Beckmanns’ service-It
Dullness, I know. Washing. Machine. Cleaner.
But don’t you get all sniffy yet.
Because I was all sniffy – till I used it.
And now my washing machine sparkles inside. more importantly my clothes smell better – and are definitely cleaning better.
You know that bad smell you get when you leave the door closed on your machine? That’s from the bacteria build up in your pipes and oojamaflips inside the machine, where they breed between washes. This Service-It stuff in effect just gives the whole shebang a really good scrub.
It’s easy – and it works.
And for less than £3 a few times a year I’m happy to repeat it, just to give my beloved washing machine the once-over it deserves.
Read MoreHome Insurance Cover. Dull, but oh-so-essential…
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Buying a home usually involves a lot of consideration, not least because it can be the biggest financial commitment someone takes, inevitably over time a collection of valuable and sentimental possessions will be built up. Protecting your home and the contents will be the main motivation for people to apply for home insurance.
An insurance company can advise on the best type of home insurance cover. When buying a property with a mortgage the lender building insurance is usually compulsory. Building insurance can provide financial cover against physical damage to the house or permanent fixtures and fittings such as bathrooms and kitchens.
The other type of home insurance is contents insurance, this provides financial cover against the loss that may result from a burglary, fire, explosion or flooding of the home, whilst possessions can be replaced there are other types of possessions that hold significant sentimental value that are not so easily replaceable.
Whilst flooding is high in certain areas of the UK, fires are not necessarily limited to geographical location. The majority of fires in the home seem to occur in the kitchen, this could be due to accidents when cooking or kitchen appliance defects another room in a home that experiences a high proportion of fires is the lounge. The emergency services have to deal with tens of thousands of house fires every year, a home with a good burglar alarm, secure doors and windows as well as smoke alarms, fire blankets and fire extinguishers can help (save lives) to reduce the amount of insurance premium to be paid.
Students and tenants living in shared properties should apply for individual contents insurance for their own personal items, whereas the building insurance will be the responsibility of the landlord.
Read MoreCallling for Blog Love Shouts
It’s been such a bonkers couple of weeks (we’re finalists in The MADS, did we say? *grin*), I’ve been very slow to catch up on my Blog reader. But now’s your chance to let me know your favourite reads from the last couple of weeks. Remember that probably 80% of our readers are NOT bloggers – they won’t have heard of any of the posts we feature, it’s a great window into blogging for them, a fab introduction into blogging.
So. There’s no Linky, no Hop, no theme, no rules. We just want you to share some Blog Love – and tell the rest of us about a fabulous post you’ve read over the last couple of weeks. Maybe it made you laugh, brought a lump to your throat, gave you instructions for something you intend to try out – or simply made you nod furiously in agreement. We don’t mind – there is no theme, we’re just looking for those posts which are worth talking about.
Simply leave a comment with a link to the post, and a quick line about why. Leave as many as you like (but more than one link in a comment will find you in the Spam folder, so maybe you could separate them pleasethankyou?). Oh, and self-pimping is totally allowed… but we’re reserving editors rights on those self-nominations.
Tomorrow we’ll do a Blog Love round up, and send some Blog Love out to all the posts YOU think are worth it.
Read MoreSpotted! Wall Words Baby Stamp
Vinyl wall stickers are a fantastic way of adding a bit of decoration to a wall. Even better if they are personalised liket his Baby Stamp wall sticker from Wall Words.
Would make a great new baby gift.
(We are finalists in the ‘Small Business Blog’ category of the 2011 MAD awards. This is hugely exciting for us, and means veryeversomuch a LOT. If you would like to help us win, you can see how here.)
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