miscellaneous Archives
food for thought thursday – what you can do with a little spare time
Ok, a little bit of fun for today. Below is a stop motion video of the construction of an Amigurumi teddy bear. There must have been hundreds of hours work that went into this tiny but cute video. As you watch it image: someone did a single crochet stitch, set up the shot, took the [...]
2nd blogiversary
This is what the site originally looked like. I can hardly believe it, but today marks the 2nd Blogiversary of Frugal and Thriving. Two years and so much has changed since I first sat down to write again. Some stats so far to mark the 2nd Blogiversary:
finding time to blog
For something a little different today, I thought I talk about my blogging routine. My daily routine revolves around the little fella and his nap times, which of course is constantly changing as he gets older (he turns one this week). In fact, I have been meaning to write about our routine for a while [...]
tip tuesday – conversions
The best website that I have ever come across for converting weights, measurements, volumes, time zones and all sorts of other conversions is Online Conversions. There is rarely a day that goes by that I don’t refer to this website, it is permanent link on my browser toolbar. My favourite section is weight to volume [...]
no post today
I spent yesterday watching flood coverage rather than writing, so no post today. I live about an hour north of Brisbane, Queensland and although we have had some local flooding, it is nothing like other centres. In fact, I feel like we’re a bit of an island, surrounded by catastrophe. What has been unfolding over [...]
happy new year!
Happy New Year! Best wishes for the new year. I hope you have a wonderful and thriving year. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for visiting the Frugal and Thriving website. This month has seen a milestone passed – 150,000 visits to the website. Thank you for being one of those visitors. [...]
merry christmas from frugal and thriving
Wishing you a very merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year from Frugal and Thriving. Be it with snow covering the windowsills or down at the beach with the cricket bat and BBQ prawns, I hope that the holiday season is a joyous time for you and your family. If you are travelling over the [...]
introducing the 2011 frugal and thriving newsletter
The other day I was contacted by the producer of the 7PM Project regarding an interview. I was both excited and nervous (DH mentioned that I might meet the Bondi Vet), but it wasn’t long into the conversation that I realised I wasn’t the person they were looking for. Producer: Do you have a compost [...]
working holiday edition
We are away this week. I grew up in quite a famous town if you’re into motor sports. It’s been a long time since I’ve been home for race weekend. I forgot the sound. The sound of the drone of bees cars. We’re doing a little shed cleaning. Does the young modern man still have [...]
happy fathers day
Happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there in cyber-land. This is our first, so a special Happy Fathers day to DH.
