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 | Aug 17, 2015 | Frugal Living, H.O.M.E., Making-Do, Shopping, Tips/Hints
There’s a bit of a phenomenon going on in Australia right now with a whole range of ‘cheap’ homewares being sold by the big discount department stores. I watched a piece on a nightly current affairs show about how people have gone...
by Anne Murphy | Aug 3, 2015 | Baking, Frugal Living, Making-Do, Tips/Hints
If you don’t already know by now, I try to do everything on the cheap, including baking, without sacrificing on taste or flavour. There are some recipes I’d just love to try but can’t justify using a dozen eggs or a whole block of butter. Yeah sure,...
by Anne Murphy | Jul 15, 2013 | DIY, Makeover, Organising
I really should’ve bought shares in some of the stationery companies before the kids started school. I reckon I’ve boosted prices. Buying stationery likes pens, pencils, rubbers and crayons for school and home is my second largest purchase to food I think....
by Anne Murphy | Nov 12, 2012 | Christmas, Frugal Living, Homemaking, Making-Do, Tips/Hints
My daughter’s first Christmas 2004 We’re well in to the swing of things with the Christmas season upon us. In fact, it’s been with us for weeks already. Each year it seems to get earlier and earlier. To think that we celebrate Jesus’...
