Author: Julia Hasche

Single Mother Survival Guide’s how to get ready for Christmas next year!

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How to get ready for Christmas next year!

Christmas is next week. How did that happen? The year has flown by. It seems the older I get, the faster time passes.

If you’re anything like me in past years, you’re probably feeling a little panicked and stressed with everything you still have to do, despite all intentions to be organised this year.

But this year I do feel more organised than in the past because there are a few things I did this year to ensure there wasn’t a last-minute panic about presents or stresses about finances.Continue Reading →

7 Tips for your first Christmas as a single parent

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7 Tips for your first Christmas as a single parent.

Your first Christmas as a single parent is pretty difficult, and getting through it is no easy feat.

If this is your first Christmas as a single parent, let me assure you that it DOES GET EASIER. The first one was the hardest for me, and the second was difficult too, but this will be my fourth Christmas as a single parent and I can confidently say that it doesn’t bother me at all anymore.Continue Reading →

Is it possible for separated parents to be amicable with each other?

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Is it possible for separated parents to be amicable?

A couple of weeks ago I caught up with a friend I hadn’t seen in 10 years. Since his wedding actually. We were best friends when we were in high school. He was my Dawson, except he didn’t live next door, and he went to a different school. But we would chat for hours every night on the phone, and would often catch up for coffee after school. He dated one of my best girlfriends from school, but that fizzled out after a couple of months. But our friendship always remained.Continue Reading →

10 Ways to earn and save extra money before Christmas

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10 Ways to earn and save extra money before Christmas.

As a single mum, finances can be quite tight coming up to Christmas. You probably want to buy presents for the kids, buy some nice food, and you may also be forced to take some time off work whilst the usual bills continue to roll in. Here are 10 ways you can earn and save some extra money before Christmas.Continue Reading →

A Survival Story of Domestic Violence.

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This blog post has been written and contributed by the beautiful, inspirational, brave, courageous, and strong Angela Zena Hadchiti, founder of The Unheard Voice. Angela and her children have risen from a torturous situation, and a living hell; a horror of domestic violence that no one should ever have to go through. But she is a survivor, one of the “lucky” ones.Continue Reading →