Something I haven't talked much about is the fact the boys and I are growing plants in the house this winter. I've not been avoiding it. I just keep forgetting. I was thinking about it tonight and thought I'd close the day off with a quick update. We aren't super gifted in the art of botany or gardening for that matter but we're growing some simple things like fresh mint and some other herbs that A) smell good and B) I can use in cooking. I use the mint in my smoothies because I like mint and it's really good for you. We wanted to start growing edible plants and figured it would be a cool little project for over the winter. The boys really want to grow a lemon…

I've spent the day trying to get a million things done and accomplishing very little. When you're a single parent to 3 kids, life doesn't leave you much wiggle room. When you're a single parent to 3 Autistic kids, there's even less wiggle room. When you're a single parent to 3 Autistic kids and 2 of them are sick at the same time, you begin to question if there's even a God. Anyway, I've been planning for a couple of podcast interviews and closing out the season. I'm hoping 2020 is a year of growth for the pod. I'm getting more and more work as an influencer and it's helping to pay the bills. I'm apparently listed in a bunch of databases like https://findyourinfluence.com/the-platform/ and brands find me and reach…

One of the things we still work on in my Autism family is hair cuts. For the most part, Elliott and Emmett do pretty well. Gavin shaves his head and he's learning to actually do that himself. He doesn't use a straight blade but an electric razor. In fact, I actually need to get his his own electric razor, because he likes the idea of having his own and it's a bit more independence. I can check out some place like Omnicord for this type of thing. Maybe this would make a good stocking stuffer. Anyway, Elliott and Emmett very much dislike getting their hair cut but they are often cooperative. It's totally a sensory thing and while I don't experience the same challenges on a personal level, I get…