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My US Style ‘Extreme Coupon’ shop in the supermarket!

By On March 27, 2013 · Leave a Comment

I wish I could say I got it free like they do on the American TV show, Extreme Couponing. But I snagged this lot:

At a 65% discount thanks to savvy shopping and my coupons!

With multibuy deals in the store and my coupons worth almost £13, my total [...]

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It’s Never Too Late to Write Your Best-Seller

By On February 8, 2013 · Leave a Comment

“If you can dream it, you can do it”

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing”

Both are quotes from Walt Disney.

I think they illustrate perfectly what needs to happen to get things done – action.

After I wrote my first book which became an [...]

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Free Time…What’s That?!

By On January 14, 2013 · Leave a Comment

My daughter asked me yesterday if I get lonely when I’m at home all day. It made me smile- I think that people who aren’t in the house during daylight hours think that people who are must spend all day sitting down, staring at the walls, maybe watching daytime TV or [...]

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In 2013 My Money Will Grow On Trees!

By On January 11, 2013 · Leave a Comment

I would love an actual money tree. Imagine being able to go into your backyard and peel off a twenty when you are short on cash! But if you think about it, money does grow on trees. Notes are made of paper and paper is made from trees!!

If only cash [...]

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How To Gift Wrap An Awkward Present! Sponsored Video

By On December 20, 2012 · 2 Comments

There is always one oddly shaped gift to have to wrap, but you don’t need to resort to expensive gift bags!

I’ve created this gift wrapping tutorial to show you how to wrap a difficult present, so the sender won’t know what it is!

As an extra bonus,

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How To Have A Thrifty Christmas

By On December 12, 2012 · 1 Comment

December is my most expensive month of the year, not only because of Christmas, but 24th December is also rather special in our family! My husband and I met on Christmas Eve way back in 1990, we had our daughter on Christmas Eve in 2002, and my sister in law and [...]

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It’s Up and Down in Our Bedroom (and that’s not what you think!)

By On November 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment

It’s been eleven years and we are still waiting for a new bedroom! Over the years we have made this house a home. New kitchen, bathroom, driveway paving etc and after we had children, we decorated a nursery and then two bedrooms. But in all that time, hubby and I are [...]

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The Pre Christmas Juggle

By On November 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment

The pre-Christmas prep is in full swing in the JuggleMum household! Most gifts have been bought, a few wrapped and I have an ongoing list of little ‘to dos’ on my iPhone! It’s a busy time of year for us mums, but thankfully this year it’s not my turn to do [...]

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Air Travel in the 1970s Vs 2012

By On November 21, 2012 · 2 Comments

Here is a picture of me and mum in the late 70′s getting off a plane:

Don’t you just love the calmness of it- the hazy sunny ambiance, the feeling of freedom, of flight- of trying new things for the first time?

I was planning to try to [...]

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Win a mystery gift worth up to £150 each week with Scotch

By On November 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment

I have a treat for JuggleMum readers!

Every week between now and the end of December, Scotch has a Facebook competition running where fans can win a beautifully wrapped, mystery gift…..worth up to £150! If you’d like to be in with a chance of winning, simply head over to the

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