Category: Wellbeing
Is It Possible to Plan an Affordable Summer Holiday?
Planning for a summer vacation on a tight budget can be cumbersome, especially for large families. However, there is always a way or two that you can trim down the expenses without reducing the fun part of the holiday. The key lies in making sensible choices while taking into account the needs of the family…
Career Path: How to Become a Mental Health Worker
Millions of people suffer from mental health conditions in the U.S. Want to help them? Here's how to become a mental health worker. 1 in 5 adults in America experience mental illness each year. This number means that many people go untreated for their mental illness, because they don't have access to treatment. There is…
Top 20 reasons for going to work. People top the list
Learning new things and spending time with friends and colleagues are among the REAL reasons for going to work - with money only SIXTH on our list of priorities, a study has found. Feeling professionally fulfilled is important too - as are being trusted by employers to carry out the job to a high level,…
Parents reveal lengths they go to for uninterrupted night’s sleep
Surrendering their phones for a day and cancelling social plans are just some of the sacrifices new parents are prepared to make in order to get a full night’s sleep, a survey by Amazon has revealed. According to the study of 2,000 British parents, young families wake up three times per night on average, leading…
Porn affected what a third of young adults find sexually attractive
One in three young adults believe watching porn has affected what they find sexually attractive in a partner, according to a study from Durex. And the same number of the 1,000 18-24-year-olds polled admitted to being ‘surprised’ by what sex was like in real life, having watched porn before becoming sexually active. A quarter even said…
Parents make up baby names for unique social media identity
New parents are giving their babies ‘made-up’ names such as Wrenlow, Maevery, Elisobelle and Jaspin just so they can have a unique social media identity. According to a survey of 1,772 parents, seven per cent have already chosen a unique name for their child, while a further two thirds (65 per cent) would consider it.…
Five things in the bedroom that could be ruining your sleep
Getting a good night’s sleep isn’t always easy. From the food you eat to the amount of stress you’re under, there are a number of factors that can affect whether you’ll sleep soundly or be tossing and turning all night. And there’s one big factor that can often be overlooked – the bedroom itself. Not…
The Dangers of Not Having Workers Compensation Insurance
The more employees you have, the higher your premium will be. If your organisation is scaling quickly, then you may find that you end up in a bad situation if something happens and you don’t have insurance. Accountability By law, you have to make sure that you provide some degree of financial assistance to your…
Snickers voted Top British Chocolate Bar
Snickers has topped a list of the nation’s favourite chocolate bars, beating the classic Cadbury Dairy Milk into second place by a narrow margin. The study also found a Galaxy bar is the nation’s third favourite chocolate bar, which was controversially followed by Bounty beating KitKat for fourth place. And sneaking into the top 10…
Top 20 Life Goals – saving money tops list
Brits are most driven at 33 years of age, according to a new study.This is the point they are most motivated and determined to achieve their life goals - from progressing in their career to being physically fit and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The drive they have at this stage of their lives is down…
