We love travelling on the train when we go for days out. I find it a much more relaxing way to travel and we all enjoy the journey much more - especially me as I often put my headphones in and relax, leaving Mr Frugal in charge of the in-train entertainment.It does work out good value for money most of the time as you don't have to pay for petrol or parking but it's even better value if you have a Railcard. We have a Family and Friends Railcard which has saved us a fortune over the last couple of years and it easily paid for itself when we booked our first journey using it.You can … [Read more...]
The long awaited pulled pork recipe….
Learning to cook slow cooker pulled pork was one of my News Years Resolutions as we'd been dying to try it for ages.We saw a giant version on Man Vs Food (how on earth does he eat as much as he does) before Christmas and it looked delicious so we knew we wanted to try it but I thought it would be really complicated to make. Thanks to the magic of Google, I've found lots of different recipes and ways to make it - marinade this, rub that, cook in the smoker, add this spice and that spice. All of which I'm sure would be delicious but not my style at all as I like our meals to be quick and … [Read more...]
This week’s meal plan – the comfort food week….
Why is it on cold dark nights like we're having at the minute, when you just want to come home and snuggle on the settee with a mug of hot chocolate, we seem to have more planned than usual? Answers on the back of a postcard please! Another busy week coming up this week for us so if we have any hopes of eating properly, the slow cooker is going to be earning it's keep over the next few days. Sunday - We finally got around to trying the pulled pork recipe this week and it was totally worth the wait! I'll be blogging the recipe later in the week when the new recipe linky that I'll be running … [Read more...]
Our week in pictures (and a few words) – week 4….
I can't believe another week's gone by already! I know I've said before that Miss Frugal is really individual when it comes to her dress sense but this week she came up with one of her worst creations so far - pink tartan effect high tops with black leggings and a leopard print River Island dress. I tried to suggest some plain shoes but she was having none of it. I love that Master Frugal is at the age where he likes to do a bit of housework although I'm pretty sure it's not going to last much longer! Ring of fire - the best and funniest drinking game ever. The rules are here if … [Read more...]
Living with Abdominal Migraines….
If you've been around for a while, you might remember the roller coaster journey we had with Miss Frugal a year or two ago. She started to suffer with very short dizzy spells and the occasional headache and sickness. We were referred to a specialist who ruled out just about everything it could possibly be and ultimately, we were told that it could be a slow growing tumour. We had the scariest few months ever while we waited to find out with MRI scans, ECG's, blood tests and poor Miss Frugal being prodded and poked with more visits to a hospital than a child should have to go through.In … [Read more...]
Cool Kid’s bedrooms….
Apparently I'm an awesome mum.Now obviously, I've known this for some time but in the last week, I've been told by at least four different people that I'm a great mum so I'm making the title official now - I may even make myself a laminated certificate to put on the fridge door.The reason for all the extra praise I've had this week? It's because I posted a couple of photos on my Facebook account of the kid's bedrooms when we were having a chill out afternoon.When we moved house, my priority was to get the kids bedrooms done first so they had somewhere comfortable to relax on their … [Read more...]
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