Thrive As You

I've been neglecting my blog duties. Again. Can't help it, y'all! The sun is shining... there are weeds to be pulled and worms to be had. Luke thinks worms are cute. And I think Luke is pretty cute. So we dig for worms together. Today is Monday, which means that in just a few short days, World Autism Awareness Day will be upon us. Did you know that there are only 3 "world" days recognized by the UN? Autism being one of them? Kinda cool. Sorta. I mean, sucks that we NEED a day but kinda cool that autism is one of only 3. Anyway, I digress. Are you ready? Autism Speaks is sponsoring a " Light it up Blue " campaign. (You may have noticed the ginormous sidebar?) The EMPIRE STATE BUILDING is going to be lit up blue on April 1. Wow. That's a lot of lightbulbs. I bought ONE lightbulb. I'll be lighting up my house blue, will you? What about your autism gear? Got a tshirt? No? Well, you should have ordered one from my etsy store ! ...

Do you ever wish you could live your life over and erase all of the mistakes you’ve ever made? You don’t? Neither do I. My mistakes have made me who I am, quite possibly more than the “good choices” I’ve made. No one’s perfect. Today I read something that literally broke my heart. It’s a nasty ~albeit possibly true~ at least in part~ article about Autism Speaks. Specifically where they put the money we all work so hard to raise. Want to read it? Are you sure? Click here. In a nutshell, it says that Autism Speaks pays their executives too much and doesn’t give enough back to the families. I mean, of course it does. It’s true. But this broke my heart for many many reasons. Reason number one: I have spent 2 years of my life dedicated to the Walk Now for Autism. When I say, “dedicated,” you have no idea. Let me give you a clue. Luke hasn’t had clean pajamas in 3 days because I simply cannot catch up with laundry. I could fill the rest of the internet with how much I do, and I’m not saying...