Excitement and euphoria of last weekend worn off and been at home all week. Only outings to work to try to sort laptop – still not right (have a list of issues to phone through to Service Provider when back on network).And today weekly shop and opticians to pick up new glasses. Note to self: 7 days off in a row is too much time on my hands! So what have I achieved – nothing! That’s not fair – cleaned house from top to bottom, cleaned downstairs windows inside and out. Did majority of washing and ironing (me, kids and household). Cooked a fully homemade meal each night. Still need to

This week i purchased a new tumbledryer. The Ex had always chosen the electrical stuff before - comparing products etc and I had very little to do with it - no interest and I bowed before his superior knowledge. Anyway I chose carefully comparing price, function, cashback sites, delivery times, blah blah and I'm pleased with my dryer and feel I made the best possible decision. Tick One. For a few days now I have been aware my fridge freezer is on the blink and now Im faced with having to replace this too . Apart from more expense right now, I am almost in tears looking at the different

I figure I should write about the good stuff too because in so many ways I am very fortunate. My 13 year old daughter has been fighting a chronic illness for a couple years. It's debilitating and hard to go through and so hard for me to see her like this. She's tired and nauseous all the time. We went to the children's hospital today and for the first time the doctor had some good ideas about how to address this - awesome! Today I also heard that I have interviews for a new job next week and the job is mine to lose - awesome! I spent an hour on the phone today with four men that have become