Do Life Right

There are a variety of reasons why parents choose to homeschool their children and I think I’ve heard them all. The reasons for being on this path ultimately don’t matter, but the implementation definitely does.
Over the past 9+ years that I’ve been researching homeschooling, I’ve discovered there are similar qualities in the families that [...]

This post is about compromise.
In most aspects of my life, I’m a great compromiser. While I figure out plans for art and craft projects, I’m quite flexible on how they are actually implemented. I’m the same on cleaning, driving routes, and a wide variety of other things in my life - especially with [...]

I’ve been enjoying making pillows since I was twelve and received my first sewing machine. I’ve recently shared my love of pillow making with my Girl Scout troops. We made simple 4 square checkered pillows. My 7.5 year old daughter loved it so much, she made one completely by herself the next [...]

Announcing the Wright on Time Book Series!
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The Wright family is taking off on an adventure of a lifetime. Living in an RV for two years, this homeschooling family is determined to make the most of their travels and have fun exploring the world together. Eleven year old Nadia and seven year old Aidan, make a [...]

I am currently looking for an agent in order to sell my children’s chapter book series. (Details about that in a post later this week.) There are many reasons why I started writing these books. One of the biggest reasons is the lack of good quality parents in children’s books.
It seems like [...]

The Easter bunny came to our house last weekend. She (my 7.5 year old is convinced the Easter bunny is a girl) hid a lot of plastic eggs, vegan candies (and even vegan chocolate Easter bunnies), super cool Webkinz figurines, and some miscellaneous little toys.
Amongst the toys were foam puzzle pieces with letters and [...]

I’ve had a greater than average number of questions lately regarding my family and how we “manage” to be vegan and Unschoolers. I welcome these questions, of course! The number of Radical Unschooling families who are also vegan seems to be growing quickly, yet many are looking for support since they don’t know [...]

When we first declared ourselves a homeschooling family, the criticism we first heard was “But, you need to force your daughter to become more independent so that she grows up to be independent.”
This one confused me. I understood the educational concerns, and even the socialization concerns (although we’ve since proven both concerns to be [...]

I’ve been thinking a lot about why millions of parents send their children to school. Before I actually had kids, I was one of those people that believed that school was necessary and inevitable for all children in order to grow and learn everything that is necessary in this world. In fact, my [...]

Too many people today want to get a college degree (or even a high school diploma) in order to have that piece of paper. They’ve thought very little about actually receiving knowledge from the experience. They just need the paper for their resume.
Information and knowledge can be found anywhere; it isn’t monopolized in [...]