The second week of my weight loss journey was definitely more of a struggle than the first week! When I wrote my post last week I felt super motivated - a loss of 4lbs in my first week was a fantastic boost and I was over the moon and ready for a super successful second week.I was convinced that week two was going to be just as successful and had high hopes of matching my first week's loss but my willpower left the building around teatime on Saturday when I decided that a couple of extra grams of cheese on my Slimming World Syn Free Pizza wouldn't hurt anyone. In … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {1 February 2019}….
Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life.Before I start though, as always feel that I should say that being frugal to me is about getting the best value for our money - it's not about doing without for us or about not having nice things. We all have different financial situations and we're all frugal for different reasons. ;-)1) It's been a while since I started one of these posts with some bargain flowers but I … [Read more...]
Amazing Homemade Hobnobs {Oat Cookies}….
Homemade hobnobs are going to revolutionise your life. Possibly. :-)Homemade hobnobs are literally my favourite biscuit in the world (unless you count chocolate chip cookies and jaffa cakes) and this recipe for them is one I've adapted over the years after a lovely friend shared it with me. It's so quick and easy to make that I often find myself making a batch while I'm waiting for tea to cook and when I do make them, they rarely last long at all as they're so popular. I'm sure I've shared them before in a five frugal things post but for those of you who … [Read more...]
Fabulously thrifty Valentines crafts for kids….
We all know I'm the least crafty person around so when I had an idea to share some Valentines crafts for kids with you all, I knew just the person to ask....Hello everyone, it is Jen from Mum in the Mad House here. I am lucky enough to be one of Cass’ real life friends and she knows just how much I love encouraging people to be creative in this digital age, so I am here to share with you some fabulous thrifty valentines crafts for kids of all ages.DIY Etched Wooden Heart KeyringsThese are a fabulous craft for older kids and adults. There is so much you can do with … [Read more...]
Lavender and Mint Homemade Shampoo Bar Recipe….
One thing I'm really enjoying lately is my little DIY projects - especially those that give me a chance to incorporate my new-found love of essential oils. Today I want to share my latest project with you - a super cute lavender and mint homemade shampoo bar recipe.There are lots of advantages to using a homemade shampoo bar - the main one to me being that you know exactly what is in it and there are no harsh chemicals that could strip your hairs natural oils. These cute shampoo bars are gentle and have the added advantage that they're essentially a bar of soap so you can … [Read more...]
How to make homemade chicken stock in your slow cooker….
A few weeks ago, I made homemade chicken stock in my slow cooker for the first time in ages so I thought I'd share it with you.It's not hard to make and the results are amazing so I'm not sure why or when I stopped making it on a more regular basis but now that I've made it again and realised how much better food tastes with homemade chicken stock rather than when it's made with stock cubes then I'm pretty sure I'll be making it again... and again...When I cook a chicken for Sunday Lunch I can get enough chicken from it to do that one meal and then one other meal which just needs … [Read more...]
