How does pregnancy affect your vision?
My pregnancy days are sadly a way behind me now – the last time I grew a small human bean was over 8 years ago now (how the heck can that be?). But you never forget how, do you? I bloody LOVED being pregnant. Even with all the awkward, uncomfortable downsides, I never ever grew tired of it, or was ready for it to end. But I do recall pregnancy as the time my body started falling apart on me. My hair got darker (and I loved being...
If you’re looking for Ink Cartridges
Funny how printers have become ever cheaper – and yet the ink cartridges seem to be more expensive every time I buy them. We have a Canon printer in the office, and it’s one that takes five different cartridges – if we buy replacements for all of them at the same time, and use canon original cartridges not compatibles, then that’s over £60. The printer itself only cost us £120! But I have found that shopping...
Used camera gear – it’s a Very Good Thing
Being married to a professional photographer, I know how much camera gear costs – and how alluring and pretty a new camera or lens can be. And of course one is never enough – you always need the phone with the decent camera for photo-emergencies when you’re walking the dog, or out shopping (is it just me who photographs products in shops that I like to remember to research and check for best prices when I’m...
A silent epidemic that needs shouting about
There’s a quiet epidemic affecting young people today – or perhaps we should say a not-so-quiet one. All those designer earphones and headphones may be fantastically attractive to young adults but they come with a risk. A recent US report has shown that one in five US teens suffers from some degree of hearing loss, and overexposure to high volumes in their earphones is the number one cause of those problems. The World Health...
Vitamin D – The Sunshine Vitamin
Sometimes known as the ‘sunshine vitamin’, and now more frequently referred to as a hormone (it’s produced by the kidneys when we are exposed to sunlight on our skin), vitamin D is an essential requirement for our bodies to function healthily. What Does it Do? Its main function is the regulation of calcium absorption and phosphate levels. Taking off our lab coats, what does that mean? Well, it means that a shortage...
Ink Cartridges. Holy Crapoly they cost!
It’s all very well having all this modern tech at home, but seriously; you need to watch some of it. Kindle books can sneak up a fortune when they’re only a couple of pound a time – but there are six of you in the house who possess kindles, or the kindle app on their tablet, and all are voracious readers. Digital downloads of films and TV shows are another – we were staggered recently when we realised how...