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I'm Frugal Trenches (no, not my real name!) a lover of natural, simple and frugal living! I use this space and my camera to document a beautiful, purposeful, downshifted and abundant life! Life is not always simple (oh how I wish it was!) but it is always rich and I hope this space demonstrates beauty and joy!
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Monthly Archives: July 2009
When It Rains…
You still have to try to find some sunshine. I’m not sure if I’m doing as good a job as I should at the moment, I felt like my swine flu was well & truly on it’s way out last … Continue reading
Posted in Oh so Blessed
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That swine….
Can you guess? Yes, swine flu. I went from feeling fine after the funeral (albeit emotional & tired) to waking up in the middle of the night with a high fever, sore throat, cough, painful breathing and chills. Later that … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Lessons Learned, Oh so Blessed
51 Comments
Full Circle
Over the last 5 days I’ve thought a lot about life being a full circle – starting off our lives with such grace, innocence, love (for anyone who will give food/cuddle/comfort) and then somehow we get lost, we begin to learn from … Continue reading
Posted in Do something, Dreams, Faith, Family Life, Finding Myself, Lessons Learned
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Loss and Love
This weekend has been exceptionally tough, it is amazing how these things happen and well we simply have to cope with them. I was quite shattered after many many late nights trying to accomplish the list, entertain visitors (the picture … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Uncategorized
18 Comments
The best reason to blog…
the chance to share your to do list, aka the list that demonstrates what it is like to try to kayak upstream…near impossible! This blog keeps me accountable and since I’m really struggling to get everything done this week (all this needs … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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Where to start…Part II
My last post focused on some fundamental changes in attitude/approach to life in order to start downshifting. I was going to spend part II looking at the little things you can do, but I’ve decided to leave that for part … Continue reading
Posted in Do something, Lessons Learned, New Beginnings, Oh so Blessed
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Where to start…! Part I
I’ve had so many emails over the last couple of weeks asking for help, people feeling lost, exhausted, drained and hopeless about changing their lives. I have to say I’m no expert, I’m just a girl who realized I was … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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