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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: Personal Responsibility
Sometimes The Weeks Catch You
It was one of those weeks, this week. It didn’t feel like a friend, but now that I’m sitting here, by candle-light, reflecting on some of the good that happened this week, I feel like I’m breathing again and ready … Continue reading
What Goals Are Giving Me: Very Early Thoughts
Last night after writing my post, I looked a the dishes as I stood there coughing in the kitchen, and instead decided to go to bed. Later when I couldn’t fall asleep, the typical response from me would be to … Continue reading
2013 Goals: The Year We Begin Home Educating!
I’ve written about 2012, though didn’t specifically update on the goals for the year (with monthly goals often being accomplished, but not blogged about). This was partly because my focus was on connecting and building our family and partly because … Continue reading
I Wish
I made a big mistake as a mother this weekend, I told my children to stop saying “I wish”. I was trying to deal with my son’s consumer driven personality (prior to joining our family, he was in a family … Continue reading
Holidaying
We are holidaying at the moment. It is so amazing to be here, on a vacation, with my children. We’ve enjoyed many hikes, a horse ride, swimming in lakes and a very very exciting “moose spotting adventure”. While the holiday has been very … Continue reading
Local Living
A very strange thing happened when we moved to this city. We found a little “rural” idyl. Now, I use the term rural loosely. But it feels like it. It is not the area we live in, though a great plan … Continue reading
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
Daily Affirmation
What do you like in your life?
A New Daily Routine…
As you know, I’ve recently moved countries and am now trying to establish myself here as well as find a job! I have set many goals for August and it occurred to me while thinking about how much needs to … Continue reading
Very Few Things Are Actually Free…
I help many friends with their finances, or more specifically, I help them budget. Last night I met up with one of these friends and she told me she had booked another holiday. I was quite surprised since she had … Continue reading

