Why my life after lockdown will never be the same again… Lockdown felt unexpected and unnatural when things first began; how would we cut ourselves off from the world? How would survive without socialising? How would our days take shape without our usual routine? But somehow things settled; new routines were made (or not!) and …
Saturday 15th August 2020 Dear Frugal Mums, Well we finally escaped and enjoyed our first date night in a gazillion years! It was nice to finally do something resembling normality; in the restaurant things seemed to be just as they would have been before the pandemic began. We went for three courses and made the …
Saturday 8th August 2020 You’ll never meet a child more hands on and helpful than my lovely Lola. She’s spent last night and half of today painting the fences with her dad. She likes to help us out for a few reasons… She likes having time to chat with us. She loves a bit of …
Wednesday 12th August 2020 Dear Frugal Mums, Today was absolutely magical – the kids were so happy and Finn finally had a mini birthday party after celebrating at home in lockdown back in May. We took over nanny and grandad’s garden, as they have lots of space, and he had four of his friends over. …
This year has been a strange one, a bit of a coronacoaster of highs and lows; with lockdown taking so much away, but giving us lots of positive changes too. Here are my lockdown spending habits that are here to stay… Food Shopping The food shop has been a mixed bag. At the start of …
I used to be a perfectionist. And, quite frankly, it was painful. Not just for me, but for my husband too – who watched me hold myself to an unachievable standard. I wanted to be a perfect mother. I wanted to be a perfect teacher. I wanted to be a perfect homemaker. I wanted to …
Thursday 30th July 2020 Dear Frugal Mums, It’s been a few weeks since I’ve written a diary entry, but things have just been so busy! I finally painted the kitchen cupboards (after saying I was going to for the last four years!) and it was hard going. I am so pleased with the results but …
Friday 24th July 2020 10 years ago today I married my best friend; a decade passed already, and many more to come. Young and in love, we muddled through together, learning on the job. We had two surprise babies, and threw ourselves wholeheartedly into being the best parents that we could be. Our beautiful children …
Sunday 12th July 2020 Dear Frugal Mums, This week my husband has been off from work so we ventured out a little for some quality family time. We took the kids to the park and it was really lovely – it was their first time in play park since March! We had fun playing basketball …
Tuesday 5th July 2020 Dear Frugal Mums, This picture is really important… it marks the start of our home education journey! My husband and I had been talking about the children leaving school for a long time before the pandemic started. We want to step away from routine. And, most importantly, we want to travel. …
