Well it started off being a good day.

 My daughter and I went to Manchester and spent any absolute fortune.  It was nice spending the day with her because she's been on placement and I haven't been able to go out with my shopping buddy.

Six bags later we arrived home at 20:30, feeling absolutely exhausted but very happy indeed.  We had such a laugh on the train home and we were still laughing on the way home.

So I thought I'd have a look on 'that' social networking site, that's everybodies on before I went to bed.

 Omg, a message from my work friend , saying her mother had died whilst she was on

I am on a downer this morning and so far it is lasted 9 hours.  Woke up at 3.00 am and couldn't get back to sleep.  I don't know what it is like to have a normal night's sleep any more as I haven't slept properly since hubby left at the start of November.  I go to bed absolutely knackered and then bing I wake up any time from 0230 onwards.  All that goes through my mind is my situation, how to get myself to a better place emotionally, what I would love to say/do to him and her etc etc. 

 Anyway back to work now

I wonder if anyone is going through the same thing, or has any advice.  My 8 year old son is not dealing with the changes that have happened over the last year.  My husband and I serapated last May after 20 years.  We had been having difficulties for the previous 2/3 years and he met and is now with a woman who lived a few doors away, who's eldest daughter is in my son's year at school.

It has been quite traumatic, really, for myself and the children.  This woman has moved, just to the end of our street.  I have found it extremely hard, and have, at times been upset in front of the kids, I