Miss Thrifty

I’ve never been a gym person myself. I have tried, in the past, but I can’t get into it. It’s a lot of hard work for a lot of money, to stare at a blank wall (or worse, a flatscreen showing a dippy MTV reality show) while inhaling muscle mens’ vapourised sweat.

Mind you, my plans to take my exercise in the outdoors have come a cropper recently, due to the inclement weather: it’s hard to run or walk on solid ice and snow! My proposed regime may be low-cost, but it is also made more difficult by the pitch black early mornings and Yorkshire’s Arctic winds. If the weather carries on like this, I may reconsider the whole gym thing.

So FruGal’s tips on choosing the right gym have come at just the right time! There are lots of really useful ideas – all borne of experience. If you have made a New Year’s Resolution to lose weight, get fit or both, I’d recommend that you hop on over (you can star jump your way over if you like) and check them out…

From my Frugal Grandma:

These African violets are more than five years old and the reason why they are thriving (they are past their best in this picture and heading towards their yearly rest) is because they have never had anything other than rainwater.   

Lots of people love these flowers, but lose them because they give them water from the tap or filter, which turns the leaves brown and poisons the plant.