Free Starbucks

Hotfoot it to Starbucks before 11.30am today and quote 'harvest' for a free latte...

My Waitrose - Free Tea or Coffee

Have you signed up for a My Waitrose card yet? One of these beauties gives you access to all sorts of insights into how the other half live and most importantly a free regular tea or coffee every day. You also get a free newspaper Monday-Friday if you spend over £5 and exclusive discounts on food shopping.

A free coffee is a great excuse to get out of the house or pop out of work at lunchtime and have a change of scene. In fact I am writing this post in a Waitrose Café!

You can pick up an application form in store and it's definitely worth making room in your purse for!

Easter Egg Hot Chocolate

Have you got Easter eggs coming out of your ears? If so, why not use some to make a delicious hot chocolate?

Just heat up the milk in the microwave for one minute, remove and add in chunks of delicious chocolate:

Return to the microwave for a further minute and then remove and stir:

Simple and delicious!

Outdoor Gym

This Easter weekend I managed to make the most of a break in the weather (blue skies!) and try an outdoor gym. I first spotted one of these in London a while back and have been intrigued to try one ever since. They're all run by different councils and providers, but there are two fairly comprehensive location listings here and here.

I have always resented paying for a gym membership, as they are rarely worth it unless you go frequently, so a free gym seemed like an amazing idea. I won’t lie, it wasn’t warm, but I went for a run first to get me in the mood. I was worried I’d feel self-conscious, but it was quiet in the park, aside from a few children on school holidays.

This outdoor gym had a fairly good spread of equipment and I tested it all out. The step machine needed oiling and there was a bit of graffiti, but other than that, it was in pretty good condition.

I loved being outside and still getting to use the resistance equipment you can usually only find inside the gym and best of all it was completely free, so I would thoroughly recommend trying out your local outdoor gym! Fingers crossed that spring will be here soon to make the most of it.