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...]
Get a free personalised video message from Santa….
Since the children were younger, one of my favourite moments each Christmas has always been watching their faces light up when I told them that Santa had sent them a video message just for them.They used to sit in front of my laptop and watch as I opened the message that Santa had emailed me for them.They used to watch with wonder in their eyes as Santa lets them know that he's been keeping eye on them all year.They used to gasp with amazement as Santa congratulates them on some of their achievements throughout the year.They even used to look a little sheepish as Santa … [Read more...]
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