Topics: Unschooling,art,computer,curing diseases,education,empowerment,fiction,food,relationships,religion,television,vegan,words,zen
An old friend of mine recently read my blog and was pleased to see that we agreed that iceberg lettuce and schools both suck the life out of people. I loved his observation, and I especially love that we’d both come to these conclusions separately. I’ve been thinking about my friend’s comment and I realized [...]
Topics: curing diseases,empowerment,food,photographs,vegan
Here is a current photograph of my medicine cabinet: Contents include: My husband’s prescription glasses My husband’s saline and contact lens case My husband’s pocket watch Pocket knives (two kinds) Multiple different kinds of tweezers (we live in the desert and like different tweezers for different cactus needles) Tom’s of Maine deodorant Hairbands (two kinds, [...]
Topics: Arizona,Unschooling,homeschooling,photographs,review,travel
Located just west of Phoenix, right off of I-10 in the town of Litchfield Park, Arizona, is the Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium. My local unschooling group went there on Wednesday, March 25th and had a blast. As homeschoolers in a group, we were given the same privileges as a school group. This benefit is [...]
Topics: food,holidays,vegan
Whenever I go to a conference, business luncheon, or the like, I inevitably have to explain what a vegan diet is (since I’m a vegan). What’s particularly shocking is that my special ordered food usually has to be sent back to the kitchen a few times before it actually is vegan. The people in charge [...]
Topics: Barnard,McDougall,PCRM,curing diseases,empowerment,environmentalism,food,green living,holidays,vegan,vegetarian
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 [...]
Topics: Barnard,McDougall,PCRM,lowfat,vegan,vegan recipe,vegetarian
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 [...]
Topics: Unschooling,food,holidays,music,party,vegan,vegan recipe
With just a little over a week before Pi Day, it’s time to get ready for this super fun celebration! This year it’s even on a Saturday!!! What is Pi Day? Every year on March 14th, people around the world make and eat pies in celebration of the number Pi which can be approximated as [...]
Topics: McDougall,PCRM,curing diseases,empowerment,food,vegan
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 [...]
Topics: Star Trek,food,party,photographs,space,television,vegan,vegan recipe
For our recent (vegan) Super Star Trek Party, we had the following menu (recipes to follow for the ones we can share): Super Star Trek Sunday Menu Mammoth Ferengi Tube Grubs Similar to Earth’s scallops, these are covered in Bacon with a hint of mustard. A combination of flavors, these bite sized morsels are loved [...]
Topics: cheese,cookbook,dairy,food,photographs,vegan,vegan recipe,vegetarian
Another quick and easy recipe here for a family favorite: Vegan Chicken Parmesan: 1 package whole wheat pasta (we love this recipe with rotini or penne best) 1 jar of your favorite pasta sauce – make sure it’s vegan! We love the fat-free mushroom sauce from Trader Joe’s. 4-5 chopped tomatoes Extra veggies as desired [...]