Even though I've not been too well for the last couple of weeks (just a virus that's dragging on - nothing dramatic ;-)) we've still had another really lovely month with some great moments that have made me smile....The first one I'm going to tell you about today is the text Miss Frugal got this morning from one of her friends as she was getting ready for a school visit to spend the days with some monks at a monastery. Her friends seems to have not read the letter too well as she woke up this morning gutted to find out she was going to visit monks and not monkeys! She only realised it was … [Read more...]
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Five things you can make using a wafflemaker (and none of them are waffles)….
Last week I got some John Lewis vouchers sent to me as a thank you for something I did ages ago - so long ago in fact that I'd managed to forget they were coming so you can imagine my delight when I opened the post and saw the vouchers!I thought about buying something sensible like towels or something totally unnecessary like a handbag. I even considered getting a head start on some Christmas shopping but I kept wandering back to the waffle maker that I've been lusting over for the last few months.I've been tempted by the delicious pictures that Tanya often posts of the creations she's … [Read more...]
Small things that make me smile {May 2016}….
This last month has been a great month with some brilliant stand out happy moments!We started the month with a cheeky long weekend to Cyprus for Miss Frugal and I which I know I may have mentioned a few times on here already( here and here mainly ) so I won't go into detail again but I will say that those five days were perfect. I can't remember ever feeling as relaxed and considering one of us was a hormonal teenager, you might be surprised to hear that there wasn't a single argument, mood or sulk over the whole time we were there!We've had some lovely days out together as a … [Read more...]
Five quick things you need to do every day to keep your home looking tidy….
My problem is that, as much as I love having a tidy house, I'm not great at putting in the time to do the housework itself. I have managed to develop a bit of a system over the years to help me keep my house looking tidy with minimal effort though, it just takes a bit of delegation and a little routine.Here's the five things I think you should be doing each day if you want to have a tidy house with minimal effort.... Hoover or sweep your floor I always think the house looks tidier if the floor is clear so every day after school one of Master Frugal's daily job is to hoover downstairs … [Read more...]
Five habits that are leaving you with no money at the end of the month….
Do you ever find that you have no money left at the end of the month? If so, you're not the only one!But more often than not, the reason for this isn't because you can't afford to pay your bills or that you don't have enough money coming in. It's because you have a few bad habits that are making it hard for you to stick to your budget.Let;s ha a look at a few of them, Starting with the most important one of all.... Not knowing what your monthly budget actually is! It’s surprising how many people don’t have a monthly budget at all let alone reassess it on a monthly basis to allow … [Read more...]
Five alternatives to chips to serve with your tea tonight….
What do you serve as a accompaniment to your main meal on a night? When I was younger we used to have chips or potatoes with just about every meal but the meals that I serve to my children are completely different - for a number of reasons but mainly because they just aren't huge potato fans. We've found lots of other alternatives that we can serve with a meal and I thought you might like to see some today.... Sweet potato friesSweet potato fries are delicious and super easy to make and homemade sweet potato fries taste about a hundred times better than the ready made versions that … [Read more...]
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