This DIY Essential Oils Bug Spray is just what you need to keep the bugs away this Summer without the harsh chemicals of the shop bought bug repellents!Both of my two have always hated bugs which was always a bit of a nightmare when we were out and about when they were younger. I hated the shop bought bug repellent spray as it always smelled like it was filled with chemicals and bad stuff so we persevered and luckily they grew out of most of their bug fears as they got older.Last Summer though, we went to Cyprus for our Summer holidays and I wanted to take a bug repellent … [Read more...]
Heavenly Strawberry and Banana Cake…
Once you've tried this amazing strawberry and banana cake, I guarantee you'll be making it again. And again. ;-)Usually, I'll make banana bread, banana muffins or even a hair mask when I have some over-ripe bananas to use up. Last weekend though, I found myself with not only 3 very brown looking bananas that needed to be used but also with a punnet of strawberries that were just this side of being ok to use.I considered making smoothies for everyone but decided to adapt my banana bread recipe to make it a bit more 'cakey' and add in some chopped strawberries to make a … [Read more...]
Sunday Snapshot: Me….
Have you ever looked through your camera roll on your phone and found a photo that's just too good not to share? It might be because it makes you smile as you remember a happy memory or because you're proud of how good the photo turned out.Sunday Snapshot is my new weekly feature where I plan to share a photo I love with you...This is a photo from yesterday which I shared over on Instagram yesterday afternoon.I don’t often share photos of myself but I’m away this weekend with an amazing group of women who made me feel so good about myself as a person that I felt confident … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {17 May 2019}….
Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life.Before I start though, I should say that being frugal to me is about getting the best value for our money. We all have different financial situations and we're all frugal for different reasons. ;-)1) Did you see my Dirty Fries in Monday's 'What I ate in a week' post?They were an absolute triumph, not only from a Slimming World point of view as they're syn free but … [Read more...]
Homemade Zesty Coconut and Lime Sugar Scrub….
You all know how much we love a good old sugar scrub, don't you? Well I think this coconut and lime sugar scrub is my favourite yet and yes, I know I probably always say that but I really really do love this one.Homemade sugar scrubs are genuinely the easiest thing to make when it comes to DIY beauty products. And not only are they the easiest thing to make but they're also one of the kindest to your skin products that you can make at home.A sugar scrub is an exfoliating and hydrating body treatment that are so popular because they gently remove the top layer of dead … [Read more...]
5 Reasons To Practice Yoga For Self-Care….
I'm all about self-care and taking time for myself right now and recently, I've even dabbled with a bit of yoga which is said to have way more self-care benefits than I would expect from watching people bend themselves into what look like impossible positions.(I should probably point out here that when I say I've 'dabbled' with Yoga, that actually means that I've had two sessions where I've watched a YouTube video in my pyjamas in the living room and made some vague attempt to follow along.)The reason I want to give Yoga a good go is that I've read about so many benefits from … [Read more...]
