I know I'm a day late but I had a marathon baking session yesterday for a charity bake sale today and I really wanted to join in with this week's Gallery because I love the theme 'Light'. Here's a few of my favourites....This year I'm determined to learn to use light better in my photography, at the minute I just click and hope for the best :-) … [Read more...]
Don’t judge me, but….
....I did something today that I'm not proud of.Miss Frugal woke up this morning with a tummy ache, nothing unusual there as she gets them quite often, After an awful time last year they were eventually diagnosed as abdominal migraines which she gets in conjunction with the dizzy spells associated with pre-migraine auras (I'd never even heard of this before!).As soon as she told me that she was poorly, maternal instinct kicked in and I laid with her for a while and rubbed her tummy while Mr Frugal went to get her medicine. But as we laid there on her bed, my mind turned to … [Read more...]
Why children should not be allowed mobile phones….
Last night I had a few cheeky bottles glasses of wine with some of the other school mums at one of their houses, while the kids had a sleepover upstairs.It was a great night and the more bottles of wine we drank, the louder we *may* have got.At about 11 o clock, I got a text from Mr Frugal, who was sat at home playing on his computer:Can you keep the noise down?Hmmm, seeing as he was about ten streets away, I was a little puzzled as to how he could possibly know that we weren't sat around sensibly discussing homework or ways we could expand our children's minds. I texted him … [Read more...]
Poorly Puppy….
Poor little Buddy has had a bit of a traumatic week this week! His usual morning walk on Monday morning wasn't to the field down the road for a mad run after his favourite ball, it was to the Vets in town to get his bits chopped off.He's been a bit of a drama queen since we got him home again - he wouldn't come near us for the first day and he absolutely hates the collar that he has to wear. Monday night was a nightmare as he refused to lie down while he was wearing it so he just sat and alternated between crying, howling and barking. At three in the morning, Mr Frugal gave up and slept … [Read more...]
Family Friendly Frugal Meals – Paella….
I'm not sure if I've said on here before but I started following the Slimming World plan in January although I don't go to the meetings as I can't really justify to myself spending £4 or £5 a week just to be weighed and have someone tell me how good/bad I'm doing (I'm sure it's more than that but you know what I mean). So far I've lost a stone and apart from the occasional blip, I've found it really easy to stick to and I'm learning that the majority of meals that I cook can easily be adapted with a few tweaks here and there.Sunday - HM Paella.Monday - Slow Cooker Chilli with rice or … [Read more...]
How we make room in our budget for fun….
As I've said before, my main reason for being frugal is so that I can afford to work part time and spend more time with the kids.But (there's always a but).... It's also really important to me that, as a family, we have lots of fun together and even though I know there are plenty of things we can do together that don't cost a penny, there are also lots of things we like to do together that do cost money.We allow a set amount of money each month in our budget for fun things, which could include anything from going to the pictures or bowling (doesn't happen often as it costs so much … [Read more...]
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