Over the last few months, I've found myself with a bit more time than usual on my hands and inevitably, some of that time has been spent on social media. ;-)Facebook in particular has been a great source of entertainment to me while I've been out of action. I love how my timeline gets filled with random news stories that really aren't news at all. My favourite example of this over the last few weeks has been the celebrity split of the year as Brad and Angelina parted ways with everything from people saying 'I told you it wouldn't last' to 'OMG how could that happen' with a healthy dose … [Read more...]
Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve done this week {7th October 2016}….
1) It's October and we haven't had the heating on yet - that's mostly been because the weather seems to have been a bit milder than usual but there have been a few days where I've considered it. I hate having the heating on because our house is quite a warm house anyway and it feels quite stuffy when the heating is on so I try to put it off as long as I can. I've added a nice fluffy blanket to the bottom of everyone's bed but I can't see that they've been used yet.2) Did you see my meal plan earlier this week? It was a total triumph for my batch cooking as I've had a super easy week for … [Read more...]
Do you wait for Black Friday to do your Christmas Shopping?
Christmas shopping was so much simpler when the kids were younger!Their Christmas wishlists were so predictable that I could do most of my shopping for them even before I asked them to tell me what they wanted for Christmas. Those were the good old days - the days of dolls and dressing up and of Lego and magic tricks and the days where it was probably more about quantity than quality if I'm honest.Now, at the ages of 14 and almost 12, Christmas is a whole different ball game.Last year, I tried to make it more about experiences than gifts because I'd rather give them memories than … [Read more...]
Homemade coconut oil bath melts….
Miss Frugal love a good pamper, as do most teenage girls I suspect.At least once a week, she'll disappear into the bathroom with various products and come back out smelling like a walking version of a Lush shop. She has bath bombs, bubble wands, bath melts, hair shampoo she buys herself that costs double what mine does and that's just products. On top of that there is every type of buffer, sponge and cloth known to man in there too!Last weekend I dropped her off at the train station and made her promise not to buy any more bath related smellies - in exchange for this I promised her … [Read more...]
Does this happen in your house when one child is naughty?
In our house, something very odd happens when one child isn't behaving as well as they should be.Take last night for example, both kids came in from school happy and smiley and went upstairs to change out of their uniform. They were both a bit tired so they sat relaxing with me for a while downstairs while we caught up on our days although Mater Frugal was more interested in when he could get on his Xbox to play FIFA 17 at that point if I'm honest.Miss Frugal and I had a slight disagreement about something totally random and she had a little mini sulk. As soon as Master Frugal realised … [Read more...]
What we’re eating this week – the one with all the batch cooking….
Tomorrow's the day that I'm going into hospital for my operation - it's nothing huge and nothing too dramatic but I'm probably not going to feel much like cooking for the next few days. I've had lots of offers of help from some very lovely people but I think that my batch cooking has paid off as I've just written my meal plan and it's mostly made up of things in the freezer that just need defrosting and re-heating!I know I haven't shared my meal plans on here for a while but today seems like a good one to share with you....Monday - This week's only faffy tea is Chicken Souvlaki kebabs … [Read more...]
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