A Thru-Hike Update

A Thru-Hike Update

It's time for a little update of what's been going on behind-the-scenes, on the blogs, and in our lives as we prepare for this adventure.

We're Goin' to the Country

We're Goin' to the Country

In seventeen years of marriage Damien and I have lived in eleven homes. Out of all the places we've lived in our married life, this home has been the most charming.

Women in the Wild ~ Book Reviews

Women in the Wild ~ Book Reviews

These are the stories of wives, mothers, and homemakers. Thirties-somethings and middle-aged women who have known adventures beyond the wanderings of the youth and have not let their attachment to home and hearth, nor their doubts about their physical abilities, stop their adventures and outdoor pursuits.

Who is my Greek Goddess?

Who is my Greek Goddess?

My identity as an outdoors-loving woman and wife to an adventurous man has been, at times, "in conflict" with my identity as a happy homemaker.

A Christmas Interlude

A Christmas Interlude

I've felt a little "Christmas writing bereft" on the blog so I thought a holiday update was in order.

Developing Self-Discipline

Developing Self-Discipline

Children can learn to apply themselves to difficult tasks, and become self-disciplined adults by investing large amounts of time, energy, and effort in designing their own studies and self-directing their learning.

Drudgery & Discipline

Drudgery & Discipline

I don't have a problem with academics. But I question compulsory academics in a society where the success of its citizens, the longevity of the society itself, rests not on people having an acquired knowledge base or following a set path, but rests instead on people being empowered with a skill set of creative thinking, entrepreneurship, and leadership.