Monthly Archives: August 2009

For years I have been asking hairdressers for tips to achieve better looking, healthier hair, but I’ve never received many useful answers, apart from being told not to put conditioner on my scalp as it can make it itchy if, … Continue reading →

Last week’s make do and mend wardrobe task wasn’t entirely the fashion fix I’d hoped for. I was pleased with my beaded jeans, but DJ told me my duvet dress looked like something a patient would wear in an operating … Continue reading →

I’m hot, I’m bothered and I have a newfound respect for professional dressmakers. Not that I am in any way in danger of joining their ranks any time soon…believe me… As you know, I’ve been busy over the past couple … Continue reading →

I thoroughly enjoyed the first task of this month’s make do and mend challenge last week. Spending a week not going food shopping and cooking up new meals with items from my kitchen cupboards was a real eye opener. By … Continue reading →

The last few days have been a flurry of baking and cooking as I continue my challenge to live off the contents of my kitchen cupboards – this week’s task in a month-long make do and mend challenge. Thanks very … Continue reading →

It’s deeply unfair on the vegetable race for me to say this, having brought two innocent courgette plants into the world this year under my own steam and watched DJ nurture his own, but today I don’t care if I … Continue reading →

It’s been a little while since I’ve got stuck into a good juicy challenge here on the Frugal Life blog, so I thought I’d tell you about my new summer project which starts next week. With the dreary recession continuing … Continue reading →