Perfect wedding invitations

Wedding invitation - cut out

Above source: Click here There are various options for wedding invitations – essentially you can have them custom printed in a traditional design, or choose a pre-made invitation and complete the details yourself. For custom invitations, you will want to order your invitations at least four months in advance and mail them out at least … Read more

Engagement and Wedding Rings

Hands held

While your wedding will be a very special day that you’ll remember forever, your rings are a symbol of your loving marriage that you’ll wear forever. Selecting the perfect ring doesn’t have to be terrifying–it can be thrilling and gratifying. Here the basics: Buy with your heart Buy the diamond that LOOKS the best to … Read more

Wedding checklist

Wedding planning book

Use this useful calendared checklist to keep track of what you need to do, in readiness for your big day! Whenever you are ready Learn the facts about diamonds and find the engagement ring. Propose! Pick up a good wedding planning book. We particularly like this one, which is pictured above: The Complete Wedding Planner … Read more

Planning your wedding: the Reception

Outdoor wedding with flowers, bride and groom facing away

We look at two important aspects of planning your wedding reception: catering and photography. Catering The catering is often the most expensive cost of the wedding and will have large impact on whether the wedding is successful. It’s not simply the quality of the food but also the service, the time between courses, and whether … Read more

Motherhood Mantras

Mum and kid

So motherhood is a roller coaster of emotions. Sometimes you want nothing more to get off the frickin’ ride. If you’re like me, you spend a lot of time muttering things under your breath when the frustration gets the best of you. Some of these things are not worth mentioning, so I’ll just keep those … Read more

Find your tribe

Friendship

Things are about to get real in here. Really, really real. Sadly, I can attest to how lonely life feels when you don’t have a solid group of friends. Introverts unite! This is totally from an introvert’s perspective. I’m sure finding your tribe is much easier when you’re extroverted, but I wouldn’t know that. I’m … Read more

Five Love Languages

Love heart cookies

An Easy Guide to Valentine’s Day or any other day of the year when you want to connect with your partner. The 5 Love Languages were developed by Gary Chapman as a way to help couples connect with one another. Acts of Service – performing a task for another person Physical Touch – being in … Read more

A Rudimentary Guide to Refractive Telescopes

Refractor telescope

Perhaps the oldest type of telescope is the refracting telescope that has been in use since the early 15th century. The design was good and has been improved upon since then but essentially a refracting telescope is still a refracting telescope. The refractor has a set of convex lenses that allow the images presented to … Read more