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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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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: Life Is Beautiful
Weekending
Oh weekend, thank you; I so needed you. The sun found us and held on for dear life. The temperatures weren’t too high. The groceries were already bought and instead we found ourselves doing the very best of things. Saturday brought … Continue reading
“Poverty” In The Middle Class
I was at a meeting recently for a volunteer position I have and the comment was made that everyone that lives in our area is well-off, doesn’t know what it means to have to worry about paying bills and has … Continue reading
Visiting The High Park Cherry Blossoms
One day last week we had an early morning jaunt to see the Cherry Blossoms at High Park. They only last about a week and I was wary of visiting over a weekend because of the drones of people who descend … Continue reading
All In A Week
The week has been beautiful, not without its challenges, but beautiful nonetheless. We had a brief hospital visit where my son was diagnosed with tourette’s syndrome. And while I do occasionally worry about the growing number of special needs, there … Continue reading
My Favourite Video: Planet Earth & Sigur Ros
My most favourite nature series. A wonderful tune and stunning images. One can’t help but be uplifted! So much beauty. Enjoy!
Thankful Tuesday
There is nothing like thinking about stressful things, to make one {or at least me} also feel a huge sense of gratitude and blessings. For some that may sound strange, but I often find beauty in challenges and a bit … Continue reading
Two Thousand And Twelve
This was a funny sort of year. Not exactly one for the history books by most people’s standards, but as I reflect on it, I see that there were big changes. The year started with that newness, a strange, not … Continue reading
On My Mind
Poverty. During an exhausting week, when there was much on my mind here (note, I was far too self focused), I took a moment to put Frontline on late yesterday evening and watched Poor Kids. An excellent documentary about children growing … Continue reading
Finding Time
I’m learning about time from my daughter. After my last post, I did a lot of reflecting on what the core issue was and, while there are certainly stressors which come with financing therapies and new special needs which arise … Continue reading
What I Learned This Week
It is late Sunday evening, or Monday morning if you count the 51 minutes past midnight the clock tells me it is. I was asleep for about 3 hours, having fallen asleep with my daughter after lying down with her to help … Continue reading
