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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: Personal Responsibility
Help A Family Friday: It’s OK When It’s “Small”
Having recently adopted two fabulously wonderful children on one very average charity worker income, with no assistance, no free childcare and special needs which mean extra resources are needed, it can be challenging to think about how to help others. When … Continue reading
Contentment
I want to preface this by saying my two children are by far the greatest thing that has ever happened to me, and I could not ever ever imagine life without them, but lately I find myself struggling with fundamentally … 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
Beans & Rice Budget
Photo Credit I’ve been balancing my checkbook and the results aren’t so good. The move + several months waiting for a job + reduced hours due to the economic times + the “impossible” challenge on one income = very very … Continue reading
A Look At Our Ancestors – Have We Really Moved Forward?
Photo credit Every now and then when my hands are busy knitting and my mind is enjoying a little reprieve, I’ll watch a program about genealogy. In the UK there is a fabulous series called Who Do You Think You … Continue reading
Chocolate and Child Labour
Photocredit – the boy pictured is not involved in the chocolate industry On CBC news network tonight at 10pm a documentary is airing called Chocolate: The Bitter Truth. The documentary will shed light on the 15,000 + children some as … Continue reading
To Eat Meat Or Not…The Million Dollar Question
As I was writing up my weekly menu plan to share, I knew the challenge of the weighty decision about whether or not to eat meat was looming, yet again. Then I heard on the radio that pigs were running … Continue reading
A New Routine
I may be blissfully tucked up at a cottage on a lake, house-sitting of sorts, but my body needs equilibrium to function, so while I’d love to stay inside & hibernate drinking hot chocolate and watching the world go by, … Continue reading

