30 Days About Me: Day 13 – Huge Impact on My Life

Day 13- Something or someone that has had a huge impact on your life.

Something…becoming a mom. Does this really need explanation?

Something else…my son receiving Autism diagnosis. Autism and his triggers factor into everything I do – playdate invitations, outings, my schedule, our living arrangements, how to give my daughter the attention she deserves too (especially since she’s neurotypical), etc.

Someone…I listed a few “someones” in another post called “My Thankfuls”. I’m hesitant to give him any credit but my ex-hubby has had a huge impact on my life…good or bad.

Fill in the Blanks Friday – 09/30

1.   My current obsession is talking about my son starting IBI! Really, is there anything else happening in the world?  Who cares! He’s in IBI!!

 

2.  My kids make me happy, except for when my daughter and I are battling it out for who is the more stubborn redhead. ;)

 

3.  My greatest strength is putting others at ease, and treating everyone equally.

 

4.  My ability to get “stuck” when a task doesn’t go the way I planned it would is my greatest weakness.

 

5.  My life is chaotic and calm at the same time, filled with:

  • 2 different school bus routes, with 3 busses total
  • 2 schools
  • 2 Parent Councils
  • appointments
  • play dates
  • approx 1 hour of paperwork and/or reading every night for the kids’ schools and IBI
  • not eating until 2pm hen I forget to pack my own lunch
  • laundry is constant, and right now I have a mountain of clean clothes to fold and put away
  • helping my parents in the family business
  • looking for part time work outside the home a field I haven’t worked in since I was a teenager
  • rebuilding our social network since we moved in July
  • still changing diapers…6 years and counting

Despite the chaos though, I find time EVERY DAY to have quiet cuddles with each of my kids, one-on-one conversations with them, and quiet snuggles for bedtime.

 
6.  In high school, I was an A student AND a band geek…even worse, I’m a redhead that played flute (NO, I didn’t go to band camp).  Before you judge my band geek-ness, were you able to go travel throughoutOntario, plus go to Montreal, Quebec City, England, Denmark and Sweden while you were in highschool?  I did…because I was in the band and those were our trips to perform worldwide!

 

7. When I’m super tired, I have almost perfected the ability to fall asleep sitting up.

 

Have a great weekend!

 

Fill in the Blank Friday – 09/09

 

1.  Somewhere someone is weighing the pros and cons of getting out of the abusive relationship they are currently in. Will you choose to question or support that person, no matter what their relationship looked like to you?

2.  My kids and our life together  is/are my muse.

3.  It would suck if    chai    was no more because it’s the one thing I can do every day for a couple of minutes of “me time”.

4.  Giving my kids hugs and kisses after school is/are my favorite thing(s) about today.

5.  Life is kind of like a rollercoaster…there are ups and downs; thrills and chills; parts you are scared of and parts you enjoy; and some rides you want to go on again and again, and others you just really want to get off.
6. If I could have anything I wanted I would want :

  • a cleaner
  • a chef
  • to own a Starbucks (free chai!)
  • to own our own home, completely mortgage-free

        But most of all, I just want to be a good mom, and for my kids to be happy and fulfilled in whatever they decide to do in life.

7.  A funny thing happened the other day… my 6 year old daughter told me that “shorts aren’t my ‘thing’, Mommy”.

Have a great weekend!