Welcome to the November Carnival of Natural Parenting: Kids in the Kitchen This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared how kids get involved in cooking and feeding. Please read to the end to find a [...]
There’s nothing like thinking you might die to get you thinking about all the things you’ve never said to your kids. This morning when I was having breakfast, I didn’t feel like I had the same motor control over my mouth as usual. It was harder to chew and to swallow and difficult to suck [...]
Continue reading about My Health Scare (or Why I Had To Write A Post Today)
Welcome to the January Carnival of Natural Parenting: Learning from children This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared the many lessons their children have taught them. Please read to the end to find a list [...]
Continue reading about My Kids Have Taught Me That It’s Time To Stop Blogging
Dear Santa, I hope this won’t be too late in getting to you, but I thought I would try anyway. So you might be wondering why I am writing to you since a) I’m 36 and b) we’ve had a fortunate year and don’t really need anything right now. I know that people mostly write [...]
Winter Solstice falls on December 21st, which is the shortest day and longest night of the year. For me, Solstice is a celebration of the returning light. Since I began identifying as Pagan just over a decade ago, I have recognized Solstice and celebrated it in my heart, but I never put a lot of [...]
Welcome to the December Carnival of Natural Parenting: Let’s Talk Traditions This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. Please read to the end to find a list of links to the other carnival participants. *** Since my kids are quite young [...]
Every once in awhile I have a week that really sucks. Even if things are going well around me, inside I feel like running away. Twice in the past two days I almost did. Funny thing about island life is that in order to truly run away you need to take a ferry and when [...]
