First Post

I'm so very excited about this Blog. I've been meaning on doing one for a while now, however,i never really found myself having the time. I probably still don't have the time. :)

About me and this blog....

I LOVE to create. You know i'm in the Zone when i'm chewing on my pinky. It's a bad habit. One i've had for years. Whether it's Painting, Sewing, Reupholstering, Photography,Designing or Decorating our home or my friends homes my wheels are turning ALL THE TIME. I've done many projects over the years, which i hope to Archive on this blog and share. MY love for creating is to say the least is obsessive one. My philosophy is "One mans junk is MY treasure". I could just sit in an empty room ALL DAY LONG. This probably drives my husband NUTS because i'm a stay at home mom. :) He's very sweet to accommodate my OCD tendencies to make my visions come to life. He's the Cheese to my Macaroni....Gluten free and Dairy free of course. :)





As of the 14th of May i am Gluten, Dairy (Cow), and Soy (in Dairy form) free. This is a HUGE deal. First of all i love all foods when it comes to cheese, bread or sugary sweets. Thank goodness my metabolism is decent working condition or i'd be in some serious trouble. Just recently our youngest daughter, Lucy, was given a provisional diagnosis of having a Milk Allergy. So, for a breastfeeding mom it means that I get to go Gluten, Dairy and Soy free. When the Doctor informed me of this my first thought was "it's just not going to happen". But something happens when a challenge is put in front of you not for you but for someone else, someone you love more then yourself...you just kinda "man up". Example, 7 years ago i was a pack a day smoker. I knew my boyfriend, at the time, would never marry a smoker so i had to give it up to keep him. It worked and was worth it to me and for my health in the long run. So, like this "lifestyle change" i'm really excited to see how i do.
I'm not going to say that it hasn't been hard already but i can already feel my body having more energy and not going in for the third granola bar of the day. Lucy's little belly is not bloated and i'm really happy to help her little body in any way that i can. If i can help her deal with her Milk Allergy now there is a good chance she'll grow out of it.
Our Daughter Devri, who is 4.5 (born in 06) has a Gluten, Dairy, Soy and Egg allergy. She's been on "The Diet" for about 2+ years now. So going Gluten and Dairy free is a lot easier of a transition then i thought it would be. She's just so picky that the thought of eating Hot Dogs, Taco's and Strawberries made me want to jump out of a window. But i LOVE cooking so after our first meal dinner tonight i realized that it's really not going to be as torturous as i first imagined. It's all about the substitutes.
Like i was mentioning...our older daughter Devri is on the Autism Spectrum. She's, of course ;) a beautiful little girl who, loves to Dance, Sing, Enact Movies, go Swimming and Laugh. She is a hand full at times and some of things that she does can drive you up the wall but that's part of her OCD, related to her Autism. Being diagnosed at 19 months we have had our battles with Doctors, Diet, Appropriate Aid for her, Insurance issues, Schooling, Therapy, Bio-Medical Treatment, etc.The list goes on and on. My hope is to Archive Devri's story and her journey in healing to help encourage others who's children are newly diagnosed or effected by Autism. We have been in this world of Autism for about 3 years now and it's comforting to know you're not alone and there IS help. http://www.tacanow.org/
Our family has had some ups and downs but with great support, love, patience and understanding and knowledge we've come to a place where we have hope for our daughter and BELIEVE the unbelievable can happen. And what i love most of all is i've come to a place where i can say "My daughter has Autism" and i'm proud of what she's accomplice everyday...And that is an amazing feeling.

Well. My first post is all done. Over the next month i'll be updating my Decorating, Diet and Recipe section and the Journey of our family living with Autism.