The Lean Times have been approached to participate in The Sun’s £9.50 Holiday Challenge, which is where they want me to find something more exciting and more fabulous than a holiday for the grand total of £9.50. I must admit I was fairly stumped by this task but we never give up over here at The Lean Times.
I hit a few different internet deals – My City Deal, Wahanda and Living Social. All of these websites offer amazing deals based on how many they can sell in a set period of time. Wahanda does health and beauty treatments where I found a kind of cool, but maybe kind of weird fish pedicure for the fab price of £9.00 (50% discount). It did have a bit of a holiday feeling – feet in water surrounded by fish.
My City Deal does all sorts of deals from beauty to dining out, all at big discounts. Unfortunately the deal that was running today was out of the £9.50 ceiling. My next port of call was Living Social, which yesterday had a great deal – Zoo Lates, where you get admission to the Friday night soiree at the London Zoo and a cocktail for the unbeatable price of £8.00. I thought, this is it! I found something fun, exciting and different for under £9.50, hooray! Then the deal ran out. That is the thing with these deals you have to grab them when you see them. So off I went searching again, this was definitely not an easy task.
I decided to take a different tack – maybe I should buy something that will last and make an impression on my life. With my thinking cap on, I decided that the best way to spend my £9.50 was to buy a pedometer. This pedometer cost £9.49 so even got a penny change. I am hoping that if I use it on a daily basis I will look great for my holiday next year.
These hazy days of sunshine brings thoughts of beaches, barbecues, and all around good times but what will this autumn bring? Many things are easier in the summer such as eating fresh seasonal foods; the choices of fruits and vegetables are amazing. Entertaining yourself is cheap too; grab a picnic, a blanket, your beloved and hit a local park in the evening. But what is in store for us on the road ahead?
Since I started The Lean Times, I have been trying to push myself to always use my time in a constructive manner. I am always looking for ways to be more productive; I listen to podcasts or audiobooks when I am taking public transportation as it is usually too crowded to read. I find myself constantly thinking about what I should be doing, whether it is writing a post, putting something in the slow cooker, sewing, washing the cat, etc – you get the idea. I was exhausting myself and not really getting as much as I would like done.
