Find clothes that fit your exact body shape can be hard enough let alone when you are pregnant. You entire body shape changes and your usual clothes very quickly become tight and uncomfortable.

Shopping for maternity clothes is made hard due to the fact that not many shops stock maternity clothes in store so you have to shop online. Often you may not know what size maternity clothes you will need until you have tried them on, so it may be a long game of ordering clothes and then having to return them for a different size.

If you are buying clothes online then try and buy from shops that offer free returns or that allow you to take them back in to store for an exchange or a refund. Mothercare, Newlook, H and M and Peacocks are some of the high street stores that offer a range of maternity can nursing clothing.

I love going to the hairdressers, but do find that the costs can very quickly add up often resulting in one visit costing close to £100. Although I love the pampering and time relaxing while having my hair done, the cost often puts me off meaning that I leave it far longer than I should do simply due to money.

If you are looking to have a colour and also need a cut, then don’t get tricked in to paying for a blow dry unless you want your hair styled in a particular way. If the hairdresser is colouring your hair then they should dry it off so see how the colours have come out, if they are cutting it too then you should be charged for a cut but not necessarily a blow dry.

Many hairdressers will charge you for a colour and then cut and blow dry unless you pick up on it. You can also ask for it to just be rough dried saving you on average £20 for a blow dry.

In Ireland there is an old tradition concerning wedding dresses and christening gowns. It is said that when a daughter is due to be christen, the christening gown should be made from part of the mothers wedding dress such as the veil of the lace. It also states that when that daughter gets married part of the christening gown should then be resewn in to the child’s wedding dress when they get married.

Like many traditions there are some variations of this. Some people believe that the mother should make the christening dress from her wedding dress and others do not mind who does it as long as part of the dress is used. Also instead of getting part of the christening dress resewn in to the wedding dress, some believe that the christening dress that has been made should remain as is and then that would get passed down through the generations.

If you have blond hair that has been bleached then you may experience brassy tones. All hair has an element of red tones in in and often, when lighting hair it has to go through a red stage to get it to blond. If the bleach is not left on long enough or is not strong enough then you hair may get stuck in a red stage, this can also happen naturally over time.

If you want to get back to that ash / white blond look then there are a few ways in which you can do so. You can have your hair lightened again but this may cause damage to the hair and make it brittle and break off so is not advised to do more than every 4-6 weeks at most. You can have a toner put n which is essentially putting a colour on to the bleached hair to hide the brassy tones, these can work well but often only last a few weeks. There is also the option to use purple shampoos and conditioners, purple is on the opposite side of the colour wheel and therefore counteracts red, using this on a daily or weekly basis works similar to a toner but can be done safely at home.

If you want to get a really bargain when clothes shopping then the best time to get them is when there out of season. For example, if you want shorts and swim wear you may find it is reduced at the end of summer and you can then get it ready for next year.

This is also handy if you are going on a holiday abroad during the UK winter months as you can get your holiday items at slashed prices.

Some people worry about trends changing the following season but ideally you should buy clothing that you like and that fits you well, so you do not have to worry if fashions change slightly.

Online shopping can also be a great way to save money especially if you have time to shop around and compare prices with other retailers and also search for voucher codes to work, which can offer you free delivery or money off.