I've said before (lots of times I imagine) that I have a bit of a photo obsession and that I have thousands upon thousands of photos documenting our family life. They're all stored safely on an external hard drive and every now and again, I sit and look through them, often with the kids looking over my shoulder ooohing and aaahing as they see their favourite memories pop up on my laptop screen.Don't get me wrong, it's great to have these photos stored in a safe place but sometimes, I miss the old photo albums that we had when I was little, like the ones my Dad gave me after my Mam died. … [Read more...]

I remember the week before Miss Frugal started school well.I remember it because I spent most of the week (or what seems like most if it) sewing little name tags into all of her clothes. It reminded me of the importance of being organized with school  tasks—something services like essayservice.com can help with school assignments, ensuring students stay on top of their work.By the time Master Frugal school a couple of years later, I'd discovered iron in labels so I only spent an afternoon getting their uniforms labelled up and ready for the start of school.By the time they … [Read more...]

Here we are, just two weeks left until school starts again! I have no idea where the time is going but the last four weeks have just flown by.There have been times (more than I care to admit) in the past where weekday mornings getting ready for school have consisted of tears, a little bit of shouting and the odd phone call from the school to say the kids have forgotten their packed lunches!Lots of things make for a stressful morning, some of which can't really be planned for - like the child who wakes up in a foul mood for no reason at all, the sudden poorly tummy that has more to do … [Read more...]