Single Mother on the Verge

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Loves and trials of a single mother. To be published July 2nd, Penguin.

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  • Builder on Nov 9, 2009 in tweenage 11 Jack

    I do wonder if being mother to an 11 -year old is the trickiest job in the world. More complicated than, say, being President of the the United States of America.With babies and toddlers it seems easy: yes, no, eat, sleep, play.But with tweens everyt...

  • Career Mother on Nov 2, 2009 in exams pushy mum Jack

    I am becoming a CAREER MOTHER. That is not a career woman, but a mother that is taking her role far too seriously. Jack is now eleven and in his final year at primary school. I had never been one to believe in extra work at home, actually, I really w...

  • Flowery on Oct 11, 2009 in Blue Flowers Toga

    On Thursday night I was feeling blue so before I fell asleep I wrote myself a note and left it by my pillow:What I need to do is believe + write + love. I hadn't know I'd write that, I'd simply set myself the task of trying to focus on what I need t...

  • More impressive SBTV (That's stepbrother TV) on Sep 23, 2009

    Ever the professional... even when next to an INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALLER OMG!!!!!

  • I have a very talented stepbrother on Sep 22, 2009 in Alex Ferguson HRH William Cook Islands

    My very talented stepbrother is making his mark in the media. He has even had a full length picture in Hello! At the moment he is living it up reporting in the Cook Islands on the games in the Pacific. So good luck to Lewis. This is one of his golden...

  • CRAPPLE on Sep 15, 2009 in CRAP APPLE PRODUCTS

    I'm in the CrApple store. This is because my CrAppleiPhone is broken. It quite simply decided to go to sleep (I hate the way these people talk about technology like it is human) and not wake up.Let me run you through my history with CrApple.I bought...

  • Shiny, Glossy, Happy People on Sep 8, 2009

    Hooray.It is a glossy month this month. A feature about er.... my now not so '*Secret Sex Life' is in this month's issue of Marie Claire (complete with my wrestler upper arms, off to the gym for this young lady). I say this month, but it is actually...