Living with autism has been a roller coaster ride. I wish I would have had the courage to video some of the incidents that we experienced as a family. A family that is going through a recent diagnosis is probably thinking that they are the only ones experiencing meltdowns, stimming, aggressive behaviors and exhaustion. Sydney … More Miss Independent
If you know me when I go grocery shopping I am not causally strolling the aisles. I have my list and I move quickly like the road runner. I do my grocery shopping after the kids get on the bus, before work or right after work before I pick them up. Last week I was … More Was He Flirting With Me?
When I was younger I enjoyed reading books. As soon as I found out I was pregnant with Harrison I started building his library. I started with board books and included some of my favorite classics as a child. He did what I thought he would do with the books when he was younger. He … More Mommy Read To Me
Living with autism makes you think outside the box. Autism brings mystery, laughter and tears. Sydney’s is growing up and is able to communicate her needs. We are working with therapists to help her when it takes her longer to process information and how to communicate when something is upsetting to her. It breaks … More Sydney’s Foxy Tent
Let’s start with being a technology prisoner when it comes to your job. How many of you have your work email on your cell phone? I’m sure 50% of you do, me included. There are times when checking my email is helpful. There are times when it is a thorn in my side. I feel … More Stress In The Workplace Part 3
Name a job without any stress? Is there one? We encounter stress in our lives. The key is how to handle it and not let it overtake you. I want to focus on the stress that we experience at work. I’ve read your private messages and some of the examples of stress. DISCLAIMER: I am … More Stress In The Workplace Part 2
My first job was at TJ Maxx. I was 15 years old and worked two nights a week and weekends. I was a cashier, but enjoyed working in the dressing room. People would ask me how they looked in an outfit and my honesty took over. I was moved from the dressing room to the … More Stress In The Workplace Part 1
The time has come for me to untangle the knots. My little elves helped me with these lights and this is what they left me with. As I started to untangle the knots, I lost my patience and had a hot flash. I was holding five strings of lights that were all tangled together. … More Untangle The Knots
Keep in mind we watched Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. clips, and parts of Selma over the weekend. When I checked Sydney’s comprehension(it’s a teacher thing). She told me Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a poppop and he talks fast. There is a Jimmy Dean Boycott going on in Copher’s Community. I made … More No More Jimmy Dean!
The popular show now is This Is Us. The show allows people to connect with the characters at some point in their lives. I know that some of the scenes from the show struck a chord with me. As I was sitting in the waiting room for Sydney’s appointment I saw a family enter and … More That Was Us
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