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Do you know re-decorating a room in your house can help you destress? Completing a task can releases dopamine in your brain which makes you feel good. Personally, home decor is a tiny passion of mine. With the pandemic still going strong, a lot of us are spending majority of our time inside the house so it's a good idea to keep your house looking as cozy and as cute as you can manage. I love finding cute and functional items to add to my room.

 If you have a garden in your home, you are probably aware that it is a very important part of the home in general. For many people, it is a place to relax and unwind, and for others it can be somewhere to get a little creative. Many of us find the mere experience of gardening itself to be relaxing and something of a treat. But whether or not that is true of you, it is definitely important to do all you can to keep your garden in perfect condition. Here are some of the things to bear in mind on that front.


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Stay On Top Of The Weeds

Probably the thing that takes the most work overall is trying to keep on top of the weeds and not let them get too overgrown. If you simply leave the garden alone, then the weeds will obviously do this, and you will have trouble with trying to keep them as low as possible. It's best to stay on them all the time, which means regular weeding rather than rarely doing it. Using a weed eater can be helpful, as long as you know how to maintain it and what to do when the weed eater head won't come off.

Water Your Plants At Sunset

If you are constantly finding that it's hard to keep your plants properly watered, then there could be a reason for that. It might be that you are struggling to water them at the right time. Believe it or not, the time of day you water your plants is actually going to make a huge difference to how well they are watered, and how they are in general. If you are watering them in the middle of the day, you'll find that much of the water evaporated before it can really take effect. So, water your plants at sunset to ensure thorough watering every time.

Use High-Quality Fertilizer

Fertilizer is simply food for the soil, which makes it more nutritious for the plants. That is something which you need to make sure is as good as possible, and it is important to always use high-quality fertilizer where possible. If you can do that you have a lot less trouble with keeping the plants looking their very best, and with being as beautiful and well-looked after as possible. It is slightly pricier, but definitely worth it.


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Consider Raised Beds

If you want to stop the slugs and snails from getting at your plants, then one of the ways to do that humanely is to use raised beds. Just having raised beds for the plants is going to stop the majority of pests from eating away at your plants, so this simple solution is a great way to ensure your garden looks as good as you would hope. If you want to make this as easy as possible, you can simply buy a remade raised bed set to use yourself.

 

 

Hi, everyone.
Even though summer is nearing its end, I want to talk about one of this summer trend, color blocking!  It was quite a hit back in 2012-2013 and I am glad that it's coming back this time around. I had my practice last time mostly by trial and error but this year I thought I'd share an easy way to mix and match colors; any color!

 


Hi, everyone.
While I love keeping up to date with fashion, there's just something about classic pieces that translates as ageless and timeless. Timeless means not affected by the passage of time or changes in fashion. Timeless outfit means outfit that lasts for several seasons, even years, and is accepted by a wide range of people. Timeless style are those outfits that you don't have to think about. You just know they will be acceptable from one year to the next. So without further ado, here are five timeless outfit ideas that you can refer to for those days when you just want to look nice without thinking and not looking outdated.


 Hi, everyone.

With all the lockdowns thanks to Covid-19, all of us are getting less mobile and naturally less active. I’m not gonna lie, I gained two kilograms since the pandemic started. My jeans and pants are definitely getting a little tight. Which is a good sign to start taking more care about my body. Just because we're in lockdown doesn't mean we can't look good, right?

If you’re not a big fan of exercising and eating only salads, waist trainer for women can really help getting your waistline in control. I personally have used waist trainer (latex with 9 bones) before and it really works! You do need to be diligent but I did get from my waist from 78cm to 74cm in just 3 weeks. I wore it 7 to 8 hours per day 6 days a week. I didn’t loose any weight during those 3 weeks and still my waistline did get smaller.

I did, however wished I have used a vest version of the waist trainer since my backfat is inproportionate to my waist. I haven’t try it yet but heard good things about it.

For a more extreme body shaping, you can try a full body shaper. This one is not for the weak of heart. I have only use waist trainer and I did felt restricted. But, it’s a great one to own if you like to wear tight fitting clothing and can use some support. I believe a nude color is the wiser option since it can blends better when you’re wearing light colored outfit.

But of course we also need to exercise and eat a balanced diet. While a good body is nice, a healthy body is the best one to have. It surely not a problem to eat cake from time to time. What the pandemic has taught me is that life is short, eat the damn cake.

 Hi, everyone.

I’m sure we all takes selfies from time to time. While having good skin is a good thing to have when taking selfies, good teeth is even more important. I’m sure you know how important it is to have bright teeth when you’re taking selfies. Great teeth is crucial in photos. Research says, it's the first thing that people notice in someone's face. I do have two easy tricks that you can do right now to make your teeth looks whiter and brighter when taking selfies.

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