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4 Things to Consider Before Getting a Pet

Getting a pet can bring you closer as a family and improve your quality of life. Caring for a pet can also teach children about responsibilities and give them valuable new skills that will help them in later life. Getting a family pet can be exciting, but you must do your research and prepare before welcoming a pet into your home. Here are four things to consider before obtaining a family pet. 1. Choose a pet that will suit your lifestyle You must do research and carefully consider what type of pet will suit your family’s lifestyle. Dogs are the most commonly owned pet in the US, and over 30 million households own a dog, according to worldatlas.com. However, caring for a dog can be demanding, and your family must…

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September 9, 2020

My thoughts

A quick update on remote learning and working from home

I was thinking this would be our first full week back at their old school but that won't be until next week due to the holiday. Elliott went back today and Emmett is back tomorrow. I think I already shared that Elliott goes to school Monday - Thursday. Emmett goes Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It's already been a more positive experience than the previous online setup. Elliott is getting much more interaction with his teachers and friends. Emmett's in the same boat. I've overheard Elliott being very involved in class and talking with everyone, much the same way he would if he was physically present. Emmett has been working on assignments on his off days and seems to be doing quite well. Remote learning means you can sometimes do your…

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September 8, 2020

My thoughts / The Did You Knows of Autism

The Did You Knows of Autism (Assumptions)

I've not shared one of these in a long time but I'd like to get back into the habit of doing so. The Did You Knows of Autism are short, shareable, easily digested facts related to autism. Sometimes they're about parenting or other educational tidbits of information based on my personal experience. Other times they're related to quashing stereotypes. Either way, they're always meant to be positive and designed to be shared. The point is to share information so that people can better understand and relate to what autism families experience. Please feel free to share. ☺

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September 7, 2020

My thoughts

I’m so proud of myself for pushing through

I feel fricking amazing because I set out to tackle a project and I saw it through to completion. That's a big deal to me and I'm really proud of myself for pushing through my overwhelming desire to give up. Emmett helped me and I was able to teach him a little at the same time. I mentioned before that I wanted to conceal and manage all the wires, cables and everything else related to my podcasr that could be tucked away neatly. Yes, I realize the cables going into and out of the cloud lifter are incorrectly installed. It's fixed. ☺ The underside of my table now contains all wires and cables for my laptop, mixing board, cloud lifter, microphone, and power supplies. Everything is secured, organized and out…

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September 6, 2020

My thoughts

#Depression doesn’t play fair and neither can I when fighting back

Today I'm working on rebuilding my happy place. My happy place is my podcast studio, at least since COVID hit. I've decided that I need to put some intentional focus here because it's a place that helps me find calm and that's good for my mental health. My mental health has taken a few blows since lockdown. My project today is cable management. I know that sounds stupid but I hate, hate, hate seeing cables all over the place. Also, our cats have a thing for chewing on cables and some of these are very expense and some have power running through them. So while it's a nice to organize the chaos, it's also making things safer for the cats. Everything is torn apart at the moment I'm currently waiting…

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September 6, 2020

My thoughts

It’s been a difficult week and I just realized why

Milestones and anniversaries are things that I can sometimes get hung up on. I've talked about that before. I'm a bit sentimental. I realized why I've been having a tough week. The reality is there's a million reasons why I've been having a tough week but there was something that overshadowed everything. I know that it's silly but there are pivotal moments in my life that will forever hold meaning for me and this past week held one of the most important. September 3rd was my 17th wedding anniversary. Yes, I know divorce is outside of my control and has proven to ultimately be for the best, but that doesn't make it hurt any less. I was aware of the date but was so overwhelmed with everything going on that…

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September 6, 2020

My thoughts

I feel pretty good about today

Emmett's first day of school wasn't as smooth as Elliott's but it went okay. The main issue was that we didn't get his information until this morning. Not a huge deal because he was still able to get some assignments done and turned in. It's a three day weekend and we are back at it on Tuesday of next week. I shutdown for a little bit today because I had a massive headache and I'm grateful the kids allowed me to close my eyes for a little while. I'm so stressed out and my head was pounding. I don't like taking a nap while the kids are active but as they get older, they're much more independent. The plan for the day was to get some work done and have…

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September 5, 2020

Elliott / Emmett John / My Personal Victory / My thoughts

Today was full of accomplishments

Elliott had his first day back today and it went amazingly well. I say first day back because we moved both Elliott and Emmett back to their old school. They're remote learning instead of distance learning and the experience thus far has been night and day. Emmett is supposed to start Friday, September 4th but we're still waiting on some things to be processed. I'll call in the morning and see what's going on. Maybe he can still get started. The setup is very different than what we've been dealing with these past two weeks. Elliott remotely goes to school four days a week and Emmett will attend remotely, three days a week. The off days are for homework and extra help if needed. Elliott had a great day and…

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September 3, 2020