Healthy Living with Autism

During the first day of my spring break I attended a conference on healthy living with autism. I loved it. It renewed my desire to be the healthiest I can be and to share that with my families. It also helped me learn more about the biomedical treatments available to medically treat autism. There will be a cure for autism.

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Mommy Musings

Today I needed some Vitamin V(time for Vida). I decided to take a drive and walk around a historic part of Downtown Sarasota called Laurel Park. Laurel Park is beautiful. It has a great history and is in the center of all things I love about Downtown Sarasota. I was especially interested in looking at Spanish Oaks Apartments. Nestled amongst brick paved streets and cute cottages, I wanted to see whether Spanish Oaks be a nice place for our next home. Looked quiet and safe, but saw window AC--which would be a bad idea for someone with severe allergies like me.

I then took a walk to the shops in the Whole Foods plaza. I enjoyed browsing in Simply Spoiled. Simply Spoiled is filled with beautiful jewelery, pretty nail polish and indulgent make-up and body care. I picked up a new wrinkle cream/ concealer. It will definitely help with the dark circles, while I work on helping my body heal from over-sensitivities. I even took a minute to sit quietly with a cup of coffee and GF chocolate chip cookies at Starbucks.

This had been a busy week..looking for new places, spring break coming, a visit to the Sarasota County Fair, potty party prizes. My baby isn't a baby anymore. I'll have to tell you all about it, but right now, a little man wants to play fire truck man with me.

In everyday there are new beginnings.

A Great Salad

Organic Baby Greens and Red Leaf Lettuce
Pepitas
Sesame Seeds
Onion
Cucumber
Tangerines
Sesame Goddess Dressing

Yummy!

Breakfast with the Boys

This morning I decided not to cook. I decided to take my boys to brunch and leave my husband a quiet house. We ate brunch at the Island Bakery, next to the New Balance Store on Stickney Point road. It is a Gluten free, Wheat free bakery with an array of breads, cakes, cookies, scones and subs and sandwiches. They had pies, and muffins and pot pies and lasagna.... It was so exciting to be able to walk into a store front and order a sandwich I didn't have to make for myself and smuggle into a resturant to eat with the rest of my party. We also really enjoyed our chocolate cookie scone. Samuel enjoyed a piece of vanilla cake. We topped it off with OJ and an organic Vanilla Latte for me. After we had fun visiting the Fruitville Library and shopping at Dettwieler's Market. Another beautiful day in Sarasota. Are you Gluten Free? The Island Bakery ships food all over the US. http://www.islandgfbakery.com/

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Vitamin V

Time for me. Sometimes just a minute. Sometimes interrupted. Tonight, maybe a minute to use a fruity facial scrub and a sweet smelling lotion on my hands while little boys read books before bed....

I get so busy.....

One day, after not blogging for months, I just free wrote. Here were my random thoughts.

I am taking 5 minutes just to write, write, write, I have work and school(I'm taking college courses to keep my certification up to date) and kids....and what about me? I am following through on some of those New Year's Resolutions. I am attending
a women's group Bible Study/ Book Club once a week. I am drinking more water. I am using the 5 love languages in my relationships with my boys(little and big). I am taking care of my skin--masks, scrubs, dry brushing. I am dreaming with my husband. I am praying out loud every day(sometimes hourly) and modeling it for my sons. I am holding my husbands hand. I am often given "kudos" for being able to see the big picture and the details in situations. Sometimes I forget living is in the details-- the way my babies smell, the thrill of my husband coming home and time alone with him, the excitement of good friends coming to visit. Love, love, love.

In the end nothing we do or say in this lifetime will matter as much as the way we have loved one another. Daphne Rose Kingma