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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: Purpose Driven Life
Must Get Things Done Monday – Overwhelmed Edition
Yesterday it hit me, there have been a lot of changes over the last 6 weeks, probably too many, and in truth, it has been a tough few years. In the six weeks I’ve been dealing with moving, a broken laptop, a … Continue reading
World Aids Orphans Day
Today is World Aids Orphans Day! I blogged about this last year and sadly the number of orphans due to AIDS has increased yet again this year! From the World Aids Orphan Day website: the number of children worldwide who … Continue reading
Posted in Do something, In Need, Purpose Driven Life
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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
I Can’t, I Can’t, I Can…
I just returned from a long walk, through a field passed a 200 year old Hospital, which is stunning and beautiful; perhaps even more so as it’s gardens are filled to the brim with daffodils. It is cold, rainy and dark, for … Continue reading
Posted in Do something, Faith, Goals, Inventing My Life, Purpose Driven Life
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Inventing My Life – Planning My Path Part II
In the last post, I wrote about an exercise I did in order to come up with a clear, realistic and time sensitive plan which will allow me to meet my goals and achieve the desires of my heart. Several of … 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
Where is your community?
Last night I had a telephone call from a friend who felt she needed to share that she was unsure about my/our upcoming plans, which involve a move and homestead ownership. She instead felt that I should consider a … Continue reading
Posted in Finding Myself, Lessons Learned, Purpose Driven Life
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