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July 22, 2017 by cassandrasines Leave a Comment

Update

I know it's been a while since I've posted, once again.  It seems that my blog is always the thing that always gets pushed to the back burner.  No matter how much I want to keep it at the forefront, it never happens.  I'm just usually too tired at the end of the day to do anything with it.  Also, I'm trying to launch my Rodan+Fields business, so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: aggressions, autism, Caleb, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, hospital, medications, Mental Health Awareness, special needs, Steven, Tony Tagged With: Active Hydration, Autism, before and after pictures, Caleb, Rodan+Fields, Serum, Steven

New Endeavor

June 17, 2017 by cassandrasines Leave a Comment

New Endeavor

I have decided to undertake a new endeavor.  I have become an independent consultant with the #1 Anti-aging Skincare Beauty Line, Rodan + Fields.  Drs. Rodan and Fields are the doctors that created Proactive.  They have now created four different regimens based on different skin types and conditions.   So below are our four regimens. You … [Read more...]

Filed Under: autism Tagged With: Rodan+Fields

Update on Caleb – Video Post

April 6, 2017 by cassandrasines Leave a Comment

Please click on the link to hear an update on Caleb! Movie on 4-6-17 at 11.03 AM … [Read more...]

Filed Under: autism

Night to Shine 2017

February 12, 2017 by cassandrasines Leave a Comment

Night to Shine 2017

The last year with Caleb has been very difficult.  There haven't been a lot of smiles.  There's been a lot of tears, yelling, and screaming.  But, last night, I saw more smiles on his face than I have seen in a long time, and it was all thanks to Night to Shine and the Tim Tebow Foundation! I have wanted Caleb to be able to participate in this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: autism, Caleb, Night to Shine 2017

Self Care: Weeks 5 and 6

December 15, 2016 by cassandrasines Leave a Comment

Self Care:  Weeks 5 and 6

So once again I have gone two weeks without updating on my weight loss/self care journey.  Things have just been absolutely crazy at our house.  With everything going on with Caleb at school, Steven being sick, my work being busy, trying to keep up with the day-to-day activities at home, things have just been a crazy. But, I have been sticking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: autism Tagged With: Autism, HMR diet, Self Care, special needs mama

Boys’ Update

December 14, 2016 by cassandrasines Leave a Comment

Boys’ Update

It's been quite a while since I've done an update on the boys that it's time.  There's been so much going on, that I'm really not sure where to begin.  Here is the link to the last update I did on the boys. I guess I'll begin with Caleb, since he's got the most going on.  Since the last update, Caleb has continued to have difficulty pretty much … [Read more...]

Filed Under: autism Tagged With: Asthma, Autism, Caleb, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, self care; Autism; Special Needs Mama, special needs children, Steven

Self Care: Weeks 3 and 4

December 5, 2016 by cassandrasines Leave a Comment

Well, if you thought you missed Week 3's post, there wasn't a Week 3 post.  Quite frankly, I was pretty upset at the results.  If you have no idea what I'm talking about, I started on a new lifestyle change four weeks ago.  You can read about Week 1 here and read about Week 2 here. Now, on to Weeks 3 and 4 discussion.  One of the big things that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: autism Tagged With: HMR diet, self care; Autism; Special Needs Mama

Self Care: Week 2

November 19, 2016 by cassandrasines 1 Comment

Self Care:  Week 2

So here is finally my update for my self care.  I meant to get this out yesterday; however, it was a crazy day! Well, week 2 came to a close on Wednesday and I went to weigh in on Thursday.  With this diet, I actually have not gone hungry, because with making sure I have to have, there is SO much food to eat. We've been talking in our weekly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: autism Tagged With: Autism, HRM diet, Self Care, special needs children, special needs mama

Self Care: Week 1 – I Made It

November 11, 2016 by cassandrasines 1 Comment

Self Care:  Week 1 – I Made It

If you didn't see my post last week, I posted about how important it was for special need moms (and dads) to take care of themselves, but how hard it is for us to do so.  I finally had made the decision that it is time for me to do something about my staggering weight.  You can read that post here. The first thing I was proud of myself about was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: autism Tagged With: Autism, HMR diet, Self Care, special needs mama

Special Needs Mama’s and Self Care

November 4, 2016 by cassandrasines 9 Comments

Special Needs Mama’s and Self Care

This is going to be a very open, very raw, very humbling post.  If you comment, please only comment with words of encouragement.  I do monitor comments, so nasty comments will not be approved, but I will still see them and it is not okay to be mean to someone.  I share this because special needs mama's and self care a lot of times seems like an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: autism Tagged With: Autism, HMR diet, Parenting, Self Care, Special Needs

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