If you're looking for a day out this half term, I can strongly recommend the National Railway Museum in York. We went on Sunday and had a fantastic day.The theme for this week is Big Fun with Little Trains and there's loads going on. We had a go on the indoor pedal trains, the crafts table, the minature railway, the simulator ride and had a ride on the steam engine. We also took the road train into York city centre and spent at least 40 minutes trying to build a Meccano aeroplane that did not turn out like we wanted it to, no matter how much the lovely man tried to help us … [Read more...]
Homemade Snowman Soup {with a free printable tag}….
Snowman soup is one of my favourite things about Christmas! We've been making our version of snowman soup, both as a treat for us and as a little homemade gift for family and friends, ever since the kids were very little and it's become one of our favourite family traditions.I'm a fan of making snowman soup as a gift for people because (a) it doesn't cost much to make, (b) it's fun and a little bit unusual and most importantly of all, (c) it's really easy to make yet it doesn't have to look homemade.I do love the idea of homemade Christmas gifts but I must admit that when I make … [Read more...]
The one where I share too much information….
I have a *friend* who has been poorly for the last month with a chest infection. One of the symptoms of her infection has been a bad cough that's kept her awake at night, made her sick and occasionally even caused her to wee herself a little bit (because of the coughing you understand).Anyway, this morning when she was dropping her daughter off at school she was having a rather loud coughing fit in the playground when her daughter said to one of her school friends ' Uh oh, I really hope she doesn't wee herself again'. However, as my *friend* was still coughing, her daughter thought she … [Read more...]
How I know I need to clean my house….
Yes, I know I need to clean my house because Miss Frugal has been able to write me a message in the dust on the base of our TV. (In my defense, I've been unwell with a chest infection for the last month but still....) … [Read more...]
Family Friendly Frugal Meals – Microwave Sponge Pudding….
Another lazy week this week as I've just been signed off on work for another week with this stupid chest infection.Monday - Left over Pork from yesterdays roast - sliced cold with chips.Tuesday - Home made fish pie.Wednesday - Chicken Curry with naan bread for the grown ups and naan bread pizza's for the kids.Thursday - Pasta Bolognaise - recipe next week.Friday - Macaroni cheeseSaturday - Chicken fried riceSunday - Some sort of roast - whatever meat is on offer with yorkshires, roasties and vegI've heard a rumour that the weather's going to turn a bit nasty … [Read more...]
Earn money while you spend….
To me, being frugal isn't all about saving money (although that's a definite plus ;-)), it's about maximising what we already have and increasing our income by making a bit of extra money wherever we can. There are lots of ways to do this but one of my favourite ways, and quite possibly the easiest is by earning cashback on a website called Quidco. Quidco is an online company who work with over 3000 retailers to give you the opportunity to earn cashback on your spending. It works because when you click through to a retailers website from Quidco, they earn a commission, based on the amount … [Read more...]
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