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"Attempting to raise a consciencous, caring, and vibrant child in a super consumerist world"

Newberg, OR, USA
female, age 30
married, 1 child
Speaks: some German, some Spanish, English
Joined May 19, 2007
What I Want to Do:
Causes: against factory farms, literacy, Peace & Nonviolence, green building, organic/sustainable agriculture, responsible consumerism, fair trade, consuming local products, local and world hunger, AIDS around the world, empowering women around the world, child w
Activities: hiking, gardening, walking, reading, sewing, People Watching, cooking, all music, Playing Piano, Writing, Knitting


 
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Joined May 19, 2007
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Activist Aspirations Enthusiastic 
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Groups Amnesty International, Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund - Electing Pro-Wildlife Leaders, Earth Day, Elephant Lovers, GLBT Rights, Greenpeace, Habitat for Humanity, Healthy Cooking, Healthy Living Network, Hungersite.com, Jane Goodall Institute: Race for the Primates, MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Mother Jones, NPR - National Public Radio more »
Hometown Portland, OR 
Homepage  
Birthday Oct 07, 1979  
Languages some German, some Spanish, English  
About Me Slightly compulsive, very crafty, love raising my daughter, gardening, knitting, and cooking. Aspire to be a small organic farmer with leanings toward total homesteading. Secretly dream of being a beekeeper.
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  Lifestyle
Pets horses, cat, rabbit  
Activist Aspirations Enthusiastic
Political Leaning Liberal
Religions taoism, earth religions, Wiccan/Pagan/Druid  
Eating Habits limited caffine, limited dairy, 10 servings of fruits and veggies, lots of water, Chocolate - Lots of it, Organic, free range, no factory farms, Minimal Meat  
Wild Fact About Me
My Philosophy Karma is real. Everything you do effects the people and environment so think carefully before you do something that could harm them. A deeper connection to the earth creates a deeper connection to the divine. Use technology wisely and never favor it over true human interaction.
What Gives Me Hope That there are other parents like me who want to raise children who will feel more of a responsibility to the people and world around them. Perhaps someday they will be in the majority.
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by
What/who changed my life and why
What Bugs Me wal-mart, consumerism, indifference, Flaming, The disapearance of family farms, The destruction of mother earth, The destruction of rural areas, intolerance, George Bush, Drunk Drivers, cruelty, bullying  
Passions buying second hand, buying local goods, cloth diapers, natural healing, friends, Books and reading, Gardening and growing my own food, family, Raising My Children, rivers and streams, trees, writing, peace, nature, art  
Inspirations my husband, my garden, my daughter, sounds of nature, running water, The woods, peacemakers, music  
What Scares Me the current education system, The loss of our heritage for others, global warming, Other's people's irrational anger, War - Cruelty - Greed - Indifference, Religious Extremism, ignorance, hate, George W. Bush  
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Role Models Those who create positive change, Those who fight for equality, Those who fight for peace, Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Jane Goodall  
Quotation
Interests crafts, genealogy, cooking, biodiversity, agriculture, homeschooling, crosstitching, Paganism/Earth Religions, Raising responsible and caring children, Gardening/Farming, history, herbs, Holistic Health, libraries, Mythology / Folklore, Travel/Adventure  
Books Gardening/Herbs, The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova, Thomas Hardy, Books on raising responsible/caring kids, Ian Rankin, Agatha Christie, Elizabeth George, Roger Zelazny, John Irving, Terry Pratchett, The Dark is Rising series, Outlander series, Martin Am  
Music The Chieftains, Alison Krauss, Union Station, Dry County Crooks, Regina Spektor, Emiliana Torrini, Throwing Muses/Kristen Hersh, The Pixies, Cake, Live, Concrete Blonde, Dwight Yoakam, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Sarah Mclachlan, Tori Amos, The Pogues, K  
Movies Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Katherine Hepburn, Fried Green Tomatoes, The Sweet Hereafter - Atom Egoyan, John Sayles films, Wim Wenders, Raise the Red Lantern, Hitchcock's films, Young Frankenstein, Notes on a Scandel, Heat (Pacino & DeNiro), Bladerunner (director's c  
TV Shows Monk, The Deadliest Catch, Mystery, All Creatures Great and Small, The Daily Show, The Wire, carnival, Six Feet Under, Buffy the Vampire Slayer  
Favorite Foods Middle Eastern, Greek, Indian, Thai, veggies, seafood, fruit, chocolate  
Favorite Places Ireland and Scotland (Never Been), Greece (Never Been), Thailand, Oaxaca Mexico, Oregon, home, mountains, woods, rivers  
Can't Live Without growing things, my closest friends, really good food, knitting, music, laughter, rivers and streams, sunshine, sleep, sex, my husband, my daughter, chocolate, books  
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(May 31) My top books change all the time. Sometimes that's because I've found new ones or rediscovered old ones. Other times it's j... more »
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Kai E. (3)

You know, I almost went with the herbs, but decided on the rain because... well, I live in Seattle. 

Not only have I actually done a few things with my page and finally gotten around to adding you, but I've been checking in with it too! 

And also, since I was damaged this weekend and spent most of it propped up on pillows on my bed, I finally figured out this knitting thing.
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