miscellaneous Archives
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.
annual leave
I’m going to have a few days off to recharge. While it would be nice to be in the picture on holiday, just a sleep in would be wonderful this week! I’m pretty busy at the moment and I get through a lot over the course of the week. I’m teaching MYOB as a volunteer [...]
revised posting schedule
Sleep deprivation is getting the better of me. I’ve finally taken my husband’s advice and for the next few months, I’ll be posting articles on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only. I have a lot I want to do with this website: a resources page as I’ve mentioned before, an eBook or two, some videos and [...]
a man drove into town – a story of modern economics
I read this on Frugal For Life (an American frugal blog) and thought it noteworthy and amusing enough to share. Head on over and have a read of Dawn’s blog, it’s well worth the visit. It’s a slow day in a little Lancashire town. The sun is beating down, and the streets are deserted. Times [...]
reader survey: eating well on a budget
You probably know that I’m working on an eBook about saving money on the groceries and eating healthy food on a budget. The finish deadline keeps getting pushed back further and further – I had planned on launching it May. I’m pretty excited by what I have so far, I’ve developed a few resources like [...]
bags, west wing, nappies and other miscellanea
I started making a new shopping bag (right) when I went into labour. I got as far as the final French seam at the bottom on that day and had to focus on other things , but I’ve finally found a moment to finish it. I found the pattern for this bag when writing the [...]
