http://www.your-life.co.uk The Good, Bad and Beautiful Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:17:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here’s a cautionary tale regarding temporary car insurance that all drivers should take into account. A couple of weeks ago my brother, who has been out working in Canada for the past year, came back to visit. To keep him mobile I rustled up some temporary car insurance so he would ... http://www.your-life.co.uk/temporary-car-insurance-%e2%80%93-a-cautionary-tale/493 Breakups can be rough on all involved, especially on the person who gets broken up with. This happened to a friend of mine not too long ago; he moved this girl in with him, they were going to get married, they’d even bought a cat, and what happens? She dumps ... http://www.your-life.co.uk/storage-ipswich-%e2%80%93-the-perfect-revenge/489 I wonder what exhibition stand designers might think of a new website that aims to help companies make a real impact on the trade show floor. The site has a host of ideas, tips and advice to producing the best stand possible. It all adds to the impression that you can ... http://www.your-life.co.uk/a-new-challenge-for-exhibition-stand-designers/485 If you’ve just had a child, or you’re about to have a child, then you should seriously consider giving it a name. The likelihood is that you’ve already considered some names. This is good. Without a name, it is very hard for your child to achieve anything at all. He ... http://www.your-life.co.uk/baby-names-and-why-you-should-get-one/481 When a couple have the first confirmation that they are going to be parents one of the first questions arising is; what will we call our future child? This question propagates to all the family and suddenly everyone is got a name for your baby. This fact confuses even more ... http://www.your-life.co.uk/so-many-baby-names-to-choose-from/469 What constitutes educational toys? When you’re young it seems parents and relatives and governments are all very eager to ensure that kids get plenty of stimulating toys. But when you’re a nipper, it is surely true to say that everything is an educational toy. Every little thing that happens is ... http://www.your-life.co.uk/toys-%e2%80%93-get-educated/466 I really wanted to build a house out of Lego like my hero James May. I really wanted to, but I didn’t have the 20 thousand pounds required to pay for the bricks. You see my difficulty? Yes. My credit rating was pretty bad, so I couldn’t get a loan ... http://www.your-life.co.uk/lego-loan/457 For anyone who’d been there, there is nothing more dull than the north of France. It’s all flat and only serves to remind us how suitable flat land is for mass trench warfare. But with this in mind, it is surprising perhaps to remind ourselves that the north of France ... http://www.your-life.co.uk/booze-is-good-for-you/452 My dad, eh, been out and about chopping trees down all his life. He’s an active sort of guy, likes using saws and hammers and stuff - and so when he was presented with opportunity to remove the (very heavy) cover of his well (he lived up in the hills ... http://www.your-life.co.uk/no-osteopathy-for-old-pops/448 I was in Hamley’s Toy Store yesterday, god I get around don’t I? Anyway, I went in and was predictably drawn towards the Lego section – the only toy that matters in my crucial opinion. I was taking a gander at some of the sets and I came across the ... http://www.your-life.co.uk/indiana-jones-v-nazis-cccp/445