We live two minutes away from our local beach and lately we've been spending more time than usual there!We don't only go when the sun is shining though, we've been at night in the dark (with torches) and when it's been raining (wearing wellies) and we've had fun every single time so I thought I'd share with you today our ultimate list of fun things to do at the beach.Sunbathe Bury someone in the sand Paddle in the sea Play Frisbee Have a picnic Play noughts and crosses in the sand Have a sand sculpture competition - we try to make our own faces ;-) Take a sketch pad and pencil … [Read more...]
Five Frugal things I’ve done this week to save money {12th June 2015}….
Five frugal things I've done this week: 1. We finally got around to having a car boot sale (you can read all about it here) and considering it was quite windy and we were mostly selling Miss Frugal's junk things I actually think we did really well. Everything that we didn't sell went straight to the charity shop so I'd call that a frugal and de-cluttering success!2. This one involves a bit of a white lie so please don't hold it against me ;-)As I mentioned last week, Miss Frugal wanted a room makeover because she wanted her room to be a bit more grown up. We went to B&Q … [Read more...]
How to Make Gummy Bear Ice Lollies….
Miss Frugal has been taking more of an interest in blogging lately but rather than post on her own blog, she likes to share her ideas on here. She researches what she wants to make, makes me a little shopping list and then makes whatever it is, obviously being the child of a blogger she also knows to photograph every step of the way. ;-)So far she's made Shamrock Shakes and homemade Mint Lemonade and today she's turning her attention to ice lollies, specifically gummy bear ice lollies!She's made a little video to show you how to make these very delicious tasting lollies so I'll let her … [Read more...]
Thank You….
I just wanted to say a huge thank you to every one of you lovely people who voted for me in the Thrifty category of the MAD blog awards - I'm in the final five and I'm over the moon!The next round of voting is open now so if you would like to vote for the overall winner then you can do so here. It would be lovely of you to vote for The Diary of a Frugal Family in the Thrifty category but there are some other great blogs there too so if you're looking for money saving advice and ideas then please do check out the other finalists too.I haven't decide who I'm voting for yet but if anyone … [Read more...]
Homemade ginger and lime body scrub….
I first learnt how to make this a few years ago at a blogging event and I loved it so much that I ordered the ginger and lime essential oils from eBay I think it was as soon as I got home.I made it regularly after than but then my oils ran out and I never got around to buying more until recently when our local chemist had a selection on sale. I bought a couple and I'm going to make a batch as soon as I have more than two minutes to myself!It's a really lovely body scrub that not only smells great but the ginger and lime oils that I use also leave you feeling lovely and refreshed. You … [Read more...]
An (almost) live blog of today’s bar boot sale experience….
One of my most popular posts on here is all about how to make money at a car boot sale so when we decided to have a car boot sale this weekend (following a mass de-clutter) I thought you might like to hear about how we prepared for our car boot sale and how it went.Three days before Bday (Boot Sale Day).... Check the weather on my phone and see that the sun is due to be shining. We're definitely doing it!Two days before Bday.... Is that a cloud I see on the weather app? We're not doing it if there's a chance of rain.The day before Bday.... 10am - No rainclouds showing for … [Read more...]
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