Welcome to White Dutchess Enterprises

Hello! This is the home page of Heather McMillan. I am a thirty something mom and significant other and daughter and sister and aunt. My family is extremely important to me, especially my daughter who continues to amaze me with her ability to learn new things. She goes to public school, but I also provide two hours a week of lesson plans for her at home in harder subject areas.

I think the public school systems do okay, but my daughter is gifted. And she needs more than what they are permitted by law to offer her. She needs to be able to think and figure out things on her own. She needs an environment where she can challenge and question the answers instead of being told just to be happy with the answers given in the text book. So I provide that atmosphere for her. Parents are children's first and most important teachers, after all.

I run a few businesses from my home office, and I'm having a great time doing it. I work as a virtual assistant, independent consultant for Kat's Coffees and More, a virtual assistant coach, tarot card reader via email or live chat, and blog designer.

Things I like:

Gardening: I have three flower gardens and one veggie garden. I have to thank my Dad, Victoria, and Tommy for all their help, especially with the veggie garden. This is my second year with a veggie garden, and it's a very rewarding hobby.

Collecting Swedish Stamps: Thanks to my Dad who gave me a big jump start on the country and to Ebay where you can find whatever you're looking for, I have a pretty fine collection of Swedish stamps. As I get them cataloged on my album pages, I will scan them and post them here so you can see what I have and what I need. If I have extras, I will list those as well. Maybe we can trade, buy, or sell if you have or want Swedish stamps too.

Collecting Nibs: Yes, the old fashioned nibs that were using for writing prior to plastic pens. Remember those? I collect the pointy writing ends called nibs. I have several that are worth a good bit of money in the condition they are in. And I have several that would be worth some if I hadn't used them. LOL Ah well. I just had to write with them!! If you have nibs, please contact me. I even take junky ones and clean them up. I will eventually list the ones I have here on this site.

Girl Scouting: Yes, my daughter is a Brownie, and I am also an Adult Girl Scout and Troop Leader. Girl Scouts was such a big and favorable part of my childhood. It's a great place for girls and women to learn how they can make a difference in the world and in their own communities. Girl Scouts provides good role models for young girls and encourages and teaches them to make educated and thoughtful decisions. Even if you don't have a daughter in scouts, you can help by buying Girl Scout Cookies, volunteering your time with a troop, or donating money to the Girl Scout Council in your area. Each girl pays registration of $10 per year, but it costs the Girl Scouts of the USA about $50-60 per girl each year in expenses. So please support them and the great works. Also, encourage your children who are not scouts to not make fun of people who are in scouts. There is nothing to be ashamed of in wanting to be a part of a group that helps people! To learn more about Girl Scouts or to find a council near you, visit the Girl Scouts of America.

Pit Bull Support & Positive Press: Saying all pit bulls are murdering, blood thirsty dogs is about as racists and ignorant as saying all black people are criminals. I mean, come on. How stupid can you be? Find out where you local officials stand on the BSL (Breed Specific Legislation). In city's, check with your city or town council and city elected officials. In county's check with your County Commissioners office. These are the people who create BSL. Find out where they stand, and vote those who support BSL OUT OF OFFICE FOR BEING IGNORANT. Why not ban black people? I mean really. How stupid.

I also support positive press of what pit bulls are TRULY. I'm tired of hearing all the bad press in the media, when they CONVENIENTLY leave out the good stuff about pit bulls. Why did they have a pit bull for the Little Rascals mascot anyway? Because the dog was a deadly vicious killer that would eat the child actors? No, because pit bulls are NORMALLY child friendly. They are NORMALLY people friendly. They are SUPPOSED to be culled by RESPONSIBLE breeders if they show signs of human aggression. They are only SUPPOSED to be dog aggressive naturally.

Also, outside of just having good breeders, pit bulls need to have good RESPONSIBLE owners. If you don't have time, you don't need to have a pit bull. A pit bull chained up in a yard or neglected in a fenced in area is just waiting for trouble to happen. Please don't get any dog, but especially a pit bull, if you don't have time!! And if your situation changes to where you don't have time after owning one, PLEASE be responsible and contact a local pit rescue or fostering group to help you place the dog. They are out there, and it's better to give the dog to someone who does have time.

BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR DOG!

PUNISH THE DEED, NOT THE BREED!

Druidry: Some people believe in Jesus. Some people believe in Buddha. Some people believe in angels or ghosts. Me? I am the type of person who likes to believe in things that I can see. I see that the world around me is in a constant state of balance. Good and evil, dark and light, life and death. I see that the world around me is filled with natural things. I see that the world around me dies and is reborn. I see that the world constantly recycles itself. So therefore, I believe humans are the same way. I do believe in a spirit that is greater than all of us. I call it God, but it really is no likeness of man. It is an energy from which all creation derives. And when the energy that is your soul returns to the state of the perfectly balanced spirit from which it was created, it returns to that host to merge as one once more. I believe in the pursuit of knowledge and philosophy. I believe in caring for other living things, both animal and plant, around us. However, I am not a tree hugger. I would not save a tree at the expense of a human life. I am passionate, but that passion is balanced with logic, wisdom, and education. I seek to abolish ignorance from the people of the world. I seek to accept that good and bad will always happen, because balance is the natural order of things. To learn more about modern druids visit The Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids.