Calm Your Beans

What is Historypin? You may have heard the name before, and may even have a vague idea of what it is, but how does Historypin work exactly? And more to the point, why is it being hailed as such an exciting innovation? Quite simply, Historypin is a collection of historic photos and personal recollections that are generated [...]

We are well and truly into the festive season now, with only two weeks until Christmas people are (hopefully) well into their Christmas shopping and are planning what their going to be doing on Christmas day. One of the key components of making it officially Christmas in your house is getting your Christmas tree up. [...]

As always, I have timed things absolutely perfectly. In the midsts of the run up to Christmas, the biggest consumer frenzy of the year, I have decided I have had enough of “stuff”. One night, as I was dredging through the depths of the internet, I stumbled upon the concept of “minimalism” – and no, [...]

Coming home to a warm and cosy home on a cold winter’s day is one of life’s simple pleasures. But with energy costs continually rising and serious concerns about global warming, most people are reluctant to have their heating on all the time. If you want to save some cash and be environmentally friendly while [...]

If you’re interested in setting yourself a challenging New Year’s resolution that will really push you this year, why not sign up for Oxfam’s Trailtrekker 2013. Trailtrekker takes place over the 1st and 2nd June 2013 and sees teams of four trekking around the Yorkshire Dales National Park over a maximum 30 hours in order [...]

We’re back with our Instagram DIY Favourites, where we showcase our favourite DIY projects found on Instagram. This week we bring Geometric Sweater #bbpBox_263209381104087040 a { text-decoration:none; color:#0084B4; }#bbpBox_263209381104087040 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; } Nouveau DIY sur le blog ✂ le sweat tigre 🐯 http://t.co/nCAPdFxw October 30, 2012 9:23 am via InstagramReplyRetweetFavorite @Elsa_Muse Elsa_Muse Horrorgami #bbpBox_262564549620817920 [...]

This the month of October was branded ‘Stoptober’ by the government in an initiative intended to encourage people to give up smoking. All 12 months of the year however are good for stopping smoking. Stopping smoking is hard. This is for a number of reasons, one of which is just how addictive substance nicotine is. [...]

Here at CYB towers, we’re a bunch of lazy so-and-sos. We’re always on the lookout for tips and tricks to make our daily lives easier – and what better place to find them than the wonderful place that is the internet?! Of course, there is always an element of separating the wheat from the chaff, [...]

Source: seriouseats.com via Liz on Pinterest   Pumpkin beers have built a strong seasonal tradition in the US in recent years; the craft beer revolution mixed with Halloween and Thanksgiving’s pumpkin pie to give something that frankly, tastes pretty much as that sounds. This website lists 363 different brews from American speciality brewers! Like many [...]

Every day, your heart beats 100,000 times and can pump about 23,000 litres of blood around your body. Believe it or not, that doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface on all the amazing things that the human heart can do. Provided, of course, it’s well taken care of. The importance of maintaining your heart [...]