As a full time stay at home mum we are a single income household. With the current financial crisis hitting everyone in the world I know how we all need to be far more conscientious about finances. So these are a few of my top money saving tips I've implemented in our home... gas Shaun … Continue reading Money saving tips
You asked and so I shall deliver; our meal plan for this coming week is here! If you want to see last weeks plan for some ideas, click here. Not sure if I mentioned it last time but I plan Monday through Thursday meals and the weekends we try and be more spontaneous. meal plan … Continue reading Meal plan: week of 2 May
Do you meal plan? I am trying to because, well it just makes life easier. I can shop online on a Sunday, everything gets delivered on Monday around midday and I can get on with all the other things I have to do. In the interests of 'sharing is caring' here's our family meal plan … Continue reading Meal plan: week of 25th April
We've been in lockdown since 14 March; today marks 9 weeks + 1 day. That's 64 days! What have I learnt in lockdown? Amongst other things, how to plan a master shopping checklist so we go the shops as rarely as possible. I've always shopped twice, sometimes 3 times a week. I have never planned … Continue reading Master shopping checklist
Our family sleeping arrangements have come up on my blog a few times but after a chance discussion with a group of moms at the Cape Town moms night out dinner at Skotnes Restaurant I felt the topic deserved a post all of its own. I don’t recall how the topic came up, but the … Continue reading Sleeping arrangements
We are in the third & final phase of our home renovation! If you have been following me for a while you’ll know I really don’t enjoy home renovations. So I have decided to put my thoughts down on paper (so to speak) as to why home renovations suck in case you’re thinking of doing … Continue reading Why home renovations suck