Newsletter - 10/07/2015

The Shagor Tandoori Review!

Every country has a national dish right? Irish Stew in Ireland, Haggis neeps and tatties in Scotland, but what’s ours? Some would say fish and chips or roast beef, not me! Surely its curry? I have friends who live in Australia, and there is one thing they all miss and crave from the UK; a good reliable curry house! There seems to be one around every corner in Southend, Westcliff and Leigh. But after a little research, the Shagor on Hamlet Court Road seemed one of the more established in the area!

Phew, what a scorcher!

Everybody knows what to do when the weather heats up. Drink plenty of water and wear lots of suncream but what about properties? Is there anything you need to do? Well if you are selling or renting then obviously you want to show the property off and you want it to be a comfortable temperature for people when they are viewing. Lots of people close all of the curtains and blinds during the day so that when they return home from work their homes are cooler.

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Simple Pleasures

I'm currently reading Ruby Wax's brilliant book Taming the Mind. It's about mindfulness, and mental health, and is delivered in a typically amusing Ruby Wax style that is both frank and relateable. I laughed out loud at one particular point where she describes how we try to 'relax' but end up thinking a stream of random thoughts including "Why did my mother never let me have a real Christmas tree? I need to buy shampoo. I hate my feet." - I laughed because I could relate to it.

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