https://hannahblackmore.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Hannah BlackmoreenTue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.amazon.com/-/es/H-L-Blackmore-ebook/dp/B0FQJYFQV1Zizork XII Axon, third of his lineage, didn’t expect much when he took the job as Administrator for a distant, unimportant planet called Earth. He just wanted a quiet desk and an easy life, but instead, he finds himself inheriting a doomed planet spiralling into chaos. Worse still, the corporate culture is more dysfunctional than the species ("humans") he’s trying to save.Administrative errors? A spilt latte that happened to plunge the globe into an Age of Ice? And now the bees are threatening t...Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.amazon.com/-/es/H-L-Blackmore-ebook/dp/B0FQJYFQV1https://www.amazon.com/-/es/H-L-Blackmore-ebook/dp/B0FQJYFQV1Zizork XII Axon, third of his lineage, didn’t expect much when he took the job as Administrator for a distant, unimportant planet called Earth. He just wanted a quiet desk and an easy life, but instead, he finds himself inheriting a doomed planet spiralling into chaos. Worse still, the corporate culture is more dysfunctional than the species ("humans") he’s trying to save.Administrative errors? A spilt latte that happened to plunge the globe into an Age of Ice? And now the bees are threatening t...Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.amazon.com/-/es/H-L-Blackmore-ebook/dp/B0FQJYFQV1https://www.amazon.com/-/es/H-L-Blackmore-ebook/dp/B0FQJYFQV1Zizork XII Axon, third of his lineage, didn’t expect much when he took the job as Administrator for a distant, unimportant planet called Earth. He just wanted a quiet desk and an easy life, but instead, he finds himself inheriting a doomed planet spiralling into chaos. Worse still, the corporate culture is more dysfunctional than the species ("humans") he’s trying to save.Administrative errors? A spilt latte that happened to plunge the globe into an Age of Ice? And now the bees are threatening t...Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.amazon.com/-/es/H-L-Blackmore-ebook/dp/B0FQJYFQV1https://www.lostforwords.uk/blog/work-hard-play-hard-network-harder-is-networking-the-new-hard-graftAnd for those of us who do want to achieve in the corporate World, grow and move up one day, maybe networking is now a non-negotiable. Unless you want to progress your career as a lone wolf without any outside help, the chances are, networking can be your friend. It gives you the chance to learn from others, to share insights into your industry, and to keep up to date with what’s happening in the world. Or, in the case of Digital Marketing, how on Earth does one get into the AI Overview on Googl...Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.lostforwords.uk/blog/work-hard-play-hard-network-harder-is-networking-the-new-hard-grafthttps://www.lostforwords.uk/blog/ai-the-creatives-mortal-enemy-or-guilty-pleasureI admit, I am also included in the group of 6 in 10, and that I have often turned to AI for simple questions such as ‘how’s the best way to wash jeans?’ and ‘what’s the exchange rate of the currency in Dubai?’ However, I also admit (to my faceless readers) that my search for deeper answers to life has also fallen at the silent yet ever-watchful door of AI. Getting considerably more unhinged, I find myself asking AI ‘What’s this growth on my body and is this normal?’. Or worse, sending screenshot...Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.lostforwords.uk/blog/ai-the-creatives-mortal-enemy-or-guilty-pleasurehttps://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/how-vision-changes-with-age-and-what-seniors-can-do-about-it/?_gl=1*17fmotp*_up*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAiAmp3LBhAkEiwAJM2JUEDywrkj22Ru0AcI927XpwPgd5LUVa9Qh4yW0tS5i_8mUEbWvc8GUhoCjjAQAvD_BwE&gbraid=0AAAAAD_Erua15EIolFWixmvj-9qaRAJsTVision loss can significantly impact an older person’s ability to carry out everyday activities safely and independently. Tasks such as reading medication labels, preparing meals, managing finances, and general housekeeping can become more challenging, increasing the risk of errors, trips, and falls. Reduced vision may also affect balance, depth perception, and confidence, leading some people to limit social activities or avoid leaving the house altogether. Over time, these challenges can impact...Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/how-vision-changes-with-age-and-what-seniors-can-do-about-it/?_gl=1*17fmotp*_up*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAiAmp3LBhAkEiwAJM2JUEDywrkj22Ru0AcI927XpwPgd5LUVa9Qh4yW0tS5i_8mUEbWvc8GUhoCjjAQAvD_BwE&gbraid=0AAAAAD_Erua15EIolFWixmvj-9qaRAJsThttps://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/holiday-stress-and-older-adults/?_gl=1*16ba040*_up*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAiAmp3LBhAkEiwAJM2JUEDywrkj22Ru0AcI927XpwPgd5LUVa9Qh4yW0tS5i_8mUEbWvc8GUhoCjjAQAvD_BwE&gbraid=0AAAAAD_Erua15EIolFWixmvj-9qaRAJsTThe holidays can be particularly stressful for older adults for a number of reasons. In the UK, festive periods like Christmas can often intensify feelings of loneliness and isolation, with millions of older people stating they will eat alone or find the season emotionally difficult due to routines changing and decreased social contact. Many older adults live alone, may be far from family, or have lost loved ones, making the usual focus on family togetherness feel challenging rather than joyful....Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/holiday-stress-and-older-adults/?_gl=1*16ba040*_up*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAiAmp3LBhAkEiwAJM2JUEDywrkj22Ru0AcI927XpwPgd5LUVa9Qh4yW0tS5i_8mUEbWvc8GUhoCjjAQAvD_BwE&gbraid=0AAAAAD_Erua15EIolFWixmvj-9qaRAJsThttps://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/how-everyday-care-supports-mental-health-at-home/Our expert support can help with forming daily routines and peace of mind at home. Our consistent assistance with everyday tasks like meal preparation, medication reminders, personal care, and companionship, helps to establish a reassuring structure to the day. We aim to create a sense of predictability that reduces stress and uncertainty, allowing our customers to feel more in control of their environment and routines. Our reliable support will offer trust and security, which are essential for...Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/how-everyday-care-supports-mental-health-at-home/https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/334935/uploads/c7c8f403-51e1-48e5-baa6-5598a2423f4a.pdfHelping Hands Winter Magazine articles by Hannah Blackmore, titled 'A Brief History of Christmas' and 'Winter Traditions Around the World'.Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/334935/uploads/c7c8f403-51e1-48e5-baa6-5598a2423f4a.pdfhttps://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/costs-funding/mobility-care-plans/A mobility nursing care plan is tailored towards your healthcare with a focus on your mobility and how to improve it. We can help improve your mobility with a variation of exercise and encouragement. Our care packages range from live-in care, visiting and elderly care to perfectly suit your needs. Our condition-led care suits the needs of people who may be living with dementia, Parkinson’s, or cancer. We can also help with mobility decline due to these conditions and declining mobility due to olSun, 12 May 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/costs-funding/mobility-care-plans/https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/costs-funding/dementia-care-plans/#:~:text=A%20dementia%20care%20plan%20can,the%20best%20care%20packages%20around.You deserve the best when it comes to care. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with dementia, Helping Hands offer the best care packages around.Sun, 12 May 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/costs-funding/dementia-care-plans/#:~:text=A%20dementia%20care%20plan%20can,the%20best%20care%20packages%20around.https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/activities-to-do-on-fathers-day-for-the-elderly/Reminiscing about old times is a happy and fun way to show your dad appreciation. While it serves the purpose of embarrassingly remembering your awkward teenage years, it also helps your dad improve his cognition skills by recalling memories. Intergenerational activities with grandchildren can help the conversational skills of older people. It also decreases the risk of loneliness while encouraging spending time with other people, even the 15-year-old obsessed with the latest boy band. A day tSun, 12 May 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/activities-to-do-on-fathers-day-for-the-elderly/https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/a-complete-guide-to-care-plans/A care plan is a personalised, tailored care plan for you and your unique needs. At Helping Hands, we endeavour to fit a care plan around your needs. You might need support that’s specific to your condition such as dementia, or cancer or to suit your stage of life, like elderly care. It can help with things like house keeping, cooking and even walking your dog! It can help with more complex medical needs, like medication administration and mobility support. At Helping Hands, we offer live in carSun, 12 May 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/a-complete-guide-to-care-plans/https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/how-you-can-make-your-home-safer-for-those-receiving-care/How you can make your home safer for those receiving care Why is it important to make your home safer for care patients? ‘Home is where the heart is’ is a common phrase often used to depict the wonderful benefits of the place you love most – your home. If we imagine the phrase ‘home is where the health is’, perhaps it will prompt us to look at how safe our surroundings truly are. Adapting your home to increase safety measures will add to the charm of home care by decreasing falls, trips, and acSun, 12 May 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/how-you-can-make-your-home-safer-for-those-receiving-care/https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/tips-for-caring-for-someone-with-heart-failure/#:~:text=Managing%20CHF%20at%20home%20with,forefront%20of%20your%20care%20plan.Heart Failure is on the rise, with 920,000 affected by it within the UK alone. Whilst hospitalisation may be needed, care at home is a viable option.Sun, 12 May 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/tips-for-caring-for-someone-with-heart-failure/#:~:text=Managing%20CHF%20at%20home%20with,forefront%20of%20your%20care%20plan.https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/tips-for-caring-for-someone-with-heart-failure/#:~:text=Managing%20CHF%20at%20home%20with,forefront%20of%20your%20care%20plan.Heart Failure is on the rise, with 920,000 affected by it within the UK alone. Whilst hospitalisation may be needed, care at home is a viable option.Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/tips-for-caring-for-someone-with-heart-failure/#:~:text=Managing%20CHF%20at%20home%20with,forefront%20of%20your%20care%20plan.https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/activities-to-do-on-fathers-day-for-the-elderly/Reminiscing about old times is a happy and fun way to show your dad appreciation. While it serves the purpose of embarrassingly remembering your awkward teenage years, it also helps your dad improve his cognition skills by recalling memories. Intergenerational activities with grandchildren can help the conversational skills of older people. It also decreases the risk of loneliness while encouraging spending time with other people, even the 15-year-old obsessed with the latest boy band. A day tThu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/activities-to-do-on-fathers-day-for-the-elderly/https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/activities-to-do-on-fathers-day-for-the-elderly/Reminiscing about old times is a happy and fun way to show your dad appreciation. While it serves the purpose of embarrassingly remembering your awkward teenage years, it also helps your dad improve his cognition skills by recalling memories. Intergenerational activities with grandchildren can help the conversational skills of older people. It also decreases the risk of loneliness while encouraging spending time with other people, even the 15-year-old obsessed with the latest boy band. A day tThu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/activities-to-do-on-fathers-day-for-the-elderly/https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/creating-a-low-maintenance-garden-for-the-elderly/Gardening is a great way of getting some fresh air! Having an easy-to-maintain garden is essential for the Elderly, and here we explain how to ensure this.Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/creating-a-low-maintenance-garden-for-the-elderly/https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/what-are-some-dementia-friendly-colours/The relationship between colour and dementia Are you or a loved one living with dementia? Likely, your first thought on diagnosis wasn’t – ‘Gosh, I should replace that black and white kitchen tiling.’ Colours are often overlooked in the bigger picture of living well with dementia, but it turns out colours can affect a person with dementia a great deal. Dementia can appear in many forms and usually affects the memory. It also abnormally affects how the brain perceives things like other people, suThu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk/care-advice/what-are-some-dementia-friendly-colours/https://www.surviving25.co.uk/blog/dry-your-mouth-out-with-a-dry-janIf you're reading this on a golden throne of moral high ground, sipping your Green Herbal Tea and revelling in just how fresh you feel, you may be doing Dry January. It's an incredible New Year's Resolution that many of us dream of one day achieving. You, dear reader, have taken the steps to commit this time to a never ending journey of health, early mornings and a clear mind for the rest of your days. Or until February 1st... If you're searching for ways to justify this dry-mouthed month, readSun, 07 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.surviving25.co.uk/blog/dry-your-mouth-out-with-a-dry-janhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/334935/images/e5f26cfb-3c03-4f6f-99f3-b460dea99779.pngWed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/334935/images/e5f26cfb-3c03-4f6f-99f3-b460dea99779.pnghttps://www.surviving25.co.uk/blog/wacky-wicked-ways-the-world-celebrates-springCarrying on our breakfast themed weird and wonderful spring traditions, is that of the Bosnian 'Cimburijada'. Translated to 'The Festival of Scrambled Eggs', it's exactly what you're probably imagining. In Zenica in Bosnia, the whole city will wake up to delightful smells of the largest breakfast ever. A huge pan set by the river with a seemingly endless quantity of eggs. The residents of Zenica gather round to joyfully shove as many eggs as they please down the gullet, in celebration of the birSun, 14 May 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.surviving25.co.uk/blog/wacky-wicked-ways-the-world-celebrates-springhttps://www.surviving25.co.uk/blog/exploringxplorintherivieramayaIf you ever happen to be in the scenic area of the Riviera Maya and fancied an exhilarating and potentially nerve-wracking day out, then look no further than Xplor. Oh, and if you’re into caves, it has that too. Loads of them! It's an adrenaline junkie/cave enthusiast's dream experience day in Mexico and I definitely came out more of a cave lover than when I walked in. On risk of being too cave-heavy, let’s Xplor some of the activities you can get up to at Xplor. Get it? Yep, you get it... ThriFri, 17 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.surviving25.co.uk/blog/exploringxplorintherivieramayahttps://www.surviving25.co.uk/blog/winter-woe-by-me-how-to-feel-sorry-for-yourself-this-winterYes, it's winter time. We're smack bang in the middle of it. We don't even have the luxury of half-heartedly saying 'it's nearly spring' because it isn't. We're stuck with winter for now. And unless you're one of those mythical beings who is a 'winter person', although I fail to believe you actually exist, you're probably desperately trying to remain positive until Springtime, a fake smile plastered on your face as you say 'the frost is beautiful this morning' even though you're secretly hating Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.surviving25.co.uk/blog/winter-woe-by-me-how-to-feel-sorry-for-yourself-this-winterhttps://www.surviving25.co.uk/blog/the-doom-like-reality-of-a-recent-graduate-studentYou've graduated! You didn't think you could do it. You stare at the (fake) certificate with the little ribbon on that's clutched in your hand. You're head to toe in graduation robes and have just taken a million pictures with your family that will haunt your living room, and your grandparents', for approximately the next 20 years. Better get one on your good side. You shake the sweaty hand of the university dean and wonder if your legs will make it down that aisle without buckling. But you've gSat, 14 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.surviving25.co.uk/blog/the-doom-like-reality-of-a-recent-graduate-studenthttps://www.surviving25.co.uk/blog/snorkelingthroughtectonicplatesinicelandOnce kitted out, I thought I could conquer anything. I tried to push the humiliating task of actually getting into the suit to the back of my mind. What came next was the short walk from our van to the descent into the icy water. I'm afraid to say the idea of getting a slow-mo video of me walking through this icy tundra crossed my mind, but immediately flew out again. I soon took to flailing along the ice as, being already co-ordinately challenged, wasn't helped by a pure icy downward slope. WhaThu, 22 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.surviving25.co.uk/blog/snorkelingthroughtectonicplatesinicelandhttps://www.surviving25.co.uk/blog/howtofailyourdrivingtestin7easystepsYes, you read that right. If you're looking for an easy-to-follow guide on how to best pass your driving test, and come home with that red license in hand and a new lease of road-related freedom, then look no further! Only joking, this isn't for you. This is a simple guide on how best to FAIL that test, so you can tell all your friends and family what a complete loser you are! Joking again. Only the best people fail their test, so let's not worry. Let's embrace our collective failures, it's chaWed, 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.surviving25.co.uk/blog/howtofailyourdrivingtestin7easysteps