I want to tell you about the happiest time of my life. But before I do, I want to talk about perspective. Life has crapped on me time and time and time again. People have crapped on me time and time and time again. And I often get asked how I stay so strong. How […]
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4 Weeks Pregnant : Finding Out!
For readers who missed the announcement, I’m currently 14 weeks pregnant, but I wrote blog posts throughout my pregnancy – these are being published now – to share my story. This is the post I wrote when I was 4 weeks pregnant… I haven’t known him long; a matter of weeks. I hadn’t been single […]
Looking back on 2015 and dropping a bombshell
2015 was a difficult year for me. It was an emotional rollercoaster and much of it was too personal to publish on my blog. I started the year with mental health problems and I finished the year as a single mum. I should point out that the two things are not linked. I’ve not blogged […]
Where would you be without an education?
Where would you be without an education? If you hadn’t ever gone to school or learnt to read and write, add up, have a basic understanding of the world… would you be where you are now? Would you have the job you currently work? Would you have your home? Your car? If you’re a parent, […]
The kindness of strangers
I recently read a Facebook thread by Free Radio, about the kindness of strangers. As well as being a really inspiring feel-good read, it really got me thinking. There are numerous times in my life, where I’ve had a stranger run after me, to return something that myself or one of my children have dropped. There […]