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Child support (again)
Author: Shiraz shiraz's blog Blog About: Autobiographical I last wrote two years ago about my quest for my ex partner to pay maintenance for our daughter, who lives solely with me. In the past two years several calls have been made to the Child Sup ...
shiraz - 2014/07/18 - 11:38pm - 1 comment
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Family 'contact' after divorce
Author: Shiraz shiraz's blog Blog About: Autobiographical Home / Family / Children As many will know, I separated from my ex in 2008 but was able to gain custody of my (then 9yo) daughter in 2010. Since then I have made best efforts to maintain con ...
shiraz - 2014/12/22 - 11:08pm - 8 comments
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Happy New Year
Author: Shiraz shiraz's blog Blog About: Authors / Stories / Books / Writing Autobiographical Happy New year to everyone, whichever time zone you find yourself in. I rejoined BCTS during 2014 having been absent for a while. I have thoroughly enjoye ...
shiraz - 2015/01/02 - 9:33am - 2 comments
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Odd few days
Author: Shiraz shiraz's blog Blog About: Autobiographical I've been feeling a bit down recently, partly post-Christmas blues, partly no work coming in, partly money's tight. When I last had a major downer, when I was going through divorce ...
shiraz - 2015/01/14 - 10:07am - 2 comments
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Been to see the doc
Author: Shiraz shiraz's blog Blog About: Autobiographical I said in an earlier blog that I was depressed. I just didn't know how bad it was until it reached absolute rock bottom. A couple of weeks ago I finally admitted to myself that I needed ...
shiraz - 2015/02/21 - 3:44pm - 2 comments
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Strange days
Author: Shiraz shiraz's blog Blog About: Autobiographical It's been a case of ups & downs recently, none more so than the past few days. As I've previously said, I've been suffering depression for a few months but it is under tho ...
shiraz - 2015/04/05 - 6:49pm - 2 comments
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Story update & bio
Author: Shiraz shiraz's blog Blog About: Authors / Stories / Books / Writing Autobiographical It;s been a few days since I posted a new chapter for either of my ladies. I'm afraid I've hit a block with Gains that needs a rethink but I had ...
shiraz - 2015/05/20 - 10:56pm - 3 comments
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Rumours, rumours
Author: Shiraz shiraz's blog Blog About: Autobiographical Dear all, I logged into BC today for the first time in six months and I'm sorry I haven't been around- please don't believe any rumours you probably haven't heard. My mus ...
shiraz - 2016/01/15 - 2:48am - 12 comments
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Testing times indeed
Author: Shiraz shiraz's blog Blog About: Authors / Stories / Books / Writing Autobiographical I'm off South in the morning to the town where I spent twenty years of my working, and married, life. I have some great friends there and some happy ...
shiraz - 2016/02/21 - 11:50am - 8 comments
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Catching up
Author: Shiraz shiraz's blog Blog About: Authors / Stories / Books / Writing Autobiographical On Friday I travelled South to the town tht for twenty years I worked in, married in and raised two children. I left there eight years ago with a job in d ...
shiraz - 2016/02/22 - 5:03pm - 1 comment
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Bad day
Author: Shiraz shiraz's blog Blog About: Autobiographical Was evicted this morning. Emergency accommodation arranged. Writing is on hold and I don't have access to my reference material. Shiraz ...
shiraz - 2016/04/27 - 11:20am - 14 comments
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Bad Day +1
Author: Shiraz shiraz's blog Blog About: Autobiographical So my situation isn't brilliant but the help is starting to happen, or at least tiny steps towards proper help. My daughter had been allowed time off school this morning but it wouldn&# ...
shiraz - 2016/04/29 - 4:06pm - 4 comments
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Bad Day +3
Author: Shiraz shiraz's blog Blog About: Autobiographical It's been a little challenging since my last blog. I had been waiting for an email back from the housing services lady and I sent a chaser email on Thursday morning, copied to a general ...
shiraz - 2016/05/03 - 10:09am - 4 comments
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Shuffling forward slowly
Author: Shiraz shiraz's blog Blog About: Autobiographical It's a new week and in some respects not alot has changed. This is a long blog post! ...
shiraz - 2016/05/11 - 2:05pm - 5 comments
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Movements
Author: Shiraz shiraz's blog Blog About: Autobiographical The fingers have been back at the keyboard this week so I must be feeling a bit less stressed. Last weekend was just hell for me, one of the lowest places I've ever been. Anyway, pulled ...
shiraz - 2016/05/19 - 9:40am - 2 comments
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Moving forward
Author: Shiraz shiraz's blog Blog About: Autobiographical I've been waiting for some good news and it looked at one point today that my waiting was in vain. I had hoped that my prospective landlord would have made his mind up by now but that h ...
shiraz - 2016/05/21 - 7:00pm - 5 comments
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Moving day (sort of)
Author: Shiraz shiraz's blog Blog About: Autobiographical Some ten days ago it was agreed that I could collect all my remaining possessions from my former apartment on an appointed day. That was today amd I should have guessed that a few things wou ...
shiraz - 2016/05/26 - 12:05pm - 3 comments
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The new place
Author: Shiraz shiraz's blog Blog About: Autobiographical Progress! I agreed the rent with the new landlord yesterday, all bar £2 is covered by the local council housing department so that just leaves utilities. I also now have a moving in date- 1s ...
shiraz - 2016/06/11 - 10:23am - 5 comments
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Keys
Author: Shiraz shiraz's blog Blog About: Autobiographical I finally received my keys to the new place today. That meant a day of moving furniture and trying to get at least the kitchen into a working state. We failed on that but a singular carton o ...
shiraz - 2016/06/11 - 10:24am - 9 comments
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Settling in
Author: Shiraz shiraz's blog Blog About: Authors / Stories / Books / Writing Autobiographical My daughter and I have been at our new home for just over a week. One of the best aspects of the property is the garden and patio behind the house. Today ...
shiraz - 2016/06/12 - 9:36pm - 3 comments