Wow, next week is going to be such a mix of emotions!

Tuesday, well this determines whether the smiles keep coming for a very long time or not. I believe now, that this is almost a forgone conclusion, but nothing is ever certain in life. But I am as certain as anyone can be that life is going to get a whole lot better. Watch this space!

well at the other end of the spectrum, Wednesday sees me attending court in Norwich 25 miles away for a Contested Interim Contact Hearing, which has been allocated 3 hours. I have to leave all my kids, my 1 year old especially, all day. My friend is lovely, but

Sorry, this may be in poor taste as so many people are on here because they are going through hell. Believe me, I have had my share of hell and it is by no means over, but today I feel I can deal with anything and everything.

I am still smiling, despite my solicitor being evasive and not doing my statement for my contested interim contact hearing which was supposed to be lodged with the court yesterday. What can I do? I guess being legally aided you just have to get in line with all the other poor buggers who can't afford to pay their legal fees because they are stay at home mums looking after

I would describe myself as a confident happy person, loved being around people talking to them (hence my job as a receptionist) when I was 23 i met a guy couple of years younger than me we got it together bought a house and it all went badly wrong, he was very controlling treat me badly I was in financial difficulty and I alienated my family eventually i moved out and got my own flat.

I held down 2 jobs, one in an office and one in a wine shop both of which I loved, i was nearing 30yrs old and thought I would never meet anyone or settle down (had some brief encounters whilst being single