Tonight, I helped my parents throw a dinner party in honor of a local theater’s thirtieth year. I ended up working it. Worked my butt off. But my folks were so happy, it was worth it. I love to help, and the way my weeks have been going lately, I really needed a couple of […]
When I was setting up my new little single mother household, I did a lot of research into which companies were family-friendliest. Working Mother magazine puts out a great list every year of the best companies to work for if work/life balance is important to you, and you want a little less worry about what’s […]
Last year when my husband and I broke up, I stared at a desktop calendar–you know, one of those big paper ones that you put down on your desk–and stared in horror at all those blank days stretching before me. The beginning of the rest of my life, yes, but also an unknown path down […]
I’m going through some Big Scary Stuff right now, stuff I’m not ready to talk about, but Stuff that has hit me back down into the realm of humble and grateful and… humble. And so in love with my kid it’s beyond the capacity of my heart to contain it. I hope, when things get […]
When you separate from your partner, each of you then maintains one set of everything. Two homes, two sets of furnishings, two piles of clothes for the kids, two sets of toys… utility bills, car payments, etc. It adds up. All those expenses were things you used to divide right down the line.
I’m trying […]
I love reading Kate’s blog, Babylune, even though I’m not going to have another baby any time soon–if ever (it takes two to tango, ya know). Her post about coming to terms with family size and fertility is hitting home tonight.
And I pop over to see what Charlene’s family is up to at Weary Parent […]
We still are not officially divorced. Something about money. It’s expensive to get divorced, though I’ve been pinching my pennies against the day. Obviously, this is not something that can continue, unresolved, indefinitely. There are new lives to build, new dreams to chase, and those old strings will need to be cut someday.
I have […]
I’ve been watching this day creep closer and closer on the calendar. Finally. I’ve survived my first year of life as a single mother. On some counts, I’d say I’ve more than survived. I know my child is thriving, full of health, happiness, and a kindness of spirit that makes everything I have fought for […]
Sara Cole was struck by a drunk driver while she unloaded one of her son’s bikes from the back of her car. She was pinned between the two cars and her hips and legs were smashed. After weeks in the intensive care unit, she has been moved to another unit while her four sons and […]
There’s this hip, nondenominational, warmfuzzy church in my town that puts on such family favorites as the Easter Eggstravaganza and a Mother’s Day luncheon that makes moms smile. They aren’t marketing Jesus. They don’t mention God. They just promote family and happiness and make memories in my neighborhood. I heart them.
Last night, the King […]
Solo Mother: All the responsibility. Half the time.
Written by Christina Zola for b5media.
A Child Chosen
A Creative Journal
All Holiday Cafe
Babylune
Baking Delights
Behind The Vines
Blog Fabulous
Brew Ha-Ha
Busy Family Meals
Career and Kids
Chocolate Bytes
Cooking Gadgets
Dating Dames
Declutter It
Drinks after Dark
Foodie Obsessed
GenBetween
Hankering for Yarn
Inside Fatherhood
Inside Motherhood
Jewelry and Beading
Junk Creation
Keeping the Castle
Kettle and Cup
Layers Upon Layers
Macro Cats
Mad Cropper
Marriage Actually
Mom Gadget
Mother Earth's Garden
MyCrimeSpace
Noodles and Rice
Offbeat Homes
One Book Two Book
Our One Heart
Parenting Tweens & Teens
Parents Behaving Badly
Play Library
Psycho for Love
Quilting and Patchwork
Robust Cooking
She Knows Parties
Simply Home Remedies
Simply Thrifty
Solo Mother
StampingMad
Supernanny Rules
Tangled Thread
The Food Bowl
Thrifty Mommy
Toolbelt Tips
Tree Hugging Family
Unplugged Living
Widows Quest
Recent Comments