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Jen

feelin good was good enough for me....

About Me

what can I say...I'm "my mama" to my 3 year old son Grey and my baby son Grant. They are the center of my universe.I have a B.A. in Psychology with a focus in Child Development. I haven't decided what I want to be when I grow up yet...counselor? teacher? naturopathic Dr.? midwife? doula? we'll see... I strive to relish every moment of this life, keeping what really matters in perspective...I love spending time with my babies, being in nature, eating spicy food, taking long walks with no destination in mind, shopping at health food stores, researching natural medicine, and just sitting around shootin the shit with friends. I believe in the Law of Attraction and I try to create positive energy in my life and hope to pass it around...If you knew me in high school you're probably a bit surprised by what you see here. I've changed a lot since then. I'm a much more relaxed, warm, happy, and mature person. High school is about finding out who you are and where you fit. Now I know who I am and I find I fit pretty much anywhere. They say high school is the best time of your life...I can see why but I have to say I'm having the best time of my life right here and now. My Grey, my heart... Beautiful, Beautiful, beautiful, Beautiful Boy,
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Your Inner Child Is Happy
You see life as simple, and simple is a very good thing.
You're cheerful and upbeat, taking everything as it comes.
And you decide not to worry, even when things look bad.
You figure there's just so many great things to look forward to. How Is Your Inner Child?....
Sun Sign: Gemini
Sun 12° Gemini 07' Gemini Horoscope
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Moon Sign: Cancer
Moon 17° Cancer 03' Cancer Horoscope
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Rising Sign: Cancer
Ascendant 1° Cancer 55' Cancer Horoscope
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Your Rising Sign is Cancer
You are compassionate and kind - and the one who gives security.And while you sometimes tire of it, people always turn to you for advice.Emotions are your domain, and you use tend to use them for good.But you've also been know to be very manipulative when you need to be.You're quite loyal to those you love most - friends and family.For everyone else, you tend to take time to build up trust. What is Your Rising Sign? Which Flower are You?
You are a Rose:You are creative, sensual, passionate, and bold. You pour your heart into everything that you do. Alluring and gifted with strong sex appeal, you very easily draw people in with your animal magnetism.Symbolsim: The rose has always been a flower heavily loaded with symbolism. In general it symbolizes desire, passion, beauty, and enchantment.
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What Your Soul Really Looks Like
You are very passionate and quite temperamental. While you can be moody, you always crave comfort.
You are a grounded person, but you also leave room for imagination and dreams. You feet may be on the ground, but you're head is in the clouds.
You believe that people see you for how you are, not how you look. But deep down, you know that's not exactly true.
Your near future is a lot like the present, and as far as you're concerned, that's a very good thing.
For you, love is all about caring and comfort. You couldn't fall in love with someone you didn't trust. Inside the Room of Your Soul
Your Element Is Water
A bit of a contradiction, you can seem both lighthearted and serious. That's because you're good at going with the flow - but you also are deep. Highly intuitive, you tune in to people's emotions and moods easily. You are able to tap into deep emotional connections and connect with others. You prefer a smooth, harmonious life - but you can navigate your way around waves. You have a knack for getting people to get along and making life a little more peaceful. What's Your Element?There are some causes that are very near to my heart and I believe very strongly in: I advocate breastfeeding, non-medicalized childbirth options, natural health, I am against the mutilation of children (commonly called infant circumcision). I am outraged by the toxic chemicals that lace vaccines, food, etc. I advocate informed vaccination choices. I support medical marijuana and the full legalization of this 100% non-toxic and medicinal herb.Question Circumcision- LINKS:-Each year perfectly healthy newborn babies DIE from circumcision--This is just one Disfiguring Complication that can occur--The Case Against Circumcision--You want to cut off my what?!?--Why do you want to circumcise your son?- -Baby Boys are Born Perfect- -Find out the facts- -Circumcision makes sex worse! read how- I'm sick of seeing all the pharma ads on TV. Popping pills is not the answer- research Natural Health alternatives, The Bi-Digital O-ring test, Quantum Reflex Analysis

My Interests

CURRENT MOON moon phase info enjoying life, attachment parenting, questioning, laughing, seeking higher consciousness, dancing, aromatherapy, essential oils, non-toxic cleaning products (did you know that there are known carcinogens in all traditional cleaning products? Look up non-toxic cleaners like Apple Cider Vinegar), homeopathy, herbalism, naturopathy, energetic medicine, meridians, clinical nutrition, yummy organic food, researching anti-aging nutrition and skin care (antioxidants!, Tantra... buying garden gnomes on E-bay...

I'd like to meet:

anyone who is trying their best to live, laugh, and love, people who make me laugh, other mamas...The Dalai Lama revolutionary midwife Ina May Gaskin

Music:


James Brown "The Godfather of Soul" "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business" 1933-2006 Jen and Grey's song Is This Love- Bob MarleyWe're dancin to: Janis Joplin, Hendrix, Al Greene, CREEDENCE!, The Beatles , The Doors, Clapton, A Perfect Circle, Lynard Skynard, JAMES BROWN!!!, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, , Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Prince, Robert Johnson, The Stones, Santana, Skip James, Bjork, Tori Amos, Sublime, The Who, Willy Nelson...

Movies:

Quills, Natural Born Killers, Reefer Madness, American Beauty, Gummo, The King of New York, Donnie Darko, Pulp Fiction, Waking Life, True Romance, Train Spotting, Good Fellas, Up In Smoke, The Wizard of Oz, Spirited Away, Fahrenheit 9/11, Bowling for Columbine, Better Than Chocolate, Big Lebowski

Television:

yes TV is mindless- but damn I need to vegetate sometimes ;) That 70s Show, King of the Hill, The Simpsons, The Critic, AquaTeen Hunger Force, Dave Chappelle

Books:

ahhh...books.... don't get me started on a certain Lit professor reading "Tender is the Night" now ;)...let's see...some of my all time favorite literary works are: Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs), Hidden Messages in Water, Cannabis Spirituality (Stephen Gaskin), Philosophy in the Bedroom (de Sade), This Timeless Moment (Laura Huxley), The Doors of Perception, Brave New World, Heaven and Hell (all by Aldous Huxley), The Psychedelic Experience, The Politics of Ecstacy, 8 Circuit Model of Consciousness (article) (all by Timothy Leary), The Catcher in the Rye (Salinger), 1984, Animal Farm, Spiritual Midwifery (Ina May Gaskin), The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by LLLI, The Ultimate Book of Breastfeeding Answers by Dr. Jack Newman, So Thats What They're For! by Janet Tamaro, Mothering Your Nursing Toddler by Norma Jane Bumgarner, Vaccinations: A Thoughtful Parent's Guide by Aviva Jill Romm, How To Raise a Healthy Child...In Spite of Your Doctor by Robert S. Mendelsohn MD, The Attachement Parenting Book by Dr. William Sears, Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll), Stupid White Men (Michael Moore), Evidence of Harm (Kirby), Psychedelics Encyclopedia, Democracy in America (Alexis de Tocqueville), The Art of Happiness (Dalai Lama), Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom (Dr. Christiane Northrup)Poetry by Whitman, Blake, Rita Dove, William Carlos Williams, Galway Kinnell, I could go on and on...

Heroes:

Hilary Butler ~mother, independent vaccine and natural health researcher~ Access her wealth of information at: Hilary's pageAll of the Doctors and Nurses who take a stand against infant circumcision : Doctor's Opposing Circumcision Organization Website The Dead! www.erowid.org

My Blog

Take a Guess...what day will be the Birthday???

Alright kids!  Take your best guess... Post a comment below answering the following: 1) What day will this baby be born??? (I'm due Feb. 11) 2) How much will he weigh?  How long will he be? ...
Posted by Jen on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:11:00 PST

Ladybugs

My best friend Doug died on Nov. 8 2001.  He was much more than my best friend, losing him to suicide was something I cannot express adequately here.  I wrote another blog about him a year a...
Posted by Jen on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:37:00 PST

ER visit

I took Grey to the ER last night because all of a sudden he started shaking and felt like he had a fever.   I waited about 45 minutes to see what was going on before deciding to take him in ...
Posted by Jen on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:31:00 PST

Lindsay

If you happen to read this, I'm sorry for how things went.  I hope you're happy and everything's going better for you than when we knew each other.  Thank you for being there for me through ...
Posted by Jen on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 09:45:00 PST

Why I chose homebirth

"There is a secret in our culture...and it's not that birth is painful...it's that women are strong." -Laura Harm When I tell people I had my sons at home I get many responses from shock to people thi...
Posted by Jen on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:39:00 PST

Why I do not let my son cry-it-out

In our culture the practice of letting a baby "cry it out" or cry itself to sleep all alone has become disturbingly normal.   People worry about "spoiling" babies by holding them.  New ...
Posted by Jen on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 07:34:00 PST

If a child....

  IF A CHILD.... If a child lives with criticism,he learns to condemn. If a child lives with hostility,he learns to fight. If a child lives with ridicule,he learns to be shy. If a child lives wit...
Posted by Jen on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 07:05:00 PST

Missing Doug

It's been almost 4 years since Doug killed himself.  Nov. 8- it's coming up.  I wonder what he would be doing, if we would still hang out all the time smokin fatties and eating oatmeal cooki...
Posted by Jen on Mon, 17 Oct 2005 10:19:00 PST

Grey is 6 months old! :)

My sweet baby Grey is 6 months old today!   He weighs 27 pounds 12 oz, 28 1/2 inches long!  He says "da-da" and "I wu ooo" ( I love you)  all the time.   He likes to bite...
Posted by Jen on Fri, 16 Sep 2005 09:09:00 PST