I’m back from our annual (semi-ish) family vacation on the houseboat at Lake Powell. I am refreshed and ready to conquer the world…well, after a little sleep (3 days driving home is exhausting). We had way too much fun. Way, way too much fun. I took almost 500 pictures and they don’t do justice to [...]
Dear god, how does this still happen? Girl, 12, hanged for wanting to go to school – brisbanetimes.com.au
The fact that I never finished my degree has haunted me for years. Then work, then marriage, then kids, then sobriety, then work, then teaching at my son’s school. All of it has left little time to pick back up and finish my education. So, after much inner struggle and battle I’ve decided that I’m [...]
I got a very needed kick in the pants after reading Amy Karol’s recent post about greening her family. Although I earn my salary (so-to-speak) as a Marketing Ho Jill-of-all-Trades, most of my education is in environmental biology (hence my passion for Al Gore for the past 18 years). Before I grew old and cynical, [...]
I'm a Sober Woman. Wife. Mother. Daughter. Serial Entrepreneur. ADD Crafter. Marketing Hack. Bleeding Heart Buddhist. Retro/Modern Jewelry Designer. Music Snob. Social Web Junkie.
This site discusses issues relevant to modern families trying to remove themselves from the traditional rat race by scaling back and trying to live a green, simple, and authentic life...without smelling like patchouli oil or resorting to raw-only foods!
I am so not a niche blogger. I touch on issues relating to productivity, politics, sobriety and recovery, knitting, technology, modern motherhood, wls (gastric bypass), business and marketing, education, ADHD, spirituality, music, and craft.
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