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Restarting My Health and Fitness as a Father in my Mid 30s
Reading Time: 5 minutesSports and Exercise Throughout My Life In my early years, my father was keen to enroll me and my siblings in swimming classes. Over those years I progressed to advanced…
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Celebrating Eid al-Adha: Faith, Joy, and the Gift of Giving Back
Reading Time: 2 minutesEid al-Adha has always felt different to me. There’s a stillness to it that Eid al-Fitr doesn’t quite have. It’s quieter, more reflective, but still so full of joy. And…
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Roots or Relevance: Does Heritage Still Matter?
Reading Time: 4 minutesGrowing up, I never quite belonged anywhere. Childhood was mostly White English friends. Secondary school brought a few Asian faces but I was never really part of their group. Teens…
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Cultural Foods I Want My Children to Remember
Reading Time: 4 minutesLet’s face it. Most of us, especially those who grew up in cultural Bangladeshi households, were raised on the idea that unless you had eaten rice and curry, you hadn’t…
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Our Family Road Trip: West Midlands to Edinburgh and Back
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Journey North On Monday the 20th of April 2026 we set off from our home in the West Midlands at 11.30AM, even though we did actually want to leave…
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Burnout in Home Education: What It Actually Looks Like
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt Does Not Always Look Like Giving Up When people think of burnout, they tend to imagine a dramatic breaking point. Someone throwing their hands up and walking away. In…
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Cheaper Alternatives to Popular Family Food Brands
Reading Time: 5 minutesFrom crisps to nappies: how switching to own-brand could save you hundreds a year without sacrificing much at all. I’ll be honest with you. Growing up, I was embarrassed to…
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I Broke the Unwritten Rule and I Would Do It Again
Reading Time: 8 minutesMy mum wanted Bangladeshi. She got the whole of Europe and North Africa instead. What I Grew Up Watching Before I talk about my marriage, I need to talk about…
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Why I Sometimes Eat Foods Past Their Best Before Date (And Why You Might Want to Rethink It Too)
Reading Time: 4 minutesFor a long time, I was like most people, if a date on a packet had passed, it went straight in the bin without a second thought. But over time,…
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Food Prep for People Who Hate Food Prep
Reading Time: 3 minutesLet’s be honest, not everyone enjoys food prep. The idea of spending hours in the kitchen chopping, cooking, portioning and storing can feel overwhelming, especially when you’ve already got a…