If you're looking for ways to reduce your monthly energy bills then you're in the right place as I've got lots of tips for you today - including one to get £50 off your bill!Switch to save money and get £50 off your energy bill Shall we get straight to the tip where you can save £50? I switched to Bulb a good few months ago as I'd hear good things about them. Not only is their Trust Pilot score a whopping 9.5 out of 10 but they're also the UK's largest Green energy company which means that I was confident I was going to get good customer service and that I could be happy that the energy … [Read more...]

Self-care seems to be a bit of a buzz word lately so I thought I'd take a few minutes to share what self-care means to me.Before I do though, let me get you up to speed with the last twelve months of my life in case you've missed all the drama so you know exactly why self-care is so important to me personally.First off, my Dad passed away last March after a very difficult six months and then we had a near miss with Master Frugal who got quite poorly in September and spent almost a week in the hospital. Both events almost had me on my knees processing everything that happened and … [Read more...]

Last Saturday morning, I took the plunge and joined my local Slimming World group and I thought there's no better way to hold myself accountable for sticking to it than by telling you lovely people.  So, here's the story of the first (hopefully of many) weeks on my weight loss journey!I've been to Slimming World before a good few years ago and found it quite easy to lose weight following the plan which is by far the easiest 'diet' to follow that I've ever come across.  I was doing quite well when I had a few health issues in 2016 which meant I needed an operation to put … [Read more...]

I know we're closer to the end of January than the start but I've been meaning to write this post for weeks now but I just haven't got around to it!  I wanted to share with you 10 things that I want to achieve in 2019 - some of which I've started on, some are planned and the rest need some work but they're all things that I'm determined to achieve this year.1. Improve my health I'll share more about this one at the weekend but basically, my health goal this year is to get more active and lose weight. 2. Read more 'meaningful' books I read a lot at the moment, in fact, I … [Read more...]

Shredded Chicken has always been one of my meal planning staples and today, I'm going to share with you my recipe for Instant Pot Shredded Chicken which is the first of my Instant Pot recipes that I'm going to be sharing over the next few months.I bought my Instant Pot in the Black Friday sale on Amazon after lusting after one for a good year or so.  The £79.99 that I paid is a lot better than the current cost which seems to fluctuate between £109 and £139 but even so, after using it for a couple of months, I'd be tempted to pay the current price for one.  I'm trying to work my way … [Read more...]