Do Life Right

Once again, Heifer International has been bombarding me with their catalogs.  I’m a huge fan of Catalog Choice (the organization where you type in your catalogs and they help make them stop coming to your house).  Heifer International, along with dozens of other companies, require a lot more from the people on their mailing list [...]

While I enjoy browsing blogs here and there, I only regularly read a few.  One of the ones that always grabs my attention is Christine Kane’s (and not just because I so frequently agree with her).  She’s insightful and entertaining, and I always learn something about myself (which is really hard to do on the [...]

We have an approximately 70 foot zipline in our yard that we’ve been playing with a lot lately.  To make it even more fun, we’ve recently added a ramp at the far end and a step at the beginning plus platforms at both ends, handles to climb up onto the first platform, and a fishing [...]

If you are a United States citizen, I’m sure you are acutely aware that it is time to vote. Voting is important for so many obvious reasons that it would be silly for me to mention them here. However, here is some advice you might not have received:

Be selective in how you vote.
You [...]

Be a troublemaker when it comes to yourself!
Insist on being treated respectfully at all times.
Sometimes it’s so shocking how poorly we are treated that we are flabbergasted and don’t know what to say or do. Take heart! You can almost always do something about it later.
Write to companies. Call lawyers for help [...]

I always find the above question regarding our children’s Unschooling lives to be proof of the poor job modern public education is doing in regards to actually helping our children learn. Adults today are often fearful of mathematics, believing that it is hard, boring, and impossible for a person to learn unless forced upon [...]

Not everyone you know is your friend. If you know who a person is and if they know who you are, the two of you are called “acquaintances”. Friendships are great; I’m all for having friends! But, choose them carefully. More is not necessarily better.
Yet, it’s no wonder we are confused [...]

This is my third post on this topic. Click here for the first, and here for the second (this one has photos of my older daughter’s hair donations).
Earlier this week my 7.75 year old daughter, Teagan, decided to donate her long hair to Locks of Love. Here are some before and after shots. [...]

Try not to learn too much today!
Click here for the latest on this Unschooler’s holiday.

I was reminded recently of people who give so much of themselves, they have nothing left for themselves. Loving the people around you is important, but you can’t love them more than you love your own self, or you’ll soon run out of yourself.

What do you love the most?
What are your favorite foods?
What are [...]