We're off on holiday in a couple of weeks so I'm focusing on two things - saving money and losing weight!To help me with both of these, I've been taking Slimming World friendly packed lunches to work and because I'm so please with myself for avoiding soggy sandwiches all week I thought I'd share my week's worth of Slimming World friendly packed lunches. Day 1 - Lime and Chilli cous cous with spinach, chicken and sun dried tomatoes (2 syns for the sun dried tomatoes)I don't measure when I make cous cous, I just add how much I want to a bowl, add the flavour and pour enough boiling … [Read more...]
Super cute Minion Bath Bombs….
With the new Minions movie due to hit the cinemas at the end of next month I thought I'd share some cute little minion bath bombs that you can make at home with your little minion fans! What you need to make super cute minion bath bombs. 1 12 cup mini muffin silicone mold 1 cup baking soda 1 cup citric acid 1/2 cup cornstarch 1/2 cup coconut oil 10-12 drops lemon essential oil 2-3 drops yellow food coloring Despicable Me sugar decorations (Try your supermarket, eBay or these from Amazon - affiliate link) How to make super cute minion bath bombs.... 1. Preheat your oven to … [Read more...]
The Gardens at Wynyard Hall in the Spring….
Last weekend we decided to leave the kids at home in bed for a cheeky Sunday morning lie in and head to Wynyard Hall Gardens to have a look around as we keep hearing about how they're a lovely place to spend a few hours.I had a look on the website before we set off and found that there's lots to do there - there's a Walled Garden, a Marquee Garden, an Edible Garden, a Victorian-inspired Glasshouse, a little Farm Shop and a Café serving yummy looking homemade cake. I think it was the cake that swung it for Mr Frugal as he's not really a wander around a garden kind of guy - he says it … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things I’ve done this week {12th May 2017}….
1) Oh my goodness - I grew something that we could eat! OK, they're only spring onions but it's a start.2) Mr Frugal and I visited the gardens at Wynyard Hall last weekend and didn't buy a slice of cake.Not particularly frugal on the face of it but the promise of cake was the main reason that I was able to persuade Mr Frugal to come along.After our walk around the gardens we headed to the cafe only to find the cake was super expensive and not only that, the slices looked teeny. We drooled over the delicious looking cakes and bakes for a few minutes and then managed to walk … [Read more...]
10 things you need when travelling with a teenager….
This time last month Miss Frugal and I were in the middle of our trip to New York which was genuinely an amazing few days for both of us. I've already told you a little bit about the trip itself so I wont bore you with that again but I do want to tell you about some of the things I learned while we were away together - specifically the things I learned about travelling with a teenager.Data Allowance When travelling with a teenager it is essential that you have plenty of data so they can Snapchat and Instagram to their hearts content. Honestly, if they can't share it on social media … [Read more...]
How to make time for more fun in your family (without spending any money)….
Being ill last year wasn't fun in any way but I did learn a few things about making time for fun and I think I'm a bit of a master at it now. ;-)The first thing I've learned is that a bit of planning never hurts when you want to have some spontaneous fun. I know, planning and spontaneous don't sound right together but bear with me....You can read my full post about how we plan our spontaneous fun here but basically the planning element is really that we have a bag in the back of our car which has a mix of fun and practical things - everything from a football to spare sun tan … [Read more...]
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