FruHo's New Year's Resolutions

Happy New Year!  Hey, are you calling this year Twenty-Eleven or Two Thousand Eleven?  Or something else?  What are the cool kids doing?

The Frugal Hostess probably has the same resolution as every other blogger in the world: to write more and better posts.  She has also made a few extra resolutions, inspired by some of her favorite blogs:

 

- To post often and to befriend everyone she meets, like Patti from Anatomy of a Dinner Party.

- To always bring the funny, like Jen from Cake Wrecks.

- To stay positive and cheerful, like Becky from Glue and Glitter.  (That doesn't mean FruHo is knocking off the lefty politics, though, so look out.)

- To be incredibly inventive, like Cathe from Just Something I Made.

- To set an example of tolerance and "being the change," like Cop's Wife from Nerdy Apple Bottom.

- And to save money and find the humor in adversity, like Katherine from Save Money You Cheapskate.

Despite having been abandoned for long stretches at a time, this blog has brought more happiness to The Frugal Hostess than you could ever imagine.  Thank you for reading.  The blogs above are also worthy of your eyeballs, so give 'em a visit.
  

If you write a blog or have a favorite, leave it in the comments.  FruHo just cleaned out her RSS Reader and needs some fresh ideas.

Let's Pretend It's New Year's Day

Well, here it is - January 21, and The Frugal Hostess has done none of the things she had planned for you.  There's a good reason, of course; The Frugal Daddy has spent most of the month in the hospital, and FruHubs has been working out of town for most of the month, and, you know, most of the month has swept by like so much dust in the wind.  The good news is that FruDad is much better.  To celebrate, let's pretend it's New Year's Day again.

Come on over, and we'll eat some lucky food to guarantee a prosperous year. 

How about some greens?  These are the flipping best greens you could ever eat.

No greens?  Well, what about Hoppin' Johns?  Hoppin' who?  TFH knows what you're saying; she never heard of that either.

Alright then, have some of this.  This is the best macaroni and cheese you could ever eat.  Even though the shells are the wrong size.  And not macaroni at all.

And, the piece de resistance, a deep-fried ham.  Yes, you heard correctly.  Deep fried.  What? 

Thank you for celebrating New Year's Day at The Frugal Homestead, and thanks for your prayers for FruDad.  The Frugal Hound will show you out.

The Frugal Hostess is gearing up for a new year!  What's that you say?  The year is 21 days old?  You've got to be kidding.  Well, come on over to Facebook and Twitter anyway.