The SpecialMoms Parenting Magazine 1st Issue | Page 35

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Interview
Tell us what a typical day looks
like in your household?
First off...typical is a foreign word here. ;)
During the winter we wake up, put some more
wood on the woodstove, add pellets to the pellet
stove, milk and feed the goats, the dogs and the

them in bed I’ll read a book about birth and
homesteading to blogs and clients while having
a wee chuckle over the hypocrisy. ;)

How do you balance work
and family life?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

chickens and let them out of the coop (we’ve
coyotes so they free range during the day only.)
We check for eggs, add some straw to their deep
litter, check and make sure everyone’s eating
and acting fine.
By 9:30 everyone starts learning. We’re child led

Do you have any awards or
recognitions you want to share?
I’ve only thought about running off to Mexico a
half dozen times this week! Go me! ;)

learners here so that means they’re all doing their
own projects we’ve discussed, so they’re meeting
their personal educational goals and needs. I’ll

What motivates you?

head to my desk and get to work myself.

Caffeinated tea, especially chai.

We have lunch and then they do some chores

Is there a charity or organization
you volunteer for and/or support
and why?

around the house. Then they will go back to finish
their projects and once they’re all done they’ll
start playing around. I’ll keep working as I run
back and forth with Sunshine a lot. If I’ve a call to

I do a lot of work with women.

make I load up Netflix to a

rape counselor, a victim/witness advocate, a

documentary that’s in line with their history or

birth worker, an activist for all things kid and

science based projects. Around 3ish I’ll toss dinner

woman related and the reason I do it is because

in the pressure cooker, grab a kid to scrub root

every woman is a chance to improve the next

veggies, chunk ‘em up and chuck ‘em in the pot.

generation. We teach and support a woman

Soon the smell of dinner will be waftin’ through
the air and Ben should be home soon. The bread
will be baking in the oven, my tea kettle will be
moved off the fire and the rich smell of chai will be
replaced with the smell of fresh bread. As dinner’s
finishing up it’ll be time to feed the animals again.

I’ve been a

and she’ll teach and support her children, family
and community.

What do you see in the future
for your business or charity?
Who knows?

Right now...I’m enjoying the

moment, my kids and my family. I’m focused
We spend family time together watching a movie

on doing right and good now...cause later may

and then they get ready for bed. Once I hear

never come if I don’t start now. u

Winter 2014 ~ The SpecialMoms magazine   35