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 ...
Life simplification
How To Reduce Your Weekly Grocery Spend By 50%
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 ...
Mid March Update As Promised/Threatened!
For those of you with ultra long memories (or those who give a rats ass actually care what I am up to - haha!) I promised a Mid-March Update. This was initially an update on My Simple Exercise and Eating Plan to shift the Mum Tum. Well guess what? I have failed. I have a lovely long list of all the reasons I did not succeed in reducing my waistline, but ...
Going Car-Less…
Well Guys I finally did it, I am car-less. Actually it's not that dramatic, exciting or life-changing - in fact it's only temporary. I am enforced car-less, as my car broke down last Friday. In billows of smoke my Daughter and I abandoned the car outside the local school and headed home. I called the Hubby to seek his advice, which was - 'Did you check it ...
The Minimalist Mom Radio Interview
An unplanned impromptu post on its way guys... Rachel Jonat aka The Minimalist Mom has given a radio interview over in Canada to a local station talking about how she has reduced her debt by over $50,000 in under a year, by embracing minimalism. ...