Overnight

I had a few friends over tonight to celebrate my new beginning with me. It’s the first time that I’ve had friends at my home in four years because I never felt as though I could with Tom. He always made it really clear that the house was his, and permission had to be sought…

Contract

I have signed the contract and picked up the keys to our new home; a house that just me and the children will live in. I’m leaving behind a man I love to the depths of me; a man that I thought would be in my life forever. I’m devastated, but I know it’s the…

Potential

New beginnings come in all shapes and sizes. Today not only heralds the start of a new year but also the potential for a whole new state of existence. I have done all that I can to hold Tom and I together. I’ve tried my hardest to fix an impossible situation, and I’m at a…