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2019: My Writing in Review

2019: My Writing in Review

27th December 2019

It’s been a year of much writing, but not so much on my blog. Gone are the days of churning out one post a week. Partly because time is scarce, partly because there’s less emotional turmoil to digest and spit out in black and white. It’s a cliche to talk about my journey as a single…

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Dating With Young Kids: The Reality

Dating With Young Kids: The Reality

24th August 2019

It’s an irony that’s hard to get around… If you’re a single mum, chances are you went through a lot to gain your single status; divorce and separation aren’t the only ways to single motherhood, but they are the most common. Once you’ve got out of some shit awful relationship and learned to deal with…

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Online Dating: Mind The (Age) Gap

Online Dating: Mind The (Age) Gap

9th January 2019

Or as I prefer to call it, fucking online dating. I’m back in the hell hole that is swiping, profiles and dickpics. Actually, to be fair I’ve never received an unsolicited dickpic. (I’ve also never received a solicited one, mainly because I’ve never solicited one). Anyway, back to reality. These are the issues I have…

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Single Mum Dating: The Ups and Downs

Single Mum Dating: The Ups and Downs

6th February 2017

I’m a single mum dating and life couldn’t be better. I opened the door quietly, I didn’t want to wake the babysitter my dad. It was a Saturday at 3am, it was surprising enough that I was awake for a reason other than a toddler jumping on my head, let alone the reason being that I was returning…

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