I’m not sure exactly how I’m going to write this post or if I’m even ready too. It’s been almost 14 years and I have never talked about it. It was the day my daughter was born. Life changed me on that day. Its where the sadness began, its where my mind and heart learnt […]
First Steps as a Single Parent
Are you just starting out as a single parent? Do you feel completely lost? Completely alone? Don’t know how you are going to survive financially … or emotionally. Paralysed by fear? I have done it, and you will survive. The first thing I want you to do is take some deep breaths … ready …. […]
Sick and Seeking Minimalism
For over a week now my daughter has been sick with a cold that has really taken the wind out of her sails. She has had the temperature, the watery itchy eyes, the constantly runny nose to the point of raw, the fatigue and feeing exhausted. As a result she has been off school for […]
The subtle art of road trips and not giving a f@ck.
Today I have had what feels like the most unproductive day. In fact, it was so unproductive I spent half of it in my pyjamas. Thank god it was a Sunday! I was so exhausted from yesterdays day out, which went a little something like this. I agreed to take my mother to a wool […]
New to Single Parenting? 3 ways to help you make it!
It doesn’t matter how troubled you are, there is always a doorway. If you look around you, you will see it. You just need to walk through it. It’s easy to complain … ‘My finances aren’t strong, I’m not strong, My abilities aren’t well rounded enough’. Yes they are! and Yes you are! It’s important […]
I practice Reiki for life
Most people don’t know that I am level two Usui Reiki certified. And you may wonder what does that mean. Well, it means I’m a healer. It means I have been given the gift of assisting other human beings to heal on multiple levels. I am eight generation, but for those who don’t know what […]
Tea Time and Rolling Hills
It’s been a lovely day! This morning started with waking a little later, well, 8:00am rather than 5:30am. So it was a bit of a sleep in for me. As most Saturday mornings go, I take my tea onto the patio where its quiet and a little peaceful before daughter wakes and the demands are […]
Do you feel overwhelmed!?
Its perfectly normal. You are perfectly normal. Personal I believe it is something that comes and goes with being a single parent. And with most people in life. No one really escapes it. Its more of a matter of how we deal with it and not letting it consume you. Well, not for too […]
5 KEY LIFEPOINTS FOR SINGLE PARENTS
Being a single parent certainly helps you to pull everything into perspective. Through my 12 years of experience as a single parent, I have made myself consciously show up to what life has put in front of me. I know that there will be many more moments where life will demand the same level […]
Easter Market Haul
Today was such a wonderful day! I love Autumn and everyday I get to say Good Morning to these beautiful girls *above* … what a delight! It started the best way … sleeping in!! Not something I get to do very often. Pretty much everyday I am up at 5:30 in the morning. **yep …early** […]