I'm not a fan of housework in any form but I do like to live in a tidy house so over the years I've so many blog posts and watched so many YouTube videos with people sharing their 'How to clean your house fast' tips that I should be an expert.I've tried cleaning schedules, daily routines, and all manner of systems but the only thing that works for me is a weekly focus on just getting the job done. After trying everything, I've come to the conclusion that there aren't any real shortcuts or life hacks that are going to help me if I want a genuinely clean house and I'm not disciplined … [Read more...]
Stop spiders the natural way….
I know there's nothing to be scared of about spiders and I try to be brave for the sake of the kids as I don't want them to grow up scared of them but when I see one of the little eight legged creatures in the house, I can't rest until it's gone.Mr Frugal is great at rescuing them and freeing them in the garden, far far away from the door and I have an amazing next door neighbour who fills in for him when he's not here but I'll be honest, I'd rather not see them at all. This time of year is particularly challenging as they all seem to want to come inside and make their way to whichever … [Read more...]
Organised October has arrived….
I'm not sure why but every year as I turn the calendar from September to October, my thoughts turn to de-cluttering the house. I start to think about just how much 'stuff' we've accumulated since our Spring de-clutter and how the house is started to look as though it's going to explode the next time the postman brings us a parcel.These thoughts usually lead to a weekend (at least) long house de-clutter where I take over the living room floor with piles of things to sell, things to donate and things that just need to be got rid of. Mr Frugal busies himself on his PS4 with the odd trip to … [Read more...]
Homemade essential oils room spray….
A couple of weeks ago I made my own essential oils room spray and I've been loving it but it was in an ugly plastic spray bottle that I found in the back of a cupboard so I was a bit reluctant to show it off!(I know, it's not the way it looks that counts, it's the way it smells but humour me)I did really want to share it with you though because my essential oils room spray has made my house smell lovely and I thought you all might love the fact that it contains no chemicals or toxins as much as I do.Once I figured out that I was an essential oils room spray fan, I figured it … [Read more...]
How to re-upholster your Dining room chairs for under a fiver….
Remember last week when I told you all last week about my new dining room table and how it inspired me to finally reupholster my dining room chairs. I told you that it had cost me less than a fiver to do all four chairs and promised you that I'd let you in on my secret to keeping the cost down this week...I searched all over for some reasonably priced upholstery fabric that matched the vision that I had in my head for the four chairs that needed reupholstering and I couldn't find the 'perfect' fabric anywhere! I really wanted the chairs to be co-ordinated but different if you … [Read more...]
A tween boys bedroom makeover on a budget
Master Frugal isn't a fan of upheaval so for the last six months or so when I've been itching to get in his bedroom and give it a makeover, he's been begging me not to!It desperately needed doing though so as his coach pulled away on Monday morning for his three day school residential, I was practically racing back to my car to get started on gutting his bedroom with the plan achieving of a complete room transformation before he got home - on a pretty tight budget!Before: One wall looks worse than the rest as it had a huge self adhesive Avengers mural (here's what it looked like … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- …
- 11
- Next Page »
