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How to Stop and Overcome Emotional Eating

Everyone knows that we need to eat to survive. It’s just a fact of life. Just as we need oxygen and water, we also need food. Some of us may consume more than others for a variety of reasons- and that’s okay. When we’re eating sensibly and being mindful about what we consume, we’re on the right path. But, when we use food as a coping mechanism; that’s where we might run into problems. Eating as a method of dealing with stress can be incredibly unhealthy and may lead to additional health related problems. Today, I want to talk about how to overcome emotional eating because we, as women, do tend to deal with this issue more often than our male counterparts. What causes…

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Home Replacements You Need to Consider

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When you own a home, you need to ensure that you are keeping up with all maintenance needs, including replacing anything that is broken. It doesn’t matter how much this is going to cost you in the end, because you need to make sure that they are completed so you know that your home is safe. If you want to know more about this and find out what some of the home replacements you need to consider are, then keep reading down below. Doors Credit Source The first thing that we are going to look at is the doors of your home. These are one of the areas that protect your home and no matter what these needs to be secure at all times. Most…

Parenting an Autistic Child

How to Survive the 4th of July Holiday With Your Autistic Child

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If there are two things that put my autistic daughter into immediate sensory overload? It’s this: loud noises and large crowds. Most of the time, not a problem for us because we can avoid these things easily. I’m not a huge fan of large crowds myself, but loud noises? I can usually deal with those. However, there comes a time of the year that everyone likes to get together and celebrate with loud noises. I’m talking about the 4th of July. It also happens to be the day after my autistic daughter’s birthday. Whether we actually do anything for the 4th of July depends on when it falls. I won’t go out of my way to attend but attending with my autistic daughter? Count us…

Autistic Adults with ADHD

How to Use a Bullet Journal for Home Organization

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If you are struggling with home organization as a stay at home mom — I feel you. In fact, this is one area where I’ve never felt quite complete. But, have no fear! I want to tell you that yes, this can be done. No, it is not always easy. But it can be done- even for those of us who are incredibly disorganized. And trust me, I am one of those people. Over the years I’ve developed many systems and strategies. I’ve tried just about everything. Sometimes it works for a few weeks or a few months. Sometimes it works for a few days. And then I’m back to the proverbial drawing board. So instead, I try something else. For one thing, I tried…

Parenting an Autistic Child | Autism Routines and Schedules

How to Structure Your Summer Routine with Your Autistic Child

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As the school year comes to an end, those of us who have autistic children in school are aware of this one looming thing.. Summer vacation is swiftly approaching. For us, that leaves a slight gap between the school year ending and the extended school year beginning. Those few weeks of time? Sometimes they petrify me. Merely because, I know it’s all on me. I know that I’m the one responsible for providing all of the structure for my child. This shouldn’t be scary though, you know? I shouldn’t be fearing that the summer is approaching. I shouldn’t resent the summer vacation. I already know why our routine matters and I already know how to structure our days. How to Create Summer Structure for Your…