Right, first things first.I'm all good so there's no need to worry- I've had some gorgeous messages from some of you this week which are much appreciated but there's honestly nothing to worry about. I've had a small (but painful) issue down below that has pretty much had me out of action since the end of June and this week I had an operation to sort it out.I'm not going to lie, it hurts right now but at least I can see he light at the end of the tunnel because I haven't been me for a long time now and I was really starting to miss being me.Anyway, I learned a few things during my … [Read more...]
Remember when a headline really was a headline?
Over the last few months, I've found myself with a bit more time than usual on my hands and inevitably, some of that time has been spent on social media. ;-)Facebook in particular has been a great source of entertainment to me while I've been out of action. I love how my timeline gets filled with random news stories that really aren't news at all. My favourite example of this over the last few weeks has been the celebrity split of the year as Brad and Angelina parted ways with everything from people saying 'I told you it wouldn't last' to 'OMG how could that happen' with a healthy dose … [Read more...]
Do you wait for Black Friday to do your Christmas Shopping?
Christmas shopping was so much simpler when the kids were younger!Their Christmas wishlists were so predictable that I could do most of my shopping for them even before I asked them to tell me what they wanted for Christmas. Those were the good old days - the days of dolls and dressing up and of Lego and magic tricks and the days where it was probably more about quantity than quality if I'm honest.Now, at the ages of 14 and almost 12, Christmas is a whole different ball game.Last year, I tried to make it more about experiences than gifts because I'd rather give them memories than … [Read more...]
Does this happen in your house when one child is naughty?
In our house, something very odd happens when one child isn't behaving as well as they should be.Take last night for example, both kids came in from school happy and smiley and went upstairs to change out of their uniform. They were both a bit tired so they sat relaxing with me for a while downstairs while we caught up on our days although Mater Frugal was more interested in when he could get on his Xbox to play FIFA 17 at that point if I'm honest.Miss Frugal and I had a slight disagreement about something totally random and she had a little mini sulk. As soon as Master Frugal realised … [Read more...]
Why you should join English Heritage….
A year ago we went along to a local priory for a quick look around and ended up signing up for an English Heritage annual family membership.The decision to join English Heritage was definitely a spur of the moment decision but it's turned out to be a good one as we've had so much fun with it and as far as value for money is concerned, the membership ended up paying for itself within about three weeks if I remember rightly!Our favourite property by far is Whitby Abbey and we've visited there about five times over the course of the year using our membership. We even went on Halloween … [Read more...]
Homemade gifts – thoughtful and thrifty or tight and cheap?
I want to know how you really feel about homemade presents - is it really the thought that counts or would you feel a little disappointed getting a homemade gift from someone.I think that in some camps there's a bit of a misconception that by giving a homemade gift, you're being a bit tight and trying to save money by doing so (I'm in no way referring to a rather aggressive Facebook thread I read a few days ago here ;-)) whereas in my experience, homemade gifts can, and often do, cost more than a smellies set that you can pick up randomly in the 3 for 2 at Boots.Here's where I'm … [Read more...]
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