It's been a while since I've had a competition on here so when I saw that some of the lovely UK Money Bloggers were running a competition I thought I'd chip in and join in with them.  The prizes are perfect for this time of year so I'm really excited to share this with you.There are eight Christmas Afternoon Treats with Flowers M&S hampers up for grabs, worth £50 each which that means eight lucky winners will receive a hamper in time for Christmas!  I'm a bit jealous to be fair so I hope you're up for sharing. :)The UK Money Bloggers are the loveliest bunch of people … [Read more...]

You all know that I'll all about meal planning but for the last three weeks, I haven't planned a single meal. Want to know why?Three weeks ago, our fridge freezer decided to go on strike! By the time we realised, the whole freezer had defrosted and everything in the fridge felt way warmer than it should.Food-wise, we couldn't salvage much at all as the contents of the freezer were fully defrosted so we weren't sure how long it had been off for - I'm all about reducing waste but I couldn't bring myself to cook food or refreeze it in one of our other freezers where there was a chance … [Read more...]

These homemade hand warmers are perfect for keeping your hands warm in the Winter!We're off to New York next month and everyone I've told about it had told me just how cold it's going to be! That's where the idea for these cute little homemade hand warmers came from but as brilliant as I think they turned out, there was a fatal flaw to my plan - keep reading and see if you can guess what it was?You really don't need much in the way of sewing skills to make these but I made them as part of a craft afternoon with Jen and because I was at her house, she let me play on her … [Read more...]

I'm working with Esso today to tell you all about the Esso Nectar Loyalty programme.  As always, all opinions are absolutely my own though.Anyone who knows me knows that there's nothing I like more than anything that saves me time or money!Which is why I'm super pleased today to be telling you all about the Esso Nectar loyalty programme which gives Esso customers the chance to earn Nectar Points whilst filling up on fuel at participating service stations.As you probably know if you're a regular reader, I drive a LOT of miles each day for my commute to and from work so … [Read more...]