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Primal Urges
It occurred to me tonight that it’s a bit crazy that I’ve thoroughly researched healthy dog food and treat options for our new puppy, Lily, and I have purchased only natural preservative-free products for her…yet at the same time I let my children eat: corn dogs processed chicken nuggets processed waffles things like syrup soda…
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I’m Jammin’ | Freezer Jam
Have you checked the price of commercial jam lately? Ouch! Especially if you’re looking for a brand that does not have HFCS as, like, the first or second ingredient. I’ve wanted to try freezer jam–FOREVER. (I’ve bought and discarded several packages of pectin that have sat in my pantry for years unused!) I’m afraid of…
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What is “secular homeschooling?”
I think there’s a lot of vague information out there about just what secular homeschooling is. I operate a secular homeschooling support group for my area and I get quite a few inquiries and I’ve also been told that some people are put off because our group’s description on our website says we’re secular. First…
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Our Journey to Homeschooling
Reposted from: secularhomeschool.com santanvalley.com When I was in college, I worked in a small-town ice cream shop. One of my co-workers was a 16 year old girl who was homeschooled–and her five siblings were also homeschooled! They seemed so “normal” (not at all like the images I conjured in my head when hearing the phrase…
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Challenge Update
While I have not sewn anything for the little kids yet in 2012, I’ve refrained from buying much. I got out their summer clothes from last year and most still fit! Dakota had outgrown his shirts in length, so I splurged and bought him eight t-shirts (mostly Angry Birds and Nintendo) at Wal-Mart. $6 each…
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Budget Recap
Ahhhhh, we did SO much better in March than we had any month in recent history. We still slightly exceeded our projections, but those projections included having over $1k left over to save or put toward a large purchase, so we basically just created less savings for ourselves. I did have quite a bit leftover…
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Minimalism – First Steps and a Plan
In light of starting paleo/primal, it seemed natural to start in the pantry, with food, so my good friend helped me tackle that first. We had so much to get rid of–rice, pastas, baking mixes, canned and bottled items that aren’t paleo-friendly, etc. My friend’s family isn’t paleo (yet!! LOL) so she was kind enough to take it…
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Minimalism – The Reasoning
We moved from California to Arizona in 2005 and our belongings filled a moving vanliner that typically can move three families’ worth of goods. The movers told us that homeschoolers always have too many books, but the massive amount of stuff we had was crazy. Too late to save the $23k we spent on that…