In January 2018, I joined my God family in their annual holiday booking to Jamaica. Reservations were made for my boys and I to travel in Easter 2019. I put my deposit down and apart from making intermittent payments, I did not really think about it. Fast forward to March 2019 and out of no where I’m off on holiday next month. There were beach towels to purchase, currency to buy and a large amount of aeroplane entertainment planning required….
So, let’s talk Brexit…… well not really but the impact it is having on my daily life is crazy! I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the prices of everything is slowly creeping up. The price of my family food shop has shot up, as have the children’s extra curriculum activities. The only thing that hasn’t done so is my salary – which means my money must spread further. I believe all of the above has something to do with…
This is not the original blog that I was going to write today, but recently I have had a lot of anxiety related to work. My workplace restructuring consultation started this week and most of the people I work with including myself, know that change is needed. This is not necessarily a bad thing as this can create opportunities, but that does not deter workplace apprehension so I am putting my thoughts in this blog. When I left for my…
Let’s talk fashion. One thing that I have learnt about motherhood is that you tend to put yourself second to your children. In my pre-children life, I would not even think twice about buying a pair of £200 boots and you could often find me wandering around a shopping centre trying to find a bargain. After having children this all stopped, as I quickly figured out that £200 was a week’s nursery fees for one child and that I now…
As I write this, I still cannot believe that 2018 is over. Surely I can’t be the only one who is thinking, “where did the year go?”. This past year was a really adventurous for me, I started the year as a single mother and finished it back in relationship with the father of my children. I developed myself, accepted forgiveness in my heart and challenged myself in order to do what was right for myself and my family….