It's that time of year again when I start thinking about my Christmas Cupboard. If you don't know what I mean by my 'Christmas Cupboard' then let me tell you before we go any further. 🎄 My Christmas Cupboard is literally a cupboard that I use in the run-up to Christmas to start stashing away some of the food and treats that I know we're going to want over Christmas. I don't go out and do a big shop to fill it in one go because that would completely defeat the point. Instead, I just add something to it here and there when I'm doing our normal food shopping, usually because I've … [Read more...]
Why I Take Collagen Every Day Even Though It Hasn’t Changed My Life…
Collagen seems to be absolutely everywhere at the minute. Every time I scroll through Instagram or TikTok, someone seems to be adding it to their coffee, stirring it into a drink or talking about what it’s done for their hair, skin, nails or joints. They must have to sell some serious amounts of it to pay for all the celebrity endorsements, mustn't they? I take it too but not because I was influenced. 😁 I use Ancient + Brave collagen and I originally started taking it after a nurse mentioned collagen to me when I had quite a lot going on health-wise. I can’t even … [Read more...]
Five little things that have saved us money this week {28th August 2026}….
Every week I share five small things we’ve done to save a bit of money, make life easier or help us spend more intentionally. None of them are usually huge on their own, but that’s kind of the point. Those small choices add up over time and give us more room for the things that really matter — whether that’s days out, holidays, home projects, treats we’ll actually enjoy or just a bit more breathing space in the budget. Another week, another five little money saving things. 😊 I think sometimes when we talk about saving money, it can feel like everything needs to be a big change to … [Read more...]
I Recreated My Kids’ £1.07 Packed Lunch From 2012 – Here’s What It Costs in 2026….
I first wrote this post back in 2012 when my two were still at school and packed lunches were a big part of our everyday routine. At the time, school dinners where we lived cost £1.95 a day, which felt like a lot when I was paying for two children – especially when one was a very fussy eater and the other didn't have a huge appetite and would much rather rush through lunch to get outside with her friends. We'd worked out by then what would and wouldn't get eaten and I'd got pretty good at keeping the cost of their packed lunches down, so I sat down and worked out exactly what one of our … [Read more...]
The Unexpected Costs of an Accident That Can Really Add Up….
I don't think we always appreciate quite how much goes into keeping an ordinary family week running smoothly. There are school runs, work, shopping, cooking, cleaning, appointments, after-school activities and all the other little jobs that somehow get fitted in around everything else. Most of the time you don't really think about how it all works – you just get on with it. But imagine one person in the family suddenly couldn't do their share for six weeks. A broken ankle, for example, could mean no driving, time off work and regular hospital appointments. Someone else might need … [Read more...]
Is an Outdoor Pizza Oven Actually Worth Buying?
Outdoor pizza ovens seem to have gone from being a bit of a novelty to something you see in gardens everywhere, and I can absolutely understand the appeal. Homemade pizza is already one of those meals that feels a bit more fun than an ordinary dinner, so being able to cook it outside in a couple of minutes sounds pretty good. But pizza ovens aren't particularly cheap, and I'm always wary of buying something that seems like a brilliant idea at the time but ends up taking up space after the novelty has worn off. So if you're thinking about buying one, I think the bigger question isn't whether … [Read more...]
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