a red letter day
Despite ProjectFrugality, my plan was to escape early from the SML Xmas party and go lash out on a new laptop this afternoon. I got talking and talking and was surprisingly having a fair bit of fun1 – looked up … Continue reading
Despite ProjectFrugality, my plan was to escape early from the SML Xmas party and go lash out on a new laptop this afternoon. I got talking and talking and was surprisingly having a fair bit of fun1 – looked up … Continue reading
Today I clicked the buy button on some hideously expensive event photos from the Balmain Fun Run. Frugality be damned! I usually pay the not insignificant fee for every event where photos are available because when I am old(er) I … Continue reading
sunset: yesterday The SML wellness challenge continues apace, but has recently evolved into a slightly different format. Now, rather than picking 5 items to achieve in a week, the challenge lasts for a month. There are 39 nominated activities to … Continue reading
hello ladies! So I took that good look at the 50before50 list and chose the five things that I’m hoping to knock over before the end of November. In keeping with the frugal theme, none of these will cost me a cent. … Continue reading
rollercoaster: toyko dome This week I intend to take a look at that 50before50 list and prioritise 5 items to Action before the end of November. I’m finding the sheer volume of things on that list a bit of a … Continue reading
spring! even the weeds look amazing. This evening Bessie and I ruthlessly attacked the fabric stash. You might recall that we undertook this exercise back in January. This time we’ve pared down to almost nothing by asking ourselves very tough … Continue reading
Despite our plans for Extreme Frugality, we had to stop in at ikea this morning to grab two replacement seats for our dining chairs which cracked this week. We’ve had them for years now and to be honest I’m surprised … Continue reading
If we weren’t entering a period of extreme frugality, I’d really get myself some more wee blocks to stack. I find the whole process of making wee towers very soothing. I’m currently reading designing your life and one of the … Continue reading
We’re huge fans of using fabric napkins with our meals. We’ve had the current bunch of white cotton, linen and cotton/linen napkins since just after we moved into ThePalace(OfLove) and they’re looking really very tatty, some even have holes. I … Continue reading
So this was delivered today: After a good deal of introspection (which seems to be the theme of the month), I decided I’d probably be much more inclined to sew if I could make items with beautifully overlocked seams. I … Continue reading