Today's post is all about me sharing my soup maker tips and tricks - read on if you want to make amazing (and cheap) soups!I've had my soupmaker now for a couple of years and it's definitely been one of my most used kitchen gadgets ever. Even though I don't have the latest or the fanciest model around, it does everything I need it to do and I've learned how to make super tasty soup *every time.   (*By every time, I mean every time except for the time I tried to make tomato soup in there and the time that I tried to add pasta to the soup forgetting I'd set it to smooth blend mode … [Read more...]

How to Create a Kindness Tree is an activity from Becky Goddard-Hill, my very lovely friend who I'm so very proud of today as she launches her fantastic book 'Create Your Own Kindness'...Becky is a psychotherapist and life coach and author of Create Your Own Kindness a wellbeing activity book for 6-12 year olds published recently by Harper Collins. It is a beautiful and colourful book packed with 50 fun activities to help kids be kinder to themselves, other people and to the planet.Here she shares a kindness activity with us that any family can easily do and that will bring … [Read more...]

If you saw last January's month favourites post then you'll know that I had a blogging re-think and decided to bring back a few of the things I used to enjoy sharing on my blogs so I started by bringing back my monthly favourites posts!February 2021 | Monthly Favourites Film/TV I rarely have much to say in this category but this month I've discovered how to get American Netflix and managed to finally watch a TV series that I've wanted to watch since I went to LA with Miss Frugal. We went to Warner Bros Studio and were lucky enough to get to spend some time on the set of a show that was … [Read more...]

What do you do when you have some bananas to use up and a bag of pistachios? Obviously, you make Pistachio and Banana bread! 😂This Pistachio and Banana bread is a great twist on what's become a bit of a classic recipe over the last 12 months here in the UK. It's easy to make, super tasty and gives you a chance to use up bananas that are on the turn! The only thing I will say is that shelling pistachio nuts is NOT my favourite way to spend a Sunday morning - honestly, my thumbs are still sore a couple of hours later!  And my 300g bag of pistachios ended up as just 100g of … [Read more...]

Why not give your hair a treat with this DIY moisturising hair mask which is perfect for dry hair!First of all, I should say that the main ingredients of this hair mask are avocado and banana which means there is no way that it's ever going to look pretty in any way. I've made it loads before and never shared it because it literally looks horrible in every photo I've ever tried to take of it.  I've just made another batch and decided to share it anyway because it's too good not to share so we're going to need to just pretend that it looks nice in the photos. 😂 Everything … [Read more...]

If you've been working from home due to Coronavirus (even if you've just done it for one day) then you can should be able to make a claim for working from home tax relief!  Find out how to claim a year's worth of tax relief in just a few minutes!  The government have confirmed that anyone who has worked from home since the 6th April last year can claim tax relief for the entire year which is worth £60 or £125.  And the best news is that you can claim even if you've only worked from home for one day! What is Working From Home Tax Relief? The government website says the … [Read more...]