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I have realised there is not much on this blog about actually being homeless; YES I AM STILL HOMELESS and next week I will have been homeless for one year -that is 1/2 of my daughters life.
The way I deal with it is to throw myself into being busy and focus on building the life we will continue to build upon once we have more than 2 rooms to do it in.
I am really angry about my position and the position of every child who is unable to play in case they make a noise or go to school because ...

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or... Reasons to work from home.


At the end of a frustrating January I feel more positive than ever about working from home. After a long weekend doing my finances, I have learned - NEVER to leave the job for weeks (or months) again. Thinking I had not earned much, I assumed the job would not take long... Proving I had not earned much was as long a job as accounting for a healthy income.

But since the past year was not about earning big bucks, it was about researching and finding a way to work from home, learning processes, skills and ...

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Tomorrow is my birthday and sadly, it has become something to dread.
In the last few years my boyfriend and son have spectacularly shown that they have very different views on celebrating birthdays from me. The lack of any effort, gift or show of affection has impressed upon me that to them, birthdays mean nothing at all, unless of course they are your own in which case they are an excuse for doing what ever you choose, usually getting drunk.
In anticipation of being disappointed by both of them I have arranged to meet a friend for coffee and cake ...

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I decided to become self employed last Spring when I was becoming worried about what to do with the rest of my life! A panic about hitting 40, I think. I was previously a social worker so I am confident about benefits and knew I could receive a contribution to child care costs, This was the most important factor. At the time I was too far from my family to rely on them for childcare help and I just needed a few hours a week to get started and do the parts of planning and networking I couldn't do after ...

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