I am fully aware that you hate me right now and that your finger is hovering over the X in the corner of your screen but I have some very good reasons for using the dreaded C word so early in the year.Shall I tell you my reasons why?It's because for those people who are paid monthly, Christmas is now only four paydays away and that's if you're counting December payday which is usually right before Christmas and has to last you until payday in January. That means that in reality, you only have three paydays left until Christmas.Are you still with me?There's also the fact that … [Read more...]
Frugal Family Traditions….
A couple of years ago, when I was asked if we had any family Christmas traditions, I said no because I didn’t really think the things we did were traditions – they’re just small things we do every year to make Christmas that bit more magical to us as a family. As I was saying it, I realised that what we’re doing is making new family traditions, traditions that I hope the kids will want to continue as they get older and more importantly, will do with their own children in years to come.My favourite tradition is probably making a video for each of the kids using Portable North Pole although … [Read more...]
Don’t fall into the Christmas trap….
Christmas is not about having tins of Quality Street and Roses stacked high in your cupboard.Christmas is not about filling your cabinet with alcohol.Christmas is not about emptying the supermarkets of fruit and veg.Christmas is not about eating until you feel sick on Christmas Day and then going back for pudding half an hour later.Christmas is not about who’s tree looks the nicest.Christmas is not about buying the most expensive toys and gifts.Christmas is not about sitting in front of the TV all day watching repeats of shows you’ve seen more times than you can … [Read more...]
Reindeer Dust….
No matter how old you are, if you want to wake up to presents on Christmas morning you really should be sprinkling some reindeer dust on your path on Christmas Eve to help the reindeers find their way to your house! ;-)Reindeer dust has always been on of our favourite Christmas Eve traditions and I know I've told you about it many, many times so I'm not going to bore you with how you make it today, although you can find out here how we make it if you're interested.What I wanted to tell you today is that I've set up a brand spanking new Pinterest board with ideas on how to make your … [Read more...]
10 simple homemade Christmas tree ornaments….
Last year, I decided to go all sophisticated this year so I went out and bought a whole lot of new Christmas tree decorations. I didn't buy anything too flash or spend very much money but I was really pleased with my new red and gold themed Christmas tree. In fact, for a whole day, my tree looked (almost) like one of those trees you see in a magazine - all beautifully co-ordinated and perfect.But the problem was that I missed the homemade things that we'd made together over the years so after a day of tree perfection I ended up getting out all the old homemade decorations and adding them … [Read more...]
Christmas Cupcakes – Snowball cupcakes with Advocaat frosting….
It's weird how a certain food or drink can remind you so much of someone isn't it?Every year, we used to go to my Nana's house to decorate her Christmas tree for us and every year (from when I was about 11) she used to reward me with a snowball - obviously weaker when I was younger but by the time I got to 18 they were were lethal and I always had to pop out to the kitchen to top up with extra lemonade.Now every time I see snowballs in the shops or I taste one, it makes me think of my lovely Nana and every year at this time, I buy a nice bottle of advocaat and have a drink to her. … [Read more...]
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