I'm a bit late this week aren't I?It's just been one of those weeks this week and I've had so much going on that even as I'm starting to write this post, I'm not sure that I'll manage to find five frugal things that I've done.Fingers crossed....1) I was tempted to treat myself to a new handbag this week to cheer myself up (trust me, it was very much needed) but instead I used my Boots Advantage points to buy myself a lovely little Ted Baker makeup bag for free.2) Ready made jars of sauce aren't always a bad thing - especially when this come with this free curry … [Read more...]
8 of my greatest parenting fails….
Have you seen the 'On This Day' app on Facebook that sends you a message every day to remind you of what you were doing on the same day in previous years? I love the idea of it and the statuses and photos that I've posted in years gone by regularly make me smile as they remind me of moments I'd all but forgotten.There have been a few lately though that have brought back memories of some of my less than brilliant parenting moments and I thought I'd sacrifice my parenting pride and share a few of them here with you today...Please try not to judge me, especially for number 1 and 6! … [Read more...]
Review: Retro Slushie Maker….
I remember asking Santa for a Mr Frosty every year between the ages of around 6 and 12 but for some reason, he was never in my pile of presents on Christmas morning. I never gave up hope though and one Christmas many year later, my patience was rewarded when Mr Frugal presented me with a Mr Frosty and a bag of ice!I couldn't wait to get started at making the amazing slushies that I'd dreamed about as a child so decided have a Christmas morning slushie which wasn't as great an experience as I'd hoped for. For starters, the handle you turned to crush the ice was so stiff that I had red … [Read more...]
Days Out: Byland Abbey….
You might have read yesterday that I decided to embrace Mothers Day this year rather than stick my head in the sand and pretend it's not happening for the most part. The kids were over the moon with this news and have spent the entire day spoiling me and showering me with love, attention and presents!We started off with some lovely treats at home followed by a surprise trip to York designer outlet where I was stunned to be steered into the Micheal Kors shop and treated to a new watch. My objections to the cost were silenced by Mr Frugal who told me that they'd never bought me more than a … [Read more...]
How one kind act made me want to embrace Mothers Day this year for the first time in 10 years….
Usually at this time of year I feel compelled to write something about why I'm not a fan of Mothers Day and over the years I've even written the occasional letter or two to my lovely Mum.I think about my Mum on a daily basis, often asking myself what she would do or wishing that I could share something with her, but this time of year is generally quite hard to deal. Usually I try to avoid as much of the Mothers Day hype as possible which is a shame as I know that my children want to show me how much they love me as much as I wish I could have the chance to show my Mum.I didn't … [Read more...]
Five Frugal things I’ve done this week {4th March 2016}….
I'm quite pleased with my frugal efforts this week. ;-)1) I had a bit of a kitchen cupboard re-arrange this week and realised that I really needed to get a bit more organised with my storage as I have things in the cupboards that I use all the time and things on my lovely kitchen shelving unit that were there just because they were pretty. I was very tempted to buy some more of the gorgeous Orla Kiely storage containers that are on the top shelf in the picture below but they're not cheap and I couldn't justify the price so I decided to re-use other things I had already for storage.I … [Read more...]
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