My son started a new school this week. After 6 years at the same small town public elementary school, he has moved onto a private preparatory school, a 25 minute drive away from home. We have a lot of new places and rules and situations coming at us pretty fast. Unfortunately, neither one of us … Continue reading
Family vacations are the light at the end of a long school tunnel and the counterbalance to a parent’s long working hours. They give our children a chance to gain new perspective on the world and our families a chance to reconnect from our splintering lives. We need them. But as a mom with MCS, … Continue reading
Home decoration with MCS is pointless for the most part. We exist somewhere on the hermit – recluse – homebody scale. Few people usually see the inside of our homes. Home furnishing gets some play, but only because we still have to sit, eat, and sleep on something. New materials will have stains, synthetic fibers, … Continue reading
Here is what my day looks like to the casual observer. A stay at home mom goes biking with her two children. Then she meets with a mold inspector and a roofer as they assess some home repairs. In the afternoon she takes the kids to a matinee then makes dinner for them all. Here … Continue reading
If you have MCS or know someone who has MCS then you have a frame of reference and it will soon become obvious (as I continue to blog) that I am a highly functioning MCSer. If you are unfamiliar with the condition it is very important that you understand this underlying fact… I am a … Continue reading
