I know that lots of us are thinking about how to reduce energy consumption at home right now with the impending price hikes so I thought I'd share a few reminders on what you can do to reduce your own energy usage right now. I got my email from Bulb over the weekend about the specifics of what my prices were going up to and I won't lie, despite seeing all of the news about how bad it was going to be over the last few months still didn't prepare me for the numbers in that email. Just seeing it written down made it really personal which I know makes no sense at all as I was fully … [Read more...]

I hate when those little bobbles appear on my favourite clothes and up until now, I've never found a foolproof way to get rid of them. I have now though so today, I'm going to tell you how you can remove bobbles from your clothes and make them look as good as new again!First up, what causes these pesky little bobbles?  Basically, bobbling happens when there's friction on the fabric as the fibres on the clothes’ surface rub together. This is pretty much the reason why the area under your arm and down the side of the item are usually worst affected as they're the bits that rub … [Read more...]

Today's post is all about how to arrange daffodils in a vase so read on and I'll show you how to do it like a professional! 😇(Also, if you don't have a vase then don't worry because you absolutely don't need one - here's what to do if you don't have a vase)There is absolutely nothing wrong with buying a bunch of daffodils and just plonking them in a vase (or whatever you're using) without paying any attention to anything that I'm going to tell you below. They'll still look good because that's the beauty of daffodils - they're pretty tough and will generally thrive … [Read more...]

These motivational colouring pages for grown-ups are just what you need to take some time for yourself and relax while you make something pretty.Did you know that colouring is actually proven to be good for your mental health!  Studies apparently show that colouring has the ability to relax your brain. It's said to induce the same state of mind as meditating does by reducing the thoughts of a restless mind and I know that I for one, would benefit from that at the moment. These three colouring pages not only relax your mind but they're also super pretty and super motivating with their … [Read more...]

OK, I can see the irony of me writing a post called 'how to prepare for a storm' whilst sitting on my bed watching the rain lashing down on my windows and listening to the wind howling around the house.  But still, it's what I've been Googling this morning so I thought I'd share what I'd learned.But it has occurred to me just how woefully unprepared I would have been had we not been so lucky here in the North East to have avoided the worst of it.  And that's even after the last big storm we had a couple of months ago was bad enough to topple my little greenhouse over and take … [Read more...]

I thought we'd start the week off with some jokes about money to make you smile today!Don't ask me why as I genuinely can't remember what started this, but last week, I was on the phone with someone and we were both Googling dad jokes and sharing them and I proper laughed at some of them - to the point that when I hung up the phone, I was in a much better mood than when I'd answered it. It did feel good to laugh about something so ridiculously random so I thought I'd put together a round up of jokes for you lovely lot and obviously, with this being a frugal (ish) blog, I … [Read more...]