Things I do or would like to do that might make me a hippie...
Grass fed farming dreams. Our big goal is to have some acreage, get some chickens, a milk cow, some pigs, and a horse or two, a dog. This might be our top priority for our ten-year-plan.
Cloth Diapers. I actually do this. Sometimes I use disposable, but right now we are 100% cloth.
Homemade deodorant. I've been using this for about four months now. I love it.
Homemade dish detergent. I've been using this for about six months.
Homemade laundry soap. Six months on this one too.
Homeschool (Waldorf Style). We started in September, and we love it.
Biking. I totally want one of these! I'd love to bike to most places rather than drive. I've had a hard time finding a way to transport my kids and this seems like the perfect solution.
Grass fed farming dreams. Our big goal is to have some acreage, get some chickens, a milk cow, some pigs, and a horse or two, a dog. This might be our top priority for our ten-year-plan.
Tiny house fascination. I love the idea of building one of these things. I'm not sure why... but it just looks really cool.
Wooden toys, nothing battery operated. This is a product of homeschooling Waldorf style. We are slowly transitioning our toys to all be open ended imaginative toys.
Beekeeping dreams. Scott went to bee school. Now we want to have bees. I think we'll wait until we have more than a patio to keep them on.
Clean eating. I don't do this yet. But I wan to. We have slowly over the past few years been limiting our refined foods. We try to do more whole grain things. Less sugar. More foods in their natural state.
Juicing. I bought a juicer. I use it once a month or so. I'd like to use it more, but so far I've been neglecting it.
These are the thing I can come up with right now. So I have to ask myself. Am I a hippie. The answer I usually give myself and others is, "No". And I think that's an accurate answer, but I still have to ask myself. What am I? What motivates me to do these things? I'm not sure I've found the answer to these questions.
5 comments:
maybe hippies are just farm girls in the city. :)
Go read organized simplicity by tsh oxenreider... You will love it, it will help you understand why you are doing the things you are doing and how it all ties into the gospel. (note this is not written by an lds person) you are a woman of god that is striving to do as the prophets have advised and are simplifying your life so that you can raise children of god. Read the book you will love it
i don't think you are a hippie. my sister accused me of the same thing when I told her I was giving up shampoo (i still use conditioner) and I started washing my face with honey. also, we do whole grains most of the time and try to use homemade cleaners as well. I make it a rule to only have toys that support open ended play. In fact, I told grandparents to please not buy toys for Christmas and just get art supplies. My girls' favorite "toy" right now is a board 1 foot wide, 4 feet long, and 1 inch thick. that thing is a bridge, a boat, a house, a slide, and even a store apparently. I think we are just trying to simplify and be wise in what we consume...whether it be food, toys, or energy...
UM...before I read this post I would not have agreed with your brother.....BUT.....after seeing all of these things.....I will definitely have to agree with your brother. I grew up doing EVERYTHING the hard way like packing water and milking goats and living in basically nothing. I don't ever want to live like that again. Maybe you were just too spoiled growing up..haha:)
I was blog stalking and Mike is sitting here reading a book next to me. He wants me to let you know that there is this group in Pennsylvania that might be interested in having you join... :)
Post a Comment