I always imagined special occasions without kids would be tough. But now I have to face the reality as my daughter spends Easter with her dad. This will be the first ever special occasion she has with her dad. And the first special occasion since becoming a mum that I will be alone. I have to get through Easter without her.Continue Reading →
Last week my daughter turned five years old. Where did the time go? I can’t help but reflect when there are special days, or milestones reached. And I have been doing a lot of that over the last week.
When I think back over the last five years, although the time has passed quickly, at times the days were long. Particularly when my daughter was a baby, and then a toddler.
My daughter’s dad and I split up when she was two months old, so this birthday marks almost five years of single parenting for me (or – because I’m doing double the work – is it ten?).Continue Reading →
In the last week alone I have been questioned twice about my single mum status: how can you write about single mother issues when you can’t even call yourself that? And My life is harder because I have my kids ALL the time, and you get child free time.
So what is a single mum? Continue Reading →
I am just at the tail end of another week without my daughter whilst she is with her dad. Regular readers (or listeners to my podcast) will know that it doesn’t happen all that frequently. But approximately every two months my daughter will have a week with her dad. Our daughter is starting school next month, so the routine will change and it will mainly be school holidays from here on in.Continue Reading →
As a single mum, it can be hard to find time to do what YOU want to do, to work on your own goals, and to have time to yourself. Our own health and well-being often come second place to that of our children.
A great way to start the year is to make some commitments for the year. Making commitments is great because you are making a firm decision and a promise to yourself that might even help toward reaching your bigger goals.Continue Reading →