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🎉 10K x CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY!!!! 🎉I promised when I hit 10k that I’d do an awesome Giveaway – and with Christmas just arou...
11/11/2024

🎉 10K x CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY!!!! 🎉

I promised when I hit 10k that I’d do an awesome Giveaway – and with Christmas just around the corner, what better time than now to give away none other than a bloody **AIRFRYER**!!!!

You all know how much I LOVE mine, and it’s perfect for helping out with the Christmas dinner if you’re hosting, or as a fab gift for someone special! 🎁

To Enter:

1. Make sure you’re following me on Insta & Facebook
2. Like this post
3. Tag 3 friends in the comments (each tag = one entry!)
4. Share to your story and of course tag me!

This Giveaway will start NOW until the evening of Monday 18th November! 🙏🏼🤩

T&Cs:
- Open to UK residents only (England)
- I’ll cover shipping costs – no refunds or receipts
- I can’t be responsible for any manufacturing issues
- The prize will be sent via rec delivery by the end of Nov
- It’s up to the winner to ensure someone is home to accept the delivery or to collect from the post office

Good Luck and thank you all SO much for your support with the growth of the account this last year ❤️

And by the ‘C’ word I mean Christmas of course 😜 This month is all about getting organised for December and those Christ...
03/11/2024

And by the ‘C’ word I mean Christmas of course 😜

This month is all about getting organised for December and those Christmas festivities! 🎅🏼 I’ve tried not to commit to ‘too many’ plans this month (although my version of too many and others will vary greatly I’m sure 😂 ) ahead of the socialising we always do at the end of year! It’s also a very busy work month for me with plenty of ad hoc work scheduled in, so making that a priority as really starting to learn that I can’t keep burning the candle at both ends 🤪

Of course we’ve got Bonfire Night before we really start thinking about Christmas too!! I’d guess there’s plenty of you who have already attended fireworks displays over the weekend 🎆 This year we’re excited to be spending it at one of our fave local spots 💫

Took in my kitchen at midnight with the messiest bun, not a scrap of makeup on, but needed it here for the mems - 10k Go...
02/11/2024

Took in my kitchen at midnight with the messiest bun, not a scrap of makeup on, but needed it here for the mems - 10k Goals ✅💫

And no I didn’t buy these myself, they were bought for me I promise 😂😂😂

2022 ➡️ 2024So much can change in just a short space of time. I actually have the energy to draw my eyebrows on most day...
23/10/2024

2022 ➡️ 2024

So much can change in just a short space of time. I actually have the energy to draw my eyebrows on most days now for one 😂 I laugh but at this point in time I really was running on empty both mentally and physically.

I can literally see the sadness behind my eyes in Photo 1 vs the glimmer and excitement for life in Photo 2 🥹 Sometimes you don’t realise quite how low you were until you look back ❤️

Thank you SO much for 10k 🙏🏼 This was always my ultimate goal for the page. I said in the beginning ‘If I only ever hit 10k and it takes ten years, I’ll be happy’….so to have achieved it in just over a year feels pretty bloody awesome! Special thanks to legends and .andme for getting me over that line, I’ll never forget it 💫❤️

Remember, the next time you’re aimlessly scrolling, that like, comment, share or follow could quite literally help someone achieve a goal, realise their dreams, dare I say it, even change their life 🙌🏻 Thank you ten times over, you’ll never know how much it means to me!

Wow - this song. I used to love listening to this song as a kid, this whole album in fact. What a voice 🍁 I’ve been deba...
04/10/2024

Wow - this song. I used to love listening to this song as a kid, this whole album in fact. What a voice 🍁

I’ve been debating in my head (not that it really matters) which is my favourite month 😂 Sometimes I’m inclined to say Spring as I like the hope it brings but I’m starting to wonder if it’s actually Autumn, for several reasons really. I love the sunny days when that cool, crisp feel is in the air and you get to stick a cosy jumper on for a nice woodland walk after a banging roast dinner. I actually also love the quite dreary days when it rains heavily but you’re snug and cosy at home on the sofa or in bed ❤️

It’s my son’s birthday in October - October 13th, he’ll be 4. This was not only my Great Aunt’s birthday but also the day before my Grandma’s AND the day before my son was actually due, so these few days I’m usually all in my feels. I also got married on August 13th (should have known how it would end, right 😂) so I believe he was born on the 13th to rewrite how I feel about the number 13 in my head. You can call it coincidence. I call it meant to be.

Lastly, as a family we absolutely love Halloween 👻 Last year, I was lucky enough to spend Halloween in Salem, MA, a bucket list destination of mine. What an experience. We dress up as a family every year for trick or treating and I love taking our son to lots of little Halloween parties, picking pumpkins and carving them - it really does feel like such a wholesome, family orientated time of year for me 🎃

Do you ever think which month is your fave or are you not as weird as me? 😂😂😂

So here it is - the reason I’m here, why this account exists and how life as I currently know it came to be….but the con...
26/09/2024

So here it is - the reason I’m here, why this account exists and how life as I currently know it came to be….but the condensed and toned down version (I’m trying to share so you guys can understand and relate to my story more, but also want to try and be as mindful as I can if possible). Otherwise known as my butterfly effect! 💫

What’s a butterfly effect? It’s the idea that everything that’s happened to us, every heartbreak, every chance meeting, every decision we’ve ever made leads us to where we are now. Not to be confused with ‘everything happens for a reason’ which I think can be very triggering and traumatic to hear when you’re experiencing horrific pain or a great loss. But it IS the notion that there is something to be taken or learnt from every experience and situation we find ourselves in and that everything we endure in our lives shapes who we are, what we value, the paths we choose and eventually where we are in life.

If you’ve never thought about yours before, I would really encourage you to look back and think about it, your own butterfly effect will soon become clear ✨

*Trigger Warning - Child Birth* Wow. What a story. SERIOUS book recommendation if you LOVE an incredible comeback story,...
21/09/2024

*Trigger Warning - Child Birth*

Wow. What a story. SERIOUS book recommendation if you LOVE an incredible comeback story, are keen to delve more into the depths of mental health or you’re a sucker for an autobiography which focuses on real life, featuring real people experiencing REAL, life changing events. Yes, celebrities are still human and they are not immune to tragic situations or circumstances!

I managed half of this book on the plane with a toddler in tow (that’s how much I loved it!) and I’d finished it by the time our holiday was through - such a gripping and emotional yet ‘easy to read’ book with an inspiring message.

I was 21 and in my last year at Leeds Uni when Louise appeared on our TV screens, I watched her on MIC like a many of us did back then and I’ve followed her on social media ever since. Her birth story and how open and brutally honest she’s been with her experience of motherhood has had me in a chokehold since she first began to reveal snippets of what she’e endured, so the minute she released her book, I knew it would be this year’s holiday read!

The fact that she basically almost died (the first as a result of child birth) like three times and is beginning to view what she’s been through as lucky, as opposed to unlucky (for the sheer fact that she managed to survive it all) now she’s finally emerging out the other side, shows character, strength and true resilience. But perhaps what stuck with me the most is what her doctors said to her post op regarding her fitness and health. In effect, it was down to the health of her organs and how fit she was as a woman in her early thirties that ensured her survival. I shed tears as I read that. Louise was healthier and fitter than the average 30 something woman at that point in her life, which meant that a lot of us would most likely have died had that happened to us…which really did blow my mind. The fact that I know I likely couldn’t have survived that then and am fairly certain I couldn’t survive it now, was the reality check I needed to begin looking after myself more.

I smiled, I cried, I reflected and I really THOUGHT.

Thank you .thompson for bearing your soul ❤️

Now you see them ➡️ Now you don’t 👀😂 Quick throwback to Dublin, I promise the full reccos are coming soon!!! 🙏🏼  After l...
16/09/2024

Now you see them ➡️ Now you don’t 👀😂

Quick throwback to Dublin, I promise the full reccos are coming soon!!! 🙏🏼

After last week’s all inclusive and trying to just live off air and leaves today, looking back through these photos isn’t helping my new diet 😂😂😂

Really enjoyed the short hiatus from posting to this account, but it’s back with a bang and a sunrise photo 💫❤️ On this ...
15/09/2024

Really enjoyed the short hiatus from posting to this account, but it’s back with a bang and a sunrise photo 💫❤️

On this particular morning, I got up early to scope out our ideal sun-bed spot and enjoy a coffee with the sunrise, whilst I did a bit of self reflection. I whacked my son’s birth playlist on, thought about my son and his speech journey, creating this account and what I’ve achieved with my little business over the last year and genuinely shed a tear! There have been nights I’ve quite literally prayed for what I’m experiencing in life now and I feel like those prayers are being answered. I looked up and thanked my grandma for watching everything in my life play out from above (the way it needed to but I didn’t always understand that at the time) and helping my desires finally come true (her birthday was our son’s due date and I lost her aged 12 very unexpectedly, she came to stay with us every weekend whilst we had her here, she was like my second mum, which is why the date felt significant) and just felt very….grateful 🤍

This was the first holiday I’ve been on in my adult life where I was lucky enough to not have to feel overly conscious about visiting the spa because I was worried about money, or not buying those shoes because I was overdrawn yet again. I’ve worked since I was 22 and it’s only at 35 that I can genuinely say that. This isn’t me pretending that I’ve not been to lovely places, experienced wonderful things or been privileged in lots of ways growing up. I have and I’m well aware of that. BUT it is honestly the first time, I’ve not had that money ni**le in the back of my head with every decision I’ve made as a working adult.

Would you guys be interested in hearing a little more about why being ‘thrifty’ became part of who I am? I think it’s important you guys understand where that mindset and this account name came from? If you don’t know me personally or you’re just joining this account now, you won’t know how the last 13 or so years of my life led me to have a pretty up and down relationship with money, one even some of my best friends are only learning about now.

Let me know ❤️🫶🏻💫

Whilst all of the above may be true for so many of you and I try to write these with the majority of us in mind, my Sept...
07/09/2024

Whilst all of the above may be true for so many of you and I try to write these with the majority of us in mind, my September looks a little different this year, as we’re actually going on our Summer holiday today! One last year to take advantage of those prices outside of the school holidays and we’re going with our little tribe of besties, 9 of us in total ❤️ Once we get back, of course I’ll go into full on Autumn mode as Halloween is my favourite holiday and we go all out in those house! 😂

Sending love to anyone who has sent kids back or to school for the first time this week, I’ll be in your shoes this time next year and having truly felt like I’ve experienced every emotion parenthood can throw at you over the last four years, from the highest of highs emerging from lockdown and finally being able to take my son swimming at six months old for the first time, to feeling terrified and super emotional as he underwent over three hours of Neuro/ENT surgery at 15 months old - I’m sure starting school will bring yet another bucket load, which I’ve not yet experienced nor am I sure I’m ready for ❤️🥹

Been in two minds as to whether to take a week off socials during our holiday, mainly because I love it, so it kinda feels like fun for me rather than work, but I’ve decided not to post to this account during this time. As social media is my past time as well as my job, I spend SO much time on it that it almost becomes like another limb, so I’m actually really looking forward to not posting. I’ll still see what you guys are all getting up to of course, what else do I do when I’m on a lounger besides scrolling and reading 😂 but you won’t see me on here for a week and I’ll play catch up when I get back ❤️

Social Media is fun but it’s NOT real life and when we’re away with blue skies, sun, our kids and our best friends I want to be IN real life, even if just for a short while 💫

Happy September 🫶🏻

In my supermarket clothes era and I’m not even sorry about it 😂😂😂Well done  on this bloody lovely waistcoat, at less tha...
28/08/2024

In my supermarket clothes era and I’m not even sorry about it 😂😂😂

Well done on this bloody lovely waistcoat, at less than £20 it’s a proper bargain and I love it 🙏🏼❤️

At this point I’m 95% caffeine and strongly debating buying a cheap version of this crockery set 😂🌸☕️🩷 Full Dublin revie...
21/08/2024

At this point I’m 95% caffeine and strongly debating buying a cheap version of this crockery set 😂🌸☕️🩷

Full Dublin review coming soon 👀 but if you’re heading there any time soon, gets my vote for serious insta aesthetics, delicious food and unforgettable coffee 💋

A little bit of a wind down (as much as we ever wind down😂) for us this month, ahead of our holiday in September with ou...
05/08/2024

A little bit of a wind down (as much as we ever wind down😂) for us this month, ahead of our holiday in September with our besties!!

Village fetes, free activities, lots of old fashioned Summer fun before the season turns to Autumn, in six weeks or so!

We have one year left before our son starts school so next Summer we’ll be in the throws of buying uniform, labelling everything he owns and I’ll no doubt be crying into my pillow, as I can’t quite believe time has flown that fast! 😂

It’s 3.23am and I’m awake watching a dinosaur film with a poorly three year old 😩😳🤪 Yesterday afternoon, my son was sent...
11/07/2024

It’s 3.23am and I’m awake watching a dinosaur film with a poorly three year old 😩😳🤪

Yesterday afternoon, my son was sent home from nursery early with a high temp and as we know, when there’s illness in any household, everything else falls by the wayside 😩 It meant ready meals for our tea, the dishes are piled up by the sink, the dishwasher needs unloading, I’ve got several hours work to catch up on (best believe I’ll find the time to cram it in somewhere 👍🏻) and the editing I needed to do for a reel to post to this account, quite simply…will have to wait! I can also foresee us possibly having to change our weekend plans, but hey, we’ll cross that bridge when we get there 🤷🏼‍♀️

It’s taken me a A LONG TIME to get comfortable with leaving things, or accepting that they can wait. In fact I spent the first year of parenthood really struggling with this idea. I’d always placed so much value on ‘achieving’, ticking off a ‘to do’ list and the whole ‘tidy place, tidy mind’ concept, I didn’t know how to just ‘be’. And essentially, that’s what a lot of newborn life entails. Just surviving. Just BEING. But…I’m there now ❤️

So instead, I’m posting the reality of life with a poorly toddler, because that’s what I want this page to be about, thrifty tips, kids trips and a slice of reality - and as much as I love my job, thrive on getting s**t done and I truly enjoy managing this page, it can all wait (although I might rope Grandma into helping me out for an hour tomorrow - I may be better at leaving things, but I’m still me after all 😂).

Being mum is my most important job ❤️ Gonna need ALL the caffeine tomorrow ☕️😂😂😂

Rediscovering myself after having my son has been a journey, both mentally and physically - this week, on a whim, I sudd...
16/06/2024

Rediscovering myself after having my son has been a journey, both mentally and physically - this week, on a whim, I suddenly decided to go all in with the full fringe which has instantly made me feel more ‘cool’ 😂😳 put together and that bit more ‘on-trend’ 🫣

It’s amazing how a fresh hairstyle or slight change can boost your confidence a bit and make you feel a little more like “you” again, although the usual me, even before kids is definitely a mum bun, so there’s certainly an irony there 😂

Whilst I’m not sure how long I’ll be able to keep up with the daily styling and washing my hair more than once a week, it’s the thought and the effort that counts, right 😜 Even though my priorities have shifted with mum life and age, a little touch of glam and self-care always leaves me feeling a bit less ‘mum’ and a bit more ‘Chelsea’ 🤩

‼️‼️GIVEAWAY‼️‼️Excited to have teamed up with  for this pretty EPIC GIVEAWAY for one awesome night out!! The famous mus...
13/06/2024

‼️‼️GIVEAWAY‼️‼️

Excited to have teamed up with for this pretty EPIC GIVEAWAY for one awesome night out!!

The famous musical ‘Rent’ as performed on the West End, is coming to Peterborough NEXT WEEK and you can…

🤩 WIN TWO FREE TICKETS for a night of your choice! Thurs 20th - Sat 29th June, New Theatre, Peterborough

You will also WIN:

🤩 Two drinks vouchers
🤩 Two ice cream vouchers
🤩 A programme

To really make a proper night of it! 🎉🎉🎉

To enter, all you have to do is:

🤩 Like this post
🤩 Follow and on Instagram
🤩 Tag 3 friends (each tag counts as an entry)
🤩 Share to your story

The winner will be announced the evening of Tuesday 17th June and announced on stories. New Theatre will get in touch to confirm arrangements for ticket collection! 👍🏻

I love a musical and I have enjoyed some bloody awesome shows at New Theatre over the last few years, you’re really in for a treat 🎉🤩❤️ Good Luck!!!



T&Cs: Tickets are subject to availability and must be booked in advance, drinks/ice cream are all subject to stock available and may be substituted for a similar product, the voucher will state what drinks/ice creams are available as part of this promotion, this cannot be applied to tickets already booked or swapped for any other shows. By entering this giveaway you give permission to be contacting by the New Theatre for the purpose of booking tickets. We will never ask for card details, so please be alert for scammers. Must be 14+ to see Rent.

Praying we get some actual sun to enjoy in June, off to a great start 🙏🏼☀️Kicking off the month with our rearranged fami...
02/06/2024

Praying we get some actual sun to enjoy in June, off to a great start 🙏🏼☀️

Kicking off the month with our rearranged family trip to London, which I’m super excited for! 😍 Later in June, we’re also off to in Caistor, on a little caravan break with the grandparents ☀️ and it’s my first full month working purely in social media, both in my employed role and for myself, with my side business! It’s a very exciting time for us as a family and I’m really looking forward to seeing how the next few months unfold 🙌🏻

I hope those of you in the thick of school, ahead of the Summer holidays, keep that beach holiday and lazier mornings ahead, at the forefront of your mind when you’re rushing around from pillar to post 😂💪🏼💫 The end is in sight!


🩷 Thrifty Tips and Trips Mum x Mini Fest GIVEAWAY 🩷  is exactly that, a festival for your minis created by several local...
16/05/2024

🩷 Thrifty Tips and Trips Mum x Mini Fest GIVEAWAY 🩷

is exactly that, a festival for your minis created by several local superwomen in business! And after such a successful first year last year, it’s back this year, bigger and better than before at the incredible on Sunday 21st July! ✨

Packed with meet & greets, singalongs, food and drink stalls, sweetie stands, hair braiding and plenty more - it’s a kids dream!!! 🤩

We are giving away one adult and one toddler ticket to this awesome event and all you have to do to enter is:

🩷 Follow both our accounts on Insta
🩷 Like this post
🩷 Tag a friend
🩷 Share to your story and tag us

The winner will be announced Friday 24th May and Mini Feat will arrange getting the tickets to you! These tickets can also be added onto any existing orders! 🫶🏻

I am super excited to have been gifted tickets for our family to visit Mini Fest this year, of course I’ll be reviewing it all on here for you, as well as featuring it in my simply Spalding Column! Can’t wait and get entering! 🎉☺️

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