Well, I didn't have a great first week at all!Remember last week when I said that I was supposed to wait for the OK from my specialist to start Slimming World but I'd decided to start anyway as I felt ready? Well, it turns out I really should have waited!I started to feel a bit 'Meh' (that's the technical term ;-)) after a few days and by day 4 I really wasn't feeling great at all. I put it down to a bit of a tummy bug at first but the thought occurred to me that it might be the food I was eating so halfway through day 4 I went back to eating normally and the following day … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things I’ve done this week {13 January 2017}….
1) On Monday I made a Budget leftovers version of a beef wellington which I shared with you here but it's basically a giant puff pastry sausage roll with the sausage being the leftovers of our Sunday Dinner! It was so easy to make and turned some random leftovers into a whole new meal which is the way to go with meal planning!2) I went to Ikea and only spend £18 and that was on things that I actually needed! I bought some tea-towels, some freezer bags and some new freezer bag clips, a new cheese grater and some storage boxes. The damage could have been much worse considering I went … [Read more...]
50 (mostly) productive things to do instead of spending money….
When my children tell me that they're bored I've always told them to go and find something to do and if they can't then they need to go and choose something from their bored jar to do (we have a tween bored jar now that they're older). With all of the books, games and technology we have in our house, there's absolutely no reason why either of them should be bored. I suppose the same goes for me, there's no reason why I should be bored either, is there? But sometimes, and please don't tell the kids this, sometimes I feel a little bit bored too except I don't have a bored jar to turn to and a … [Read more...]
A message to all you fledgling frugal-lers….
A lovely lady emailed me a little while ago to thank me for showing her that being frugal doesn't necessarily mean shivering in the cold with extra socks and jumpers instead of turning the heating on which was the impression she got from some sites online and someone else recently mentioned to me that they were so overwhelmed with all of the frugal tips and tricks that they'd found online that they had no idea where to start with it all.These two comments made me stop and think because I do know what they mean from my own personal experience because it's so easy to look at what others are … [Read more...]
New York, New York….
After months and months of putting it off, I have finally got around to booking our trip to New York!It's just going to be me and Miss Frugal for four nights in April and we're ridiculously excited about it and I thought today that I'd tell you a little bit about our booking experience because there really is a huge amount of choice out there and it can get confusing with all of the advice that everyone gives you.....We ended up booking the full package (flights and hotel) direct with British Airways for a couple of reasons. Firstly, we wanted to go with a reputable company who I know … [Read more...]
Leftovers Wellington….
We don't watch much TV in our house but one thing we do love to watch is the US TV show, Hell's Kitchen which is a reality show where about 20 budding chefs compete for a job working with Gordon Ramsay. It's not everyone's cup of tea I know but it's one show that both kids like watching with us and the latest season which we've just finished watching on catch up has really inspired Master Frugal to get in the kitchen and cook.One thing the chefs regularly serve is delicious looking beef wellington which always looks amazing but considering I'm trying to focus on reducing our food budget I … [Read more...]
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