As most of you know we are on a big cost cutting, money saving campaign in this house at the moment. The big hairy northern one has got a job, but it’s a contracting job, so we decided we needed a more detailed plan and budget. We want to insure against was sudden big bills. […]
With great trepidation I decided to take a week off ‘reading’. The idea being that it can be a way of avoiding life sometimes. Being a busy mum I don’t get much chance to read, so I thought about what I do read. Mainly it was Facebook groups, my friend’s Facebook updates, twitter, and a […]
Do you know someone who needs a Big Break or needs some money? Well if so, you can nominate them for a Big Break by clicking here. Each month a lucky someone will get £1000. Plus each time someone is nominated Marie Curie Cancer Care will get a donation. It’s kind of a win-win situation […]
Trying to cut costs, and even save money can seem daunting to start off with. But I’ve found that once we got going, it gets easier. What I’ve also discovered is that it has the surprising added bonus of adding back the adventure and sparkle to life; who’d have thought it? So I’m sharing some […]
I spent all friday filming a ‘thingy’ you’ll see soon about top tips to save money. I’ve actually found myself more contented and less stressed having had to cut back since the big hairy northern one was made redundant, so it’s got a very positive spin on it. Then we had the lovely weather at […]
What makes us feel one way or the other about education and the choices that we have to make for our children? Some of it must be society and peers. But I reckon a big part comes from our own childhood. I was sent to an all girls school; hence my dislike of single sex […]
Today I had a huge pile of Mummy bloggers at my house and here is the massive pile of cake we had (in fact there was more, but I missed off some lovely biscuits!) This is the advantage of living in St Albans; the Mummy Blogging capital of the world. Lots […]
My head’s disagreeing with itself. It watched a program about the American situation with horror. There are children without homes, and not getting anything to eat when they go home from school. People are living in tent cities or storm drains. It was like something out of the middle ages. Of course, unlike us they […]
Are you feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or on the brink? Have you already fallen over the brink into depression or other mental health problems? I’ve got a plan to get you back on the first step of enjoying being a mum more and turning your life around. It’s a bit of an experiment, but worth a […]
Here are my promised 6 Top Tips for beginning to turn your life around and reduce the stress and overwhelm in your life. When Nick coffer (My Daddy Cooks) asked me to summarise my book of over 100 pages into 6 simple tips on his radio show it made my brain ache. But this is what I came […]