by Anne Murphy | Jul 5, 2016 | Craft, DIY, Frugal Living, Making-Do, Sewing
Last summer I was prepared to make a drawstring swimming bag from a shower curtain for my children so they could pop it in their school bag when they did swimming lessons. Summer kind of finished before I even gave it a second thought. Lucky for a recent craft retreat...
by Anne Murphy | Jul 4, 2016 | Mains, One Pot, Recipe, Slow Cooker
I don’t know how it happens sometimes but I find an ingredient in my fridge or pantry and wonder how it got there. That’s how I stumbled across this Slow Cooker Savoury Chicken. I would never have bought it. I know I sometimes get ingredients from...
by Anne Murphy | Jul 1, 2016 | Blogging, Organising
I think there are two types of people in this world; those that use Pinterest and those that don’t. I’m one of those that do and I love it. One of those reasons is because I like using Pinterest as a search engine. Back in the day of dial up internet, and...
by Anne Murphy | Jun 28, 2016 | DIY, Frugal Living, Makeover, Making-Do, Organising
Finally, I can share with you my boy’s African Safari themed budget bedroom makeover. It’s been 6 months in the making. It’s taken a while to hold out from buying new and finding just the right things I needed but it was worth the wait. If I...
by Anne Murphy | Jun 27, 2016 | Dessert, Recipe, Slow Cooker
Nothing could be sweeter at the end of a meal on a cold winter’s night than a self saucing pudding and this Slow Cooker Sticky Date Self Saucing Pudding is such an easy recipe. You set and forget it in the slow cooker in the afternoon and it will be ready for...
by Anne Murphy | Jun 21, 2016 | Frugal Living, H.O.M.E., Homemaking, Making-Do, Relationships
I have a small blackboard on the wall beside my back door and I’ve been leaving subtle messages or ‘words of wisdom’ for my children to read and the last one I wrote was “it’s better to stand out from the crowd than to fit in”....
by Anne Murphy | Jun 20, 2016 | Baking, Muffins, Recipe
Sometimes I get such a craving for something that I just have to have it. The only trouble is I ask myself “will it get eaten by the whole family” and “will it just go to waste”. I was craving a simple coffee cake one day and I know that it...
by Anne Murphy | Jun 17, 2016 | Blogging
When I started blogging back in 2011, it would never have occurred to me that I would have to give two second’s thought to what or how to name blog posts. I just called it what it was. Fast forward to a couple of years and all these internet terms were being...
by Anne Murphy | Jun 15, 2016 | Baking, Lunch/Snacks, Mains, Pastry, Recipe, Salads/Vegetables
I love using stuff up. Is that weird? I love the challenge of trying to come up with something a little different from the norm that’s tasty and I have all the ingredients for. Winter is definitely upon us and a warm lunch is always welcome. I have anything for...
by Anne Murphy | Jun 14, 2016 | Food, Frugal Living, H.O.M.E., Homemaking, Making-Do, Shopping, Tips/Hints
For a while now, every time I’m at the supermarket, I’m checking out what people are buying and saying to myself “tsk, tsk” or silently saying “there is another, cheaper, better way to make that meal than to buy that packet...
