Introduction to Crunchiness

I am a 24 year old wife and mother. I am a self proclaimed crunchy mom. I do believe there are degrees of crunchiness though. While I am not the crunchiest I have come a long way!

My mom gave birth to me (and my two older brothers) with pain medication. She nursed me for 9 short months. I was given all of the required vaccinations. I took antibiotics when I had one of my frequent ear infections. I went to public school (until middle school anyway). We ate meat. Convenience foods and fast foods were common place. We were not crunchy! (This fact really doesn't change my opinion that I have the best parents.)

During my teen years I started learning about other options. Since then I haven't done anything but get crunchier.

At this point you may be wondering what in the world crunchy means. It's really any combination of the following:

-Organic food
-Vegetarian/Vegan diet
-Natural Childbirth
-Home birth
-Extended nursing (past 1 year)
-No vaccinations (or delayed/selective)
-Baby wearing
-Co-sleeping
-Cloth diapering
-Elimination communication
-Homeschooling
-Natural healing methods vs. medical doctors
-Fertility Awareness Method or Natural Family Planning vs. hormonal birth control

I'm sure I'm forgetting something! You get the point though.

Now I'm sure you're wondering just how far I take my crunchiness. I suggest you stay tuned because I will be revealing some of my crunchiness in future blogs.