This year I am joining in the Party Fun—over at “5 Minutes For Mom”. I have heard so much about this party and how great it is for expanding your network of friends and followers. There are also some really great prizes I hear! Go on over and link up your blog to their blog…you won’t be sorry!
Let me introduce myself—I’m Ally!
I decided on the name, “The Fugal Frontier” because to me, being frugal isn’t just about being cheap. It’s about living a life of contentment! Wouldn’t that be amazing? Just to be happy with where your life is at every moment? Well that is what I am striving toward. This blog is just sort of a work in progress. A journey!
Me with my husband, Ryan
I started blogging about 6 weeks ago and so far so good! I have found so many blog friends out there and a lot of inspiration as a Christ-follower, a mommy, and a blogger!
Me with Ethan (3 months old)
I am a waitress 2 nights a week, but every other moment is spent at home with my little cutie-pie, Ethan! I wrote a post about how to get better service at restaurants—just by treating your waitress a little differently!
Ethan (19 months old)
Please feel free to SUBSCRIBE to my feed, add me on TWITTER, or even grab my button over there on the left sidebar!
There are a ton of great prizes to win this year and I’d be perfectly happy with ANY of them!
(Check out the full list of prizes HERE)
The ones I’d most like to win are:
**GRAND PRIZE at the Ultimate Blog Party 2010 is a Toshiba Satellite L505D-ES5025**
1 – Win a $150 shopping spree at Pedal Cars and Retro Collectibles.
3 – Win a $150 shopping spree at A Rocking Horse To Love.
7 – Tupperware Prize Pack – the winner will receive a box filled with fun Tupperware goodies.
19 – Prize package of preschool toys! KOTA & PALS HATCHLINGS – (PLAYSKOOL/Ages 3 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $14.99), TONKA CHUCK & FRIENDS CHUCK MY TALKING TRUCK (TONKA/Ages 3 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $34.99), PLAY-DOH Coco-Nutty Monkey (Ages 3 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $12.99), PLAY-DOH MINI BUCKET (Ages 3 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $4.99)
26 – One winner will receive these items that will make your life a little easier. A Collision.kit,The Birthday.book, The Coupon.book for every day tasks and The Grettings.stash all from Buttoned Up.
39 -Be My Guest certificate ($250 value) for one lucky winner, (2 night stay for a family of four) at any Hilton Garden Inn.
68 – Scents of your choice! Choose your very own Full-Size Authentic Scentsy Warmer and 3 wax scents! All for one winner.
92 – Stylish and functional – Baby Elephant Ears are a multi – use head rest for infants and toddlers providing spinal/neck alignment while in carriers and car seats. Offered in various prints & organics. One winner will choose a Baby Elephant Ears of their choice.
95 – $100 Gift Certificate to Restaurant.com – Choose from over 13,000 restaurants nationwide – redeem online and print your gift certificate(s).
INTL 2 – Win a custom WordPress blog by Uniquehorn Designs. Included: A Unique WordPress theme designed just for you, one year free hosting (100mb space/ 1gb bandwidth), wordpress installation, theme installation, 1 hour free maintenance for the year (includes upgrades, plugin installation, etc). (Over a $450 Value)
If you are stopping over from the Ultimate Blog Party 2010—WELCOME!
Leave me a comment and let me know you dropped by—I’ll be sure to do the same for you!
Welcome to blogging. Saw you over on UBP 10 and am now following you on Twitter. Hope you stop by my site.
Twitter: mom2kchmwr2001
Wow, you are so new to blogging. Welcome!
I’m just stopping by from the UBP’10. Will you stop by to see me as well?
Hello there.
Nice to “meet” you, hope you have fun at the party, it’s my first one too! :0)
Twitter: Dayngr
Hi! This is my first time visiting. I surfed in from 5 Minutes for Mom. Looking forward to getting to reading more as we go. If you’d like to read it, my Ultimate Blog Party 2010 post can be found at Dayngrous Discourse. I hope you’ll surf on over and say hello.
Twitter: twitter.com/SpeakableGifts
Hello! Nice to meet you. I am here from the UBP. I’m going to bookmark your site. I like what you said about living a life of contentment. Enjoy the party week!
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ALLY!! You’ve only been blogging about 6 weeks!!! Holy cow! I didn’t know that! I guess I started reading you shortly thereafter then. You come across like a pro, I had no idea!!
mandi@itscome2this´s last blog ..Saturday stumbles
Twitter: FrugalAlly
Haha…you’re so funny! Yep–you were one of the first people to actually come back again and again
Thanks for that by the way!
Ally´s last blog ..Ultimate Blog Party 2010
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Twitter: unicornbeauty
Stopping over from UBP10, saw you had my prize in your list! Thanks!! Hope you win!
Pepper´s last blog ..I’m not so hot at this party thing
contentment . . . it’s a good thing. Hope you’re enjoying the party!
Wendy (The Local Cook)´s last blog ..Ultimate Blog Party – Come on in!
Just dropping by from the UBP 2010. Checking out all the frugal blogs.
Twitter: JacquelynBudde
Hi! Glad I came for the PARTY!
I will definitely be reading that post on restaurant service (I am a bartender/server in a corporate restaurant).
I just randomly clicked on your link because of the two words frugal and contentment. So glad I did.
Those are both things that I am working on and praying for!!
I will be back to visit soon and look forward to getting to know YOU!!
Twitter: JacquelynBudde
I am having so much fun here!! I gotta go to bed though cause I stayed up til 3:30 Last night and then the baby was up like every 1/2 hour after that!! LOL!
Twitter: Kristigriem
Stopping by for ubp10-happy to meet you! Thx again for hour sweet words!
Twitter: joellem
Hi, Ally! I’m dropping in from the UBP. I appreciate your emphasis on contentment, not just frugality. So true!
And welcome to the blogosphere! Blogging is so much fun, isn’t it.
Joelle {Island Homemaker}´s last blog ..Join the PARTY!
Twitter: prophetwriter
hello found you on the blog party searching you are #17. nice to meet ya
I just stopped by for the party. I love the title of your blog. And your boy is so cute! Going to look around now.
Twitter: jskell911
Stopping in from the party. Good luck with your new blogging adventure
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Nice to meet you!
Just stopping by from the party to say howdy. Love your blog.
Have a great weekend and happy UBP!
And hope to see you stop by sometime!!
さようなら!
Jenny´s last blog ..The job world… now online!
Twitter: cltalbert
Just stopping by from the UBP at Five Minutes for Mom. I love your site and am subscribing to your RSS feed. I would appreciate it if you visited my blog and did the same! I’m looking forward to reading more and getting to know you better.
Cascia
The Healthy Moms
http://www.thehealthymoms.net/2010/04/welcome-to-healthy-moms-blog-party.html
Frugal is always the way to go. Nice to meet you.
Twitter: CrystalsCozyK
Stopping over from UBP, and I can’t wait to read the post on how to get better service!
Twitter: teastal
Stopping by from UBP! I’m always looking for frugal ideas!
Hi there, I am Niki from Free 2 Be Frugal and I am stopping by from the Ultimate Blog Party 10.
I just wanted to say hi, nice to “meet” you, and tell you how much I am enjoying your blog so far.
Be sure to stop over and visit me and enter my latest giveaway:
http://free2befrugal.blogspot.com/2010/04/ultimate-blog-party-10.html
Hi! I found your blog via UBP! Love your name and your blog. I just started to blog in January and so far am loving it. Still learning everything though! Your little Ethan is SO cute-love his curls!!! I will follow you-feel free to stop by my blog and follow me as well. Its at http://lifeofjunecleaver.blogspot.com/
Take care, Jessie
Twitter: hattie_godlovehim
Woohoo! Party time! Stopping by from UBP10. My second son is name Ethan too. Your little guy is too cute! I’m your newest follower and on twitter. Feel free to stop by & check out my blog!!!
Hattie
http://godlovehim-hattie.blogspot.com/
Hattie´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday (Yeah Right!)
Twitter: penguinelk
Welcome to the party! You blog about 2 of my favorite things – Christ and saving money! Have a blessed weekend!
http://rediscoveringdomesticity.blogspot.com/
http://pennypinchingpenguin.blogspot.com/2010/04/ultimate-blog-party-10-is-here.html
Twitter: jennspen
Hi Ally!! Hope you had fun at the Ultimate Blog Party! I know its over but I’m still partying and visiting some new blogs!
Jenni (“Miss Tutu”)
and Mom Blogger $100 Cash Contest
My UBP blog post: How to Make a Tutu blog – hope you will stop by, say hi, and grab a free tutu making lesson!
jenni “miss tutu”´s last blog ..I Won a Soy Candle in the Ultimate Blog Party!