Not A Frumpy Mum

Where Should You Plan Your Family Vacation in the Summer of 2021?

Where Should You Plan Your Family Vacation in the Summer of 2021?

Disclosure: This is a collaborative post. Traveling is the key that opens your mind and widens your perspective. Which easily makes it one of the best-known activities to mankind that you can do with your kids and family. However, planning a perfect family vacation is easier said than done.  That said, more than ever, this summer, you have infinite reasons to plan a family vacation. And thanks to the COVID-19 vaccination program, the world once again feels like a normal place. Travel restrictions around the United States are taking a back seat. More tourist attractions are opening for visitors across…

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3 Effective Ways of Securing Your Valuables

3 Effective Ways of Securing Your Valuables

Disclosure: This is a collaborative post. Image Courtesy of Pixabay Over the course of your lifetime, you will acquire and attain personal wealth that can be measured in both liquidity and assets. In the UK alone, one study found that the average household contains £38,000 worth of goods such as furniture, consumer electronics and luxury valuables such as jewellery and artwork. Other statistics also suggest that the average burglary costs around 10% of this, which is a staggering amount for a typical household to lose. Because of this, it becomes apparent that securely storing valuable items that you don’t want…

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5 Reasons We Extended (and didn’t move)

5 Reasons We Extended (and didn’t move)

One of the age old questions, stay or extend?  When we bought our house we were a young couple, about to be married, with family plans in the future.  We wanted a house that would work for us but would also become a family home.  After we had our second son what had previously felt like a spacious downstairs began to feel a little cramped and we started to wonder how we would all fit in the small lounge at the front of the house once we had two teenage boys living with us. What started as a late night…

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7 Quick Beauty Hacks for Always-Occupied Working Moms

7 Quick Beauty Hacks for Always-Occupied Working Moms

Disclosure: This is a collaborative post. “Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.”Coco Chanel  Finding time for pampering yourself and practicing your beauty regime with notorious kids can be a daunting task. No wonder almost every working woman can relate to this hassle for sure. Forget about the thorough beauty regime; there are times when you can’t even think of anything but a hot shower me-time.  The lifestyle of juggling between your presentations and preparing meals for the family is a real-time challenge that almost every woman experiences. All these factors make it difficult for the working mums…

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Sprucing Up Your Home for Summer 2021

Sprucing Up Your Home for Summer 2021

Disclosure: This is a collaborative post. This summer, we’re probably going to be spending more time at home than we usually do because, even though things are looking up, and more and more restrictions are being lifted all the time, things are not quite yet back to normal and home socialising may still be a big part of life for a while. That’s why, ahead of this summer, you’re going to really want to focus on sprucing up your home and making it perfect for what many of us think is the best season. With that in mind, here are…

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