This is a bit of a back to front meal plan because I'm going to tell you what we ate last week instead of what we'll be eating this week.....Seeing as last week was National Vegetarian Week we decided to have a (mostly) veggie week which was great for me because it gave me a bit of an excuse to cook a few different things as I'm a bit stuck in a rut with our meals at the moment. I've got back into the habit of cooking the same old meals which is not only boring but it also makes me feel a bit bleugh about cooking so I'm more tempted to not stick to the week's plan.The veggie meals … [Read more...]
Learning about Consequences….
I was discussing Miss Frugal the other day with someone much wiser than me last week and they said something to me that I thought was very true and something I hadn't really thought about before: Part of growing up is learning that some of the decisions you make will be wrong. I filed that little quote in the 'useful parenting advice' section of my brain until we had a situation yesterday where it was appropriate.... Those of you who've been around for a while will know that Miss Frugal can't eat any form of processed meat as it causes quite bad abdominal migraines at worst and at best, … [Read more...]
Eight stealth money saving tips….
Stealth money saving is what I call the little things that I do to save money that my family don't know about.For example, Mr Frugal would never, ever eat Quorn. For no particular reason - just because he doesn't like the thought of it.But.... he actually eats Quorn mince at least once a week as I add some to anything that I use minced beef in to pad it out a little bit because Quorn mince is cheaper than minced beef and you really can't tell that you're eating it when you add it to something like I do.So I've been thinking about what other secret money saving I do and … [Read more...]
#CookItBlogIt – Easy Chocolate Fudgey Cake….
<div align="center"><a href="https://www.frugalfamily.co.uk/" title="The Diary of a Frugal Family"><img src="https://www.frugalfamily.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/cookitblogit11.jpg" alt="The Diary of a Frugal Family" style="border:none;" /></a></div> Welcome to #CookItBlogIt which is a fortnightly linky for any recipes you have - old or new. I'll be adding all posts to our #CookItBlogIt Pinterest board at some point during the next fortnight as well so hopefully, you'll not only get some new followers, you'll also be able to go to the Pinterest board for … [Read more...]
Magpie Monday – It’s been a while….
It's been a while since I've joined in with Magpie Monday but it's car boot sale season again and I got some great bargains yesterday so I thought I'd share them with you.The first of the bargains were for Miss Frugal who's fast becoming a little lady. She has very strong ideas on what she will and won't wear most of the 'won't wear' category consists of things that everyone else likes to wear - jeans, t-shirts and just about anything else that you'll find her classmates wearing! She's quite girly and loves dresses and car boot sales are a great way to get her new clothes for next to … [Read more...]
Sometimes it’s hard to smile….
Sometimes it's hard to smile.You just want to lock the door, close the curtains and pretend that you're the only person in the world.I sometimes feel like this. Not often but it happens.Because sometimes I miss my mum so much and it makes me sad that she's not here to see the things that I can see.She'd love to see how much Miss Frugal loves clothes and make up because she used to be exactly the same and she'd be so pleased to see that Master Frugal loves to read as she used to always have a book close by. If she was here, she'd be playing dressing up and putting make up on … [Read more...]
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