Single Mom Life

As a single mom, budgeting and planning for expenses can be rough because there’s only one income to take care of the entire household. Even if you’re getting child support, it’s likely only enough to cover some of the expenses for your kids. Budgeting and financial planning has been a huge … [Read more...] about Financial Planning Tips For Single Moms (Budgeting For Unexpected Expenses)

One of the harder aspects of single parenting can definitely be co-parenting with your ex! You may still have lingering emotions over your relationship or how things ended. If you do have some lingering feelings, it can be really hard to put them aside in order to put your kids first. But if your … [Read more...] about 6 Tips For Successful Co-Parenting

Vision boards can be a powerful subconscious tool to help motivate you towards your dreams and goals. They can help move you to take actionable steps in achieving those life goals. I’ve created this post to help you understand a bit more on what a vision board is, why you would create one, and how … [Read more...] about How To Create A Vision Board (And Why You Need One)

“Mommy can we go to the beach today?” “I don’t know honey, we’ll see” I answer vaguely. “Pleeeaasseee mommy! I love the beach!” I inwardly sigh and get a little tense. It’s a question I dread hearing. I really don't like going to the beach! Normally a trip to the beach with young kids is … [Read more...] about Beach Hacks For Single Moms With Young Kids

The thought of starting to date again can be really overwhelming for a single mom. For a while you haven’t even thought of dating and then at some point you start to feel like maybe you’re ready. But dating as a single mom is totally different than dating when you were a single woman. You don’t … [Read more...] about Dating Tips for Single Moms

Figuring out how to discuss separation with my kids when their dad and I broke up was one of the hardest parts of the actual separation. Besides your own feelings you have about your breakup, you’re also feeling a bunch of different emotions on behalf of your kids. Although it’s hard to tell your … [Read more...] about How To Discuss Separation With Young Kids