Imagine how much more our children could thrive if the goal of school wasn’t compliance, but curiosity. Imagine if we gave them room to grow, explore, and learn through experience rather than lectures, worksheets, and endless tests.
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Neurodivergent Struggles with Homemaking
I am so sorry I haven’t posted more recently. I’ve been switching medications, and adjusting to new schedules, and celebrating Halloween and all that fun stuff, plus seeing a new therapist and going through a “dark night of the soul”. Essentially everything is changing for me, for my family, etc and I’m doing my bestContinue reading “Neurodivergent Struggles with Homemaking”
School, Chaos, and More
Wow, it’s been a few weeks since I last posted on here. So sorry for the short hiatus. We’ve had a lot going on here the last few weeks. The end of August, our oldest kid’s preschool teacher contacted us about a home visit before school started so she could get to know our kidsContinue reading “School, Chaos, and More”
Spending Time With Little Ones
I struggle with imaginative play. As a child, I didn’t have a problem playing imaginatively with friends and siblings. But looking back on it, the majority of our imaginative play was acting out real-life scenes/events/people, rather than making up our own stories. Our play had all the limitations of the world around us. Now, asContinue reading “Spending Time With Little Ones”
How To Set Up Your Environment To Support You
One of the biggest things I’ve learned the last year is the importance of setting up your environment to support you rather than hinder you. Especially as an AuDHD-er, I struggle with so many things that Neurotypicals don’t. Just a couple off the top of my head: Time Blindness, which is not knowing how muchContinue reading “How To Set Up Your Environment To Support You”
Looking Back… I Never Could Have Imagined…
Seven years ago, I was in Mexico teaching kids English, exploring the country on the weekends and on vacations. I wasn’t dating and I had no dating prospects. I had just finished all but one class I needed to graduate and I walked for my degree, knowing I wouldn’t be back for school and I’dContinue reading “Looking Back… I Never Could Have Imagined…”
My Values and Beliefs: My Life Purpose
Taking a break from my normal content to share some other personal thoughts and observations I’ve had recently. I was scrolling Pinterest earlier today, and came across this quote by Rick Warren (who I don’t follow, by the way, but I am Christian) “Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose life has noContinue reading “My Values and Beliefs: My Life Purpose”
Bad Brain Days
Sunday was tough. There are just some days where I wake up and every decision I make or consider just leaves me feeling… bad. Like choosing whether or not to go to church yesterday. I felt bad thinking about going, but I felt just as bad not going. So, which do I choose? Do IContinue reading “Bad Brain Days”
I’m a Homemaker, Not a Stay-At-Home Mom
I always viewed homemaking and being a stay at home mom and housekeeping as different terms for the same basic job: keeping your house clean, and kids fed. It seems that a lot of people view it that way as well. I think because their mothers and grandmothers did it all. Before my husband andContinue reading “I’m a Homemaker, Not a Stay-At-Home Mom”
You Are 110% Worthy
It’s a struggle feeling like you’re worthy of anything when you don’t live up to neurotypical standards. What I mean by this, is it’s hard to feel adequate when all I see on mom groups is that as a stay at home mom I should be doing all the housework and childcare while my husbandContinue reading “You Are 110% Worthy”
The Neurodivergent Homemaker 