I know that lots of us are thinking about how to reduce energy consumption at home right now with the impending price hikes so I thought I'd share a few reminders on what you can do to reduce your own energy usage right now. I got my email from Bulb over the weekend about the specifics of what my prices were going up to and I won't lie, despite seeing all of the news about how bad it was going to be over the last few months still didn't prepare me for the numbers in that email. Just seeing it written down made it really personal which I know makes no sense at all as I was fully … [Read more...]

I hate when those little bobbles appear on my favourite clothes and up until now, I've never found a foolproof way to get rid of them. I have now though so today, I'm going to tell you how you can remove bobbles from your clothes and make them look as good as new again!First up, what actually causes those pesky little bobbles? Bobbling happens when the fibres on the surface of your clothes rub together, creating tiny little balls of fluff. It’s the friction that does it — which is why the underarm area and the sides of jumpers and tops tend to suffer the most. Those parts rub together … [Read more...]

Today's post is all about how to arrange daffodils in a vase so read on and I'll show you how to do it like a professional! 😇(Also, if you don't have a vase then don't worry because you absolutely don't need one - here's what to do if you don't have a vase)There is absolutely nothing wrong with buying a bunch of daffodils and just plonking them in a vase (or whatever you're using) without paying any attention to anything that I'm going to tell you below. They'll still look good because that's the beauty of daffodils - they're pretty tough and will generally thrive … [Read more...]

OK, I can see the irony of me writing a post called 'how to prepare for a storm' whilst sitting on my bed watching the rain lashing down on my windows and listening to the wind howling around the house.  But still, it's what I've been Googling this morning so I thought I'd share what I'd learned.But it has occurred to me just how woefully unprepared I would have been had we not been so lucky here in the North East to have avoided the worst of it.  And that's even after the last big storm we had a couple of months ago was bad enough to topple my little greenhouse over and take … [Read more...]

I thought we'd start the week off with some jokes about money to make you smile today!Don't ask me why as I genuinely can't remember what started this, but last week, I was on the phone with someone and we were both Googling dad jokes and sharing them and I proper laughed at some of them - to the point that when I hung up the phone, I was in a much better mood than when I'd answered it. It did feel good to laugh about something so ridiculously random so I thought I'd put together a round up of jokes for you lovely lot and obviously, with this being a frugal (ish) blog, I … [Read more...]

I can't tell you the number of times that I've written my big Christmas shopping list and left off something essential that's meant an extra trip out back to the shop! This is a handy reminder of those often forgotten things that are essential to your Christmas wellbeing. 😂 Before you read on though... If you're reading this after you've locked the door and closed the curtains on Christmas Eve then back away slowly and DO NOT READ. Let's just hope you have everything and keep our fingers crossed that no one will notice what you don't have.Honestly, one trip to the supermarket is … [Read more...]