I’m still working through the idea of homeschooling. I mean, I’m committed to doing it and convinced by it’s efficacy, but I’m still working through the wheres and hows. For instance, how did I make it to this point, when just 10 years ago I imagined my life so much more mainstream?
Just the other day I was telling M about his birth (at his request). I was thinking how strange it seems now to remember how, just when labor was getting really intense, I walked out of …

Orgasmic Birth is a documentary film about the sensuous nature of birth. While the title seems risqué, it’s a really a documentary about natural birth and what an amazing, empowering thing it can be. We’re bombarded constantly by the media with images of birthing practices that are not conducive to a natural birth that is safer for the mother & baby, like pushing while lying down, eating nothing but ice chips (seriously – would you run a marathon with just ice chips to keep you going?!) and giving …