5 Ways to Make Time for Yourself
5 Ways to Make Time for Yourself 1. Do something out of your comfort zone Try something new once a month (more than once a month is okay, too). It...
Finding Yourself
Do you want to go to Australia
“Do you want to go to Australia with me?”, my husband asked casually while I stood at the stove cooking the taco meat for dinner the other night. Such a...
New Year’s Guide to a Powerful & Harmonious You
A Powerful & Harmonious You Parenting a child with special needs can be overwhelming; one day life is calm and steady and the next is not. The uncertainties can leave...
An Unusual Gift for the New Year
Unusual Gift I sometimes felt like the little voice in the box that was saying “Will someone let me out of here?” I felt trapped, stressed, unhappy and unproductive. Parenting...
Socialize Successfully: A Few Simple Tips to Help You During the Holiday Season
Socialize Successfully This Holiday Season you might very well find yourself at a party. It might be work related, a family gathering, a neighborhood friendly get together, or a function...
Painting Is My Therapy
Painting is my Therapy This is a story that I am compelled to tell. It is my family’s journey… it is many families’ journey. My son has Autistic Spectrum Disorder....
My Relaxing Escape
My Relaxing Escape I know that as a special needs mother, taking time for myself sometimes seems impossible. But, I found an easy way to feel like I’ve escaped to...
Running: My Temporary Escape
Running Like many parents of children with special needs, my child is my life. I become so engrossed in helping my child that I forget myself. In having a child...
Take Advantage of the Little Moments
Little Moments We time. Even uttering those words to myself in my head makes me chuckle a bit. Having a special needs child makes you reevaluate and redefine many things;...
The Present
I was walking across the yard today with Seth, as I have done so many times before, after getting him off of the bus. We were strolling more than walking,...