Category Archives: Health

A Well-Intentioned Lie

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 11

So, hi. I know it’s been since spring that I wrote anything here, and for that I apologize. A few of you have left emails and comments asking [..]

Chickens, Cleaning Products, Community, Eggs, Failures, Food, Gardening, Goals, Habits, Household, Lifestyle, Local Farms, Mental Well-Being, Musing, Personal Responsibility, Planning, Stress, Sustainability, Toxins, Vegetarian , , ,

Finding A Sense of Permanence

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 7

“Stability” isn’t really a word I’ve had a vast familiarity with since leaving home.  Moving yearly all though college, dragging myself across the country on a snap decision, [..]

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Whatever Shall We Do, Wherever Shall We Go?

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 3

For over a year, we’ve been buying our milk through a “herd share,” which, thanks to anti-food-sovereignty legislation (you could say it’s health and safety legislation, but that’s [..]

Chickens, Cow Share, Eggs, Food, Health, Planning, Politics , , , , , , ,

Optimistic Friday

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 3

It’s a beautiful day out. I don’t want to talk about how Chickenhead was also killed night before last, or how The Engineir very thoughtfully tried to protect [..]

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Natural Heartburn Remedy

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

I admit to being a science fiction and fantasy nerd. Perhaps not what one might expect as an opener for this post, given the title, but it’s related [..]

Food, Health, Sustainability, Tips , , , , ,

The Daily Mom

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 1

A few months ago, I started keeping a journal called The Daily Mom. Designed mainly to be a document for keeping dates and details straight, as well as [..]

Mental Well-Being, Mom, Stress ,

Inaugural Treat

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 14

Time for a contest! A week after learning my sensitivity to gluten is approaching normal, I celebrated by consuming which of the following previously-verboten food items: A 3-piece [..]

Allergies, Food, Giveaway, Gluten-Free, Health , , ,

A Case Study, C’est Moi

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 8

Yesterday, I spent the last half of the afternoon bouncing around on cloud nine, doing a mental happy dance. I hadn’t felt that good in a long, long [..]

Allergies, Cow Share, Dietary Choices, Food, Health , , ,

“But you’re with a guy now!”

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 12

At age eight, I consciously realized for the first time I liked girls the same way I liked boys. Nearly everyone who knows me knows this, so it [..]

Mental Well-Being, Mom, Musing, WTF

Continuing on the baby thread…

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 2

Folks had some interesting feedback on the last post – more than I expected. Most of it was of the “go forth and prosper” variety, but there were [..]

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