The first time I ever heard the term “raw milk” I immediately pictured some big, nasty piece of rotten, raw meat. I have no idea why this picture popped into my head. I think in our modern society, the word … Continue reading
The girl in the shadow is not who I am. She comes around to insult me after my bundle is birthed and stalks in the shade, unwelcome. She mocks me with her muffin pants and bubble shirts, makes me do … Continue reading
Powercycle and Pity Party I had a miscarriage this week. It was the first time I’d ever experienced it and it was harder than I would have expected. You can read more about that here. It’s one of those life … Continue reading
If you’re going through a miscarriage or have found out that your baby is no longer alive, take heart. You will be okay. It will get better and you will come out stronger on the other side. Having a miscarriage … Continue reading
Potty Training Politics I have three kids who know how to use the toilet and a one year old who knows how to dig in the toilet. I’m not really sure how any of it happened. Granted, they’re all girls … Continue reading
Everything Changes I’ve been a mother now for almost eleven years. I’ve been homeschooling for six years. I feel like I’ve learned a lot, grown and changed immensely since my first little pink person was put on my chest. I’m … Continue reading
Am I from Generation:Rotten? Perhaps I’m just a part of the “me” generation and I’m so caught up in myself that I’m being dramatic. Possibly, I’m just too young and selfish to realize my freedom and adequately appreciate it. Maybe … Continue reading
All Disease Begins in the Gut Four hundred years before Christ was born, a guy named Hippocrates said that all disease begins in the gut. When I was a teenager, my mom would shake her head and tell me that … Continue reading
I’m pretty certain that my laundry breeds at night while I sleep. It’s a never ending cycle of starting the dryer again and again to get the wrinkles out of a week old load and rewashing a smelly load … Continue reading
Why do we Homeschool? “Why do you homeschool?” I don’t get asked the question quite as often now as I once did, but it’s on a lot of people’s minds when they meet my children and me at Costco on … Continue reading
The experience that catapulted us into homeschooling Six Years Ago On a hazy late summer afternoon, very pregnant with my third baby, I dutifully and proudly marched my oldest child, my precious little 5 year old Hailey into the … Continue reading
The Road Not Taken BY ROBERT FROST Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where … Continue reading
Hello, my name is Jesi and I’m a label-holic. I read labels while eating breakfast, shopping and whilst visiting the loo. I’ve always had a morbid curiosity in what was inside whatever I was porking down or rubbing on … Continue reading
Originally written after the birth of my first baby in 2003. Motherhood was a mold I was pretty sure I’d fit right into. I felt it was my biological purpose and I had been taught from a young … Continue reading
How I got here I think I’ve always rejected the status quo. I’m not sure if it was my upbringing or any particular thing my parents taught me or if I was born with it coursing through my veins. I’ve … Continue reading
Vegan, Vegetarian, Ovo-lacto Vegetarian, Pescetarian, Paleolithic, Traditonal Foodie, Meatetarian… what are you? Are you confused about where you fit into the food spectrum? Maybe you’re not even sure what half of those terms mean. Until a few years ago, I … Continue reading
