Hello everyone

Hi i have never written a blog before and feel quite nervous about doing so. The reason I have decided to start blogging is partly for personal reasons (life is just running away from me and I have difficulty remembering what I did and when). The other reason is I have 3 children, run a house and work 30 hours a week. 1 of the children has a diagnosis of Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and a second has lots of difficulties and we are just undergoing the diagnosing process. I decided to write a blog as i hoped it would help me focus on the chaos of life and deal with the important stuff and also I might just be of some help to someone out there who also have special needs kids. I realised shortly after Marcus diagnosis that you need to be able to fight for your childrens rights which doesn,t always come naturally to me. I will try to keep my blogs as upbeat as possible but at times life is very difficult in my household (will definatley go into that more on other occasions). I am hoping 2009 is going to be a better year for us as 2008 was pretty rubbish to be honest and we could do with something good happening.
Anyway a little more about me. I am 37 (how did that happen), married to Miles who is 43 and have 3 children Marcus is 13 in 3 days and twins Piers and Lydia who are 4. I live in Doncaster, work as a midwife and have many other jobs as well as a housewife, you know what i mean by that, their are never enough hours in the day. My parents are Sue and Steve who are a great help with Marcus and give us much needed respite. i have 1 sister Sam who is married to Pete they have 2 children Jade 17 and Caitlin 6. I also have my fantastic in laws Doug and Doreen who always help with a spot of babysitting when our shifts clash. My best mate is Nina married to Wayne and children Joel and Niamh she has been a frein for 18 years this month and always their no matter what. Thanks Mate don,t know where i would be without you.
My other great passion is Take That going to see them in concert again for the 4th time this year can,t wait. I also try to lead as environmentally freindly life as possible, I am a real nappy advisor for Lollipop childrens products although this is difficult to fit in at times. i love cooking, make my own bread as often as possible and love spending time with my children.
My new years resolutions are to reduce my carbon footprint, be a better mother, lose weight and get fitter. Hope i have something of interest to you in my chaotic world and if i can help 1 person i will have achieved my aim. Hope to get to know you all well.