The grass is certainly longer and more established The grass is certainly longer and more established since this snap from early January. 🌿 Despite Rhodie being a little naughty and pulling a few chunks of lawn up in first few weeks, the lawn is going well. 
But as sunshine starts to appear, our next project is fast approaching - our garden! I have some high hopes for our long garden plot, including a larger patio and some much needed privacy. I didn’t think I would be, but I’m rather excited to get green fingered, and hopefully create a inviting outdoor space 🌿 Any advice for our rather daunting blank canvas? I’d love to hear any ideas! 
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I am so stoked that our loft is now BOARDED!🌿 Y I am so stoked that our loft is now BOARDED!🌿 You know how it is, those childhood mementos, wedding day cards and the odd air loom just have no other place that somewhere safe, like a loft. It’s something we completely underestimated, but we managed to find someone to undertake the work and we can see the light on our current mess that is upstairs! 
Yes, I thought he was coming on Friday, and yes he did get a fright when I opened the door yesterday morning in my dressing gown, but hey ho, it’s done and I didn’t know I could be so bloody excited for some plywood in a loft! 
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Did you see it? ✨ The moody new blue in our loun Did you see it? ✨ The moody new blue in our lounge? Dunno why but my colour transformation reel isn’t showing on my grid, but it’s still kicking my around. To say I’m in love with our new colour would be a understatement. Being a bit braver in our new home is coming together, just a few finishing touches to go! 
👈🏼 Swipe left to see the bland before!
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Back to work this fine Monday 🌿 After a week of Back to work this fine Monday 🌿 After a week off ( and tackling a whole load of home decorating ), I’m sadly back to the WFH routine. Is it the weekend yet? 
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Hello Monday 👋🏼 Our weekend was a slow and s Hello Monday 👋🏼 Our weekend was a slow and steady one. We found snow on our Saturday afternoon walk! And polar bear Rhodie LOVED IT 🐶 Sunday was a slow one too, with a mid morning walk, sweet treats and even some painting! Both me and my husband have the week off, and since the splash of colour yesterday afternoon, we seem a little more eager to get more colour in our home, pronto! 
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Just a little snap shot from our bedroom ✨I can’t show much else in all honesty, since we still have clutter in boxes, and a tv currently living on a ladder step 🙈 But hey, my perfume collection looks just perfect for now! 
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It’s Saturday and the usual weekly shop is the only thing on the agenda. Maybe a quick pop to get some paint too? We both have a week off and whilst we will mainly be doing sweet F-all, we may just do some decorating! 
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Our short sprinkling of snow has all disappeared, Our short sprinkling of snow has all disappeared, much to Rhodie’s disgust. ❄️Now that’s out of the way, can Spring hurry along? I fancy some sunshine, colour and garden time!🌷
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Welcome 🌿 to my flurry of new followers! Let me Welcome 🌿 to my flurry of new followers! Let me introduce myself...I’m Charlotte and I have just moved into my new build home with my husband and pup. In 6 short weeks we have made our blank canvas a little more us, but here’s hoping my husband will let me paint soon because I’m already tired of all white 😂🤞
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ITS FRIDAY THEN,  it’s Saturday, Sunday WHAT?!🐶 Getting our mud pit turfed was the best decision yet. Although he can’t run the entire length just yet, he often spends a lot of time just sitting on the grass and enjoying the breeze! 
God, I love him! 🥰🐶Question is, will we finally peak out here and see snow this weekend? 
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This is a shot of our old bathroom and well, our n This is a shot of our old bathroom and well, our new one looks nothing like a bathroom. You’ll see when I share the much anticipated upstairs tour later on stories 🙈 Moving is so tough, and even 6 weeks later, we have unpacked boxes and plenty of bits without a home!
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Charlotte – Nichole

07/10/2019 Lifestyle

Save at the checkout – How to cut your food bill in half

Food shopping – the bane of many and a real chore, and money pit if you make the horrendous mistake of heading there hungry! There is no denying, your food bill can get bloody expensive!

And yet your friends and family members seem to gloat at how cheaply they have managed the shop on such a small budget! How?

Over the past year, we have fluctuated in our shopping costs, yet we seem to come in at under £50 every time. That’s half of what we were spending previously! Our shop includes lunches for work, and 7 nights of dinners. How do we manage it? Here’s how!

Make a menu for the week.

Every week I *try* and plan ahead for the meals to come, buying just what I need. I make sure what I’m having from one night to the next will support if needed to cut down waste. I don’t like chucking food and I hate opening food and not using all in consecutive days.

This is a great way to just shop what you need, and be organised on cooking post a day at work.

Check the deals

It may sound silly, but why not buy two for the price of one? I am always checking the deal section and if something is half price I always pick up two. If I know its something that will be handy in the cupboards or something I regularly reach for, I stock up when the price is right.

Freeze meat.

When you find meat at a good price, stock up and bulk freeze. It may sound a hassle to defrost to cook before hand, but freezing fresh meat at a good price can save you pennies in the long run. You can always take out of freezer the night before, ready for the evening meal the following day.

Make extra for future meals.

Even when there is two I make enough for four. If all is not eaten I just freeze, or even have it for lunch the following day. When it comes to the odd nights I can’t be asked to cook fresh, or hubby is alone, he has a pick of the bunch in the freezer!

Don’t be shy of the own brands.

More and more people are open to buying non branded products and its hard to see why it took some so long. I always buy home brands when I can. Cereal, crisps, cereal bars, biscuits, pasta sauces  and juice are all perfect examples of a own brand that can taste as good as the real deal.
Swapping your brands can drop pounds off your shopping bill weekly.

From fresh to frozen.

Why is frozen veg always looked at as the fake version. Did you know, most frozen veg are fresher than fresh ( if that makes sense ). So don’t turn your nose at it, especially if you are prone to let food go off.
We like to make smoothies, breakfast granola and have simple veg on the side of meals with frozen. It allows you to always have healthy side , but the time frame on fresh picks put me off. Swapping from Fresh to frozen not only gives you a greater length of life on your food but saves money too.

Shop around.

It’s well worth changing your store every once in a while. Of course we have our fav stores, but venture into some of those other supermarkets to grab some deals. As we know, the popularity of such stores like Lidl and Aldi are on the rise – and rightly so. With a good range, and at unbeatable prices, if you haven’t already, heading to either of these supermarkets should be a weekly occurrence.

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