Today I'm going to tell you how to clean your washing machine because if yours is anything like mine then it could probably do with some love! Have you ever noticed how dirty your washing machine can get inside? They clean so much dirt and grime off our clothes so it's only natural that they do get a bit grubby inside but it's really important to keep on top of cleaning it because that'll not only help it to clean your clothes better, it will also help the machine itself last longer. I'm much better at cleaning mine now than I used to be and last weekend was washing machine cleaning … [Read more...]
Homemade Unisex Sensitive Skin After Shave Lotion….
My homemade Unisex Sensitive Skin After Shave Lotion is my new favourite thing! It leaves my skin feeling super smooth and refreshed and leaves me smelling amazing. ;-)Homemade Unisex Sensitive Skin After Shave Lotion This is one of those recipes that might involve you having to buy a few bits and bobs, in which case it's not really as frugal as it is for me as I do have the majority of these things in already from previous DIYs and the other things I make anyway on a regular basis.What you need - I've added in a few Amazon links to the products that you might not know … [Read more...]
How I stopped mosquitos biting me….
Mosquitoes love me.Like really love me.The problem is that when I get a mosquito bite, the whole area around it swells up and is super painful for days afterwards, sometimes even up to a week. And I never get just one bite, I get clusters of them which over the years has really impacted my enjoyment of holidays - I’m either so itchy that I can’t enjoy myself or watching out for any flying insect that could be a mosquito. And for the last few years, I’ve done more research on how bad mosquitoes are in a particular area that I’ve done about the area … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {1st November 2024}….
Every week (ish) I share five frugal things that I've done during the previous week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life. Hey! 👐1) Last Sunday, we had a date day (or most of the day as my partner was on nights) and over breakfast we sat and talked about what we were going to do. Choices were (a) Farmers Market and a wander around a nearby town, (b) IKEA as I want some black frames for our holiday photos, (c) Car Boot sale or (d) watching the Stock Car Racing at … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {25th October 2024}….
Every week (ish) I share five frugal things that I've done during the previous week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life. Hey! 👐1) Is there a better way to start these weekly posts than with some reduced bargain flowers?This photo doesn't do these little beauties justice but they are the most beautiful, giant roses. I stripped about 10 ugly petals from the whole bunch once I took them out of the paper and they just look amazing sat on my dining room … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did in Lake Garda {18th October 2024}….
Every week (ish) I share five frugal things that I've done during the previous week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life. Hey! 👐Last week we had the most amazing week away in Italy staying on Lake Garda and I get that this might seem like an odd subject for a ‘five frugal things’ post but it was done completely on a budget so I thought I’d share a few of the things we did to save some money - both before we went and while we were there.1) First up, booking the … [Read more...]
