Monthly Archives: January 2009

I saw this on She Weds (a lovely little blog I read), and thought it looked like fun on this slow Friday afternoon.  The only rule is that you can only use one word per answer, which really makes you think about things. Feel free to tag yourself if your Friday is going as slowly… Read more »

Well I’ve finally jumped on the Twitter bandwagon. See? Except the name FruGal was already taken (and by WHOM?!? Good. Question.) So I am Fru_Gal. Which feels like settling, but I’m trying not to dwell. And, yes, like most things I do, I’ve decided to do this about 63 years after everyone else. But hey,… Read more »

If finding a new job was one of your New Years’ resolutions, you’re not alone. Apparently it’s one of the most popular resolutions to make, right after losing weight. If you’ve already got a jump on things, you’ve probably already noticed that job hunting is not the same beast it was 12 months ago. Thanks… Read more »

If finding a new job was one of your New Years’ resolutions, you’re not alone. Apparently it’s one of the most popular resolutions to make, right after losing weight. If you’ve already got a jump on things, you’ve probably already noticed that job hunting is not the same beast it was 12 months ago. Thanks… Read more »

I read an article not long ago that said that sales of lipstick increased during periods of economic downturn. While It bags are now seen as a little bit too WAGish (and are fairly safely relegated to the materialistic land of the early noughties), us girls have still got to shop. We might not be… Read more »

For those of you who don’t know, today is Australia Day! Australia Day means a day off work, a BBQ with friends and family, a few glasses of your favourite tipple, and enjoying the fireworks while just being massively Oz. Or it means sitting at your desk in chilly London reading your friends’ drunken merry… Read more »

In four weeks from today I will be officially Mrs FruGuy! Well, not really, because I’m not changing my name, but you get the idea! Four weeks today! Less than three weeks until we fly to Sydney! I am bursting with excitement. While I’m really trying to enjoy these last few weeks as a bride-to-be,… Read more »

Over the weekend my post, Domestic Slack-arse to Domestic Diva in 3 steps was featured on the MSN Money Smart Spending blog (thanks, Karen!) A lot of people left comments saying that while they would love to be more adventurous in the kitchen, they didn’t have the time to slave away for hours preparing dinner… Read more »

Just a quick ‘un to say thanks to the hosts of this week’s festivals and carnivals. Money Ning hosted the 161st edition of the Festival of Frugality, and was kind enough to include my post on going from a Domestic Stack-arse to Domestic Goddess in 3 steps. And Penelope over on Pecuniarities hosted the 188th… Read more »

Does anyone else find that there is a fine line between eating healthily and shopping frugally? Over the summer last year we were bringing in our weekly shopping bill at about £35. We were eating mostly salads for dinner and were only eating meat about 2-3 times a week. However, now that it’s rugby season… Read more »