I love the idea of Valentines Day as a day to celebrate your love but I really don't think all of the commercialisation of the day is necessary. Almost as soon as Christmas was over, the shops were stocking up on all things pink and red in preparation for the day when couples feel almost obligated to buy something that costs more than it should just because it's pink, red or has a heart on it to show how much they love their partner.Don't get me wrong, we did the whole Valentine's gift thing the first few years that we were together but these days, we make our presents more about the … [Read more...]
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Five Frugal Things I’ve done this week {20 January 2017}….
1) We're still saving to replace our living room, hall, stairs and landing carpet which was the first thing I wanted to tick off my house to do list this year but when I popped into TKMaxx last weekend with Miss Frugal I found some lovely Orla Kiely bathroom accessories which were so much cheaper than the ones I've been drooling over online. They had some great orla Kiely towels too which matched the accessories so I thought I'd do a mini makeover on our en suite bathroom which still looks almost the same as it did the day we moved in.I got a big towel for £12.99, a smaller one for … [Read more...]
Are your routines and harmless habits costing you money….
Do you always have some month left over at the end of your money?(I've loved that phrase ever since I saw it on a fridge magnet in Blackpool a few years ago)If, like lots of us, your money seems to run out before the end of the month but you know that you should still have some money left according to your monthly budget, then you need to figure out where your money is actually going.For me, it used to be things like my weekly treat at Costa when I did my food shopping and the odd magazine here and there that I never thought much of. When I was trying to figure out why I didn't … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas, and thank you for being there in 2016….
Dear lovely readers,By the time you read this, my laptop will have long since been turned off and I'll be having a peaceful family Christmas with my amazing family - that is as long as I remember where I've hidden all the presents and I don't burn Christmas dinner!There is one thing I want to do before I switch off for Christmas though, I want to say a huge Merry Christmas and thank you to all of you lovely readers who have shared 2016 with me.I'm not going to lie, it's been a difficult year with me being ill for a lot of the year but you've put up with my whinging and moaning and … [Read more...]
Some much needed fun at the beach….
I can't believe it's Christmas next week!I haven't been feeling particularly festive if I'm honest but I think that's because, since my operation in October, we haven't really done very much outside of the house together. Even our annual Christmas days out have been either cancelled or the kids have gone with our friends instead of us which has made me sad because I love the things we do at this time of year more than any other.I'm planning on going back to work in a couple of weeks because I feel like life's been on hold for most of this year and it frustrates me. I'm about 75% me … [Read more...]
Wanderlust (and a gift guide for the wannabe traveller)….
I know you're all in full on Christmas planning mode but this morning I've been feeling a bit meh so I've been thinking about some plans we've made for 2017 which I hope is a much better year for us than this year has been.Because I haven't been well for much of the year, we've had to have an enforced slow and relaxed (AKA boring and dull) second half of the year. There's been so many plans that I've had to cancel and so many lovely experiences that we've had to say no to because they were just too much for me to manage. I'm almost better now though and will be back at work very soon I … [Read more...]
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