I have a terrible couple of days, have  had a lot of things to sort out now that life has started again after the christmas break. I have managed to ensure that we can stay in the house after the seperation and that has helped me to feel a bit more positive (although it looked dodgy for a while). It means the girls have some stabilty in their lives and will not have to leave their friends or change schools, and that is a great relief.

With all the problems over Christmas I had completely forgotten that I had an assignment to do, ( I am an adult learner studying for a degree in Criminal Justice). So I have weeks of research and writing to cram into 2 days...... I am angry at myself for letting personal problems interfere with my studies. This is my final year and if I screw up now I will be so annoyed with myself.. To only give myself 2 days to do this assignment was downright stupid. I started this degree to be able to give the children a better life now, that is even more important now with everything that has happened.