Do Life Right

Should elementary school children be sent home with over an hour’s worth of homework every night? Should that work count for something? Is an elementary school child’s opinion worthy of respect? Is “green”ness an issue we are forcing schooled children to think is not real and worthy? Are school administrators and [...]

I love catalogs, it’s true.  I’m inspired by them, I shop from them, I make art with them, and my daughters and I enjoy looking through them together.  Yet, for some reason, my name keeps getting on to mailing lists for catalogs I would never in a million years buy from.  This, I don’t like.
Obviously, [...]

Many items in a typical American home make the humans and pets in them unhealthy. Sometimes the effects are immediate, like in the case of some cleaning products. And, sometimes the effects take a bit longer. On this website, I like to tell as many people as possible about some of the [...]

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, [...]

Changes happen for a variety of reasons. The best being when we see a problem, then work on a solution to solve the problem.
Yet, many people are scared of their problems and don’t do the work to change. It reminds me of the quote:

Faced with the choice between changing one’s mind and proving [...]

In honor of Earth Day, I want to encourage everyon to listen to NPR’s recent “Rising Demand for Meat Takes Toll on Environment” story.
The friend of mine who originally sent me this story pointed out that one of the experts in the story emphasizes the fact that decreasing your personal meat consumption by just 20% [...]

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 [...]

Hands down, our favorite shoes are Crocs.
I used to be a big fan of Birkenstocks with the Birko-Flor, but they are no longer made and are difficult to find. No matter, since as comfort goes, Crocs are superior in every way. Wearing them feels like you are walking on marshmallows. These are the only shoes [...]