Life as a SEN mum

As if Christmas isn’t enough of a minefield, before you know it, it’s time to bring in the new year. Yet another day where usual routine can go out the window, where there’s a lot to send anyone into sensory overload and everyone starts to bang on about resolutions. For us it’s also a double…

For some reason this is quite a controversial subject, which is funny when the same pressure is never put on any other meal. No other meal would anyone question why we feed our autistic children their safe foods, or question why everyone isn’t sat round the same table. Even if we take a normal Sunday,…

This one I’ll keep quite brief as I did a full review for it last year. This is was slightly different though so I thought it warranted a bit of an update. As always, entry is free for English Heritage members, but there is an additional fee of £9.50 for each child to see Santa…

When we have kids, we know we’d do whatever it takes to protect them and make sure they have everything they want and need. But never do we expect to lose sleep, and spend every waking moment fighting against a system that feels like it’s neglecting some of the most vulnerable members of society. I…

I couldn’t get through the festive season without a review of the Grinch Cafe, partly because it’s been the thing I’ve been asked about the most so far this year. Where is it? The Cafe is located on floor 1 of Primark’s Birmingham store on High Street. What’s on offer? There’s your usual offerings, crisps,…

There are lots of illuminated trails this time of year, and with the cost of them varying drastically it can be difficult to know whether the cost is going to reflect the whole experience. Every year I go through exactly the same, I look at the various trails and wonder whether they are really going…

The Christmas season is fast approaching, in fact many markets are starting to open already and let’s face it shops and garden centres have been prepared since late summer. It’s a magical time, but can be stressful and overwhelming at the same time. I did cover this last year, but I think it’s important to…

If you’re looking for a Christmas Market in the midlands when you’ve got kids, Nottingham should definitely be on your list. It runs from early November right through until New Year’s Eve, so there’s also plenty of time to make the most of the festivities. There’s plenty of independent sellers offering a wide range of…

I covered this briefly last Christmas, but I’ve had lots of questions so I’ve decided to do a more detailed breakdown of each Christmas Market we’ve been to, and will be going to this season. Starting off with the big one that is Birmingham. It is intended as a more traditional German Market than others…