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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: Making lemons out of lemonade
What Will This Day Bring?
I am currently traveling, watching out of a window as we pass tiny trees & fields of purple. I am watching the sun shine brightly and feeling its glow on my english rose skin. And I’m thinking about how today was … Continue reading
We ALL Have Gifts
Photo Credit One of my greatest concerns for people, is when they express they don’t feel they have a lot to offer or feel like they are stuck in a life without much joy. The truth is I’ve been there … Continue reading
Alone
Photo credit This morning I woke up at the crack of dawn to hike through the woods alone. Just me and thousands of trees, wild bunnies, a hawk and many birds, as well as God who heard many many prayers … Continue reading
Financially Savvy Fridays – The £500 Budget Edition
Photo Credit Next week I begin my new job, which means once again I’ll have a paycheck – it will be the smallest paycheck I’ve ever had since graduating, which is at times scary! But the reality is, I feel … Continue reading
Peeking Through The Fog
Yesterday was a tough tough day for everyone here in the Frugal Trenches household. It was determined that pus was once again forming in kitty’s body and the infection was spreading, easily seen through the bright red colour her skin turned. More drugs … Continue reading
Tick, Tick, Tick, Boom!
Lately I’ve felt like I have a mountain to climb. I needed to get a job, in order to rent a small flat in the area I hope to purchase the small holding. I need to rent somewhere to find … Continue reading
And Then There Was One…
I knew there was no way. I think it was the point where I was sitting in the hall next to the sign that said surgery suite this way, in that instant sitting there waiting, I just knew. Oh the … Continue reading
Paradigm Shift
It is 4:14 am and I’ve been up for the last two hours with insane nausea. The type the makes the room spin, your mouth taste of metal, your stomach hurt and your head pound. The type that means you … Continue reading
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