New Site Live on WordPress!
Happy 37th birthday to me! As a birthday present for myself, I decided to finally finish getting my WordPress site live. I’m writing this before it goes live, so fingers crossed that the final bit actually works! I’m not a web designer, I’m completely self taught, muddling along over the years. Way back in the […]
Why Dealing With Autism and Separation Anxiety Needs a Personalized Approach
Separation anxiety is really rough, both on the kids and on the parents. My kids dealt with horrible separation anxiety, I even wrote about it back when my now 15 year old was a baby. It was really tough for everyone. When I needed to start doing some cleaning work to help make ends meet […]
Why Knowledge of Having Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Actually Matters (And Crucial Safety Advice for Hypermobile People)
I went to a get together recently for support for women with hypermobility. Officially it was put out as part of the local Ehlers Danlos Foundation’s events, however, there were some women there who didn’t know what Ehlers Danlos was, but because of issues they had, they were directed there from another support group with […]
Our Frugal Trip To Georgia, Day One: Vani Sulfur Hot Springs and Batumi
Hello there from Georgia! As I wrote in my post yesterday, today we left on a 6:45 am flight (meaning we woke up at 3:30 after only getting to sleep at midnight after a late arrival to Cyprus) from Larnaca to Kutaisi, Georgia. It was a 2 hour flight and, fortunately, I managed to sleep […]
Hello From Cyprus — For The Moment
When my oldest son was almost 11, I went on a trip with him to Craiova, Romania, his first time ever leaving our country, his first time ever on a plane. My other kids wanted to go on trips with me as well, and I told my kids that the summer before they turned 11 […]
When is the Right Time to Talk to Your Child About Alcohol?
Though it isn’t legal to sell it to them, teenagers often find a way to get alcohol, and teenaged drinking is a big problem. Far too many teenagers are getting drunk and getting into dangerous situations because of that. Is it inevitable? No. There are things you can do as parents to make it less […]
My New Favorite Parenting Purchase- a CBT Cognitive Distortions Chart
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a type of therapy used to treat different mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, and more. It works by noticing and stopping the cycle of negative thought patterns, which helps people individuals manage stress, improve their coping skills, and in general improve their mental health. While I haven’t […]
4 Orthodontic Issues Your Child Might Experience
Orthodontics… It’s something that people short on cash often really dread, because orthodonture is far from cheap. In some cases, like mine, it was either orthodonture or likely need to get dentures by the time I was 30, because of how bad my mouth was. My father’s cousin Marty had overlapping roots so badly that […]
My Visit to the “Burp Doctor” About No Burp Syndrome, Abelchia, Retrograde Cricopharyngeus Dysfunction (RCPD)
Me during my much skinnier days, in 2014, at 180 lbs but still with enough of a belly that I looked pregnant. I’m now about 100 lbs more than that. Warning, this post might be classified as TMI, “too much information”. Be warned if you continue reading. In my post about how Ehlers Danlos Syndrome affects […]
My Son’s Quick and Frugal Trip to Washington, DC
I’m sorry I haven’t gotten around to posting this yet; my son was in the US for 6 weeks, got home already over 2 weeks ago, and I still haven’t written about his trip other than his first day touring there, in New York City. But I’m catching up. Since my son was in the […]
