Welcome to my blog! I’m Kate, wife and mum of two (and a Labrador). I recently quit my teaching career which means our finances have been drastically reduced….but this is not a Finance blog, not really… My son is autistic and has Tourette's Syndrome….but this is not an Autism or a Tourette's blog…not really…. After a few years of being grounded, I’m so excited to be starting to find the freedom to travel again…but this is not a travel blog, not really… It’s a bit of everything, a pick’n’mix, a medley (hopefully not a cacophony!) of all that I’m exploring and learning as I strive to design and live a life I love. Life has changed significantly for our family over the last couple of years but I'm embracing the opportunity to create a new normal. This blog is about taking back control of my life, navigating life's curveballs and managing parenthood, finances, self-care, and travel. I’ve been struck by the number of people I’ve met who are facing similar challenges and who thought they were the only ones, so I want to share the highs and lows of my journey in the hope that it might help others treading a similar path. Writing it down might even help me to make sense of it all! My intention right now is to merely introduce myself and welcome you to my blog. I hope that you’ll join me and get to know me and my story one post at a time. Thank you for reading, Kate