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Engagement Gifts and Ideas for the Happy Couple!
A proposal and engagement is one of the most exciting times in a person’s life. They’re making a commitment to be with and care for someone else for as long as they live.
But finding the right gift for the happy couple can be a tricky thing to do. Not with Ooh!
Is it OK to embrace sadness? Of Course! Here's Why.
If sadness is visiting you every now and again, however, sometimes it’s good to leave the door on the latch, stick the kettle on, and sit down with it. If you’re feeling brave, you can even leave it a key.
OohBox Tips to Finding Calm in a Busy World
Calm is an elusive state of being nowadays. Finding calm in today’s hectic world often feels like finding a needle in a haystack, but that doesn’t mean it’s totally out of your reach.
How to switch off after a long day - Top Tips
No one, and I mean no one, is able to totally get rid of whatever happened at work that day, I’m willing to bet on that. For good or bad, the events of the day will be on your commute home, and possibly still loitering around as you turn off the light and settle into bed. Here are our Top Tips to shaking off the day.
Self-Care versus Self-Soothing and the Gifts to Help
I used to think what I was doing was self-care, but I’ve been reading a lot of self help books recently and found that what I’ve actually been doing every month is self-soothing, and that is a different thing to self-care.
Keeping Pets Comfortable on Bonfire Night – Three Top Tips
Remember, remember the fifth of November; gunpowder, treason and…lots of terrified pets. Bonfire Night, or Guy Fawkes Night, is in a lot of ways, a super weird British tradition. We celebrate a failed...
How to start Meeting Your Own Needs
I’ve recently started tracking my habits, and, in a nutshell, it ain’t good. On a typical day, I wake up when the baby shouts for me, I get his milk...
Reading to Children: Why It’s So Important and How Ooh Can Help
Reading is pretty much established as an amazing thing you can do for your pre-schoolers to get them learning language ready for school, but don’t underestimate the fun you can have with younger children and books!
Practising Gratitude
Do you say "Thank you" to the woman holding the door for you? Do you say it to the postman? Do you say it to your SO? The more we notice who we’re thanking in the day the more we notice all the little things people do for us.
How to Slow Down and Welcome Autumn
While I love the cooler weather and the grey skies, many would way prefer to be back in July or August, sunning it up and drinking margaritas in the garden. And while I might not be able to convince you that Autumn is the best season, I think I can bring you round on it being better than you think.
Struggling with Your Houseplants? Handy Hints to Keep Them Happy
Plants are so so important for our mental health, our food, our air quality, our wildlife and the planet. Let’s play our very small part to help them out.
What Traditions Surround a New House? Check out some crackers from around the world.
Today, boys and girls, we’ll be having a look at some interesting, some cute and some downright strange traditions to bless a new dwelling.
