April 10th 2009
Tags:
single
One Comment
I've gotta say... I have the good life. These days I am appreciating my evenings with the girls, after dinner and before bedtime. I am loving having enough time to (mostly) keep up with laundry and cleaning. And at the end of the day... when the girls are in bed... ...
September 8th 2008
Tags:
parenting,
single,
work
4 Comments
I recently went out to dinner with some of my oldest and dearest friends. We've been friends since school, and we maintain a tradition of getting together several times a year for our birthdays - come hell or high water, marriages, divorces, deaths, new jobs, babies - we make it ...
August 10th 2008
Tags:
dating,
single
6 Comments
Here's one reason I may never successfully convince anyone of the opposite sex to date me. There was a hot guy at the grocery store this morning (I'm told this is a good place to meet decent men). The first time I noticed him was in the health food section, ...
I have to start this post by saying that I love the woman that takes care of Clara. She watches her 3 days a week, and she is my savior. Previously, Clara was in a baby-factory that literally gave me nightmares. There were about 12 snotty, crying toddlers per 18-year-old ...
August 6th 2008
Tags:
dating,
sex,
single
2 Comments
So... it occurs to me that my issue with the coffee guy is just that I really wish I could connect with someone intimately. Not like THAT. Well, OK, like that, too. But mostly I want to emotionally and mentally connect with someone on a deep level. And so maybe ...
July 31st 2008
Tags:
hapless,
single
5 Comments
If you ever wondered what it's like - I mean, on a day to day basis - to co parent with somebody who you only knew for a few months before you got pregnant, let me just give you a little example. Like a day in the life.Clara had her ...
June 28th 2008
Tags:
single
5 Comments
I am actually sort of settling into the single life these days. And not in a superficial "just say it and smile" sort of a way. I really am starting to enjoy just being our little nuclear family in a lot of ways. Now that Clara is one year old, ...
Just when I am most desperate for a pick-me-up, I find an inspirational blog; someone else out there who is going through similar situations and thriving. Thank you, internet!How To Date a Single Mom, Part 3 - Ms. Single Mama is dating a man who's crazy about her and her ...
May 31st 2008
Tags:
single
4 Comments
One of the advantages of being single these past years is that by necessity, I have become more handy.I've learned how to take apart and fix a washing machine (I printed out a 10-page how-to from the internet, what did people do before the internet?). I've been in charge of ...
May 21st 2008
Tags:
money,
single
2 Comments
I have a new personal banker who called from my bank yesterday. She just started at my bank, and she used to be a single mom herself. The best part is that she is familiar with my financial situation (which is enough to send someone into a deep depression) and ...
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