About Me

How old are you?
30. Once I make it far up enough in the 30’s I’ll change this to just say “30-ish”  

Where do you live?
In a liberal Midwestern town that’s surrounded entirely by religious extremists, super conservatives and quite a few bigots. 

Do you work?
I stay at home now but in a previous life, obtained my Bachelors in social science and worked for non-profits. 

Husband?
Yes. He’s handsome, and he makes me laugh. He has shown me what true love is. 

Ex-Husband?
Yeah, I have one of those too. But we had no kids together so he doesn’t come up much unless something triggers the topics of say, emotional abuse or rape. 

Kids?
One came from my uterus, G. He’s 3. The 2 girls came from my husband: R who is 12 and C who is 7. 

Custody?
50/50, switching every other week.

Family?
Both my parents are alive and well, and I have a brother. My large extended family is very close emotionally, but physically, everyone is a 10+ hour car ride away from us.

What do you blog about?
Everything. Step parenting, parenting, toddlers, Tweens, our personal dramas, depression, anxiety, autism and weight loss. It’s my way to cope and process things honestly and sometimes through a different perspective. Mostly I complain, because I’m good at that.

Autism?
Yes, my son was diagnosed with low level autism in May 2014. 

What’s G’s autism like? He can present well at first. He makes good eye contact and is a friendly, loving child. He had 6 months of intensive Applied Behavior Anaylasis (ABA) as well as early intervention services and a few research studies. Now his “deficits” are in the area of transitioning to new routines. He now attends an all day preschool based off applied behavior science. He continues to kick ass and take names.    

Weight loss? 

I’ve struggled with disordered eating habits since the age of 13. I have vivid memories of being 7 and hating my thighs. When undergoing treatment for my post partum depression, I was put on a daily diet of rainbow pills that assisted in a 120 lb weight gain. Almost 4 years later and I’m finally trying to do something about it. That’s not to say my brain isn’t still broken. My self esteem and body image could do for a makeover. 

Is the glass half empty, or half full?
It’s totally half empty. You’ll quickly see that I’m a bit of a pessimist. I seem to come off as a bit dark and sarcastic so if that’s not your cup of tea you may want to carry on to some other blog about butterflies and puppies. 

Why do you only use initials? Where are the pictures of your family?
The pictures of my family are all on my private Instagram and Facebook. And I use initials because I want to blog honestly, from my heart, without worrying about someone googling me and finding out my inner dialogue. My name is not Hadley. 

Twitter?
My handle is @HadleyatHome and I do use that to post those cute quotes from my kids, for those of you who may feel all I blog about is how my kids drive me nuts. 

Anything else?
You tell me.