We’re All In

Many years ago I lived in Boston. I had an awesome one bedroom apartment right near the Prudential Center with a T-stop right on the corner where I lived. I could walk everywhere and I loved it. One of my favorite places to go was the Public Gardens because it was a...

Anticipation…

I don’t know if you’re old enough to remember the Heinz ketchup commercial from 1977, but it’s a classic that is lodged in my mind. It incorporated the lyrics from Carly Simon’s song, Anticipation, and it included two boys who were best friends and one was spending...

All Things New, Until They’re Familiar

Sometimes, I forget. I forget that new things can feel overwhelming to the autistic or neurodivergent brain. I forget that my girls are experiencing something new because, well, it’s not new to me. Fortunately, my teenagers have gotten pretty good at communicating...

Rainy Days & Taco Tuesdays

What is it about rainy days and the way they can inspire creativity, make you want to take a nap, or sometimes even bring you down? Whatever it is, there’s definitely a rainy-day energy here today. Even so, we managed to explore some new ideas in our school portion of...

Pleasantly Surprised by Learning

We are settling into a new week which also means we are about to get back into some unschooling and curiosity adventures here. Because we tend to have two days with appointments, I try to create as flexible a schedule as possible; even so, I also tend to have internal...