I wrote this post months and months ago but I didn't publish it at the time because it made me sound more than a little obsessed. I left it in my drafts though and every now and then, I go back to it and just remind myself how important it is not to take things too seriously.I thought I'd share it with you today (even though you might think I'm a nutter from here on in) because I wanted to remind you all that blogging should be fun. It shouldn't get to the point where you're stressing out about rankings or awards (although they're great) or the fact that someone un-followed you or even … [Read more...]
Family Friendly Frugal meals – Slow Cooker Chicken Curry….
My freezer is full of supermarket bargains at the minute so we're going to have a cheap week this week hopefully. I managed to get a ham joint reduced to £2.30 the other day so I've cooked that and what we didn't use for tea was sliced up and made up into a few small portions that were put in separate sandwich bags and added to the freezer. I can use them for the wraps on Monday and the pizza on Wednesday. We also got some reduced chicken and cod as well which will do for Tuesday and Thursday night's teas and I even got some cheap sausages for the casserole on Friday night. I know I'm … [Read more...]
When did this happen….
Last Friday night I was supposed to be going out with some friends from work for a meal and a few drinks as it was someone's leaving do. Mr Frugal had to work until 9 o clock so rather than get someone round to look after the kids, I said that I'd miss the meal and meet up with everyone afterwards when he could take over babysitting duties.Except by the time it came to half past eight when I should have been starting to get myself ready to go out, I really just couldn't be bothered! I'd had a cheeky glass (or two) of wine in preparation for my night out and I was snuggled up sleepily … [Read more...]
Should celebrities be role models for our children….
I originally wrote a slightly different post to this last weekend after we watched Louis Suarez bite the arm of one of his opponents during a football match.It was completely intentional and although he wasn't actually sent off during the match, he was later given a ten match ban as punishment which he has today accepted. When I first wrote this post, I was so annoyed that someone who is looked up to by so many young children had done this. Shouldn't footballers, especially one who is supposedly paid £100,000 a week, set a better example for our children. And not just footballers, what … [Read more...]
Why it’s time to DITCH your drier….
Before we moved to the house we live in now, we used to have a tumble drier and if I'm honest, we probably used it at least four times a week. It was always just so easy to do a quick mid-week wash and pop the clothes in the tumble drier to dry them ready for the next day and with two small children, my tumble drier was probably my most used appliance.Apart from the obvious costs of using the tumble drier itself, there was also the cost of the extra (usually half full or less) washes that I did through the week because I knew that I could dry the clothes quickly in the tumble … [Read more...]
Stop calling me….
In the last two hours, I've had one telephone call from a double glazing company telling me that they are working in my area and would be happy to pop around and give me a quote to get my double glazing replaced and another call from a company who assured me that I could save money by switching to their broadband.The double glazing lady took it on the chin when I told her that we lived in a new house that certainly didn't need the windows replacing and politely thanked me for speaking to her and wished me a good night. The broadband man was decidedly less polite and hung up on me as soon … [Read more...]
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