Meet at home's wonderful team of online columnists. Simply search for their names to get reading their brilliant blogs. Could you be a columnist? Get in touch with our Online Editor at editorial@emp.plc.uk, telling her a bit about yourself and what you'd like to write about! Hope to hear from you soon!
21st Century Mum
Working from home, Becky is a self employed mum who divides her time between work, baby and the household! Her exclusive column for at home features the adventures, joys and struggles of being both a breadwinner and the breadmaker of the house. With articles to make you laugh and guide you through motherhood (whilst trying not to go too crazy!), Becky also writes for www.21stcenturymum.co.uk.
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Adventures In Pubs
Dave is our man dedicated to showcasing the finest pubs, bars, wines, beers and ales that we would like to recommend to you. With so many great pubs, breweries and bars closing down every day we have decided to highlight our favourites and the very best places that we have come across helping some true artisans get the recognition they deserve. www.adventuresinpubs.co.uk
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At Home with Leila
Leila Jerman is a proud wife and stay at home mother of two who, after having her head stuck firmly in the sand for many years, has now surfaced to embark on a series of investigations into how she can become a supermum, domestic goddess and fashion icon. She currently writes her own mommy blog, Mummy Leila Speaks Her Mind at www.mummyleila.com and is in the process of creating her foodie website, Sofia's Kitchen, for Middle Eastern food lovers at www.sofiaskitchen.com.
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Beauty Box
Lucy Partington is a beauty blogger and budding journalist from a little town on the east coast (but her heart really belongs in London!). She has expensive taste in just about everything and insists on living beyond her means. Every fortnight, Lucy will be reviewing the best beauty products exclusively for at home and if you want even more from this gorgeous little beauty junkie, then head over to her fabulous blog at www.grazedknees.com.
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Becky Yardley
I’m a blogger with a love of design, colour and pattern. The column is all about interior trends, tips on decorating and the latest products for the home. It will show you how to make the most from your living spaces and create your ideal environment. Read more from Becky on her blog beckyyardley.wordpress.com.
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Being Holistic
Sarah-Jane Tepper, mum to a 'little ball of radiant energy', was inspired by her son to study energy and she is now a holistic therapist practising massage, reflexology and reiki. She wants to share her passion of all things holistic by encouraging others to maintain a happy and healthy state of well-being. Based in Hertsmere and Barnet, you can find out more about Sarah-Jane and holistic therapy at www.hertsholistic.com.
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Big Smoke and Beyond
Chloe is a movie obsessed, born and bred Londoner who is always keen to sniff out what's new and cool in her hometown - everything from Theatreland and to 1950s swing nights, to specialist film screenings and underground galleries. And when city life gets too much? Ideas for the best mini-getaways not too far from her beloved London Town. To be in the know, check out www.bigsmokeandbeyond.com or follow Chloe on Twitter at @CselinaM.
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Business Mum
www.jugglemum.com
Nadine Hill is a busy working mum who has a fascination with time management which borders on the obsessive! Juggling her small business among her many other projects, Nadine’s ambition is to help busy mums claw back a bit of ‘me time’, by sharing tips with at home in her monthly columns!
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Check The Area
www.checkthearea.com
Home-hunting? Our experts at Check The Area give you top tips every month on everything from nuisance neighbours and pets, to vandalism and burglaries, speeding cars and parking issues, planning applications and soundproofing of the properties.
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Dawn Orrells
Dawn was crowned GMTV's Chefs at Sea competition winner after wowing celebrity chef Marco Pierre White with her culinary skills. Every fortnight, Dawn shares her mouth-wateringly moreish recipes with at home readers.
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Diva Diaries
Jo Gifford is a designer, writer, blogger and founder of Cherry Sorbet Creative. Working primarily in the beauty, fashion and lifestyle industries her work spans graphic design for print and web, social media management and training, copywriting and editorial for on and offline publications. You will find her blogging as Dexterous Diva, on Twitter as @dexdiva and generally lurking on instagr.am and Pinterest. She loves fashion, beauty, design and pop culture and is a tech geek with a weak spot for mojitos and dark chocolate. She will be bringing you the latest beauty, fashion and lifestyle from her corner of the blogosphere.
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Drama Queen
at home's Drama Queen is Veruca Salt all grown up, a 20 something spoilt fan girl of good TV and movies - if she’s not writing about it, then why the hell are you watching it?
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Domestic Goodness
Get a bit of domestic goodness in your life with at home's resident columnist. Her columns seeks to be as practical as Nigella Lawson, as anonymous as Belle du Jour and as witty as Joan Rivers, without the smut. Maybe.
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Feng Shui
www.fengshuiagency.com
Sarah McAllister from the Feng Shui Agency has been practising the ancient art of Feng Shui for 12 years. An active member of the International Research Committee of the Chue Foundation, Sarah shares her Fung Shui expertise with at home readers every month.
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Helen Baked
www.helenredfern.wordpress.com
Give Helen Redfern a mixer, an oven, a few ingredients and a laptop and she’s happy. If she could find a way to stop getting sticky cake mixture on her laptop she’d be even happier! Helen’s passionate about simple, family baking and believes anyone can create delicious homemade masterpieces. She blogs about her writing life which involves a huge variety of cake, food and recipe reviews at helenredfern.wordpress.com and you can also find her on Twitter.
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Lifestyle Lounge
Lorna Hunte is a freelance lifestyle writer/blogger who is married with one child. She strongly believes that knowledge is power across all cultures and enjoys sharing information that empowers people to either change their attitude or learn to live with it. Every month Lorna will scan the world and share her thoughts and experiences of aspects that affect the day to day lifestyle of women worldwide. You can find her on Twitter @LornaHuntePR and read more of her articles by clicking here.
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Jessica Sjoholm: (Not) The Bunny Boiler
Jessica Sjoholm is a complementary therapist from Cornwall. She is a huge animal lover and is passionate about animal rights. She also loves beauty, baking and blogging, and is a self-confessed product junkie! Her column gives advice and tips on how to live a cruelty free lifestyle, namely through buying beauty and household products that are free from animal testing. Look out for articles on the surprising non-vegetarian ingredients lurking in food, advice on how to use aromatherapy at home, tips for easy fundraising for charities, and lots of fabulous cruelty free product reviews. Jessica blogs at crueltyfreecavern.blogspot.com and her business page can be found on her Facebook page.
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Kent: Interior Designer
Kent Griffiths is the founder of Kent Griffiths Design, an Interior Design company based in London and working in the residential and commercial design sectors. The company also provides drawing/drafting services to architects, surveyors, property developers, builders, landlords as well as other interior designers and the public. Kent is midway through the renovation of his own Victorian terrace house in east London, and this column is based on the project diary he keeps during the building work sharing the progress of the project, design tips and advice, things to consider when undertaking a design or building project, pitfalls to avoid, and the problems he encountered on his own house. www.kentgriffiths.com @kent_griffiths
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Made By Hand
Nikki Walker is a freelance writer from South Wales, and considers herself a 'shopaholic with a conscience'. While she loves filling her home and wardrobe with lots of pretty things, she never lets this affect her desire to be green. In her monthly eco column, Nikki shares the very best in handmade items, from fashion and accessories to home decorations. Mass production has never looked so unattractive!
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Moan About Men
www.moanaboutmen.com
Sue and Angie are two friends and working mums who randomly decided to make their busy lives even more complicated by starting their own website, Moan About Men. Every fortnight, they share fabulously funny stories about the opposite sex with us!
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Mediocre Mum
www.mediocremum.com
Chrissie from Mediocre Mum is a girl on the go and every month, she will be bringing you brilliant blogs all about being a busy working mum...
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Sarah Beeny
www.tepilo.com
Channel 4's property guru and at home's guest editor Sarah Beeny shares her expert advice on how to renovate your property and make the most of your home. Read her exclusive blogs and get the insider info!
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Scientific Sally: 9-to-5 You must be joking
No weekday is ever the same for part-time freelance scientist and full time parent Sally. Each Friday she'll pass on whats affected her 9-to-5 week with a smattering of vociferous opinion and tongue in cheek humour. It could be about being a scientific 'ghost writer' for Peter Mandelson, the virtues (yes virtues!) of carrier bags, how to make rice crispy cake (with no rice crispies) or how working at home is often not the cushy number her husband thinks it is!
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Smokeless Charlie
Smokeless Charlie is a family man first and an absolute football nut. Whilst he loves his poker he has decided smoking now is too much of a gamble. He has been smoking for over a quarter of a century and has now seen the light. Founder of Babygrowers Discount Card, a service to help families with young children or babies access online discounts all year round.
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The Ex-Pat Mommy
A Londoner born and bred, Emma Kaufmann met her Prince Charming and hopped the Pond (to Baltimore, USA) ten years ago, spawned two frogs and has lived there ever since! While bringing up two demanding babies - like many mums she soon felt like she was losing her mind, her marbles and her identity. Her hilarious blog, www.mommyhasaheadache.blogspot.com started as a creative outlet, an attempt to rediscover her old sassy self. The blog spawned a book and (together with Gillian Martin) she penned and published Cocktails At Naptime - A Woefully Inadequate Guide to Early Motherhood which has saved the sanity of many a mum!
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The Fashionista - Shikkuu Guides
Shikkuu Guides is a London personal shopping and image consultanting company that was founded by Priscilla Poon, a professional fashion expert with over 13 years of experience in Fashion buying, styling and grooming based in Central London. The aim was to create a wonderful experience for everyone at very affordable prices. We have styled and educated men and women of every size, shape, age and style to give them confidence and understanding on how to look amazing and put "their best foot forward" as well as offering a world class service to all our clients. Priscilla is a member of the Association of Stylists and Image Professionals. Contact Shikkuu Guides on: www.shikkuuguides.com, @shikkuuguides and Facebook
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The Philanthropic Housewife
Describing herself as a philanthropic housewife, Karen balances the challenges of modern parenthood with support for community projects and freelance writing, with an emphasis on mainstream, yet sustainable lifestyle issues. She's also the creator of The Rubbish Diet blog and a frequent contributor to BBC local radio. To find out more about Karen, just visit www.karencannard.co.uk.
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The Queen of Easy Green™
Lyndsey Young, The Queen of Easy Green™, is a busy working mum and inventor. Her passion is eco easy design, inventions, innovative products and ideas that can help save time, money and waste in the home. Every fortnight, Lyndsey will be sharing her fun, practical easy-green tips and advice, as well as reviewing her latest green-living product finds. Eco-curious? To find out more, pop over to her website at www.queenofeasygreen.co.uk, follow her on Twitter @mummypreneur, become a fan of Queen of Easy Green on Facebook or visit www.countonit.co.uk.
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Topical Bird
Topical Bird is written by London girl, Collette Bird who loves a good old chat about what's hitting the headlines. So grab a cup of coffee, sit back and discuss all the latest news and gossip with Collette in her exclusive column for at home.
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What Katie Did
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whatkatieskidsdidnext.blogspot.com
Kate is a mum of two, wife to her best friend, and a Twitter, Facebook and blogger addict! She's spent so long looking at other people's blogs, that she decided it was time she wrote her own – read what Kate and her family of four gets up to at What Katie's Kids Did Next and catch up with her every fortnight on at home.
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YOGAlicious
A certified yoga teacher, massive fan of all things wellbeing, entrepreneur and mum to a gorgeous little girl, Michaela Olexova has travelled the world and influenced by her travels, coming across many wonderful people, cultures and rituals, she decided to share her passion and experience with people who wish to find a way to a more healthy and balanced life through her inspirational guide to wellbeing at www.thebaoli.com.
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