Do Life Right

In honor of the 4th of July yesterday, I’m feeling a bit patriotic. Historically, the United States of America is a country which has produced a great number of amazing inventors and they, in turn, have produced some amazing inventions! I am proud to stand amongst so many brilliant minds (and we certainly […]

“Take Action: Be Like Oprah: Try a Vegetarian Diet” is what the headline states.
Yet, yet, yet… It does not need to be as hard as Oprah is making it. If you follow an easy lowfat vegan diet, your health will improve. It’s that simple. Alcohol, sugar, and most especially wheat, do […]

Photograph taken in Tucson, Arizona (west of I-10, near “A” Mountain), March 2008.
I’ve heard many parents say they limit their children’s television and movie viewing (both content and total “screen time“) because they are fearful their children will grow into zombie couch potatoes that essentially worship videos. It’s such an amazing sloth-like image, it […]

This entire blog post is a direct quote announcement:
Lovin’ Spoonfuls is proud to help sponsor Dr. Nathan Winograd, former director of the San Francisco SPCA.
Most of us believe that there are too many cat and dogs around, not enough homes and that we are therefore forced to euthanize the “excess”.  Dr. Winograd has implemented […]

People learn in different ways. While I absolutely abhor labeling children, as a mother I’ve come to appreciate realizing that there are different EQUALLY VALUABLE ways of learning and being. All are correct, yet drastically different.
I’m a person who learns well from words. I read a lot and I absorb it. […]

For the past 2.5 years I, with the help of a really great team, have been working on our software company, ZenActOS, Inc. We’ve been seriously pursuing our first round of funding (as the experts correctly told us to say) for over a year. While we are still raising our first round of […]

From the cute little girl on the front to the brilliant long lists of ideas (and glorious lists of great picture books), Child of Wonder: Nurturing Creative and Naturally Curious Children (Common Ground Press 2008) by Ginger Carlson, M. A. Ed. had me hooked. This is a book I wish I could have been […]

Before the How to, it is better to first ask: Can you teach a person to get interested in your ideas?
Simple Answer: You cannot teach a person how to become excited. It just isn’t possible. Inspiration and excitement are internal. How about motivation; can you teach that? Yes, you can motivate people, […]

Since starting our Unschooling journey, I’ve often been the most surprised at how much my children’s educations have affected my own personal growth (by philosophy as well as actual day-to-day learning/living). I can quantitatively say that nothing has transformed me more, not even my journey to veganism (which happened because of our unschooling).
Exploring all […]

I’ve been asked how it is that I’ve come to be so confident. Interesting question!
This post could have been titled “How to Love Yourself”, as confidence and love go hand-in-hand.
A while ago my youngest daughter asked me, “Who do you love most in this world?”
I replied, “It’s a three way tie between you, your […]