Category Archives: Frugal Parenting

Weekending

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

Oh weekend, thank you; I so needed you. The sun found us and held on for dear life. The temperatures weren’t too high. The groceries were already bought and instead we found ourselves doing the very best of things. Saturday brought … Continue reading →

Posted in All Things Bright and Beautiful, Family Life, Frugal Living, Frugal Parenting, Life Is Beautiful, Ma Famille, The Sweet Nectar Of Life, Weekending | 5 Comments

“Poverty” In The Middle Class

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

I was at a meeting recently for a volunteer position I have and the comment was made that everyone that lives in our area is well-off, doesn’t know what it means to have to worry about paying bills and has … Continue reading →

Posted in $40 Grocery Budget, Beans and Rice Budget, Being Gentle and Kind, extreme frugality, Family Life, Frugal Entertaining, Frugal Food, Frugal Living, Frugal Parenting, Lessons Learned, Life Is Beautiful, Purpose Driven Life, Simple Living and Reducing Stress, Simple Parenting, Simplicity | 19 Comments

Visiting The High Park Cherry Blossoms

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

One day last week we had an early morning jaunt to see the Cherry Blossoms at High Park. They only last about a week and I was wary of visiting over a weekend because of the drones of people who descend … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Goals, 30 x 30 Nature Challenge, All Things Bright and Beautiful, Downshifting, Family Life, Frugal Living, Frugal Parenting, Goals, Good For The Soul, Life Is Beautiful, Ma Famille, Natural Health, Natural Living, Organzing Our LIfe, Parenting, reducing stress, Repairing Damage, Simple Living and Reducing Stress, Simple Parenting | 7 Comments

All In A Week

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

The week has been beautiful, not without its challenges, but beautiful nonetheless. We had a brief hospital visit where my son was diagnosed with tourette’s syndrome. And while I do occasionally worry about the growing number of special needs, there … Continue reading →

Posted in All Things Bright and Beautiful, Family Life, Frugal Living, Frugal Parenting, Life Is Beautiful, Love, Ma Famille, Making lemons out of lemonade, Oh so Blessed, Parenting, Parenting Children With Special Needs | 5 Comments

A Simplified Life With Children

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

Yesterday we returned the musical instrument we were renting and said goodbye to my daughter’s music teacher. About a month ago, after much soul-searching, I decided in the best interest of our family we were done with music lessons. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Do something, Downshifting, Frugal Living, Frugal Parenting, Journeying, Laying Foundations For The Life Plan, Lessons Learned, Ma Famille, Parenting, Parenting Children With Special Needs, Reclaiming Simple Sundays, reducing stress, Repairing Damage, Simple Living and Reducing Stress, Simple Parenting, Simplicity | 21 Comments

Day Three: Month of Nothing

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

Well, all my hopes for an early night went out the window last night when one particular cat knocked the frog tank down {for the second time, I might add} and there was dirty water, rocks and frogs everywhere. Thankfully … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Goals, Budget, Family Life, Frugal Living, Frugal Parenting, Ma Famille, Month Of Nothing, Oh so Blessed, Parenting | 17 Comments

Why I’m Loving My Son’s Mismatched Snow Suit

Posted on January 2, 2013 by

Recently I posted a picture of my little boy running through the snow in his snowsuit. It was taken after we spent a Sunday afternoon at a hiking trail enjoying a nice snow hike. If you look closely, you may … Continue reading →

Posted in Frugal Living, Frugal Parenting, Frugal Stylish Clothing, Ma Famille, Motherhood, Parenting, Works For Me | 18 Comments

Frugal Family Fun

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

We aren’t a family that gets a lot of “fun money” in our budget. While I know very few parents {I am one of the only two parents among our friends and the other (my children’s godparents) have much younger … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Goals, 31 Days of Nothing, All Things Bright and Beautiful, Being Gentle and Kind, Family Life, Frugal Living, Frugal Parenting, Ma Famille, Oh so Blessed, Parenting | 20 Comments

On My Mind

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

Poverty. During an exhausting week, when there was much on my mind here (note, I was far too self focused), I took a moment to put Frontline on late yesterday evening and watched Poor Kids. An excellent documentary about children growing … Continue reading →

Posted in Adoption, All Things Bright and Beautiful, Be Part Of The Solution Not The Problem, Being Gentle and Kind, Budgeting for Holidays, ChinaKidz, Christmas Angel To An Orphan Program, Do something, Downshifting, Easy Ways To Make A Difference, Fairtrade, Family Life, Finding Myself, Frugal Parenting, Help A Family Friday, Holidays/Vacations, Human Rights, It's Not About Self, Life Is Beautiful, Love, Ma Famille | 19 Comments

School Costs – Those “Optional” Extras

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

I wrote about this sometime last year, it was one of the biggest surprises as a parent to a children in primary/elementary school. And now we have now reached the 1 month mark since the new school year began and … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Family Life, Frugal Parenting | 10 Comments