Homeschool Fiction

I’ve chosen my word for 2012: THRIVE! I spent 2009 allowing, 2010 intending, and 2011 savoring. So, now, I’m ready to put the knowledge that I have gained from these experiences into real living. It’s time for me to thrive! In 2012, I am turning 40. This is a momentous occasion for nearly every human. [...]

Since becoming a vegan over six years ago, I’ve been highly enjoying a more alert life. I recently had a physical and while I’m healthy, I’ve decided it’s time to step it up a notch.  While I’ve learned to strongly dislike counting calories, I’ve been journaling my food intake for over a month now, looking [...]

I’ve been inspired to eat a 100% McDougall friendly vegan diet again.  For the past month, I’ve kept my total fat grams to 10 or less a day.  I’ve added no fat to my foods (such as vegan butter, etc.), but have allowed for small quantities of naturally occurring higher fat foods, such as nuts [...]

March 20th is Meatout Day — only 5 days from now.  I love their theme for this year: “Change Your Diet — Change the World!” It couldn’t be more true.  Please eat vegan this March 20th.  One day is super easy, and you’ll make a positive impact on the world and your personal health.  Eating [...]

More and more of my information is coming to be electronic these days.  While I LOVE VegNews magazine and PCRM’s Good Medicine ( both in print), I read the following free online newsletters from beginning to end each month.  If you are wanting to improve your health, learn about new dietary research and get great [...]

There are several U.S. commercials on television right now that are quite insulting to males.  They imply that men aren’t truly men unless they are meat eaters — and they imply that a man is more of  a man if he eats meat in extremely large quantities — daily, at each meal. Think this is [...]

Constipation. So this isn’t a fun topic, but I’ve had it brought to mind multiple times recently by people who commented (to me) that the only way they could get their (older) kids and/or their significant other to read something was to put it in the bathroom.  American bathrooms are often considered “reading rooms” these [...]

Continuing on the theme of thankfulness, here are my top 10 reasons (in no particular order) why I am thankful my family is vegan: No worries about animal product illnesses (Mad Cow, Bird Flu, etc.).  If you do eat meat, make sure yours is never undercooked! No worries about more serious diet-induced diseases such as [...]

Development of the HHS’s and the USDA’s new Dietary Guidelines for Americans is underway for a release of 2010.  These guidelines are reissued every 5 years.  Since many of us health conscious people are disappointed in the 2005 (current) guidelines, we should be thrilled that they are allowing comments from the public at large (as [...]

Yes, I am a vegan and the following information doesn’t apply to vegans. But, I feel it is important information to get out there. Dairy cheeses aren’t necessarily 100% from cow milk, therefore they aren’t necessarily vegetarian-friendly. Since many people find it easiest to incorporate a 100% vegan diet over time, you need to know [...]