I talk a lot about daily habits with my Thrive Tribe members; it’s part of what we do to help us on our path to thrive. Daily habits for single mums are the small steps that make a difference in our lives – all the little things add up. And this helps increase our happiness levels!
Daily habits are something that I really encourage all single mums to do, to help you on your path to thriving too.Continue Reading →
Work complicates life for single mums making it more challenging than ever. Julia’s article ‘A Day in the Life of a Working Single Mum’ hammers home that point, as she outlines what she went through as a consultant working in the city. Working single mothers know the struggle: waking up early, the commutes to and from work, missing quality time with their kids, bringing work home, and of course, the exhaustion.
What’s worse is the compensation in most cases isn’t proportionate to the work. That’s why working single mums often find other ways to augment their income. There are many short-term ways to earn a little money on the side, from selling items on eBay to renting out your spare room. But what if you want to earn a steady income from home? The good news is that there are plenty of options available. Here are four of the best.Continue Reading →
It’s almost time for 2016 to draw to a close, and 2017 to commence. For me it’s always a time of reflection of the year gone by and a time for thinking about resolutions and goals I want to achieve in the year ahead. I am a great believer in personal development, and I am always looking at ways to improve my health and happiness.Continue Reading →
Christmas is a wonderful time of year for a lot of people. It’s a time of family, friends, love, and laughter.
Sadly, for a lot of people, it is not. For many couples, it is a time of turbulence, fighting, and even abuse.
For single mothers and fathers it is often a period of loneliness, feeling inadequate, reflection, and thinking about what has been lost, and dreams that have been broken. For many single parents, it will be their first Christmas as a single parent (if this is you, read this blog post for some strategies to help you get through this Christmas).Continue Reading →
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 →