Keeping the kids occupied during the October half term can be more challenging than during the rest of the school holidays thanks to the often miserable weather so I thought I'd put together a little round up of a few of my posts to give you some ideas on what you can do to stop the usual 'I'm bored' whinges....And then there's this post which features five of our favourite cooking with kids recipes and these ten posts which are about little DIYs that Miss Frugal has done recently.And I always find that our bored jars come in very handy at this time of year.... … [Read more...]
#BargainOfTheWeek – My New Settee….
This week's bargain of the week is my best bargain yet! ;-)I just got a new (to me) corner settee and cuddle chair for my living room for absolutely nothing - thanks to my lovely Dad. He bought it not long ago and decided that it's not a great fit for his living room after all so he's bought a new one and had this one delivered to us!It does take up more space than our old one but we're getting our TV mounted on the wall this week so we can get rid of the TV cabinet and pop the cuddle chair where that used to go.We sold our old one for £50 and i used the money to buy the quote … [Read more...]
Five Frugal things I’ve done this week to save money {24th October 2015}….
I usually sit down on a Friday afternoon after work and have a good think about what I've done that week to try and be more frugal and thrifty that's interesting enough to be included in that week's Five Frugal Things post.I didn't get chance last night though as I was too busy doing number 1 on my list, so I'm a day late but here's my five frugal things for this week....1) I got a new settee which is usually not very frugal but this one was given to me by my Dad as he bought it for himself not long ago and has now decided that it's too big for his Living Room. It's immaculate and … [Read more...]
Days Out: The Blackpool Tower Dungeons….
The year before last we had a lovely weekend away in Blackpool with the kids and one of the things we planned to do was visit The Blackpool Tower Dungeon. We headed there after a trip to the top of the tower, bought our tickets and were shown where to wait for the experience to begin.That's where our problems started! ;-) Miss Frugal was already emotional from her trip to the top of the tower (it was higher than she expected, therefore scarier than she thought) and it and she suddenly decided that actually, she didn't want to go in. The staff were so lovely to her and tried their best … [Read more...]
Why ‘Relaxed’ Bedtimes work for us….
I've been debating whether to share our bedtime routine with you because it's not exactly parenting at it's best and I know that lots of you will completely disagree with our bedtimes rules and routine. In the end, I decided to go for it after seeing one of my friends post an update on Facebook tonight about the nightmare night they've had trying to get the kids settled in bed.I want to share what happens in our house on a night because bedtimes are a stress free time for us and have been for a good few years now....Bedtime We don't have set bedtimes here which cuts down on the … [Read more...]
11 tricks and tips to help you save money on your make-up….
Before I had children I was a bit of a makeup addict - forever searching for a lipstick that really would last all day and a mascara that wouldn't smudge and leave me looking like a panda before lunch. I remember my makeup bag being filled with all sorts of things - all promising to make me look beautiful and looking back, I bet I probably spent a small fortune on the contents of it.Then along came the kids and my priority was no longer trying to look good. It was enough sometimes just to make it out of bed and get dressed when they were both toddlers so managing to find the time to … [Read more...]
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