What a lovely day we've had today.It started with a lie in for me while the kids sat quietly writing a 'Fun day out to do list' filled with all of the things they wanted to do today to make the most of the Bank Holiday....I didn't have the heart to tell them that I'd planned a big spring clean today (does anyone else hate how the sun shows EVERY single speck of dust?) so we got dressed and set off for our family fun day.We popped in to town first and crossed Toys R Us and chocolate fountain off our list, I cheated a bit to avoid too much chocolate eating by crossing off 'eat … [Read more...]
Explaining the bad stuff….
Both of my children are generally very happy, well adjusted little people but they're both very sensitive to what's going on around them in the world - possibly a bit too much so. Master Frugal, for example, cried his eyes out when we watched Comic Relief together as he was so upset at the conditions that some children his age have to live in. He is a bit of a worrier although he worries about other people more he worries about himself - a few weeks ago when we were in London, I was so proud when he spent his own money on some food and a cup of tea for a homeless man who we passed a few … [Read more...]
Thrifty Thursday – Lemons are your secret weapon….
Lemon's don't only make gorgeous cakes like this one or like these sticky muffins. They're also great to use for cleaning around the house - they're cheap (I often get them reduced at the end of the day in the supermarket), they smell nice, they're chemical free and they're effective. What more could you ask for....You've probably heard this one before but try cutting a lemon in half and squeezing it into a microwave proof bowl with a little warm water. Pop it in the microwave and cook for 3 or 4 minutes and you'll then be able to easily wipe the dirt off the inside of the … [Read more...]
Do you want to be in the audience for your favourite TV shows….
A couple of years ago Mr Frugal and I went to Manchester to watch one of the live audition rounds for the X Factor. We managed to get really good seats near to the front and really enjoyed ourselves although to be fair it was nothing like we expected!We got our hands stamped with a number when we got there and had to queue in a massive queue for about two hours before they started letting people in to the arena. They did tell us that there was no guarantee we'd get in as they always overbook the audience to make sure it was full if people don't turn up so as you can imagine, there was a … [Read more...]
The unpublished post – Was it you….
I wrote this post months and months ago but I didn't publish it at the time because it made me sound more than a little obsessed. I left it in my drafts though and every now and then, I go back to it and just remind myself how important it is not to take things too seriously.I thought I'd share it with you today (even though you might think I'm a nutter from here on in) because I wanted to remind you all that blogging should be fun. It shouldn't get to the point where you're stressing out about rankings or awards (although they're great) or the fact that someone un-followed you or even … [Read more...]
Family Friendly Frugal meals – Slow Cooker Chicken Curry….
My freezer is full of supermarket bargains at the minute so we're going to have a cheap week this week hopefully. I managed to get a ham joint reduced to £2.30 the other day so I've cooked that and what we didn't use for tea was sliced up and made up into a few small portions that were put in separate sandwich bags and added to the freezer. I can use them for the wraps on Monday and the pizza on Wednesday. We also got some reduced chicken and cod as well which will do for Tuesday and Thursday night's teas and I even got some cheap sausages for the casserole on Friday night. I know I'm … [Read more...]
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