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Conscious Spending

The Simple Guide To Conscious Spending

May 29, 2012 by SimplyBeingMum

For me conscious spending is knowing where every penny goes, or at least every pound. It’s about value for money, spending on what matters to my family and me and not frittering away cash. It’s not about being frugal, it’s about eliminating waste – I don’t mind spending money but I hate wasting money. Due to living our family life this way it has meant ...

Looking For Inspiration?

May 23, 2012 by SimplyBeingMum

My writing mojo has taken a hit this week. I have to be in the right frame of mind to write. My thoughts have been elsewhere. This is not something I'm proud of. I feel I should be able to write-through whatever life's throws at me, but I can't. So, looking for inspiration I put out a call to action on Facebook. To which Shelley kindly responded. It was ...

SuperScrimping – Reducing Your Grocery Budget Plus Simple Spaghetti Bolognese

January 31, 2012 by SimplyBeingMum

Channel 4 are showing a great series at the moment called SuperScrimpers. I'm loving that being frugal is now considered 'on trend'! Yay! Finally! As one of those that has been part of this growing community for 3 years plus, it's refreshing.  What it does mean, however, that as an experienced SuperScrimper the show can't teach me much I don't already ...

SuperScrimping – Patching It Up And Polishing It Out

January 24, 2012 by SimplyBeingMum

This post was originally planned for yesterday but I'm glad I delayed it, as last night I watched SuperScrimpers on Channel 4. It would appear that the subject of this post is becoming popular once more. Patching it up, polishing it out, making do and mending. And of course reducing what we waste, be that food, cloth or just items that we would once have ...

So…How Did I End Up Shopping At Aldi?

December 12, 2011 by SimplyBeingMum

Let me take you on a journey... Sit back and relax... Firstly I posted about reducing grocery spend and a dear reader, Sharron, whose opinion I respect suggested I may want to check Aldi out. I wasn't convinced it was for me, but I like to think I have an open mind and believed Sharron may know her stuff. It went on the back-burner. Then this post went up ...

My First Ever Grocery Trip To Aldi – The Verdict!

December 5, 2011 by SimplyBeingMum

It's been an interesting few months since reducing my grocery budget to £50 a week. There's been highs and lows. I'm managing to stick to the budget, but it's requiring some effort - for example having to shop at 4 to 5 separate locations. So last Friday I decided to try and do the whole of my grocery shop at Aldi. Being totally honest, I wasn't feeling ...

It’s All About The Money…Or Is It?

November 15, 2011 by SimplyBeingMum

I'd like to tell you a little story. It's about my grocery shopping trip last Saturday. ...

We’re Having A ‘Use It Up Week’!

October 17, 2011 by SimplyBeingMum

I mentioned Friday that I had a 'Use It Up Week' planned. This was mainly due to the guilt of my overspend on the previous weeks groceries. I'd spent £75 by online grocery shopping, which is 25% lower than what I used to spend but it's still £25 more than what I have been spending the last few weeks. If anyone's in any doubt how much blogging can keep you on ...

How To Reduce Your Weekly Grocery Spend By 50%

September 28, 2011 by SimplyBeingMum

At the end of June this year I conducted a Cooking From Scratch Experiment. I learnt a lot from doing it. Most of what I learnt came from you dear readers and your feedback. It made me think about how I was grocery shopping and preparing my meals, including the ingredients I was using and what I was purchasing. The experiment concluded that by 'Cooking From ...

True and Unrequited Love

February 14, 2011 by SimplyBeingMum

Don't worry Guys I'm not about to get all soppy on you. It is of course St Valentines Day. We don't celebrate it at Chez Wright (that's what you get for marrying an Accountant with minimalistic tendencies) but being as the rest of the world is getting lurved up I thought I'd share something with you that is dear to my heart. Spending, or in my case - ...

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Welcome to SimplyBeingMum – one mother’s personal website documenting the journey toward a family life simply done.Here you will find a collection of recipes, ideas, musings and philosophies related to families who feel a pull toward a more conscious, mindful and simpler way of life.

You don’t have to homeschool or bake your own bread daily to hang out here. At whatever stage of your journey, you are on, you are very welcome. I personally still have a long way left down my own path and find that by blogging about it, it helps to keep me on track.

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