Tag: Jemima

How I Managed Summer Planning as a Single Mom

0
Dear friends, I have a confession to make. I hate planning. Did you know this about me? I have an irrational fear of being pinned down...

Seeking Professional Help: Why I went to a Child Therapist

19
My life as a single mom isn't all heartache and sorrow. It also isn't just cupcakes and daisies either. I make hard choices constantly, and...

How to Love and Support a Single Mom

2
If anyone thinks that parenting is a walk in the park, then perhaps you should go and pour me a glass of whatever you're...

Father’s Day When Father is Gone

9
Father's Day. In my nearly five years of being a single mom, Father's Day has become a day I have learned to dread. What is there to...

Colonoscopy: My Gastrointestinal Adventure

2
Dear friends, I have been sick. Not "sick and tired," but really, truly physically sick. It is hard for me to write and not give every single...

Motivation: How I Trick Myself into Exercising

0
In my last post, I spoke about my experience exercising while fat. I was delighted by the kind and supportive messages, questions, and comments I...

Exercising While Fat

16
I never considered hiking, kickball, horseback riding, or swimming to be exercise. They were just things I did, as a kid, and how I had fun....