As a single/independent Mum you rely on a lot of other people to help you manage life. As someone who is fiercely independent it plays havoc with your mind and just once you want to be able to do ...
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It is still not OK!
This week I saw an article in the media where someone posed a very interesting question to women:
"What would you do if all men had a 9pm curfew?"
Instantly in my head I began listing all of the ...
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How to handle Rejection
A few weeks ago I wrote a post on how and why to forgive someone after they have hurt you. Today I'm going to take a step backwards and talk about a hurt most of us has experienced - ...
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Starting Your Gratitude Journal
A gratitude journal is a diary of things which you are grateful for, it's a great addition to your self care journey as it will give you 10 - 15 minutes each day to sit down and think about what you ...
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Terrible Two’s – the 4th time around
I write this on the eve of my 4th sons 2nd birthday. I take a deep breath - here we go, terrible two's for the 4th time around.
To the first time parent going through the terrible two's, trust me, ...
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The Magic of New Beginnings
About a year ago I was travelling home from somewhere and stopped at a tiny petrol station. I had all of the kids with me and as we were waiting for our turn to fill up I remember saying to the boys ...
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It’s all for them
One topic I haven't covered a lot here on my blog is that of Child Custody. And there is good reason. For my ex and I, it has been messy, very messy so I have decided to keep things ...
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Forgiveness is the Key
It's a sad fact of life that you will come across people who hurt you or do you wrong. Their actions might consume you, make you angry, hurt you or leave you devastated. How do you get past ...
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Self Care, Self Worth and Self Respect starts here!
I lost myself again.
I didn't even realise it until I've had time to sit back and reflect.
My friends and family knew I had lost myself. They heard the silence of unanswered text messages and ...
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This is what I did
The first time I realised you had a problem with alcohol I was cleaning up after you had come over the night before to listen to some music. I went to my pantry and saw my new bottle of Gin we opened ...
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