The kids have been outside, frantically soaking up sunshine and looking so happy to have survived another winter.

(Hopefully we won’t have another Easter snow storm like last year:-)

I’ve been spending most of my time on my homeschool blog, but with gardening, beehives, and herbs on my mind, I’ll try and post a few good articles [...]]]>

The kids have been outside, frantically soaking up sunshine and looking so happy to have survived another winter.

(Hopefully we won’t have another Easter snow storm like last year:-)

I’ve been spending most of my time on my homeschool blog, but with gardening, beehives, and herbs on my mind, I’ll try and post a few good articles here.

I just wanted to wish you a Happy Spring!!

Enjoy!

Misty

Yes, I spent four years in the lovely world of medical school, had 2 [...]]]> Cool! I’ve got a blog going. I’ve been DocMisty to friends and family for a while, so I thought I’d post for the world to see. What else is an M.D. good for when you stay at home and homeschool 4 kids?

Yes, I spent four years in the lovely world of medical school, had 2 kids along the way, an adventure in itself, and decided that I’d had enough of that. I love my family, and I couldn’t see leaving them for another 4 years of 80+ hours a week for a residency. And to be honest, the part about helping people ended up being such a tiny percent of my day, that I was pretty burnt out on the whole thing.

Now, I get to do all the ‘helping’ I want without forms, files, reports, Medicare, etc. Obviously I can’t prescribe medicines or really treat disease, but I get to do the part I like the best – teach and help people understand what’s going on. You know, illness always seems to be a lot less scary when you understand what’s going on, what your options are, what the alternative choices are, etc.

I also love using alternative medicine for all the chronic, nagging, day-to-day discomforts that modern medicine either can’t fix or considers beneath its notice.

As a kid, I was in charge of the herb garden, and we grew up on peppermint tea for stomach ills, comfrey poultices for injuries, and a wad of lovely smushed green yarrow shoved gently up our noses for the occasional nosebleed.

I continued the tradition, grew my own herbs and learned how to make ointments. They started in old Tupperware containers or scooped into a baggy to share with friends who had eczema, sprained ankles, or babies with rashes. Eventually I was giving away more than I kept, and friends offered to pay me. Now, I’ve got TurtleBalm my little website with herbal ointments, handmade soaps, LipSilk lip balms, and the KozyWrap, a baby wearing wrap that saved my life when I took my firstborn to four hours of medical school lectures a day.

So, let’s see, I homeschool 4 kids (under age 8), am an underpaid doctor, a black belt, a novice website owner, and dabble in beekeeping, science fiction writing, and a variety of other odd hobbies. Don’t ask about the winter I built a hydroponic system to grow tomatoes next to the shower in our upstairs bathroom. Yes, I have a very patient husband.

 Knowledge is for sharing. That’s why I’m blogging. Oh, and if you happen to like my extremely well-priced and effective products, you can support my habit of sharing.