Blogging is something I do because I love doing it.It started off as a way to record my family's journey through life with some money saving ideas thrown in and it turned into something much, much more. Now, as I look back over the pages of my blog and see my children growing from small cute little people into gorgeous young people who I'm proud of every day, I can see all of the things we've done together as a family - some things that we would never have had the opportunity to do if I hadn't started this blog.I can also look back at the posts where I hope that I've … [Read more...]
Thrifty Thursday – The Spring Cleaning Edition….
Spring is definitely in the air.Which is great, obviously.Except for the fact that the sunshine outside always seems to highlight the fact that my house is due it's annual spring clean and de-clutter. As you'd probably expect, rather than actually start the job itself, I'm going to put it off for as long as possible - firstly by sharing my top tips for Spring Cleaning with you....De-cluttering is a great way to not only make some space in the house but also to make a little bit of money at the same time and as an added bonus, it's easier to clean because there's less … [Read more...]
50 Amazing Date night ideas….
It seems to me that the older the kids get, the harder it is for us to spend time together as a couple on our own.I must admit that I always thought it would be the other way round and that as they got older we'd have more 'couple' time together but actually, they go to bed later now which cuts down on time together on a night and when we do plan to go out it can seem a shame not to take them with us if we know it's something we'd enjoy doing as a family.But, we do need to make time together as a couple without the kids and we make sure that this happens at least two nights a week - no … [Read more...]
10 frugal family fun ideas for Spring….
1. Make your own Easter Egg hunt to keep the kids occupied for a few hours over the Easter weekend. We usually hide an Easter Egg as the main prize at the end of the hunt but leave a few little mini eggs with each clue along the way. If you'd prefer to go to an organised Easter Egg hunt, we always have fun at our local Cadburys/National Trust egg hunt which takes place at a lovey National Trust property near us - it cost us £1 last year and we spent a lovely few hours in the grounds of the property searching for clues. At the end we all got an Easter Egg so it was well … [Read more...]
Siblings – March….
I love writing a monthly siblings post - it helps me to focus on the friendship between the kids rather than the inevitable niggly little arguments they can (and do) have about nothing. Now that the weathers on the turn I'm hoping that we'll have lots more outdoorsy fun photos next month but for now, here's this month sibling fun: … [Read more...]
Does your child need help with SATs….
Do you want to give your child some help with SATs preparations and reduce SATs stress for them? Me too!The school my children go to is a very good school, it hasn't always been a good school but a new headmistress came in a few years ago and has turned it around completely - great breakfast club, excellent choice of out of school activities, brilliant results and a great staff of teachers who on the whole are very good with the kids.The one thing that lets it down in my eyes (although I understand that this might be a plus for many other parents) is the amount of importance that they … [Read more...]
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