The first bargain I want to share this week is the outfit I bought for Miss Frugal's first grown up disco the week before last. She was so excited about this disco as it's the first one since she went up to the Juniors and even though she'd been talking about it for weeks beforehand, it wasn't until the night before that she decided that she wanted a new outfit to wear.I told her she didn't need new clothes as she had plenty in her wardrobe and marched her upstairs to prove my point but her bedroom looked like a jumble sale - she'd already tried almost everything in her wardrobe … [Read more...]
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Not a Good Week….
I've not had a good week this week! My week from hell started when we got up on Monday morning and Master Frugal clearly wasn't well enough to go school. He looked white as a sheet and said he was achey all over so I sent him back to bed and arranged for Mr Frugal's mam to come and sit with him while I was at work. When I came home, he was snuggled up on the settee sound asleep, I pulled back the blanket to give him a hug and instantly noticed that he was burning up and I mean really burning up! We ran him a cool bath to try and cool him down but when I undressed him I noticed the … [Read more...]
Gadgets – I love you….
GADGET: 1) a small mechanical device or appliance or 2) any object that is interesting for its ingenuity or novelty rather than for its practical use.When I saw that the subject of this week's Friday Club was gadgets, I couldn't wait to tell you all about my favourite ones but then I decided to tell my gadgets how much I love them and the reasons why instead ;-) Dear Slow CookerYou're awesome, I love being able to fill you up on a morning and know that by the time I get home in the afternoon you will have filled the house with lovely tasty smells and have tea ready to … [Read more...]
Special Things….
If I asked you to choose one cherished object from your house and write about it, do you think you could? Do you think you could choose just one thing? No, me neither! When I read that the prompt was for this weeks Friday Club was ' a cherished object in your home', I knew I was going to have problems narrowing it down and I spent last night wandering round the house with the camera round my neck. Thanks for that Ella ;-) Only joking - it's a great idea for a theme and I actually had a lovely night with Miss Frugal talking about our special things, she loves to hear the story behind … [Read more...]
The Secret to a Successful Birthday Party….
Well, I don't really have the secret to a successful party but I am feeling pretty pleased with myself after the success of Miss Frugal's 8th Birthday pamper party this afternoon. All seven girls who were invited turned up (I always worry everyone will forget) and we were having that much fun that the two hours flew by. Everyone's just left and I thought I'd have a nice cuppa before I get started with Operation Clean Up ;-) At one point I thought the party was destined to be a disaster, first the hairdressers I booked for the party closed down, then I got an ear infection which meant I've … [Read more...]
What’s on your doorstep….
I am so tired. I've been off work for the past two weeks and rather than relax and take it easy, I've been busy trying to pack as much fun as possible in to our 'staycation'. It's so rare that we're all of work / school at the same time that we really wanted to make the most of it. We've been to Drayton Manor and Haggerston Castle so far and have planned a trip to the Metrocentre tomorrow and the Legoland Discovery Centre on Saturday. As well as these trips, we've been exploring our own area quite a bit and discovering new places to visit nearer to home.We live in an area of the North … [Read more...]
