The Scenic Route to Sanity

After signing our little monkey up to his first ever group this month, and having no idea how it would go and whether it would be something we could attend regularly, I thought I would pop a little post up to sum up how it all went. With his Autism as severe as it is,… Continue reading Review: The Milk Lounge & Magical Movers (Nottingham)

Dearest boy,You turned 10 this month (10!! A decade!!) which besides making me feel really old has also made me think about a lot of things. You and I have been on quite the journey together, we have moved house more times than I can count on my hands, you have changed school and we… Continue reading A letter to my first born…

I have neglected the blog somewhat (again) for a while, and as I write this I am emerging from another fortnight of illness, bringing the current period of miserable poorly child to 4 weeks. My little monkey got over his ear infection and then got an infection on his skin in the outer ear so… Continue reading Small changes, big challenges

Popped the phone on selfie mode to attempt a picture of this little monkey for him to just use it as a mirror to pick his nose. Naturally, he wiped it on the sofa. 

I could write forever and ever about the flaws in the services available to our children with additional needs, and I feel very strongly about the matter as many a professional has had me on the end of their phone, telling them the flaws of their service, probably while they call me all the swear… Continue reading My problem with services in the UK for autistic children

It feels like ages since I have written some new content on here, so I just thought I would offer a little update. It was been a really busy couple of weeks for us, our littlest man has been really ill with an inner ear infection which has been an absolute nightmare. Not helped by… Continue reading Update from me

We booked quite a while ago to stay at the Peak Edge hotel for our wedding anniversary, which is Valentine's Day. We booked Saturday 13th February for one night. On arrival, the first thing you see from the road is the Red Lion pub and the hotel sits to it's rear. There is plenty of parking… Continue reading Review: The Peak Edge Hotel, Derbyshire

Mother's Day is super early this year, on the 6th March and whilst I harp on about all the many things that I want (I definitely do this. A lot!), I thought I would get a bit of a list going of all the things I would love for Mother's Day. My children with the… Continue reading Mother’s Day Wishlist

I absolutely love it when Autumn arrives and the leaves fall off the trees, it looks beautiful and as a family we love being out and about and going for a walk around the lakes near our home, but as Winter is now in full swing, it is often very rainy and windy and with… Continue reading Things to do when the weather is rubbish

I read a blog recently on one of fave blogger's page and she says in there that she has given her husband lie-ins all year and so likes being spoilt on Valentine's Day. This really rang true for me, all the people that say they are happy with just each other's company, must be crazy.… Continue reading Valentines gifts that make me happy