1) I've been after some houseplants for a while now, nothing fancy, just something small to go on my kitchen windowsill. I don't have a great record with plants to be honest though so I really didn't want to pay too much but at the same time I wanted something that would look nice - I don't want much, do I?I found two little plants at Tesco last week though in the reduced section. They were clearly in the reduced section because they looked past the point of saving but at 25p each, I thought I'd buy them and see if I could bring them back from the dead. I decided it was highly unlikely but … [Read more...]
School Holiday Letters….
I love the Summer Holidays but there's no denying that this year, a teenager, a tween and a lot of rain have made things a little more difficult than usual!Dear Sunshine,It was lovely to see you today, I do hope you won't leave it so long before you decide to visit us again.Love Me, the Mum who's kids are going crazy being stuck inside so much.Dear Rain and Cloud,You know that song, 'Rain, Rain, go away....'?That!Love Me, the Mum who just wants the kids to be able to go out to play every day.Dear Bank Balance,I know, I know!Just be patient … [Read more...]
Five places to buy designer handbags for less….
OK, you might not think that a blog about frugal living isn't the best place for a post about how to buy designer handbags for less and to a certain extent, I agree. But....The reason I'm sharing this post with you today is because, to me, being frugal is all about making the best of what you have and getting the best deals for everything you buy. If you want to buy a designer handbag and you can afford it then that's brilliant and I want to show you where you can get designer handbags for less.I've always had a weakness for handbags although I don't make frivolous purchases … [Read more...]
How to cook a whole chicken in the slow cooker….
Have you ever wondered how to cook a whole chicken in the slow cooker? To be honest, I probably don't need a whole post to tell you how to cook a whole chicken in the slow cooker, I could probably fit everything you need to know in a tweet. ;-)But seeing as we've just polished off our Sunday dinner made up of slow cooker chicken, Yorkshire puds and veg I thought I'd tell you how I cooked our chicken today.Before I do though, I will say that this isn't my favourite way to cook chicken because it literally cooks it so melt in your mouth soft that it tends to fall apart when you … [Read more...]
How to encourage your kids to WANT to get outside this Summer….
Ever since my two were little we've had an unofficial family rule that we'll try and get outside every day, no matter what the weather's like, for at least twenty minutes.That rule isn't as easy to stick to now that they're older because a trip to the park or a bike ride to the woods isn't of interest to them anymore. They don't want to go to the skate park to practice their stunts anymore and even though I've tried telling them you're never too old to splash in puddles, they don't even want to do that anymore!It's not that they don't want to get outside anymore, they really do, … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did in the Isle of Wight {11th August 2017}….
Last week we had a week away in the Isle of Wight where, despite the rain and the wind which was ridiculous at times, we had an amazing week. I actually wrote this while we were there (we came home last weekend) and intended to share it with you last Friday but the wifi was so bad that I didn't manage to post it so I hope you're OK with this week's five frugal things being a week behind....1) We’ve only eaten out once as we’ve made full use of the caravan’s teeny tiny kitchen. It’s not easy cooking for five in a small, not very well equipped caravan kitchen but we’ve tried our best and … [Read more...]
