Not A Frumpy Mum

Not A Frumpy Mum May 3, 2019

Motherhood – Surviving the Early Years

My youngest little boy turns 3 at the end of this month and it feels very bittersweet. We are moving away from the baby days and with no plans for a third it feels that we are moving on to a new phase in life with our two boys. We no longer have sleepless nights, and every now and again we even get a lie in (and by lie in I mean still in bed past 7am), and whilst my petrol bill has gone through the roof with the amount of taxi-ing round I have to do for my 7…

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Not A Frumpy Mum May 1, 2019

Are You Caring For Your Elderly Parents Well?

There comes a time in your life when you’re going to find that you need to start caring for your parents a lot more. While at one point, they were the ones that were providing you with the care you needed, now it’s very much the case that you are going to switch roles. Because you’re now an adult, and they are getting older by the day. Sure, they may still be smart and they may still be able to do things for themselves now, but that may change. And they may just need a little more support from you.…

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Not A Frumpy Mum April 29, 2019

Work & Play with Jacamo {Review}

My husband rarely gets involved in my blog, he’s not really that interested (although he does on occasions pretend to be) but when we contacted recently and asked if we wanted to work with Jacamo he suddenly had a change of heart. We were asked if we (well, he not we) would like to review some of their range and although Jacamo was a brand I had heard of it wasn’t one either of us had shopped with before so were keen to take a look at what was on offer. We were immediately impressed with the range of not…

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Not A Frumpy Mum April 28, 2019

My Family Holiday Fashion Essentials

In just under three months time we will be heading off on our family summer holiday. With the house renovations taking place last year we didn’t manage to get away (apart from a couple of child free nights in Barcelona) and that makes me even more excited for some family time in the sun. I recently wrote about what I would pack for a girls only holiday but when travelling with my two little boys the essentials list is a little different. Whilst I still want to look stylish on the beach or round the pool there also needs to…

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Not A Frumpy Mum April 25, 2019

My Top Money Saving Tips

With the summer holidays fastly approaching I’m on the lookout for how we can cut back on our spending. Keeping two little boys entertained for six weeks can be an expensive affair and it’s always good to plan ahead and start thinking now about how some money can be saved to help fund the summer break. Check your direct debits – this is something we do regularly, we look at our monthly outgoings and try to find cheaper deals where possible. We did this for the first time in a long time when I was on maternity leave with our…

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