Oct

27

Single Moms on Vacation!

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October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Hello single moms! I am having a busy time at this point.
Last weekend, My sister, brother-in-law and I took my daughter (Zowie) and her friend (Hanna) to Portland. Our main focus was on the University of New England college tour, which both of the girls loved. I loved it as well. Zowie, going to school [...]

Jun

2

Single Mom: May 2009 Posts You May Have Missed

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June 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Since I did a Top Posts post for May 2009, I decided to also post the links to some things that you may have missed in May. Please feel free to pass them along to other single moms.

Quick Tips for the Single Mom: Parenting Issues
Quick Tips for the Single Mom: Pamper Yourself
Quick Tips for the [...]

May

26

Quick Tips for the Single Mom: Pamper Yourself

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May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment

We all deserve it sometimes. Don’t even think about pretending that you do not agree. Sometimes routine things are easier to keep up with, so I would like to suggest that you make at least one of these ideas (if not all) a part of your routine:
1. Reading a chapter a night.
2. Journaling for 10 [...]

Mar

26

Single Moms Take A Vacation

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March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Yes. We all need a vacation at times. We need to get away. We need time for ourselves. Time to enjoy life. Time to think. Time to de-stress.
In this post, i would like to offer up some ideas for a mini vacation for the single mom.

If you lack funds, find a place to send the [...]

Feb

23

Single Mothers Taking Time for Themselves

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February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment

It is important for every parent to have time alone, but it is even more important for a single parent to do so. Single mothers need to be sure to have a break once in a while. A break from work, cooking, cleaning, children, family and, yes, even friends. Sometimes we just need to have [...]

Dec

26

Single Mothers and Loneliness

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December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Loneliness can be a big issue for a single mother, especially if she does not choose to be single. I am a pretty strong person, and I do not normally even let myself feel lonely, but sometimes it can really get me down.
In all honesty, I mostly feel lonely during some sort of crisis. You [...]

Dec

26

Great Ways to Deal with Stress

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December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I know that a lot of people have been feeling very stressed lately. I am no exception. I have been entirely too stressed out for just over a month now, and things do not seem to be getting better now that the holidays are over.
 I would simply like to offer up some ideas for how we can [...]

Dec

26

New Year’s Day

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December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I have a lot of responsibilities as a single mother. We all do. It would be nice to share those responsibilities with another mature adult, but I do not have that option. I go it alone.
So, I have a certain tradition that I follow for New Year’s Day. I have done this for the past [...]

Dec

22

What a Single Mother Enjoys

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December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I fully believe that every single mother out there should be doing something that she enjoys at least once a week, if not more often. These things do not have to be anything big. They can be small things that really make you feel good. For instance:

A walk by yourself during the early morning hours [...]

Nov

28

A Single Mother Takes the Morning Off

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November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I found myself, unexpectedly, with and extra long weekend off this week. It began on Wednesday and will last throughout Sunday. I do not usually get this much time off from babysitting.
So, what did this single mother do on her first day off? Well, let’s see…

I slept until I woke up. I rarely get to [...]

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