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Ideas For Virtual First Dating

Virtual first dating is likely to be a big part of the dating scene for the foreseeable future. It may have come to popularity because of the pandemic, but it looks like it’s here to stay. If you are getting a bit bored of just chatting on a virtual first date, here are some ideas for fun virtual first date ideas.

Find a suitable date with Kent Dating, agree a time and date and select an activity to try. If all goes well, you can take the next date face to face. If it’s not a success, you have only lost an hour or so rather than an entire evening and you can look for another potential date on the Kent Dating Site.

Ask each other questions. The New York Times lists 36 questions, you can ask each other. It’s a great way to get to know someone, increase your intimacy or simply to break the ice. Who knows you might learn something about yourself too.
Show and tell around your home. What would they grab first in the event of a fire? What’s the most expensive tiny thing your date has ever purchased? What’s the object they’ve owned for the longest amount of time?
Play two-person Pictionary. Can you guess what movie your date drew? Can you guess what famous person they sketched? You get two points for each drawing your partner guesses, and one point for each sketch you guess correctly.Will you get all competitive and who will win?
What have you done today? Ideally you’d make this fairly detailed so that you get a real feel for the other person’s day to day life.
Mix and drink a cocktail together. The mixing will be a bit of fun and an ice breaker. Then you can settle down and get to know your date a bit better in a more relaxed way. Best to pick out a fairly easy recipe that the ingredients aren’t too tricky to get hold of.
Have an arts-and-crafts contest. Who can make the best craft based on the items they have in their home or recycling bin? This could be quite a challenge. It might be best to do it before bin day, so you have plenty of items to choose from for your trash art creation.
Read a book to each other. Maybe pick out a favourite book and read out a section that captured your imagination or resonated with you. You can learn a lot about a person by listening to them read. Alternatively, you could try a book club first date, but this will take a bit of planning as you’ll need time to read the book first.
Play a game together. Maybe something like charades or an online game like Jackbox.
Do a quiz together. Either join forces to do it together or you can get competitive and see who performs best.

Virtual first dating can be a lot of fun and a great way to get to know someone. You can do different things to what you would do on a face to face date and it means you can see a different side to someone.

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Creating a Statement Wall

brick wallpaper A statement wall can elevate your home decor to another level. Used well such a wall provides interest and colour, as well as a touch or drama, style or charm. There are so many ways to add that statement wall, to help pick out a style that suits your property, your life and your taste.

Use photos that mean something to you. https://www.photowall.co.uk/ is a good place to start. There are any number of options from wall murals to photo wallpapers. You can go for a single photo, which can provide a lot of impact and a consistent colour scheme. Another option is to go with a series of photos that are linked in some way. A triptych of photos from a particular view point works well. Or maybe you could go for a family photo wall, maybe even set it out like a family tree.
Use wallpaper to create a statement wall. Wallpaper is a way of getting some great artwork, colour and texture into your room without having to get in an artist. There are so many options out there these days from photos, reproductions of famous paintings to intricate patterns that tell a story or showcase a colour.
Use what is there naturally. A great way to do this is to simply use bare brick work. Don’t just think bare brick work is best for functional spaces. Brick can contrast very well with lush, opulent soft furnishings too. It can feel surprisingly cosy, possibly because bricks are usually a warm, natural, earthy colour. Consider using it in the bedroom to contrast with the fabrics and the softness, but also in the kitchen or bathroom to contrast with the smooth, sleek lines.
Wood paneling. Wood is a great material to use for a feature wall. It’s very easy to create texture and interest, both with the grain and by the shape of the panels or planks of wood you use. Of course, it’s really easy to paint too, so you can make it whatever colour suits your interior design scheme.
Use colour to add light or depth. Dark colours on a feature wall are a good way of creating a sense of depth especially if you place lighter colours on whatever is in front. This works well with a sofa or bench with lighter coloured cushions in front of a darker feature wall.
Keep within budget. Using an expensive effect like a bespoke wallpaper or maybe a tiled chimney breast to create a feature wall can help keep costs down by limiting the area being covered.
Be creative, but not too ‘out there’. A feature wall is a great way of experimenting with a bolder look. You can introduce a strong colour this way or maybe overload on the patter. As your other walls will be less dramatic, you’ll benefit from the effect without overpowering your room.

There are so many ways to create interest with a statement wall. Done well it will create a real focal point. Don’t limit it to the living room either. I find statement walls can work really well on stairs and hallways, as well as more intimate spaces like bedrooms.

5 Easy-to-Pack Road Trip Snacks

Check out these delicious and healthy snacks ideal for your next adventure!

Traveling by car is an undoubtedly amazing experience. But it can also be stressful because we have to prepare lots of things, including food. This text about some tasty road trip snacks might be something that you need to fully enjoy your next adventure!

As you all know, these past eleven months haven’t been an ideal period to pursue our hobby. Nonetheless, we grabbed the opportunity to go on several road trips that we enjoyed. If you ask, plenty of people will tell you that road trips can be super fun, but exhausting experience. So opt to move by train or plane with as little fuss around the preparation possible. We felt the same way before, but then life in pandemic started. The idea of not being able to travel at all seemed, in all honesty, more grueling than all preparation for a road trip, and thus unacceptable.

The biggest question we needed to resolve was the food. The concept of eating gas station food three times for five days wasn’t really attractive. To stop and cook so many times wasn’t an option either, because it would take too much time and energy, and we wouldn’t be able to see all the places we wanted. We only had time to make donuts in our donut makers for home use, but they would be fresh only the first day. After researching a bit, we created a list of road trip snacks that we know to get each time we go on a road trip. We are sharing our favorite road trip snacks with all of you adventure lovers who would love to pack your car and hit the road but maybe have the same concerns as we did.

Best Road Trip Snacks

Fruit and Veggies

If you are anything like us, and you like to have something to munch on the entire time during the trip, then you are what we’d call a boredom snacker. In this case, you need to take a bit of care about the type of snacks because otherwise, you might end up eating more calories than you would like. A perfect solution for this is to bring enough fruit and veggies to keep your mouth entertained. We suggest packing cauliflower or broccoli florets, baby carrots, snap peas, celery sticks, etc. Good ideas for healthy road trip snacks if you are not big on vegetables are hummus, guacamole, or ranch dressing. When it comes to the fruit, we suggest that you pack some clementines, cherries, and apples. You can also bring dried fruit but make sure that it doesn’t have added sugar or any colorings or preservatives.

Jerky

If you did it at least once, then you know that almost everyone is continually hungry during a road trip. It seems that an hour doesn’t go by since your last meal, but you hear your stomach growling. Are you wondering what is it all about? Well, this happens when the road trip diet is carb centered. The best road trip snacks for adults that can prevent this are those that have high protein content. Many of you would probably think to bring protein bars, right!? But there is something better, and we generally love it – beef jerky. The only thing you have to take care of is to get grass-fed and finished beef, not the one from the gas stations. This type of beef jerky is a good source of protein, omega 3, and conjugated linoleic acid. It also has a much lower level of sodium, fat and nitrites, and nitrates.

Popcorn

Popcorn is one of the best options for road trip snacks for toddlers. We feel it is necessary to point it out because kids tend to be super picky eaters in general and especially while traveling. Nonetheless, it is one of the best road trip snacks for adults as well, as popcorn is packed with fiber and complex carbs that will keep you satiated. It is best to make your popcorn at home with real corn and avoid using those packets for the microwave.

Chickpea Snacks

Chickpeas or garbanzo beans are a great source of protein, fiber, folate, and some minerals such as iron and phosphorus. They are excellent as road trip snacks for everyone, but especially for people who like to have something to chew on while driving. There are plenty of chickpea snacks that you can buy in bio shops or even supermarkets. But, they are also super simple DIY road trip snacks. You just need to mix them with spices you like, oil the pan, and roast them.

Sweets

Can you imagine a fun and enjoyable trip without something sweet? Well, neither can we, to tell the truth. But we don’t want to buy those candy bars at gas stations because we know they are full of artificial stuff. Instead, we like to have our selection of healthier snacks for a long road trip. We suggest packing dark chocolate, whole grain cookies, graham crackers, chocolate with fruit and nuts, etc. In case you feel like it and you have time to do it, we also suggest you make muffins or black bean brownies.

Final Take

As you can see, preparing good road trip snacks isn’t such a big deal as it might seem at first! Remember, there are plenty of other things you can take, depending on your taste. These are just some
suggestions to help you start getting ready for your adventure. Now, when it comes to storing food during the trip, we think plastic containers are the best option because they are lightweight and don’t break easily. And if you lose them, it won’t be a big deal! In the end, we would also like to hear from you! Do you like traveling? What is your take on road trips?