I am a firm believer in mindset, and us having the ability to choose our mindset. Whether we have a positive mindset or a negative mindset is up to us. Not everyone has a naturally positive mindset, but we can put work into it… sometimes we have to!Continue Reading →
Category: Self Development
My Invisalign Treatment Begins
(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.
Continue Reading →Six steps to planning out an amazing 2019
Six steps to planning out an amazing 2019.
I have written a lot in the past about the habits and commitments I plan for each year (that I think would be pretty rad for any single mum really – check them out here and here). But never have I written about HOW I plan out a successful year.Continue Reading →
What my daughter, with special needs, taught me about life and love
What my daughter, with special needs, taught me about life and love.
When my daughter was 6 weeks old she was airlifted to a Newborn Intensive Care Unit to receive life-saving treatment. Over a three-week admission, I was told that my precious first-born baby was blind, developmentally delayed and reliant on medications to survive. My world became consumed by medical and therapeutic intervention and my role as Mama transitioned to carer, tube feeding specialist and ‘nappy-weigher’. Her dad battled with the devastating news that his baby girl was nothing like we’d imagined. Despite the hardships we faced through the first year of her life I was confident our relationship would withstand the turmoil.
But I was wrong.Continue Reading →
Seven Crucial Lessons Learned in Five Years of Single Parenting
Seven Crucial Lessons Learned in Five Years of Single Parenting.
It’s safe to say that I have learned a lot in my five years of single parenting. By no means do I have everything sorted at all times. There are some really difficult aspects of single parenting that I do struggle with, but I have learned some lessons that have definitely made life as a single mum easier.
Here are some of the most useful lessons I have learned about single motherhood.Continue Reading →