I’ve recently said two things I never thought I’d say: “I really just want to eat, not smell dirty underwear.” “I’m getting my 10 year old 11 year old a cell phone.” I won’t even try to explain the first. But the second…well, it’s pretty self-explanatory. Zeb got a cell phone for his birthday. He [...]
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Zeb Reviews: Time4Learning
Time4Learning contacted us about doing a review of their site. We don’t follow a curriculum or do things because we feel they are “educational” (because what isn’t?) but Zeb wanted to do this for the monetary compensation they offered. This is the honest review from a 10 year old autodidact: He logged in and seemed [...]
Dear Incredulous Cable Guy
Dear Incredulous Cable Guy, Was it really so surprising or odd when I told you I wished to disconnect my cable television that you had to gasp? I could practical hear your jaw unhinge when you nearly choked on your inhale. As odd as you thought I was, I can assure you I thought your shocked response [...]
A WiiWii for Zeb
He’s been saving his allowance for months, renting out his services to grandparents, stashing birthday money; all to buy his very own Wii. One day before his friend is due to spend the night he counted, found he had enough and set out to buy the most popular video game console a mere 3 weeks [...]
Temporarily Disconnecting
I’m voluntarily (and temporarily) “disconnecting” for a week or so. Will you miss me? I’m sure I’ll come back with lots of progress reports on how much I got done (or how many books I read) during my electronic hiatus. If I come back at all. But right now I’m just needing to reconnect without [...]
My name is Tara. I am a mama and a lover, a full-time nomad, a passionate devourer of Life and an Organic Life Coach.
