Single Mum life is hard work, non rewarding, funny, tiring and exhausting and thats just the good bits? A quick run down on what it’s really like to be a single mum. There is fun in there somewhere – honest.
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As a single mum what help is available for those wanting to go going self employed.
Being a single mum and struggling or trying to cope with money problems is hard. I know as I am one of them.
Being a single mum is hard. Making friends is hard. But what about combining the two?
This afternoon I spent four hours at an indoor soft play centre. How, you may be wondering, did I do this without wanting to drown myself in the ball pit? Easy.
Coping as a single mum is not easy. I admit its hard work and even I am often found wishing the world to stop spinning for a moment as I am sure this isn’t the life I ordered.
Ok so you been dumped (or you want to know what to do if it happens again). It can be one of the most painful things to experience.
The bit where I think out loud and generally have a rant.
Being a single mum is many things. From hard work to the most rewarding thing you may ever do.
How to cope, what you may be entitled to and tips on making money go further
If you are new to being a single mum, find out what to expect
Bargains, Vouchers and Discounts that may come in useful.
Top 5 Vouchers for the Easter Holidays
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Most of us welcome the arrival of Easter weekend as the majority of workers get a nice long weekend off work, which we use to see family, eat lots of chocolate and relax. But for those with children, Easter means something completely different. Half term means that the kid’s get two weeks off from school, meaning that the parents and grandparents are faced with the problem of keeping the little ones busy and entertained until they return to school.
With the recession still looming over the country, more of us are trying to be more frugal and are trying to save for a rainy day. More to the point, inflation means that we’re paying an increasing amount for goods and services than we ever have before. So finding activities for you and your children to enjoy-without breaking the bank- is extremely difficult.
Take note of the top 5 vouchers for days out at Easter from moneysupermarket… Read the full story »
Motherhood is a new comedy drama starring Uma Thurman as a young mother in New York trying to balance motherhood with work, life and play. Also starring in the movie are Minnie Driver and Anthony …
As ever, another witty and wonderful post from Jo.
As a self employed single mum, my time always feels stretched to the max – kids, school, work, home – something just has to give
Apparently the three leaders of the political parties, Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg, are backing a campaign ‘Lets Lose the Labels’ by Gingerbread to stop us single mums from being viewed as ‘lazy …
I am sure you have read of the sad deaths of Harrison Joyce and Lillian Bagnall-Lambe. Both were strangled by a long looped cord used in blinds. Harrison’s family said they want to prevent this …
Being a single mum means one of favourite words is save. Save as in electric, water, petrol, food …I try and save anything that will mean more for my money. But it’s starting to dawn …
I had been fairly pleased with myself for managing to have one of each, a son and a daughter that is. Now I am not so sure. Boys and girls are very different despite both …
New benefits section has been started. It is a bit of a mammoth job but seeing as it is one of the biggest terms mums are searching for I have started writing the benefits section to …
As I lay in bed the other night listening to the kids snoring – would be kind of sweet if it wasn’t through two closed doors, I was thinking about my kids and their bedrooms. …
Manners – why doesn’t the younger generation possess them anymore? I can’t honestly be the only one who thinks like this or maybe I am.
When I was young it was installed into me on a …
It is true that as single mums we are constantly counting the pennies, stretching things to their limit and finding ways to cut costs. There are 3 easy steps to shrinking your household budget not …
I am Maxlyn a life coach and I have been a single mum for nearly eight years now. I have endured all the high’s and low’s of being a single mum. I can honestly say the …
I’m not doing New Year’s resolutions anymore. Up until this year I have pushed myself to make a resolution list. It would be full of ‘new me’ ideas. I have wanted to be a better …
The cat has attacked the Christmas tree for the last time, no more baubles catapulted randomly across the room as he scales the tree and then embarks on a less than cat like descent. Stray …
Today things are very different. Women work, damn hard, and then fit in all the other things in life. A single mum does all that and then some more. Oh but now we are supposed to be a yummy mummy too.
I confess I am chronically jealous of any of you mums who have perfect kid’s bedrooms. It just can’t be natural.
I was at a friend’s today for coffee and as usual had to use her loo, which is just passed the bedrooms. I use to think it was a kid thing that they did to check out someone else’s house but now realise that I haven’t grown out
Being a single mum is at the best of times hard work but it is also very rewarding. Here I have talked to other single mums, as well as my own experience to find out the pros and cons of being a single mum.
There are moments in my single mum life I could wish myself away to another planet. You may be familiar with this feeling too. Like when the children don’t get on and I have to have more peace talks than the United Nations or when I not only singe tea but actually manage to cremate the last viable meal in the cupboards and we have to eat it. I sit
I think, therefore I’m single.