The Scenic Route to Sanity

So for the first time since I moved here 18 months ago, I was invited out with 'the girls'. Not to a soft play centre with toddlers, not to the park after school... But out, with actual adults, and alcohol. First priority was to assess the clothing situation, only to discover that I had accepted my fate… Continue reading Nights out when you are a Mum…

Today I got a call from my little monkey's consultant paediatrician, on a Sunday, she truly is an amazing doctor dedicated to her job and to the children that she works with. She called and told me that she had written Noah's assessment report, and that it confirms what we all already knew. Noah has Autistic… Continue reading My monkey’s diagnosis

So sticking on the topic of Christmas, last year we threw away the tatty old artificial tree that I had for years previous. It had really lived it's full life and met it's fate at the dump. So last Saturday we went and got another one. A 7ft artificial tree, absolutely beautiful and a good… Continue reading Christmas decorating with a toddler…

Go alone. This may seem like an obvious one but far more than not letting the little monkeys see what you have bought them, it is essential for keeping your stress levels down. Because when you are listening to this:"Muuuum I need a wee." "Muuuuum I'm hungry!" "Mum, are we done yet?" You will not want… Continue reading Tips for stress free Christmas shopping

So on tuesday last week, me and the hubs went to see the Prodigy at Capital FM Arena. He has been dying to go see them forever and it is very much a task now ticked off his bucket list. I was really looking forward to it also, I hadn't however, bothered to google the… Continue reading Gigging at 16 vs 26

One of the less joyous things about being a parent is the cleaning! In previous years, like when I had only one child, and he was at school, I had prided myself in having a (relatively) tidy house. No toys stored in the living room, they were always kept in the boy's room. Fast forward to… Continue reading Dust, anyone?

My 9 year old little man is usually prepping a Christmas list from about July, so usually I know exactly what to get him. This year he has applied a new sense of bribery in order to guarantee his top 3 items. The act consists of him saying a number of things..."I don't want many… Continue reading Christmas gifts for older boys

Tommy's launched their social media campaign, #misCOURAGE on Monday 16th November, to encourage people to share their experiences of baby loss and miscarriage and to break the taboo around it. Please do follow on to their page for more information by clicking the link at the start of this sentence. I found it a really good… Continue reading #misCOURAGE

I am terrible when it comes to Christmas, I literally plan all year and this year I have been shopping since August for both of my boys.Now these construction vehicles are everywhere in my house and pretty much the only thing the boy plays with. He is obsessed with wheels and loves driving these past… Continue reading Christmas gift list for the little monkey..

My previous post about coping as a mother of a child with Autism probably reads as though I really have my sh*t together, and just to clarify, that is not true all of the time. Generally, for the most part I manage all the different roles and it all goes swimmingly (well, nearly). I am… Continue reading The tough reality of parenting…