He left today. The day went well. The children were fine, treated it as a big adventure, and were heavily involved in the whole day. We had dinner at his, then he came back with us (he's only a few streets away) to pick up a few things he'd forgotten, and he read the kids a bedtime story while I settled the youngest, then he went.

I sat down and did a reflective writing exercise that I'd been explained yesterday, and basically sat and wrote furiously for 6 minutes exactly, just emptying my mind of the chatter. Then I sat and thought about how I felt and what was on my mind. And I wrote about

Hi All,

I have rec'd an offer on my MH this weekend and i will be honest it did hit a nerve not that I wanted to show my STBX that i was feeling upset. After so many people viewing the house, telling me i have a lovely home (which sometimes hurt to hear) and the buyer giving our agents a little bit of a runaround it is now under stc.

I am sad, i sometimes think what was missing, we both had good jobs, we had regular access to the children (which has now gone) we had good friends and a nice home, but i have to realise the problems & issues were his & not mine.

I am moving forward but still

I have not blogged for a while, been too busy and have not felt the need or compulsion.  This weekend has already been so good, that I felt it might help to share it and give some optimism for anyone staring out on their divorce.

It started yesterday evening when my partner and I met up for dinner with a Wiki friend and his new partner.  I hadn't seen the Wiki friend for ages and was really pleased for him at how well he looked and at how happy he was with his life now.  His new partner was great and we all had a lovely meal and some excellent conversation!

My partner stayed over and we have