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My daughter received a Lil’ Kinz Gecko for her birthday. After much thought, she decided to name it Nopalito. This is the name for chopped little prickly pear pads that are ready to be eaten. The color is the same as the Lil’ Gecko, sounds cute, and it’s appropriate for the areas [...]

My daughter, now 12, has written some more haiku poems for Do Life Right. Click here to read her first ones.
Saguaro Fruit Picking Part One

The bent saguaro
All the birds fly to the top
To get the best fruit

Saguaro Fruit Picking Part Two

While we pick the fruit
Baby birds echo inside
Of the saguaro

Saguaro Fruit Picking Part Three

Saguaro [...]

My oldest child turns twelve today.  As birthdays and anniversaries often do, I’ve been contemplating the years and what they’ve meant to me.  It’s true what they say about a parent with young children: The days are long, but the years are short.
There are full days that felt like years, and lately, the years have [...]

There is something about the “new school year” that seems to bring out the worst in schooled parent-child relationships. Everywhere I go, I’m hearing really mean comments to kids. Sure I haven’t seen or heard the whole story, but I often have seen the set-up to the rude comments and in almost every [...]

The little girl’s alarm rang and she immediately slammed her book closed. Her 25 minutes of required reading for the day was up and she wasn’t about to read a second longer - she didn’t care if she was in the middle of a sentence, let alone a chapter. As the alarm rang, [...]

Today is the one year anniversary of the blog on the Do Life Right website. I’ve highly enjoyed talking about veganism, Unschooling, Webkinz, arts and crafts, and more, over this past year. Expect more of the same.
Thanks to all my readers! This site has seen a lot of growth [...]

As a writer, I’ve been comparing my words to those of poems and song lyrics a lot lately. My older daughter and I have been noting that poems and song lyrics are essentially one and the same…
I’ve been prolific with fiction lately. When I’m alone I enjoy listening to music while I write. [...]

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 [...]

Just like how individuals need their personal space, proper spacing between words is also essential. In fact, without proper spacing, meanings can completely change.
The following short phrases have completely different meanings based on whether or not a space is inserted. Be sure to use the one you mean, or people won’t properly understand [...]

This is a guest post by my 11 year old Always Unschooled daughter, Zoë. She has been writing up haiku poems left and right and wanted to show the world a sampling of her latest writings. Cumulatively they sum up her life over the past few days.
Cats
Playful Fiona
Connor comes to steal my food
Astrid [...]