This homemade Spicy Arrabbiata Sauce recipe had really upped my meal planning game this year!  If you've seen any of my meal plans on Meal Planning Made Easy for the last couple of weeks then you'll probably have seen that a new regular on our meal plan is Prawn Pasta with a spicy arrabbiata sauce. It's a bit of a twist on my homemade tomato sauce recipe which I've been making in bulk for years now as it's so versatile and brilliant to batch cook and freeze so you always have some in the freezer. Basically, spicy arrabbiata sauce is just tomato sauce with a kick!  It … [Read more...]

OK, a while ago I started a weekly catch up post on a Sunday because I missed the chatty side of blogging and it felt like there was loads on my mind that I wanted to share. Turns out that my life wasn't exciting enough to make it into a weekly thing as I ran out of things to tell you around week three. 😂. But I think I could possibly have enough going on that I could make it a monthly thing instead so that's what this is - the first of many (or at least a couple) month catch ups!I'll go first, shall I?  I had a bit of an accident about a week and a half ago which is why I've … [Read more...]

This post is a collaboration with O2, but as always, all thoughts and experiences are my own.At the start of this year, I made a promise to myself that this would be the year that I would really focus on myself - both physically and mentally and three months in, I've made some big differences.  My iPhone 12 has been a great source of help to me and has helped me to make changes to my well-being routine so I thought I'd give you a bit of a wellness update from me and also share a couple of the different things I've been doing that have made a difference to my own personal wellbeing so … [Read more...]

Whether you're a first time owner or renter or you're starting from scratch with very little in the way of furniture then you'll find these tips on how to furnish your home on a budget useful!We knew for a while that Miss Frugal was going to move out but it took us a while to find the right place for the right price and when we did, it literally happened so fast that she viewed it on a Friday and was moving in the next Thursday so we didn't have much time to actually do prepare much when it came to actually furnishing it.We'd been getting ready with the smaller things for months … [Read more...]

How do we feel about menstrual cups ladies? I'm a relatively new convert but now that I am, I want to share my experience with you. I'm going to tell you about the brand I use and also recommend what I think is the best menstrual cup for mums.I never thought I'd be someone who could be comfortable with wearing a menstrual cup and only bought one to try after a couple of people raved so much about them.  Don't get me wrong, I love the idea in theory but the idea of it put me off as did the fact I was convinced I wouldn't feel like it was secure and I'd be super conscious all day … [Read more...]