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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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Archives
Money Spent On Groceries in 2013
January $198.39
February $231.88
March $248.71
April $Books Read in 2013
Myself
Fiction:
1.The Help
2. Away
3. Flowers For Algernon
4. Animal Farm
5. Room
6. The Secret DaughterNon-Fiction:
1.The Two Nazanins
2.Confessions Of A Bad Beekeeper
3.The Encouraging Parent
4.Freakonomics
5.Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal?
6.Raising A Right Brained Child In A Left Brained World
7.How To Make Your Child A Reader For Life
8.The Bookseller of Kabul
9.The Sane Woman's Guide To Raising A Large FamilyDaughter Grade 3 (Chapter Books)
Stanley's Christmas Adventure
George's Marvelous Medicine
Sarah Plain and Tall
Ramona Books x 5
Road To Avonlea Chapter Books x 3
Junie B Jones Chapter Books x 6
James and The Giant Peach
Freckle Juice
Reader Level 4 Books x 9Son Grade 1 (Picture Books)
January: 62 books
February: 73 books
March: 95 books
April: 89 books
Category Archives: Getting Healthy
52 Weeks of Happiness: Week Eleven
There is much happiness each week, but this week I’ve noticed a spring in my step. Slowly but surely my arthritis is getting better, at least until around 9 pm each day when my body lets me know it has … Continue reading
Letting In The Light & August Goals
It has taken being away, to help me see my focus and direction over the last few months has been off. While I could ramble off stressful things like new special needs diagnoses for my children, a huge amount of … Continue reading
December Goals
I can hardly believe it is now December; over the last three months I have hardly blogged, I think because I haven’t felt like I’m capable of writing anything particularly profound, or moving, but I suddenly realized today, that maybe … Continue reading
Daily Affirmation
What do you like in your life?
Health Tip…aka how to prevent a goose egg on your head
If you are packing and have to throw/pull something down from the loft, don’t allow it to hit you in the head. If it does hit you in the head, don’t then as you are walking away in agony, walk … Continue reading
Naturally Fighting Hayfever?
This summers hayfever has been absolutely horrendous for me! I suffered terribly from allergies as a child, even being hospitalized many times for breathing complications as a result, but since I hit my 20′s my allergies and hayfever have been so … Continue reading
Creating Energy – Revitalize Yourself!
A few posts ago, I was asked how I find the energy to get things done, even after a long work day! After thinking about it for a day, I thought I’d share my experiences and hope that others chime … Continue reading
Plan Sparkle – Must Remember To Drink Water
Well with the cyst and moving, it feels like plan sparkle has run away without me! Today I begin my new job (Yippee!) and my very simple goal (apart from getting there in one piece!) is to drink water! Water – … Continue reading
Plan Sparkle Update!
The truth is, what I’ve learned is you need to be very dedicated to succeed at plan sparkle, well that and you need the morning to get off to a good start! On day four, I’ve already found that when … Continue reading
April Is The Month To Sparkle
I eluded in my last post, that I had a simple plan for April which I hope others will join! I have tried a plan Sparkle before, with some success so I’ve decided to dedicate April as the month to … Continue reading

