by Anne Murphy | Aug 16, 2017 | Food, Frugal Living, H.O.M.E., Homemaking, Making-Do, Shopping, Tips/Hints
One of the biggest savers of time and money for me is to run your kitchen like a restaurant and trust me, some days, especially the weekends, I feel like a short order cook! I try to avoid this though by keeping meals very simple on the weekends but I plan what...
by Anne Murphy | Jul 2, 2017 | Food, Recipe, Tips/Hints
[photo source] Summer time in Queensland = mangoes and they’re already hitting the stores, big time. No damaging storms as yet to ruin the crops so, hopefully they’ll be around for a few more months at a half decent price. (Unlike the humble banana. The...
by Anne Murphy | May 18, 2017 | Food, Frugal Living, H.O.M.E., Homemaking, Making-Do, Shopping, Tips/Hints
Do you hate having a big fridge clean out the moment you’re about to do a grocery shop? Do you throw out too much food therefore wasting money? I want to share how to stop wasting food and save money and the environment. This topic has always been a frustrating...
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 | May 30, 2016 | Food, Frugal Living, H.O.M.E., Making-Do, Organising, Tips/Hints
Let’s face it, we’re all busy these days, whether we’ve got kids or not. I know myself, my son has scouts on Monday night from 6:30pm until 8:00pm. Tuesday night my daughter doesn’t get home from dancing/singing/drama lessons until 7:20pm and...