Over the last twelve years I have learnt that no woman is an island and sometimes it is only the fool who pretends to be. As a single parent I have had to accept that sometimes I can’t do it all on my own and a little help from my friends is required. This help [...]
Back in July last year I put up this blog post which discussed my sexuality and ended with this paragraph:
“I know I hold a position which cannot be justified, and that the secular is sensible enough not to find virtuous therefore, I can’t discuss it with them. The effect of this means I walk around [...]
For the brave I direct you to Tim Dowling’s article in the Guardian today about What are you going to do with your children this summer? I say this is for the brave because whilst some of it is stuff we could all do to carry some of it through you would really need nerves [...]
The Guardian has an article about Bargain London. It’s an article more useful for its links than it’s actual content, particulary the one to “The Artful Ticket-Dodger”.
Whilst these articles both focus on London they are based around the idea that you don’t have to pay a fortune to enjoy a bit of culture. Having lived [...]
I have discovered one of the perks of having a teenager who is growing up at an alarming rate….you get to wear their cast offs. We had great fun last night working out which t-shirts no longer fitted her, but fitted the slimmed down version of me. Thing was it wasn’t just the fit which [...]
New blog, Knitting, Sex and God, seems like it’s going to be an interesting read and so is one I’m recommending people go and explore. I don’t think I know the writer – although she obviously reads this blog - (but having looked at her profile I’m thinking even if I don’t actually know her we [...]
Ok, so we know it’s not an issue that I’m going to be impartial about but this is not going to be a rant. Rather I want to talk through my own situation and story to illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of both sides of the argument relating to the changes in lone parent benefit [...]