Our Brain Balance Journey: Am I Insane?

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Am I Insane?

I think we all know the answer to that question by now, however I seem to get even crazier by the day. That being said, I like it this way. The times in my life when I had nothing to do, nothing going on and no challenges were the most boring, depressing and unfulfilling times in my life. I am not AT ALL saying that is like that for anyone else! Because of my personality I like to stay very busy and I tend to take on WAY more than anyone should. However, I seem to just function better that way. I do more, I accomplish more and I am happier. Backwards huh?

So - that being said, let's look at the schedule for the next 4 days shall we?

Tomorrow: Leaving by 10 to drive 5 hours to arrive just in time for my baby sister's bridal shower! My whole family will be there and I am so excited! Go to sleep and then....

Friday: Leave by 7 a.m. to drive 5 hours back home to prepare for my baby sister's second bridal shower at my home! My whole family arrives hours later as well as a few family member's from Bo's side! We will have 22 people staying in our house!

Saturday: Hazel's Birthday party is at 10!
                 Brody's Birthday Party is at 12! (He missed having one with while we were gone)
                 Brody's baptism is at 5!
                 Dinner following baptism is at 7!

Sunday: Hang out with family and then take the red eye to NYC where I will stay for TWO WHOLE WEEKS! I will be attending the Brain Balance training and I am so excited. I will be learning so much more than I already have. I can't wait to be able to learn what I need to know to effectively treat children and help them and their families!

So - What do I have to do in between these above listed items over the next 4 days?

Pack for Bridal Shower
Finish reading training manuals and books!
Clean my house and get ready for another shower!
Shopping to get food for shower, parties and baptism dinner
Preparing food for shower and doing a few decorations
Figure out what we are even doing at the birthday parties!
Get balloons/decor for birthday parties and figure out what to do since they can't have cake!
Pack to live in New York for 2 weeks!
Work on getting our Lease signed for our center space
Work on the floor plan layout to get it finalized
Spend time with my family!
Sleep! (ha!)
Go even more insane!
There are hundreds more but I won't bore you with my "to do"list.. :)

I am going to post as much as I can over the next 2 weeks and I am excited to share things I learn at training.

Center update: We are hoping to sign our lease this week and start construction very soon! After that will be hiring, training, marketing and then opening! Sounds easy right? :)

Goodnight!

1 comment:

ShannonAugust 4, 2011 at 9:13 AM
I don't think I could handle all of that!!! WOW you are AMAZING and a little crazy! ha ha I am so excited for your center (BB)! I have already informed some families here in Utah county about it. I'm going to be directing them your blog as well to read a little more with your experience. The funny thing is, is the word is out! I talked to a girl and she already heard about it! Pretty awesome Tam!

Have fun with all your parties and showers!!! And try to get some sleep in there for me. I'm just tired from reading everything you are going to do! :) :) Love ya, be safe my friend!
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What is Brain Balance?

Brain Balance Achievement Centers offer the Brain Balance Program ® in 47 nationwide locations. The Brain Balance Program® is an individualized and comprehensive approach to helping children with neurobehavioral and learning difficulties surmount their unique challenges.

This proprietary, non-medical program has been successful in helping hundreds of children reach their physical, social/behavioral health and academic potential. We work with children who suffer with ADD/ADHD, Dyslexia, Tourette’s, Asperger’s and Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Our UPDATED Story!

We have made the hard decision to split our family up temporarily so that our boys can attend the Balance Center to treat their Autism, ADHD, etc. There are no centers near us so the three kids and I moved across the country leaving my husband home working extremely hard to support us on this journey. We will be here at least 6 months and after that we don't know, but we do know that this is the beginning of a journey that will change our lives forever.

The purpose of this blog is for me to document every last detail of our journey so that I will never forget it and so that I can track their progress day by day. It is also to keep friends and family updated of how we are doing. I decided to keep last names and locations private but leave the Blog open so that anyone that is searching for answers or information on the Brain Balance program can read it and make comments/ask questions. Please feel free to pass the link on to anyone you know that has a child affected by one of the disorders listed above.

UPDATE:
We are back home from our session at Brain Balance and the boys both made incredible gains. (Read below for their updates). We are now on a new journey! We are opening a Brain Balance Center in Southern Utah and then expanding into Northern Utah shortly after. We have a lot of work to do, but it is so rewarding. Our boys will be continuing in the program until they have meet all of their goals and no longer have a "functional disconnection". (Meaning, no more autism/ADHD/Sensory disorders) I will continue to post as often as possible and keep you updated on our family, the progress that the boys are making as well as the progress of our center. It is so exciting and the most amazing opportunity that we have to take the miracles that we have witnessed with Brain Balance and give them to other families.