It’s been a strange few months here in Chaos in Kent. A few months where I have realised that choosing myself does not necessarily have to be selfish. Choosing Myself is essential if I want to have a life worth living. Choosing Myself: I made the decision last month to...
Many of you will have heard me chatting or read my blogs about Slimpod. I am a big fan of the Slimpod Gold Programme (includes the Slimpod, Fitpod and Chillpod). I have found myself trying new things, passing on calorific treats and I even bought a bike! I know if...
I am not sure it is a word but I am fairly certain that I am Pinteresting my life at the moment. There are rumours that Pinterest was in fact created by a man who wanted his wife to lose weight, get fit, decorate the home, cook amazing meals and still...
Today. The reality of living in the Special Needs Minefield is rarely reflected in the case notes held by practitioners. Yes, they may cover the basics and some go into a bit of detail but what isn’t in there is the emotional turmoil this journey brings. A few years ago,...
The Week Ahead : that place where you have all these ideas of what you will achieve but how often do we achieve what’s on our long to do list? How do you plan for the week ahead? Since starting with the Bullet Journal concept, I have tried many different...
What if, tomorrow, your value was based on how kind you are? We live in a materialistic world. A world where people are famous for being famous. A world where we, and our children, are constantly exposed to images of perfection, only achievable at a cost. A world where people...
One of my goals for this year was to find my creative mojo. I had lost it. I was writing regularly for various blogs, but this is usually based on special needs so it felt more like work and reporting than being creative. I was feeling lost, I knew there...
So much is written about how to get a diagnosis; what the criteria is for a diagnosis and what to do when you don’t get one but little is written about how it feels to get the diagnosis. As a family, we’ve collected many a variety of diagnosis along our travels....
February is here, already? How did January fly by so quickly? It really doesn’t feel like a month ago since we were singing Auld Lang Syne and I was promising myself, as I was setting up my Bullet Journals for 2016, that this year would be my year. For some of us,...
I wanted to share with you some of the videos of our Blindfold Challenge – the challenges in the Chaotic Kent household. J’s Dad tries to make toast and butter it. J’s sister tries to feed the dog J’s fab PA tries to make a ham sandwich It really made...
