Organically Inclined

I am so tired of hearing about ways to get kids to eat good food. I’m tired of blogs and books telling me to disguise the food under pizza cheese - or to blend up broccoli and add it to my stew. The only thing this teaches kids is that I’m a sneaky mother - [...]

I had a wonderful time at the beach with my kids last week. I was sad that all of my children weren’t there - my oldest son Matt recently got a new job and had to remain home to work. I was, however, proud of him for taking it well and being so willing to [...]

Have a toddler or preschooler? I spent this past winter compiling 500 games and activities to keep them busy, learning and having fun! I hope you’ll enjoy them.
Want me to sign one and send it out to you? Just email me at michelle@organicallyinclined.org and I’ll send you the info to buy one or send me [...]

Hey! Want to try out gDiapers? I love them. I don’t sell them or anything - I just love them and I am trying to spread the word. gDiapers have these great cover designs and the liners are flushable or compostable! How cool is that? And if you run out of the liners, you can [...]

By Michelle Kennedy Hogan
michelle [at] organicallyinclined.org
When I was 14, I was never having children. Not one. And I wasn’t going to get married either. I was going to be a politician. I was going to be the President. In my head, being a mother and being the President were mutually exclusive. Not being a woman [...]

Ah…easier said than done? Perhaps, but I don’t think so.
In Helen Nearing’s book , “Loving and Leaving the Good Life” she talks about an old Eastern medical practice where the town “doctor” would visit everyone periodically and make sure they were well. In exchange, the town paid the doctor well for keeping them healthy. If [...]

Just wanted to put this link out there for a cool blog - Nerd Family
They are hosting the new edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling…check it out. I love blog carnivals, as they are a great opportunity to see some blogs I might not have found otherwise!

Looking over the news this morning, I wandered over to Mothering.com one of my favorite sites for all things parenting, and came across a blog post that someone wrote about this article on Babble.com.
The post was fairly typical, but the comments that followed it were what appalled me…not because I found them unusual, but because, [...]

Strolling around the children’s section of one of my favorite bookstores, the overly cheerful clerk popped up in front of me. She smiled at me and then looked at my very large belly and asked the inevitable:
“Is this your first baby?””

Now, I could be polite and just nod and move on my way, [...]

There are many ways to extend the gardening season into the winter, but one of the best ways I have found is to grow your greens. Now, I have to admit, I did not know for a long time that once the weather got cold that I could keep on planting. It seemed counterintuitive. Once [...]