I know oatmeal is healthy, filling and nutritious for a low cost but bleh. Oatmeal without added fruit is gross. I may never eat oatmeal again after this week. I did find it a bit easier today without tea, but my partner will not last the week without a coffee. Live Below The Line Day […]
Live Below The Line Day 1
This actually looks quite delicious for a meal while living on less than $1.75 a day doesn’t it! Here is our food diary for Live Below The Line Day 1 Breakfast – this will be the same every day, a packet of oatmeal made with water. $1.29 for 10 packets = $0.13 each Lunch – […]
Live Below The Line Grocery List
Live Below The Line starts this week and this is our list of groceries available for the week ($17.50 for 2 people for 5 days). We took advantage of offers that were easily available to anyone such as Snapsaves, Checkout 51 and printable/easily ordered/found coupons. Primo Pasta x 2 @ $0.49 at Fortinos = $0.98 […]
When Did We Become So Rude & Uncaring?
I mentioned a while back about the rude man who almost knocked over a pregnant woman to steal the seat I was giving u for her as she boarded the train. It is nothing new on my commute but the level of rudeness from people who just do not care about the people around them […]
Happy First Birthday Izzy
Today’s Wordless Wednesday’s post was an easy choice because Izzy, our youngest cat, turns one tomorrow. Izzy was a birthday present from my partner last year, on the Friday after my birthday, he took me to the foster home to pick between two litters of three kittens. He had told them I would likely go […]
All You Need Is (Cheap) Cheese
Okay life is so much more than cheese but cheap cheese makes it better. Target had this amazing unadvertised sale on select cheeses. They are not tagged so you have to grab some Saputo or Market Pantry cheeses and scan to check if it is a participating product. Each of these items were $1.49 and […]
Dealing With Pet & Litterbox Odours
I love our cats and wouldn’t trade them for anything, but I would happily trade up the smells they make. Having multiple cats means multiple litterboxes and multiple smells! Scoop regularly It goes without saying that the more you scoop – getting rid of what is smelling – the less odour is left. Leaving it […]
Buttery Cream Cheese Roll-Ups Recipe
I have made these cinnamon cream cheese roll-ups lots of times but last year I came across a more savoury version cutting out the sugar and cinnamon. They make a great appetizer or just a treat but save them for special occasions! Despite cutting out the sugar, these are still bad for you. Buttery […]
GlamST Revisited – New Makeup & Styles
We previously blogged about GlamST, a virtual makeover site, and they listened to the comments about the downsides of the site. New GlamST Eyeshadow Styles They have now added lots of eyeshadow styles so you can try more than one colour at a time. This will help you blend new colours with your current ones […]