Eclectic Muddlehood

I woke up in a winter wonderland this morning.  No, there were no freak snowstorms ravaging Gulf Coast Texas last night, just a flea-crazed husband.  After a little research. we created our own nontoxic flea carpet powder using diatomaceous earth.  We’ve been using this to attempt to control the flea population at least until the exterminator comes […]

I am beyond irate.  I am irritatingly itchy.  I am dejectedly inching my way towards surrender.   My efforts to futily fight the annoyingly fertile flea population in our apartment have been foiled.  In true Crunchy Mama fashion, I have been attempting to undertake this monsterous task sans assorted nasty, environmentally reckless, carcenoginic substances.  But all my washing […]

Every homeschooling family in America has at one time or another been questioned about their decision.  Such cross examinations often consist of the same handful of ill-informed questions regarding socialization, a parent’s ability to teach higher level mathematics or foreign languages, and the college admissions process.  Most homeschoolers quickly develop their standard list of reponses to teach […]

For the past sixteen years of my life, there has been a subtle four year cycle underlying my life.  Like many American teens, I spent four unruly years in high school in the suburbs of Northern Virginia.  By the time the standard pinnacle of that particularly excruciating main-stream rite of passage rolled around, I was […]

After insurmountably massive technical difficulties and poor customer service with the other site Eclectic Muddlehood previously resided at and a 1,500 mile family relocation, I am pleased to announce my reemergence into the blogosphere!  I brought over the original material to this site and the introduction from the previous site is now on the About Crunchy Mama page.