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Confessions of a Single Mum

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

From two to one – How to be a Super Single Mum

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Your family is changing, and so must your outlook. Making the transition from being a nuclear family to a single mum can be an emotionally and financially rocky road. The best thing you could do is seek advice from your family solicitors on the legal aspect of this change. Here are five tips to help you thrive in every other area of single parenthood. 1. Be affectionate. Studies show that children who receive affection from both parents fare better in school after a divorce than those who ... VIEW POST

I Want a Grown Up House Now

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Few months back I did something I have always wanted to do, I painted one wall in my bedroom deep red and one wall in the lounge a gorgeous purple. It took me over 40 years to finally put glorious colours on the wall but it’s really only now that I have been thinking about my surroundings. Up till now money was far too tight to think about frivolous ... VIEW POST

Oh I Do Like To Be By The Seaside

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I'm lucky to live where I do, I know I am. I look out one window and there are green fields, as I walk back from the corner shop I can actually see the sea. Ok its in the distance but I can see it none the less. Cornwall doesn't attract thousands of tourists every year for  nothing. Your never no more than a twenty minute drive from the beach. But yet I haven't been to any of the major attractions down here as they are normally too busy and you just get complacent with what you got on your own ... VIEW POST

Bringing light into the home

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Failing to get enough natural light into the house is a common fault, and one that immediately lowers the aesthetic appeal of rooms. Sunlight spreads throughout a room, helping to make it feel larger and having a very positive effect on the mood of any occupant. It's amazing how much of a difference taking steps to enhance the amount of light that enters a room can make, so don’t delay and exploit the benefits of the sun's rays today. ... VIEW POST

Cheap and durable home designs

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When designing a dream home, it is seldom with an unlimited budget. Cost and durability are two factors that virtually always play an important role in the design of a home. In this regard there are a few facts to keep in mind. The first is that ‘cheap’ does not necessarily mean the alternative with the lowest upfront cost. In the long run one has to take into account the durability of the product and its maintenance cost over many years. ... VIEW POST

Dear Birthday Fairies ….

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Tomorrow I will be aging a year. At the moment I am not too impressed with this aging lark and the only consolation is that I will be moving to an even number. I like even numbers; I dislike odd numbers because ….well they are odd. Everyone keeps saying life begins at 40 and until recently I didn’t really get what they meant. I think I do now. In my first year of being in my 40’s I was smugly pa-pooed all comments of being 40. ... VIEW POST