When I started writing my blog, I found it easier to invent an alter-ego and write as though what was happening to me, was actually happening to someone else. Although I wrote in the first person, it, for me, was less difficult to describe the emotions of “housewife”, rather than the emotions of  Ruby. (Hope that makes sense?) So instead of blogging as Housewife in the future, I intend to blog as me.

Yesterday was another turning point for me. My solicitor phoned to go through the separation agreement with me, and make sure that I was still happy with the terms I had agreed to with the

Hi,  I thought I would write a quick blog as I have had a great night.

i started out feeling fed up, tired, angry etc as I had to help write my daughter Rachel's statement to give to my x's solicitors.

Now it is finished, yippee

I feel like a weight has been lifted just by finishing it, it's surprising how something as simple as a statement can drag you down.

I know a lot of people, myself included, have days when you just want to run away and try to forget this is all going on.

you wonder whether the courts make you do all this paperwork to either put you off divorce or get you to settle because

evening blog....

well on a lighter note than my blogs of late, ive got the name for single females with no children (see FBGS's blog of the 26th may 08)

FREEMALE

ok this isnt my idea but I read an article today,purely by accident and it reads something like this.

Sisters (ok dont like this term but hey ho) have been doing it for themselves for a long time now, more than ever, we are happy to be on our own (however the occasional encounter might be nice !!). So happy in fact we have given up looking for Mr Right and just want to concentrate on our own rights - the right to shoes, the right to