• Mud Painting with The Outdoors Project

    11th March 2016

    Chunk and I have had a really fun week going back to basics outdoors! We signed up to attend a session with The Outdoors Project who run various sessions for children of all ages during term time and holidays. The Outdoors Project As their name suggests it’s all outside activities including nerf games, bouldering, climbing,…

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  • Single Parent Spotlight 28: Fran

    28th February 2016

    The aim of these interviews is to show how AMAZING us working single parents are.  I want to highlight how hard, but also how rewarding being a working single parent is, and to hear how other people in my position handle the tougher times, in the hopes I learn how to be the best parent I can…

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  • A New Single Parent Support Website

    24th January 2016

    For all fellow single parents out there I wanted to let you know about a brand new website designed to help offer advice and support for the many things we deal with on a daily basis. The Single Parent Support website has lots of useful (and fun) stuff ranging from information about benefits, family law, maintenance, contact…

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  • #SingleParentLinky 17

    20th January 2016

    Now we are half way through January I feel it’s a good time to have the first #singleparentlinky of the year! This is where single parent bloggers across the world can add links to any of their recent posts to show off. All I ask is that any bloggers who add links simply comment on…

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  • Preparing Myself for Chunk Starting School

    20th January 2016

    Amazingly Chunk is already about to have his fourth birthday so I’ve spent the last couple of months looking at schools and it’s started to sink in how much things are going to change come this September. Making the decision on your own is a scary one as there’s the pressure to find the best…

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  • So I’m Finally in a Relationship…

    19th January 2016

    I never thought I’d be writing this kind of post, because after three years of being single I’d pretty much resigned myself to being single for good (which is not a bad thing I hasten to add!). A couple of months ago I was contacted by a local journalist who wanted a quote about the…

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  • Sponsor My Skydive for Alzheimer’s!

    17th January 2016

    Me and My Nan Late 2015 my amazing grandmother, Margaret Hammond, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, which is a very cruel form of Dementia and known as ‘The Long Goodbye’ for a good reason. Once diagnosed unfortunately no support has been offered to inform my family of what to expect or how to help support my…

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  • Single Parent Linky; 2015 Round Up

    29th December 2015

    This has been a great year for single parent bloggers and my first year of celebrating them using my Single Parent Linky. I’ve read some hilarious, informative and some absolutely beautiful posts over this year and thought I would share my favourites here for you to enjoy. I also wanted to give you guys a…

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  • The Importance of Privacy in Your Home

    23rd December 2015

    Taking the time to relax is vital After a long day at work with lots of polite chatter, deadlines to meet and focus to be held, the thought of getting home and closing the door on the world is very inviting. However, what responsibilities lie therein? You love your family, flatmates and friends but having…

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  • Single Parent Spotlight

    7th December 2015

    The aim of these interviews is to show how AMAZING us working single parents are.  I want to highlight how hard, but also how rewarding being a working single parent is, and to hear how other people in my position handle the tougher times, in the hopes I learn how to be the best parent I can…

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