Wanna get away?

So do we 😬😅. Current travel restrictions have made venturing out almost impossible. As with finding out the munchkin is autistic, I feel like these current social restrictions are just the Universe way of saying,”Be more creative”. 💫 Nothing facilitates ‘social distancing’ or creativity better than a walk in nature. 🌳 Of course one can […]

What’s Missing?

The Munchkin: “Can we go get a haircut, and then go to the movies?” Me: “No.” The Munchkin: “Because they’re not open.” Me: “Yes.” Some of the things the munchkin learned to enjoy despite occasional sensory overload include: hiking, going to the movie theater/basketball games/live music events, swimming, and now apparently keeping his hair a […]

#SickDay 😷

I understand with the coronavirus going around some of you may take this to mean (for the munchkin and I) that: a.) one or both of us is physically ill 🤒 or b.) one or both of us is ‘contagious’.🤧🤮 The truth is I take #sickdays for a number of reasons including but not limited […]

Junior Wilderness Explorers 🎈

… 🚶🏾‍♂️🚶🏾‍♀️ During our stay in Arizona, the place that stood out the most for the munchkin and I, was the Petrified Forest National Park (aka the Crystal Forest). 💎 🌳 Me (at the park entrance): I see your sign says persons with disabilities get in free. Does this include individuals with mental impairments? Park […]

….our Hair-Brained Adventure 🌵

“I want to go on a field trip” says the munchkin. “A field trip?! Where?” I ask. “the Grand Canyon” the munchkin tells me while shoving his iPad into my hands and showing me photos he had found on a google search. “ Oh no, not another one of your hair-brained adventures” my dad says […]

the Next. Right. Step.

Me: Outdoor adventure with the munchkin or “spiritual enlightenment”? 🤔 State of Arizona: BOTH. 💫 To be continued… Sedona, Arizona

SRSLY!?! 🤨

“The best things in life are free.” Growing up this quote was often thrown around being used in everything from books to songs (the Mo’ Money soundtrack anyone???). I understood this quote in theory, but it wasn’t until after I found myself as a single parent of a child with autism that I was able […]