Each week since March 2008, in order to motivate her to waste less food, Kristen The Frugal Girl, has posted a picture of any food that has gone bad over the last seven days. She found this embarrassing practice so helpful, to her, that she invited other bloggers to post their own photos, and Food Waste Friday was born. I started participating in October ...
School’s Out For Summer
School's finally out for us in the UK. It's time to kick back and get some much needed family-time. So that's what we are doing this week. We do schedule the holidays to get the most out of them as possible. Read this post - it explains why and how I started scheduling. This year the schedule will start from next Monday. And I'll be posting about what ...
No Waste Tastes Great / I Wasted A Watermelon
It's Friday Guys - time for No Waste Tastes Great as part of Food Waste Friday Have you seen Dirty Dancing? Of course you have. Well, as you know Baby carries a watermelon. Unfortunately I wasted a watermelon. But more on that later... Simply Being Mum's Friday Fridge No video today. I had a comment, earlier this week, that I sound as though I'm doing the ...
How To Make Nail Soup
A bedtime story is the perfect way to end a day. If my mind ever wanders, while sharing a story, I try to bring myself back to the present. I remind myself to be mindful. There may be dishes stacked up downstairs, waiting to be put away, but the Kids' won't want a story from Mom indefinitely. There'll always be more dishes to put away. ...
Food Waste Friday / Feeling Inspired
Each week since March 2008, in order to motivate her to waste less food, Kristen The Frugal Girl, has posted a picture of any food that has gone bad over the last seven days. She found this embarrassing practice so helpful, to her, that she invited other bloggers to post their own photos, and Food Waste Friday was born. I started participating in October ...
Don’t Walk By
Every so often the voice inside my head will replay the same few words over and over. This month it's repeating: 'Don't walk by' Fortunately I've started hearing it when the lil'-ole-procrastination-devil (nicely attired in ruby-red from head to toe) encourages me to stroll on past the laundry basket rather than grab the handles and carry it downstairs to ...
No Waste Tastes Great / Back On Track
It's Friday Guys - time for No Waste Tastes Great Click here to learn about my simple Friday routine Simply Being Mum's Friday Fridge Top Shelf - Spreads and cheeses Top Middle Shelf - Strawberries, Grapes, Kiwi, Tomatoes and Cucumber Bottom Middle Shelf - Ready-rolled puff pastry and pre-cooked salmon and mackerel Bottom Shelf - Broccoli, cauliflower, ...
Getting Your House In Order
On Monday I attended a funeral. It was a sad and unexpected occasion. Part of the service concentrated on how such untimely deaths (and death generally) can focus the mind. The priest spoke about how death reminds us we aren't infinite beings and to not waste time on the mundane. Even if, for some, that reminder is fleeting. "One day you will wake up and ...
Food Waste Friday / Make A Save With Salad
Each week since March 2008, in order to motivate her to waste less food, Kristen The Frugal Girl, has posted a picture of any food that has gone bad over the last seven days. She found this embarrassing practice so helpful, to her, that she invited other bloggers to post their own photos, and Food Waste Friday was born. I started participating in October ...
Meal Planning – As Simple As Salad
We're in a routine here at Chez Wright. Meal-planning is a must. (Learn how I meal-plan here) Meal planning tends to happen Thursday night or Friday morning as part of my No Waste Tastes Great routine. The meal plan is displayed for all to see on the kitchen board. Rarely do I plan the same meals each week (although I concede this may make life ...