Money Makeover is back this week but with a bit of a difference seeing as it's the Half Term Holidays which means that most of us will have the kids at home with us this week.  Over the last couple of years, I've written and shared lots of ideas about how to have fun on a budget so I thought I'd make this week's Money Makeover post a bit of a round up of some of these posts to give you some ideas on what to do this week without spending a fortune....There you go.  That little lot should keep you busy this week and there's so many ideas that I bet you could have a great … [Read more...]

I know how tempting it is to stay inside snuggled up as this time of year.I know because we spent half of November and December last year in the house for one reason or another - the weather was awful, the nights were dark, one or more of us was ill for weeks on end and really because we couldn't be bothered.  That time of year seems to make us all want to stay indoors where it's warm.Lately we're really trying though and we're trying to get back into the habit of spending at least 20 minutes outside every day - no matter the weather!  I'd be lying if I said I always loved it and never … [Read more...]

It's completely normal for your 11 year old to send you a text when you're sat at work to ask if her and her 8 year old brother can actually make a potion, isn't it?Naturally I said no but then my working mum guilt kicked in and I ended up letting them under the strict instruction that they didn't make a mess and they only used juice and cake sprinkles!They clearly thought it through because half an hour later I got another text - this time with a photo of a recipe that they'd written for their potion:They'd put so much effort in to the recipe that I didn't have the heart … [Read more...]