Even with the stressful IEP meetings over and the stress of our kindergarten-year schedule coming to a close, I am still finding it hard to put together a coherent sentence. Which in turn makes it hard to turn any of the ideas swirling around in my head into something worth posting here.

So I have decided to cut myself some slack (for once!) and take a break from posting here for the next few weeks. I may still pop on to Twitter or find myself rambling and venting nonsense over at Autism Interrupted, but then again I may just take Michael to Hersheypark every day in June and never even turn on the computer!

Here’s the proof that I am in need of some serious R&R:



Your Mind is 83% Cluttered


Your mind is incredibly cluttered. You have so much going on in there, it’s hard to think straight.
Consider talking to a therapist. It’s a good idea to sort through your thoughts, if only to see which ones are worth hanging on to.

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If you are reading this in a feed and don’t see a black box with the word “decide” on it, click here to visit the post.

Go ahead, click on it! Enjoy your Saturday!!

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What’s On My Nightstand Right Now

May 28, 2009
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I don’t really have anything that stood out from the last month, so no reviews this time, but here’s what’s lined up to be read next:

Heart and Soul by Maeve Binchy
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Sweet Caroline by Rachel Hauck
Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes! by Robin Jones Gunn
True Colors by Kristin Hannah
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

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To-Do Tuesday – Week Sixteen

May 26, 2009
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To continue with the theme of simplifying things, I am just going to keep the same to-do list until I get all the things done. Too many of these keep get put off as other things come up that ultimately are less important!
I’m not really sure what to do for end of the year [...]

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Simplifying and Sharing, Part II

May 24, 2009

I mentioned last time I posted that I was trying out a new, cleaner layout for my blog. One of the things that I had in my sidebar for a long time is a widget for my Google Reader shared items.
These are things that I thought were worth sharing when I read [...]

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Simplifying and Sharing, Part I

May 22, 2009
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I have been trying to simplify things in my life lately, including changing the look and feel of this blog. I am now using the Thesis theme and have gone back to my original puzzle piece header image.
The new layout is set up with just one sidebar and a lot less clutter [...]

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To-Do Tuesday – Week Fifteen

May 20, 2009
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What a week! One IEP meeting turned into three, what with a follow-up to make sure all the revisions were okay and another to start the process for the Functional Behavior Assessment.
So a lot of stuff stayed on my list this week. I decided to just have one big list, but prioritize things [...]

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Try This Tuesday Guest Post

May 19, 2009
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If you, like me, are already thinking ahead to back to school time and making the transition as smooth as possible, take a look at today’s Try This Tuesday.
Amazing Grace from Moms of Special Needs Children is sharing a student orientation checklist that you can include with your child’s IEP so that everyone on the [...]

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Gaining a New Perspective

May 18, 2009

I recently had the pleasure of attending the Mother to Mother Luncheon, a wonderful event organized for moms of children with autism by a local group of moms with children on the spectrum, led by Elyse Cook (my friend and fellow ASD HOPE board member).
The luncheon was put together with the dual purpose of giving [...]

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Support ASD HOPE with GoodSearch

May 13, 2009

As a board member of ASD HOPE, a small non-profit organization helping parents get started once they receive an autism diagnosis or move to this area of the country, I am always looking for ways to raise money to fund our efforts at providing HOPE (Help, Options and Parent Empowerment).
In addition to covering [...]

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To-Do Tuesday – Week Fourteen

May 12, 2009
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Not much has changed since last week, except that I did get my notes together for the IEP meeting, which is good since it was on Friday. I’ll try to write more about it, but I am still waiting for a revised IEP before I sign anything.
I do have a situation that I am [...]

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A New Direction at Root & Sprout

May 6, 2009

Many of you know that I am a big fan of the parenting site Root & Sprout, and the related social network Grow Together. Over the last few months, Root & Sprout has experienced much growth and many changes, including hiring a core team of writers while still providing opportunities for both paid [...]

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