A random fact which most people don’t know about me is that I ran a 5 star chalet for 15 people in the French Alps during my gap year. Meribel is a beautiful resort and although the work was hard – cleaning 8 bathrooms and making 15 beds with hospital corners every day – I […]
Do you know the cheapest way to get foreign currency? It’s no secret that we love to travel and with the winter nights drawing in, we are busy dreaming about our next holiday. Now the girls are bigger, we want to do our first family skiing trip – watch this space for the preparations and […]
I’m an accountant and accountants are not known for being risk-taking creatures! Maybe that’s why until recently I haven’t ever done much betting except for a little punt on the Grand National or the Melbourne Cup when we lived in Australia. Since I’ve started my blog though I’ve been introduced to matched betting and now […]
What a weekend! I am just coming down to earth from a whirlwind cross country tour of two incredible blogging events. I have learnt SO much, got so many new contacts, come away with a ton of goodies and made some amazing new ‘blog friends’. And best of all, I have the longest to do […]
I’ve long been a fan of selling on our pre-loved clothes. Decluttering is so therapeutic – I love having our biannual wardrobe shake up. Sorting different orange sacks with bits to go to charity which have had their day and bits to sell on takes me to my happy place. Plus, clearing space means I […]
Easy ways to reduce your home insurance premium At the end of September we’ll have lived in our beautiful home for 5 years. So it’s the time of year for renewals of everything home related. TV license fee is due to go out soon, landline/broadband agreement and obviously home insurance needs renewing. We had a […]
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