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Three Things to Think About Before You Start Dating Again*
I decided to take 2020 and make it my year. What this means is I’m doing more things for me. I want to be more than just LM’s mum. I want to be my own person again. And part of that is braving the world of dating again. I seem to go through fads with this. I download a few apps, spend a few weeks on them, maybe have a date or two. Then something awful happens, like a guy is rude or stands me up and I delete them all again. The hassle is too much and I have enough on my plate without doubting my self worth over…
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Valentines Day Gifts with Debenhams
SOME LINKS HAVE BEEN REMOVED AS ITEMS NO LONGER FOR SALE As I mentioned in my post on Thursday, I’m single again but that probably won’t stop me celebrating Valentines Day in my own way and Debenhams were kind enough to send me an amazing hamper filled with my favourite Valentines gift picks to share with you all, just in case your other half is lacking in inspiration on what you buy for the big day. Of course Valentines Day isn’t just about the gifts. It’s about showing your loved one, be that a significant other, a child, or even a friend just how you feel about them. Technically, you…
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Dating After a Domestic Abuse
It’s been forever since I sat down and wrote a cathartic piece where I haven’t planned out what I’m going to say, where I just sit and write until I feel like I’ve said all I wanted to say. I’ve had points for this post in my head for the past few weeks and I knew I wanted to write it since I’ve shared all the highs and lows of the last four years on this blog. You’ve all come along with me on my recovery from my last relationship, I’ve shared points of the domestic abuse here that I’ve never ever said out loud to anyone, so I feel…
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How It Feels to Never Be The One
It’s been a long time since I’ve started typing without knowing where a post is going. But today I decided I just really want to vent to a faceless person rather than have a one on one conversation. I don’t want sympathy, I don’t want someone telling me that how I feel is utter crap. I don’t want someone trying to change my mind. I just want to empty my head in hope that I can function better on a day to day basis. This weekend while miles away from home my first ever crush and first ever heartbreak walked past me at SFCC. He didn’t even recognise me, or…
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Why I’m Not Seeing 50 Shades of Grey This Valentines Day (or ever)
Here is a small warning that this post may contain some triggers as I discuss domestic abuse. It has taken me a few days of serious thought as to whether or not I wanted to post about this as I have only lightly touched on this subject in the past. But this week I have seen people I love and respect talking about how much they would “love a man like Christian Grey” I just need to get my story out. It’s been almost three years since I read the books so please forgive me if I don’t get al the facts 100%. This isn’t a post about how badly…
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In Which We Say Goodbye To #3dates3mths
Back in February I agreed to take part in Just Singles #3dates3mths, and here I am finally at the end of my challenge. And ho hum, I’m still single. But I won’t lie, I would’t say I was the same person back then. Last month I took on my last challenge. A tour in Edinburgh and unfortunately I have little to say on it. I ended up in a group of mainly couples and the two guys who weren’t both had girlfriends back in Australia! I guess it was a good idea although it was a little fruitless. Oh well, like Carrie in Sex and the City, I can be…
