I'm not sure why but every year as I turn the calendar from September to October, my thoughts turn to de-cluttering the house. I start to think about just how much 'stuff' we've accumulated since our Spring de-clutter and how the house is started to look as though it's going to explode the next time the postman brings us a parcel.These thoughts usually lead to a weekend (at least) long house de-clutter where I take over the living room floor with piles of things to sell, things to donate and things that just need to be got rid of. Mr Frugal busies himself on his PS4 with the odd trip to … [Read more...]
Overnight Oats – what’s all the fuss is about?
Overnight Oats is my new favourite breakfast! It's filling, tasty and thanks to the fact that you make it the night before, it's also super quick on a morning when I'm rushing about. I can even pop it into my bag and eat it at work if I'm running late (which I often am). You can even make it Slimming World friendly.Overnight oats are something that I've heard about so many times both from fellow mums who want an easy breakfast option and from friends on Slimming World who swear by them for an easy but filling breakfast.Until a couple of week's ago, I'd never tried them because … [Read more...]
My September 2016 Goals….
How is it September already?The last time I wrote a monthly goals post in July I didn't manage to do 99% of the things I wanted to do seeing as I ended up being off work ill from about two days after I wrote the post until the middle of August. Now that I'm on the mend (or I will be when I have my op) I thought I'd try again and share some of the goals I've set myself for September. September's Financial Goals Since my last post in July when I bought Master Frugal's rather expensive school uniform, he's actually changed secondary schools so I had to buy another expensive uniform! It was … [Read more...]
My July 2016 Goals….
I read a post yesterday by Nicola over at My Frugal Cottage about her goals for July, both financial and personal, and it really got me thinking about whether that's something that would work well for me. I've seen a few similar posts recently and every time I read one, I say to myself that I'm going to do something similar but I've never actually got around to doing it until today.... July's Financial Goals It's an expensive month this month with the end of the school term fast approaching and the new school uniform I need to buy for Master Frugal. I can buy his sister's over the Summer … [Read more...]
5 Hotspots you can de-clutter in 15 minutes!
This weekend has been lovely as I finally seem to have shaken the lurgy that's been following me around for the last few weeks. I'm still not sleeping well though as my body seems to have forgotten that it's supposed to go to sleep when it's dark - this means that I don't have that much energy through the day at the minute so I'm trying to tackle everything I want to do in short sharp blasts.I've had a list of areas at home that I've wanted to start de-cluttering since I read The Life Changing Magic of Tidying by Marie Kondo so I decided to tackle a few of the smaller areas over the last … [Read more...]
Clear your Clutter – Week 2….
Last week we managed to completely clear out our cup cupboard which left enough space to move the candyfloss maker into the cupboard. The knock on effect of this is that I was left with space where the candy floss maker had previously been stashed in our bureau which means that I can now open the bureau door without everything falling out!This week, I decided to look at the kids DVDs (not Mr Frugal's as that's a whole other task that he can do himself) and see what I can get rid of from their collection which seems to have accumulated to a ridiculous amount over the years. We did have a … [Read more...]
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