mishakennedy on March 31st, 2008

Sara Wickham wrote this for Midwifery Today and I thought I would share it with you.
“This action list of small things all midwives can do to change societal attitudes toward birth and to promote midwifery and the midwifery model was derived from some research I carried out a few years ago. All the suggestions are [...]

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Mish on March 24th, 2008

Make a Rain Barrel
Even though there is still a few feet of snow on the ground here in central Vermont, I know that soon spring will come – and when it does, the rain will start. We always get bucket loads of rain in April around here. For several years, I have wished that we [...]

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Mish on March 20th, 2008

I really thought I couldn’t live without baby wipes when I had baby number – 2 or 3. They were so handy to have around. But now that I’m on baby number 6, I barely remember what it was that was so appealing. In fact, when I do buy the occasional package, I find that [...]

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Mish on March 16th, 2008

I have two teens. My oldest son will be 16 soon and my oldest daughter will soon be 15 and they have both, recently, gotten jobs. My son’s job will be full-time for about three months, meaning he will be earning more money on his own than he ever has before. And while I am [...]

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Mish on March 14th, 2008

Article #1 in the series, Blogging for Fun and Profit:

Should I Be a Blogger?
I have debated for some time about whether or not I should blog about blogging. But I get a lot of questions – including questions from my husband who recently started his own blog about hacking into his iPod touch. So, [...]

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Mish on March 12th, 2008

I try and stay “green” by doing most of media reading on the computer, but there is just something about a newspaper. I like to lay it out in front of me on the couch on a Sunday morning. I like to do the crossword and the jumble. I like to clip my kids’ pictures [...]

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Mish on March 6th, 2008

Thanks for visiting. Over the last year, we have compiled some great articles on many different topics, including homeschooling, unschooling, gardening, farming, frugality, writing and more. We also have a Frugal and Green Tip of the Day (most days!). Right now, we are in the process of organizing these articles into a comprehensive archive that [...]

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Mish on March 4th, 2008

Here is a great collection of new homeschooling and unschooling blog links:
http://palmtreepundit.blogspot.com/
We are happy to be included!

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