I built a gnome tree house for Owen. Check out the post here on his all new blog. You might check out his new blog at the same time. I only have a handful of posts from the old one over there so far, but in time I will bring them all [...]

People seem to be becoming more aware of their ecological foot print and that makes me really happy. I love hearing about earth friendly choices that people are making and it eases my anxiety about the fate of our planet.
This year we are celebrating Christmas, or the Winter Solstice, or whatever [...]

Today Owen and I went grocery shopping. We presented our goods to an older lady in the check out lane, and a kid was bagging groceries in that lane. Our cart had the usual fare; organic milk, organic eggs, whole wheat bread, organic bananas, free range chicken, you know, all that wholesome and [...]

Ever wondered about going shampoo free? Here is why and how to do it. I think I’m going to try it soon. As soon as we run out of shampoo. No sense in wasting something we already bought.

As I was checking out my groceries the other day the check out lady held up an asian noodle soup bowl that I buy and said, “I can’t believe this is from the natural section and my son actually likes it”. I said, “well, it’s really good.” I wondered why she would be [...]

—What follows is a fun little quiz. I wrote my answers in after each question, with a short explanation. My score is on the bottom. What is yours?—1. Do you have homebirths?15 points for “yes” (unassisted)10 points for “yes” (with a midwife in attendance)5 points for alternative birthing center2 points for “thinking about/would like homebirth”0 [...]

AP = Attachment ParentingNP = Natural ParentingSome people ferberize, some people baby wise, we attachment parent, with a little bit of natural parenting mixed in.Attachment parenting is a philosophy in parenting based on creating strong emotional bonds, or attachments, with your child. It recognizes that a baby and small child are dependent by nature and [...]