The overripe bananas that regularly grace my counter-top know their fate. My family knows it too. I am the only one who is delusional enough to believe me when I say, “Today we will make banana bread, … [Read more...]
I have loved to read since I was a kid. The day that I was directed toward the big kid reading area of the school library, instead of the boring baby books, was more exciting to me than if someone had … [Read more...]
It’s been a rough year. I’ve gone from being on no medications to being on six. I feel like I’m secretly in a movie that has some bizarre aging process, or that a sudden plot twist will reveal that … [Read more...]
It’s finally October, and although we didn’t need to go right from sweltering heat last week to freezing wind and rain this week, it is my favourite season. The fall colours, the Halloween candy, the … [Read more...]
There is a misconception about autism that every person with this diagnosis has some kind of super-talent along the lines of the toothpick counting in Rainman. I have had a few people ask me what … [Read more...]
I started writing this like three weeks ago or something. I got sucked into some kind of summer time-machine. Pretend summer just started. It’s called suspension of disbelief. It’s a valid … [Read more...]
School’s almost over. We’re in the homestretch of the lunch-making, the agenda-signing, and the ever-dreaded alarm clock of doom. It’s all good news right? It’s just in the nick of time too, because … [Read more...]
Summer is officially here, according to the calendar, and also judging by the amount of boob sweat I have been experiencing. Who needs a calendar? My kids are done school this week and then will be … [Read more...]
Worrying about my blood pressure is something I never had to do until this year. I worried for family members and friends who struggled with it, but not for myself. It was too low when I was a teen, … [Read more...]
I go camping every year with my family. I hate it. I go unwillingly. My family loves it, and judging by the trouble we have booking a site each year before they are … [Read more...]
