Life’s a picnic.. #MagpieMonday
Days out with the family can cost a small fortune in food and drinks alone, so we always try to take a picnic with us when we go out! However, our trusty cooler bag/box don’t exactly inspire the romantic image…
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Caffeine Fuelled Monday..
We’re just getting back into the school routine, I’m still pottering around in my dressing gown until 8am and the exclaiming “oh heck we’re going to be late..” though that should really be “oh heck I’m making us late!”. Clearly…
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Thrifty shopping to keep the boys busy this holiday! #MagpieMonday
Just in case you’d missed it, it’s the summer holidays! No school runs for 6 weeks is great, however rainy days stuck indoors are less fun! Yesterday we managed a dash to a little local charity sale, the boys both…
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All at sea..
I fell in love with these mugs this weekend, I love the shape and the designs of them and had decided they were coming home with me as soon as I saw them! 50 pence later they were both mine,…
Room For Improvement – £50 Room Makeover!
MoneySupermarket.com challenged bloggers to participate in a challenge to take £50 and do up one room in their home. The Room for Improvement challenge is right up my street as our home is in much need of some TLC! I…
Thrifty fashion – It’s all about the Print..
After a 3.15am start to Sunday due to Boo being full of cold, I decided to use the early start wisely and head to the carboot sale early. There were surprisingly less sellers than normal, I guess the torrential rain…
Thrifty Children’s fashion! #MagpieMonday
This weekend we braved the freezing cold weather and managed to have a quick look around the local car boot sale. Pickings were thin on the ground, with lots of children’s toys mostly in dismal condition and very little else.…
Thrifty Fashion #1 ~ Magpie Monday!
Today’s Magpie Monday is a dress which I fell in love with and had to bring home! Floral prints seem to be on trend for the spring/summer 2013, so I was delighted to find this Top Shop dress in my…
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Taking the Mickey! ~ Magpie Monday
I’ve been a bit quiet on the Magpie Monday posts for a few weeks, mostly because our purchases have been less exciting to read about and more about starting school or entertaining Elvis while Boo is at school.However, this week…
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