Late last year my husband volunteered our house for a New Year’s Eve party with our friends. Theoretically I was fine with the idea of hosting, but practically it was another story. Our house looked like a bomb site. And I’m not using hyperbole here, the house hadn’t had a proper clean in longer than … Continue reading
Tag Archives: living frugally
{DIY} Christmas Gifts – Story Stones
Greetings from the long lost land here On The Ning Nang Nong. Uni has finally finished for the year (along with assignments and placements) which means I am finally able to get back to some projects and the blog! I enrolled in a Masters of Teaching (Early Years) this year in order to work towards being … Continue reading
Gardening / Self Sufficiency / Growing from Seed / In The Garden / Living Frugally / Succession Planting
{Succession Planting} Tuesday 18/3/14
I’ve been having trouble keeping up with the blog lately for a few different reasons. The first is the general malaise I get around now that means I tend not to harvest the plants I’ve spent so much time putting in. The second is that Mr J has just started at a new (special) school … Continue reading
Kids / Life / Op Shop Bargains
{Op Shop Bargains} Entertaining Small Kids on a Plane
On Tuesday I found myself stranded in Ringwood for two hours (turns out a shop that I thought opened at 9am didn’t open until 11am…) so I decided to hit some opshops. I was looking mainly for coasters and placemats to re-cover (more on that later) and for some things to keep Miss T occupied … Continue reading
Setting up a Budget
I’ve been toying with setting up a budget of some sort for quite a while now. Our house is mostly single income, with Nick working in an administration role for his family’s business. I work from home (when work comes in) as a lawyer, but it can be tricky trying to juggle this with life … Continue reading
Resisting the Urge…to Buy Books
I’m a bit of a bibliophile. Always have been. Some of my earliest memories involve me writing stories, or sneaking a torch into my room so I could indulge in a midnight read. This is only really a problem because it means that I own books. Far, far too may books. I buy books that … Continue reading
