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A Homemade Life
Ooh! This book looks really good! Have any of you read it?… Read MoreHere’s the description:
One day Woginrich, a Web designer, threw her hands in the air and vowed to change her life. She was going to be more self-sufficient: produce her own food, make her own clothing, live a simpler and more fulfilling life. Easier said than done, she soon learned. This amiable memoir charts her course to self-sufficiency, documenting her successes and disappointments, exploring what it means to make the shift from consumer to producer. It’s almost two books in one: each chapter (for example, the one in which she tells us about her early misadventures in chicken
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Reducing Stress
Gosh, even writing yesterday’s post about all my stress made me more stressed.The thing is, my life isn’t going to get any less stressful than it is now. Sure, some of my stresses are unique to my current situation. Balancing work and Henry is difficult and so is adjusting to my new identity and life post-baby.… Read MoreBut starting a school from scratch is going to be even more difficult. In all honesty, it will be like giving birth to a second child. I’m choosing to bring that kind of stress into my life because I’m passionate about dedicating myself to a worthwhile endeavor. But if I don’t learn how
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Homemade Baby Food!
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Henry (right) and his best friend Ellie Cate (left)
Our baby food making party was a huge success! I have to confess that I was a little stressed about how it would turn out at various points during the process.First, I had the opportunity to attend a day and a half of professional development related to charter schools, which meant that I enrolled Henry in day care during that time. Since I hate pumping and have committed to feeding Henry directly for approximately a year, it meant that I had to leave the training every three hours to go feed him. Of course the stress that comes from leaving
