Do Life Right

Childhood experts are constantly recanting their directives regarding education and “what is best for children”. After hearing from an anti-homeschooling friend about how horrible homeschoolers have it (because they don’t have the resources of schools), I actually saw a commercial on television advertising that I should send my money to a fund that would [...]

You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It’s their mistake, not my failing.
–Richard Feynman
All my life I’ve been good at certain things and not so good at other things (you probably don’t want [...]

I’ve been asked a variety of questions that boil down to this:
“Can you prove that Unschooling works in the long run in today’s world?”
My simplistic answer is, “Yes, just spend some time with a teen or 20-something Unschooled person. [Yes, they exist, I've met quite a few!] Then, spend time with a teen or 20-something [...]

Due to popular request, here is my page on finding vegan foods in the greater Tucson, Arizona area. Be sure to click on all the links! If there is a particular food that you cannot find, feel free to ask me through my Request Form. If you are looking for a great [...]

My younger daughter made a Webkinz Balloon Room. We just finished it last week. You can’t have a pet walk though it, but isn’t it lovely? Her Love Frog, Sweetheart, is in the picture.

Part of bridging to a new level in Girl Scouts is helping to plan (or completely planning) a ceremony. My daughter, in preparation of bridging from Junior Girl Scouts to Cadette Girl Scouts decided to plan our ceremony last month (she doesn’t actually bridge until May). She, with my husband’s and my help, [...]

Quitting has a bad reputation. Those that quit are considered losers and lazy, not worthy of respect.
This is so wrong! Quitting is not a bad thing! When you say no to something you hate, or even just don’t like, you open the doors to something you could potentially love. This is [...]

Wow! My Mom sent me a few packs of the new Webkinz Trading Cards Series 2. I opened the packs and found that I was a very lucky recipient of a free mystery pet. The exciting (and scary) part is that I had to name the pet without knowing what the pet [...]

My favorite Webkinz pet has always been the cow. The cow is a super animal and makes a wonderful stuffed pet. S/he’s soft and plush and has the most awesome bean bag feet. Shortly before Christmas I decided to get my own Webkinz account, so it wasn’t too surprising that I received [...]