Our Easter was so much fun this year. On Sunday morning when I wished her happy Easter she straight away asked if the Easter bunny had been. So cute! He left her a note in the lounge to say due to the rain he had hidden 5 eggs in the lounge. I wish the age of believing could last forever!!
This is my entry to The Gallery for the theme Easter... make sure you go and have a look at all the other wonderful entries.
Wednesday 11 April 2012
Tuesday 10 April 2012
My week in tweets
Slummy single mummy is running a link up 'A week in tweets' – love this idea! I've been meaning to join in but when I went to write my post last week I found I had a goldfish brain and couldn't remember a single thing I had done. Clearly I need to get out more! This week riding high on too much sugar after Easter I'm hoping I can do better, so here we go...
Monday – Talked into KFC for dinner by bad influence husband, why am I giving up choc for lent again?
Tuesday – Bump into old friend as I pop out the office. Have lovely chat. Forget what I went out for. Go back into office.
Wednesday – LO completely hyper & not at all sleepy when I pick her up. Cop out & cuddle up watching entire Pingu DVD #guiltyconscience
Thursday – Plan all day how I will tidy the house that night so we can relax on Good Friday. Fail.
Friday – Lovely lunch with the neighbours & their kids, Squiggle tells their boys that girls are best. #fastlearner
Saturday – Manically buy the last available Easter eggs in Sainsburys. Forget to tidy the house again.
Sunday – Find letter from Easter bunny saying due to the rain he has used his magic carrot key & hidden the eggs in the lounge #nicesave
Monday – Talked into KFC for dinner by bad influence husband, why am I giving up choc for lent again?
Tuesday – Bump into old friend as I pop out the office. Have lovely chat. Forget what I went out for. Go back into office.
Wednesday – LO completely hyper & not at all sleepy when I pick her up. Cop out & cuddle up watching entire Pingu DVD #guiltyconscience
Thursday – Plan all day how I will tidy the house that night so we can relax on Good Friday. Fail.
Friday – Lovely lunch with the neighbours & their kids, Squiggle tells their boys that girls are best. #fastlearner
Saturday – Manically buy the last available Easter eggs in Sainsburys. Forget to tidy the house again.
Sunday – Find letter from Easter bunny saying due to the rain he has used his magic carrot key & hidden the eggs in the lounge #nicesave
Monday 9 April 2012
Money saving alphabet
a,b,c,d,e,f,g... I'm as thrifty as can be! I feel like since having my little one my mind is constantly on money saving mode – it doesn't always work and it's hard to stick to the rules I set myself but it still helps to have them. I'm more thrifty now than I've ever been and I know it doesn't have to mean misery! Here is my money saving alphabet – it's my entry for the Britmums piggy bank tales competition which is sponsored by Virgin Money.
accept
Admit your financial limits and accept what you have got;
clock up cash for another time.
saves on expensive different portions – an easy saving winner.
friends
Friends are free!!
green
Get green and turn of lights & sockets;
get saving polar bears and gain savings in your pockets.
home-made
Hundreds of dishes can be home-made yummy...
with a small hoard of key ingredients – hurrah for happy tummies!
Invest in itsy bistsy freezer pots and store portions as you cook;
so kick start your day at the cinema – at weekend morning showings, £1 tickets are at stake.
library
Lots of books and lovely activities for little one and me;
mine even decorates plain wrapping paper.
Now if you natter unlimited on your mobile do you need a landline too?
Over estimating and realism with your budget can only leave you with spare;
Planning meals and making shopping lists help food budgets stretch longer;
less waste, less haste, still lots of taste... and a bank account that's stronger.
quick fix
For a quick cash fix rummage baby clothes and old CD's;
there's money to be made at car boot sales, to buy things you really need.
reward cards can bring days out and shopping discounts at a pop.
you can do all the same baby activities for free!
travel thrifty
Take note of group discounts and advance travel fares;
Understanding your personal money traps is a great first step to helping savings grow,
The web is full of vouchers to spend online and in store;
However much you want something, if you can't afford it wait;
the stress of debt or monthly payments will far outweigh the treat.
X marks the spot
Give your savings account a name that reflects it's end goal;
it makes adding to it so satisfying and will get you on a roll.
zippity doo dah
Celebrate you luck with some lovely family treats and fun;
be in it to win it and enter great fun comps on blogs for mums!
Share your savings story for a chance to win £500 towards a Stocks & Shares ISA
Saturday 7 April 2012
Toddler teeth
I had forgotten all about teething, it was something I always watched out for when Squiggle was a baby. But we've had a few restless nights recently. Age two, my little one does sometimes wake in the night but she normally goes back to sleep without too much trouble. This was different, she was so restless and couldn't settle, I started to think she was having nightmares. On the third night of this she woke for the third time in one night... she suddenly screamed to me, "my teeth hurt, they hurt, it's in my mouth mummy!!" I couldn't believe I hadn't thought of this, if only she had told me before. I felt her gums and poor thing, it was the very back bottom two coming up... all easily helped with a bit of calpol.
Come on evolution can't you sort this one out?!
Come on evolution can't you sort this one out?!
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