Solo Mother

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 had unending patience while I dithered on the placement of one very heavy piece of furniture.
This move reinforced how difficult it is to be a single mother. What to do with the kid while I packed? Most nights it meant that I couldn’t even get …read more

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Declutter It has a great roundup of hints on how to declutter your home, your work, your mind. Hop on over there now and take a look. I’m in desperate need of some organizing tips because I think we’re going to move out of the house that’s trying to kill us… and if the deal goes through, it’s going to go through fast!
I am so grateful for all the things people gave me when I came back to the U.S. as a newly single mother without any of the things that make a house a home… including a house! Now …read more

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After a month of wrangling, what was left of my material life came home today. Box after box trooped up the stairs on the shoulders of strong, South American men. This fantastic, stepped chest of drawers was unwrapped and placed in this new, decidedly NOT oriental, part of the world. Part of the movers’ job is to unpack the boxes and cart the empties away, but I couldn’t stand to have them help undo the last of what was done, as though this were some everyday move, some quiet family returning from a life abroad. As though this were somehow …read more

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