April seems to be flying by and I'm already two weeks into my Springtime resolution which was to lead a healthier lifestyle.On the whole I think I've done quite well so far this month with a total weight loss of 3lbs - less than my target of 2lb a week but I'm not going to beat myself up over it as I really am trying.Food wise, I've found that being organised is definitely the key to my success and that I need to plan my meals quite strictly for the week ahead so  I have something in he house for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day!  If I don't then I'm liable to (a) eat whatever is … [Read more...]

Last night I left the kids at home on their own for half an hour while I went to meet Mr Frugal from work and popped to the shop to see what bargains I could find in the reduced section.It's not unusual for me to leave them at home these days when I'm just popping out and at 11 and 13, they're more than capable of taking care of themselves for short periods.  We have lots of rules that they have to follow but I'm not going to go into them today as that's a whole other post - all you need to know for today is that our big rule is that we stay in touch when they're on their own.Anyway, … [Read more...]

Do you want to know what my perfect morning would be?It would be going downstairs on a morning when everyone else is still in bed, picking up a good book and having the chance to read it in peace while drinking my cup of tea and eating a bacon sandwich.That sounds like absolute bliss to me and luckily for me with my lazy lot, it happens more often than it used to these days as 'me time' seems to get easier as they get older.And to make my perfect morning even more perfect, I've just discovered Danepak's Rapid Rashers which are cooked in the microwave in just 90 seconds so I can now … [Read more...]

Like a lot of you, I'm rarely more than a few feet from my trusty little phone, yet I rarely use it for making phone calls! I'd be lost without it though as I use it to keep my life organised and to make sure I never forget things - both blogging wise and in my home life!It used to be that the only thing I used my phone for was for taking photos and texting people but these days it's so much more and I thought I'd share a few of the ways I use my phone daily to keep me on track....Check your emails This is a bit of an obvious one but I regularly check my emails throughout the day and … [Read more...]

I'm not sure how I feel about these subscription boxes that are popping up all over the place. You know the ones I mean, don't you? The ones where you pay a monthly charge and get a box filled with random products delivered to your door each month.On the face of it they're excellent value because the products you get are generally worth a fair amount more than you pay for the box itself but in reality, if they're products that you wouldn't have bought anyway then that's not good value at all.It wouldn't be very frugal of me not to point out that paying £10 for a box of goodies worth … [Read more...]

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't proud of the relationship I have with my daughter.At almost 14, she still enjoys spending time with me (although I'm not always her first choice these days) and will still happily sit and fill me on what's going on in her life.  She's very honest with me and I like to think that she knows that she can ask me anything (as she frequently does).I love the person she's growing up to be and I am making the most of every minute we have together trying to teach her the important things that I think she needs to know in order to be the person I know she can … [Read more...]