How much does prom really cost? Read on and I'll tell you the real cost of prom for us...As you might already know, last week was Miss Frugal's prom which is a night she's been looking forward to since she was in junior school. Whatever you might think of prom personally, to your average teenage girl, it's a big deal. A huge deal and I wanted it to be a special night for her.It's wasn't cheap but I didn't expect it to be really as I read last year that the average spend on prom was somewhere between £500 and £800. That's way more than I had any intention of spending at the … [Read more...]
How to Organise Your Week with this FREE printable weekly planner…
Today I'm going to tell you how you can organise your week with this free printable weekly planner! It's both pretty and practical so I hope you love it as much as I do...Life is a bit busy around here these days and the last few weeks especially have felt like an uphill battle as far as being organised is concerned. I've had all sorts of appointments and meetings going on and as much as I love keeping track of things in Google Calendar, there's nothing like seeing things written down. Lots of planners that you can print are just daily planners but this free … [Read more...]
Prom 2019….
I'm just going to leave this here...Lots of you have been here with us from the start and have seen my lovely daughter grow up from the six-year-old that she was when I first started blogging so I wanted to share these photos with you all. She looked so happy tonight and I'm so proud.Don’t miss out on future posts like this - receive updates directly to your inbox by email by adding your email address here and hitting subscribe. You can also follow me on Twitter, BlogLovin or Networked Blogs and I’d love to see you over on my Facebook page and on Instagram. You can … [Read more...]
Amazing Frugal and Free Fathers Day Gift…. {Free Printable}
Today I wanted to share with you how to use my Christmas Family Traditions Poster Maker to make an amazing frugal and free Fathers Day Gift.If the Dad in your life is anything like Mr Frugal, he'll pretty much buy himself the things he needs as and when he needs them and don't really want 'stuff' for the sake of giving a gift on Fathers Day.In the past, we've always felt like we needed to buy him something so we've ended up buying something just for the sake of it and although, he's always grateful for whatever we give him I know he would have quite happily not had a gift.So … [Read more...]
How a humble ice cube tray revolutionised my meal planning….
Today I'm going to tell you how a £1 ice cube tray has revolutionised* my meal planning.(*Ok, maybe revolutionised is a bit strong - I should probably go with improved rather a lot although that doesn't have the same ring to it, does it?. ;-))Not long ago, when I shared my post about how to build a frugal pantry, I mentioned that I used ice cube trays in my freezer to help with my meal planning and prep and I got lots* of messages asking me to reveal my secret.(*Ok, I got two messages about it and one only mentioned the ice cubes tray thing as a PS.)Basically, I have about … [Read more...]
Upcycled magnetic baking tray memo board….
This magnetic baking tray memo board is my new favourite thing! I made it in about five minutes (if you don’t count the time for the paint and varnish to dry) and it looks so cute on my kitchen shelf.It’s one of the few crafty things that I’ve ever made that looks in reality like it did in my head which is a huge win for me!I treated myself to a couple of new baking trays recently and rather than get rid of my old baking trays, I wanted to see if there was anything else I could do with them. Aside from using them as a makeshift one-man sledge in the snow, I had no … [Read more...]
