The start of a new year is always an opportunity to let go of the past and embrace a new beginning. Really we can do this at any time of the year, but there is something about using this time of year as a new beginning that makes it more spiritual, more symbolic.Continue Reading →
To my darling daughter,
Wow, I cannot believe that you have finished day care. Forever!! It is the end of a chapter and the start of an exciting new one.
When you were a baby, leaving day care felt a lifetime away. It was something I didn’t have to think about. But now I do. We are here. Today. Now.
The end of a chapter is always a time of reflection for me. As I look back on the last three and a half years you have spent at your day care, it makes me smile.Continue Reading →
Since becoming a single mum over four and a half years ago, I have come across many misconceptions about single mothers. Some make me laugh, some are a little offensive if I am honest. Here are ten common misconceptions about single mothers.Continue Reading →
Sometimes, you may feel like you just cannot keep doing it all on your own. It is seriously hard to be a single parent. You have to deal with all of the parental duties while juggling work, cleaning the house, cooking dinner, having relationships with others, and what happens if you get sick? You certainly cannot call in and take the day off from being a parent!
We have all been there.
You have to be a Supermom and do it all without batting an eyelash, right? Wrong! Everyone needs help once in a while. You may not want to admit it, but sometimes you just cannot do it all.Continue Reading →
A couple of weeks ago, I was really ill. As in, couldn’t get out of bed for a week ill. Just as I was thinking how lucky I was that I hadn’t been hit with the flu that had hit most of Sydney, it hit me. I could do nothing but lie in bed. And if I was feeling particularly energetic, I would migrate to the couch for a change of scenery. A positive that came out of it though was that I had lots of time to reflect while I was drifting in and out of sleep, and here is what I discovered – sick as a single mum.Continue Reading →