Top

Confessions of a Single Mum

The ups, the downs and sideways views of life as a single parent

Top Tips for Keeping Your Kids Active This Summer

By

As a parent, I always find myself anxious and stressed once the kids have finished school for the summer. All of a sudden, it is down to you to keep them happy, active and busy throughout the days and this can be a real challenge. It is really important to keep them active and engaged for their physical and mental health, and also so that they don’t drive you up the wall by being in the house all the time! Here are a few ideas to keep the littles ones active and happy this ... VIEW POST

I Have Taken The Plunge and Joined Weight Watchers

By

So I have taken the plunge, it's quite exciting but then I am still at the  ' OMG I am really doing this ' stage. I am so determined to make this work that I am putting it out there. I have bared my soul or rather my weight, on Facebook so that if friends see me wandering dangerously close to the chocolate aisle then they can hopefully keep me on the straight and narrow. I'm doing Weight Watchers - there said it or put it into black and white. Still a newbie as only 2 and a bit weeks ... VIEW POST

I Have Adults – Not Children

By

Seriously how on earth has this happened? It was only yesterday that I was changing their nappies and wiping their snotty little cute noses. I seriously thought I would be really cool or indifferent about reaching this milestone but it appears that I am neither. I have reached 'that' milestone in my life and quite frankly I am amazed that I have managed to reach it without being locked up along the way. I have reached the point that I no longer have children but instead adults. The ... VIEW POST

How To Stick To Your Goal – The Most Difficult Step

By

Setting goals are the first step your “living the dream”. It is vital to achieving what you have always desired to have or desired to be. Although setting goals help paint a clearer picture of your future, it only keeps you motivated for so long. You may get bored after some time, and eventually completely lose your way around. If you want to be successful, that is something you should avoid. Here are a few tips so you won’t steer away from the goals you’ve always wanted to ... VIEW POST

Step for Getting Out of Debt – Develop a Budget

By

The first and most important step for getting and staying out of debt is to create a workable budget. Whether you use a spreadsheet or other form of tracking your spending, you'll feel more empowered when it comes to your finances and can finally begin to save money for things you want and need when you know exactly where your money is going. First, assess your net income - the money you bring home for expenses. Make sure you don't use your total salary as your net income, but only what you ... VIEW POST

Teaching Children To Be Grateful

By

I think this has to be the hardest job as a parent. To teach them something that's not really an action like riding a bike, it's not a saying either like using your manners. But a way of thinking that affects your actions and the things you say. Gratitude. How on earth can we teach our children about gratitude in this continuous money oriented, want right now world? It's back to basics with us looking at our own actions first as children look to and learn from their parents first. So as parents ... VIEW POST