Happy Valentine’s Day! I’ve just spent the morning picking out old carrot chunks from the sink, which is a great metaphor for how I feel about this day really. A bit sick of it all. (It was the remnants of Ben’s red wine gravy he made last night in case you were wondering.) This […]
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Tween Life
Dexter is 11 next week. I know this because not only did I give birth to him, so I’m pretty sure I’ll always remember the date, but in the three months running up to his birthday, Dexter is always there to remind me. Every. Single. Day. I kid you not. I have […]
Dating | Reply or Ignore?
As I mentioned in my last dating post, I have been given a month’s free subscription to Match.com. I thought you might like to know how it’s going. It’s not really. To be fair, I haven’t had the time this week to dedicate to finding a date, but someone did message me […]
Mother’s Day without a Mum
Mother’s Day is always a bittersweet occasion for me, a motherless child. This year, I feel blessed to have both of my children with me on Mother’s Day and it means everything to me. I read a very personal article today by a woman called Tanya and it was about what losing a […]
The Parenting Rage
I can’t remember the last time I got The Rage. I am probably the most laidback parent I know, preferring a quiet life over one of turbulence. If there’s one thing my last relationship taught me it’s that I won’t live the rest of my life in an atmosphere of tension and discord. […]
Are All Single Mums Looking For A New Dad For Their Kids?
Do you remember a blog post I wrote last week about a guy from a dating site that felt he could only date me if I kept my children very separate from him? I’ve been turning that around and around in my head all week, trying to make sense of it. I have […]
Dating | When A Man Doesn’t Want Children
I thought it was time for a dating update. Things have been quiet. Very quiet. I am out of the habit of dating, nor have I had the inclination to bother. I check my messages on the free dating site perhaps once a day, in the hope that my preconceptions about the site […]
The Best Ever Marriage Proposal
Bonjour! So, as you may have seen via ALL my social networks (sorrynotsorry), I went to Paris this week. It was amazing! And I’ll be writing up my account of our day later this week. I was most excited about seeing the Eiffel Tower for the first time and I now totally […]
The Love Letter In The Cafe
THIS IS MY SHOCKED (POST-CYCLING) FACE I had a very eventful Sunday morning. Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin. Dexter’s football match wasn’t until 12pm, but rather than laze in bed all morning (well, I did some lazing), I decided to go for a bike ride. I know! The weather was beautifully […]
Dating | A Level of Loveliness
For those readers who also happen to be Facebook friends, you will know that I had a date last week. The timing couldn’t have been more perfect as the night before I had received that message from that random guy, calling me fat – you can read about that here. Anyway, I […]