I hope you've all had an amazing Christmas!We certainly have although it didn't go according to plan as we woke up on Christmas morning to find our central heating boiler had decided to choose Christmas Day as the day it was going to go on strike!We had no heating and no hot water and although the weather's been mild lately, there was a definite chill in the air in our house! We spent most of the day wrapped up in our dressing gowns wearing thick fluffy socks tucked up under blankets which wasn't in my plan for Christmas Day!It was freezing but even worse than the temperature in … [Read more...]
Here’s the one question you should be asking your children every single day to encourage positive thinking….
I recently read an article about two brothers who founded a company which is now worth more than $100million. Their story was particularly inspiring because they didn't have a very easy childhood and believe that their mother's way to encourage positive thinking and her positive outlook on life is what inspired them to start their business.Their mother does indeed sound like an inspiring lady who believes, as do I, that happiness isn't necessarily dependent on your circumstances. Happiness is a choice!I choose happiness by always looking on the bright side of things which is quite … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas….
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The Frugal Family Christmas Activity Advent- Make a paper Christmas wreath….
Yesterday was an easy day in our Activity Advent but we're stepping it up a notch today with a cheeky little craft!It's a simple craft but a craft never the less!All you need is a sheet of green card out of as you can see in the first picture above (I use a dinner plate and a side plate to make ours~) and some green paper that you can use to cut the leaves out of. The rest is all optional sparkle!One you've cut out your wreath base, you just need to cut out about a million leaves to stick around the template in a leafy pattern. I can guarantee that the kids will start off … [Read more...]
Seven super simple rules for a great family Christmas!
I'm sure we all know from experience that it's very rare that the run up to Christmas (and the big day itself) will go off without a hitch, a meltdown or even a disaster so what I wanted to share with you today are my seven super simple rules to make sure you have a great family Christmas even taking into account everything that could go wrong....Christmas Day is a day that we spend weeks, if not months, preparing ourselves and our homes for by the time the day arrives we (meaning me) usually have such high expectations of the perfect Christmas that we (again meaning me) stress out over … [Read more...]
Homemade teacher’s gifts that will save you money but still look amazing….
Do you make homemade teacher's gifts at Christmas or do you buy your children's teachers gifts?I know lots don't but I always like to give them a gift to show my appreciation because I imagine that being a teacher is one of the hardest jobs there is, especially these days with all of the paperwork and the expectations on them to achieve great results. I often buy the gifts but this year we're planning to make our own homemade teacher's gifts as Master Frugal has five teachers and teaching assistants that he wants to get something for and I suspect if we didn't make them, I'd end up … [Read more...]
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