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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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Category Archives: Goals
What Would You Like To Do?
My post on yesterday’s co-op made me think a lot about this journey, this growth, this change. I have so much further to go on my quest, I have leaps to make in terms of where I’d like to be, … Continue reading
Posted in Goals, Purpose Driven Life
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Plans for 2010
As you wander through this troubled world, in search of all things beautiful You can close your eyes when you’re miles away, and hear my voice like a serenade I’ve been thinking a great deal about plans for 2010. This … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Finding Myself, Goals, New Beginnings, Purpose Driven Life
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Financially Savvy Fridays
I’ve had this post rambling around in my empty flu infested head for quite a while. As most of my friends near 30, I’ve noticed a trend emerging that worries me, almost all are preparing to purchase a house within … Continue reading
Financially Savvy Fridays
I’ve been reflecting a lot this week, surprise surprise! As more friends ask me for financial advice related to how to budget and where to save in their budget, I’ve come to see there are three values that seem to work when it … Continue reading
You Simply Can’t Do It All
I think there are many dangerous myths in society, one of the ones I personally feel most worried about is the myth you can do it all! I’m here to say, I simply can’t. Right now I’m in the midst … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Goals, Lessons Learned
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A Purpose Driven Life Part II
In Part I of my series on living a Purpose Driven Life I shared that I began “finding my purpose” by reflecting on all that I felt passionate about, making lists and contemplating what I wanted my life to look … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Goals, New Beginnings
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A Purpose Driven Life Part I
Firstly, I found out I’ve been featured in the Guardian!!!! The Guardian is a significant source of my daily inspiration and I can hardly believe that this blog has made its way there, especially since the website has 28 million … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Goals, New Beginnings
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Five Minutes From Ready Part II
Well, I’m still working on becoming 5 minutes from ready. I thought I was only 30 minutes from ready and a good couple of hours cleaning & organizing would fix that, only the more cleaning and organizing I did, the … Continue reading
Posted in Goals
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Five Minutes From Ready
I’m skipping Reclaiming Simple Sunday today because mine just wasn’t simple, so I hold out hope for next week! Instead I’ve been thinking about a phrase I used to live to, being 5 minutes from ready. This meant that if … Continue reading
Posted in Goals
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Made Of Steel!
When you’ve been sick for a while, you begin to feel like mush – places begin to jiggle, food begins to taste mundane and lethargy is rampant! Today I decided the end was here, I was no longer going to … Continue reading
Posted in Get Busy!, Goals
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