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Hair cuts

Oh my goodness! Hair cuts. Oh boy! To say that Johnathan didn’t like haircuts when he was young is ONE way of putting it!

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Care Plans

Care plans are for those who are disabled and the people that care for them. I have been with the same Carer’s Centre for 8-9 years, I think.

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Music and Poetry

Now I know I have spoken about music and poetry before. If you wish to go back and see them, you are more than welcome to do so.

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Someone singing

Do you ever hear people singing? I know that if you like that kind of music that it will bring a smile to your face, even if you have a tear in your eye at the same time.

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Sentient Chair

My son introduced me to the idea of a sentient chair. He wanted me to write about one/them. To me, it seemed so unreal to me that I would be like Enid Blyton or the lady who wrote “The Phoenix and the Carpet.”

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New chair

I needed a new chair (actually I have needed a new one for quite some time). Now seemed the time to get it and here it is. I’m going to sleep in it tonight.

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Our animals

After meeting Kevin and his house cats, I asked the vet how to help them get along. The vet recommended keeping two cats in the room at night and one by day.

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New Floor Is Down

Oh my goodness! We had a really manky carpet in the hallway - pale lilac and grubby as you like. I had been saying I would change the carpet soon…….what’s soon anyway?

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A word came to me

Do you know how difficult it can be to find words to use and sometimes something just really clicks with you even when you’re wondering what to say?

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Is it personality?

I just literally heard someone say that it was their personality to be hard on themselves. And I started musing. “Is it? No, really. Is it?” Would that be your personality?

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Mental Health Week

Hey Everyone, I am writing to remind you that next week is Mental Health Week. Johnathan is getting involved in the school things via mental health and is going to be focusing on moving.

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Fitting clothes and autism

Now this (as any carer of someone with autism) is a trial and a half. The child has particular needs that need to be met when choosing something for them to wear.

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Compassion to OURSELVES

Oh boy! Did I REALLY mean US? I have to show compassion to myself? Oh my goodness, that’s not easy. No, I’m not saying it’s easy, I’m saying it’s something we must do.

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