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This post was written by guest author Cole Millen. You have been diligent to eat right and exercise well for months in order to establish a healthy lifestyle. You’ve lost weight, gained muscle tone, and lowered your cholesterol. You are headed off … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Mindful eating, Optimum health
Tagged healthy eating, healthy tourism, travel
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Creating a Sacred Sleep Practice
I often go to bed without winding down first. It seems creating a restful sleep practice is paramount for good quality sleep. Although I’ve implemented some of these practices with my kids, such as lowering the lights, turning off computers, … Continue reading
Posted in Meditation/Yoga, Optimum health
Tagged kundalini yoga, meditation, prayer, restful sleep
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Fun Winter Activity: Ice Sculptures & Mobile
Although I like to play outside with my kids each day, it is hard to keep my daughter’s interest on super cold days. I’ve discovered that making a project is a fun way to engage her. We made winter ice … Continue reading
Posted in Activities
Tagged art project, frozen, ice, nature, outdoor activity, snow
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Cohousing & Ecovillages: Neighborhoods Designed for Families
For those readers in the Boston area… When: Saturday, January 26 from 10:30-11:30 am Where: First Parish in Brookline- Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 382 Walnut Street, Brookline MA And When: Saturday, January 26 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Where: Cornerstone CoHousing, 171-195 … Continue reading
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Cohousing & Ecovillages: Neighborhoods Designed for Families
For those readers in the New Hampshire/Vermont area… When: Wednesday, February 6 from 6:30-7:30 pm Where: Howe Library (in the Murray Room), 13 South Street, Hanover, New Hampshire “Old-fashioned neighborhoods in a new way,” describes the Danish cohousing movement that started in … Continue reading
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Raising Kids in Cohousing Communities
This is an article I wrote for Mother Earth Living. Throughout my life, I have lived in communities where I knew only a handful of my neighbors. I didn’t ever ask to borrow a cup of sugar or flour like … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Parenting
Tagged BC&E, Belfast Cohousing & Ecovillage, cohousing, intentional community, maine, parenting
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Cloth vs. Disposable Diapers
The average baby goes through roughly 6,000 diapers! Thus, deciding on which type of diaper to use is an important decision. I have used cloth diapers for both of my kiddos. My son, almost 2 is now partially potty trained. Although … Continue reading
Posted in 0 to 6 months, 6 to 12 months
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Finger Painting With a Blue Tongue Lizard
My housemate George has a charming lizard named Athena. She joined us today in our craft project. As my kids finger painted, she body painted. It would be exciting to get a painting from a skink!
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Teach Me How to Protest
This is an article I wrote for Juno Magazine. Nearly a year ago, the newly elected governor of Wisconsin was trying to push through legislation that would remove many liberties that I hold dear. The citizens responded with enormous protests, numbering … Continue reading
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Tagged children protesters, epa hearing, madison protests, madison union rights, protest
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Staying Safe in the Cell Phone Age
As you can tell by my last post, I’ve been looking for ways to keep our exposure to electromagnetic fields very low. Most recently, I am now scrutinizing cell phones and towers. I just purchased a trifield meter with magnetic, electric, and … Continue reading
Posted in Optimum health
Tagged cell phone, electromagnetic, emf, phone safety, radiation, radio wave
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