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The daily schedule of a working and homeschooling single mum in quarantine

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The daily schedule of a working and homeschooling single mum in quarantine.

Spending two weeks in quarantine as a single mum whilst also working, plus homeschooling, plus recovering from heartbreak was truly one of the most challenging times I have faced as a single parent.

One of the main things that got me through each day was having a routine. Don’t get me wrong, the whole experience still just about broke me, but I do think having that structure was one thing that helped me get through that period.

Here’s what I did during our quarantine period:Continue Reading →

Single Mum Solo Vacay – Koh Lipe

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In December I celebrated my first Christmas without my daughter. Okay, celebrated is the wrong word. For a carol singing, Santa hat-wearing, Christmas LOOOOOVING gal, “survived” is probably a more accurate description.

I always knew that after almost seven years as a single mum, and six Christmases with my six-year-old daughter, I would find it tough. So I decided that if I couldn’t celebrate with my daughter, the next best thing would be to take myself on a little rejuvenating vacay.

And so I did some googling and some price comparing and found the perfect spot… Koh Lipe.

Since posting about it on Instagram, and chatting about it a little on my podcast, I have been asked many questions about Koh Lipe and my solo trip there, and in this blog post, I answer the most frequent ones so that if you too are thinking of going to Koh Lipe, hopefully, it helps.Continue Reading →

How to make relaxing on holidays with kids easy

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How to make relaxing on holidays with kids easy

This blog post is sponsored by ABC Reading Eggs.

We’ve just returned from a holiday in Port Douglas which was absolutely lovely. Gosh, we are lucky to live in such a beautiful country. We saw some amazing sights – the Daintree and Cape Tribulation were particular standouts. We also swam, ate, had adventures and just had an overall sensational time. But we also really enjoyed some downtime by the pool. We both really needed it.

Sometimes as a single parent, getting downtime is not easy. There’s no other parent to take over from you when you need it, and add into the mix (in my case anyway) a child who is a ball of energy and wants you in the pool with them at all times (whenever you go with the intention of sitting down next to it with a good book). And I don’t know about you, but my child loves a chat. Loves it. And as much as I love that she loves a chat, sometimes I just need a bit of stillness and silence. Time to read, time to think. Time to myself. And that is where ABC Reading Eggs comes in. It’s a perfect win-win solution for us.Continue Reading →

Best Work from Home Ideas for Single Mums

Work complicates life for single mums making it more challenging than ever. Julia’s article ‘A Day in the Life of a Working Single Mum’ hammers home that point, as she outlines what she went through as a consultant working in the city. Working single mothers know the struggle: waking up early, the commutes to and from work, missing quality time with their kids, bringing work home, and of course, the exhaustion.

What’s worse is the compensation in most cases isn’t proportionate to the work. That’s why working single mums often find other ways to augment their income. There are many short-term ways to earn a little money on the side, from selling items on eBay to renting out your spare room. But what if you want to earn a steady income from home? The good news is that there are plenty of options available. Here are four of the best.Continue Reading →

My Invisalign Treatment Begins

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(This is a partnership between Single Mother Survival Guide, Invisalign, and Bright Smile Dental).

When I was about 13 years old, an orthodontic surgeon told me that I would need an operation to bring my jaw forward. He told me I had a disfigured face. The operation would involve entering through my mouth, peeling my face up, breaking my jaw, moving it forward, and then sewing my face back down.

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