Emily vs. The Shelves
It’s become common knowledge that I absolutely detest the wire shelving that came with our builder grade house. Whoever designed the storage and shelving situation have basically become my arch nemesis. I have made it my mission to replace all of them as well as add new shelving all throughout my home. So come along with me as I painstakingly battle shelves on every floor of my house.
A Health Update
I've been dancing around this for a while, but today I'm going to do a deep dive into my health stuff. For the last eight months or so things haven't been great over here. If you've been paying any attention, I really haven't been posting consistently. I haven't had any energy to work on any big projects and overall life has been pretty tough. Things are finally starting to get a little better but it's been very frustrating trying to figure out exactly what is going on. So I wanted to give you all an update, although it's still ongoing.
Revisit All of the Closet Projects Part 2: My Parents’ House
Over 6 years that I have been doing DIY projects closets have become a particular speciality of mine. I’ve completed many closet re-vamps in every floor of my house as well as multiple in my parent’s home. I thought it would be fun to do a recap of those projects to see how far I’ve come. This week we will focus on all of the closets at my parents’ house.
Revisit All of the Closet Projects Part 1: My House
Over the 6 years I have been doing DIY projects, closets have become a particular specialty of mine. I’ve completed many closet re-vamps on every floor of my house as well as multiple in my parents’ home. I thought it would be fun to do a recap of those projects to see how far I’ve come. This week, let’s look through all of the closets at my house.
Crib Mattress Cover
I'm finally getting back into working on my son's room epic room. The kids are currently using a mattress on the floor as a crash pad but that mattress will eventually need to go into the Murphy bed that I have planned. We still need a crash pad, though, so I decided to use an old crib mattress that we had. I needed a cover for the mattress but they can be pretty pricey, so I decided to just make my own.
Visual Schedule Boards
I don't know about you, but summer was pretty crazy for us. Between traveling, late nights, long days and so many fun activities we are pretty burnt out and ready to get back to a consistent schedule. We thrive on routines over here so summer tends to be pretty dis-regulating for the whole family. A few years ago I designed a visual schedule board to help us get through the day and it was a game changer. With the help of my autistic older brother and my daughters input we've perfected it over the years and made it fully customizable so that its accessible to anyone that could use a visual representation of their day.
Packing Life Skill Download
I decided this year, when my AuDHD daughter is 9, would be a good year to start teaching her how to pack. We go on an annual trip to Montana to visit my in-laws and it’s fairly predictable so I thought it was a simple place to start.
Sensory Items We Love
As a neurodivergent household, we have a few sensory items laying around. There are a few that have held up over the years and are incredibly popular with my kids, so let’s talk about them!
Tile Alternatives for the Letterfolk Tile Mat
Since Letterfolk was bought by Pattern Brands, they have discontinued the entire tile mat line. I found a few different tile options on Etsy and decided to see how they held up.
Visual Aids We Have in Our Home
If you are new here, I have created a bunch of digital downloads available on my website. There's a number of free downloads, and then there are a bunch of other ones that are available for purchase for $5 each. I've created these over the years mostly for my daughter. She is nine and she's autistic. Over time, we've discovered there are certain things we've needed in our home like a social story or a life skill, just things we thought we should have available every day.
Updating Emergency Kits
Hi friends! It's been a minute since I've done a post. I'm still struggling with my health and my energy levels are VERY low as I work with a team of doctors to figure out what's going on, so thanks for being patient! I've wanted to continue work on my son's room, but just haven't had it in me. So instead we're talking about updating the emergency preparedness kits we made a few years ago. When I made them originally, I made a kit for each member of my family, and the feedback I got was very mixed. Some people thought they were great, some thought they were over the top and some questioned why I would even need them in the first place. Well, in the past few years the US alone has had fires, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and along with a global pandemic. Personally, I'm not taking any chances and am going to prepare my family as best as I can. Many parts of the world understand the importance of a 72-hour kit. It keeps necessities ready and available for you for if you encounter a disaster or if for some reason you need to leave your home quickly. So, let's restock ours so you can see what's essential for our family at different stages.
DIY Spring Flowers
Welcome back to Breezing Through! Its been a few weeks since I have consistently posted. I've had some health issues going on that have made me not feel well enough to do a lot. I'm slowly trying to figure out what's going on, though, so thanks for being patient with me! This week I decided that I was sick of not creating and building because they bring me joy so I'm starting with something small to fill my cup. Today, we're doing some cute and simple pipe cleaner flowers.