Yesterday I went shopping and I’m not afraid to admit I was also looking for Christmas wrapping paper! The mere thought of having to buy, wrap and deliver all those Christmas presents worries me every year and with the seasonal arrival of Second Baby I am on a mission to be ready earlier than ever. I also have a couple of birthday presents to arrange so it feels very good to be able to say I have a lot of my presents sorted. I love handmade so I’ve really enjoyed making a lot of presents and I’ll be showing off…
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Whilst I love spending time with my little boy my maternity pay recently came to an end. I’ve been trying to save my pennies until I returning to work in a few weeks. I thought I’d share my 10 top tips for saving money whilst on maternity leave: Buy second hand toys Little ones go through toys quickly so buy second hand where possible. Ebay, NCT sales, charity shops and toy swaps are great places to find new to you toys. The toys are usually in great condition and your little one doesn’t care where they’ve come from. Make your…
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I love gingerbread, especially making and eating it. Here’s a photo of some I made as Christmas decorations before Christmas.
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Pay Day today, which I celebrated by doing lots of internet shopping from work. I don’t usually have the time to browse the web but I have so much work on at the moment that I had a proper lunch break for a change. I bought some Christmas presents and some wonderful little jingle bells from ebay. I have a prototype design for some Christmas decorations which I need to try out over the weekend. I also picked up a copy of Country Living which I have already read. I think I need to find a magazine swap so I…