New Year’s Eve Tile Mat Ideas
We did some Holiday tile mat designs, but now that 2023 is coming to a close let's specifically do some New Year's designs to ring in 2024!
How We Keep a Routine During Winter Break
Keeping a routine during a break from school is especially important to our Neurodivergent house. My husband and I both have ADHD, our daughter is autistic and we have a new baby this year as well. I have inattentive ADHD, which means that I thrive not on a schedule and left to my own devices. I am perfectly content to lay around and do nothing all day. On the other hand, my autistic daughter desperately needs a schedule and routine in order to do well throughout the day. So let's talk about how we manage that during a break from our normal routine.
My Favorite Nativities
My mom has collected nativities for as long as I can remember. She has them from all over the world. In the time that my husband and I have been married, I started have started collecting nativities of my own, including ones that I have got while traveling. They have become some of my favorite treasured Christmas decorations and I want to share a few of my favorites with you. I've rounded up a few of my favorites and a few of my mom's favorites because she has some beautiful ones that I have grown up loving.
The Different Kinds of Clamps I Use to DIY
Clamps are some of the most useful tools that you can have in your DIY arsenal, but not all clamps are made the same, nor are they made to do the same things. So, let's talk about the different clamps that I use when I do a DIY project.
2023 Christmas Crafts
I've made a few fun DIY Christmas crafts to add to our Christmas decor this year that I want to share with you. Some are repurposing old things, some are adding to new things and some are taking a whole new idea and creating my own spin. Lets get started!
ND Friendly Holiday Gift Ideas
There are tons of holiday gift guides going around, but I wanted to give you a gift guide is a little more niche: one specifically for the neurodivergent loved one in your life. These are all gifts that we have gotten and have at our home and we absolutely love each them. Obviously every neurodivergent person is going to be different. So that might not be a good fit for them, but this is a good starting point.
How to Use a Multi Tool
A multi tool is a power tool capable of taking on a bunch of different DIY jobs. The one I have is the DEWALT 20V MAX XR Brushless Cordless 3 Speed Oscillating Multi tool. I love this tool because it can be used for SO many different things. It has a head that you can put different attachments onto. I mostly use it for cutting, but you can also use it for sanding and polishing. Let's talk about it!
2023 Christmas Decor
I look forward to decorating Christmas all year long. While I usually start decorating for Christmas on November 1st, it just didn't happen this year. We had a lot of activities the weekend of Halloween that we were participating in and right after that, I had to dive headfirst into the headboard and bed frame that I did so we could get them done in time for family to come visit. However, after our visitors left I was able to get decorating done which made me so happy! I've really come into my own with decorating, so I wanted to share some of my style choice with you.
Accommodations We Use in Our Neurodivergent House for the Holidays
Accommodations we use in our neurodivergent house for the holidays. As a reminder, both my husband and I have ADHD, our daughter is autistic and we have an infant. Many of these accommodations we already use throughout the year, but some are specific to the holidays because of how different things are this time of year.
Favorite Small Businesses to Support During the Holidays
It's the holiday season which means it’s holiday shopping time! Instead of making a another gift guide for you to go through like everyone else does, I'd like to share these small businesses I've either discovered this year or still love that you can help support as well. I've split them up into categories so they are easy to shop and I've also highlighted the ones local to Southeast Tennessee.
DIY King Bed Frame
When we moved into our house in 2020, we upgraded from a queen to a king size bed. At the time I bought the cheapest bed frame that I could find that I was moderately okay with and, honestly, it has not held up well. So I went to a local lumber yard, found a gorgeous piece of wormy maple and decided to build a headboard that I actually loved.