I did it. I moved a two bedroom townhome by myself–with the assistance on moving day of Steve and Derrick, two of the nicest men a single mom could ever meet. They hauled all our stuff down all the stairs, loaded it on the truck, drove it to the new place, unloaded it all, and […]
I can’t afford the rent where I’m living, and my house is below what the market is asking right now, because it’s a fixer-upper that’s not being fixed. I’m poking around looking for alternatives and answers, and stumbled onto Single Mom, a wonderful site with tons of information for moms trying to make a whole […]
The wind is whipping around outside so hard I’m afraid of the windows in my son’s room. In the interest of paranoia, I might move him into my room for the night. The panes of glass are old, and rattling like crazy in their none-too-insulated sills.
I went to take a shower in the mostly finished […]
I was poking around the Net this morning and came across this gem, a blog article that describes the Section 8 process from a landlord’s point of view. If you are considering applying for government assistance with housing, this is a good read. It lets you peek into a landlord’s mind and see, just what […]
Rent in DC is insane. I don’t see how people can make ends meet. I certainly can’t! So this week, I’m off to the hallowed halls of the DC Government to see what kind of help I can qualify for, and start there. Yes, obviously, I’d prefer to have a job that covers my expenses AND allows me to save. […]
I’m stealing someone’s low bandwidth, since I won’t get hooked up meself until the first of December; believe me, it’s been a long six weeks without decent Net access!
One of the not so charming things about where we live is who else lives in the house with us: there are Rodents of Undetermined Size prowling […]
On my way to my temp assignment, I passed a woman begging on the street. She was settled in an attitude of utter surrender, head bowed, hands gently folded around the corners of her sign that simply read, “Please help.” I dug around in my pockets for my coffee change (went to Juan Valdez […]
I finally unzipped the last suitcase just tonight. I hadn’t opened it since we got back from Dubai, as it had mostly formal clothes and those few precious possessions I was loathe to leave to Fate and the whims of an ex-husband to ship.
Who would have thought I could be so homesick for a place […]
We live in the hood. Folks have been pounding on this door all night looking for Miss Tanya, or Alex, or any number of folks who apparently used to live here.
There are nails sticking out everywhere. The baseboard quarter molding isn’t actually nailed down, and is missing in big chunks all over the house. Of […]
I have such substantive things to say. Really I do.
Like how my boy comes home to me after a night at his grandparents’ house bright eyed, sparkly, and so full of sweet kisses for his mama that I know everything is going to be ok.
I will begin to write about the nuts and bolts […]
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
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 Thrifty
Solo Mother
StampingMad
Supernanny Rules
Tangled Thread
The Food Bowl
Thrifty Mommy
Toolbelt Tips
Tree Hugging Family
Unplugged Living
Widows Quest
Recent Comments