Aug 312010

I was asked a very vague question yesterday.  Probably an extremely normal question in most parenting circles and I do not want to take away from the validity of the question.  However, it was a very strange question for me!  I’ve been radical unschooling for quite some time, I felt a little caught off guard.  [...]

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Apr 272010

I’ve been meaning to touch on this subject for awhile now, but I’ve been hesitant.  I’m not a gamer.  I don’t feel drawn to playing video games like the rest of my family does, so I often feel a little at a loss to explain it.  This post inspired me to finally write a few [...]

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Mar 312010
On Homesickness

There’s something I really need to get off my chest.
I, Heather Jean, have been fucking miserable for weeks.
I’ve never transitioned well.  Ask my mom.  She’s mentioned more than once, “you don’t like change”.  I never really understood why she said that until now.  I don’t think she has it quite right though.  I love change.  [...]

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Feb 252010
Managing Housework: Making Cleaning More Enjoyable

I’ve been sick for the last week or so.  I must have picked something up from the UWWG, since I started feeling badly as soon as I got home.  I will affectionately label this one as the “conference crud”.  At least one of us gets it after each conference.  I’ve been so tired, and not [...]

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Jan 192010
What Would You Do If You Couldn't Fail?

I guess that’s a silly question because you certainly *can* fail. Fail Blog has proved this in 365 pages and counting. Not only can you fail, you can also EPIC fail as proved by Epic Fail in 121 pages and counting. Obviously, these sites are for amusement and don’t exactly represent the [...]

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