A few days ago, I finally put aside my skepticism and tried an ItWorks wrap. I was not sure if it would work, but it did! I slept in the wrap and when I woke up I had lost 2.5 inches from my waist. I had to measure 3 times to be sure. That was the last bit of confirmation that I needed to make a decision I had been sitting on for a bit —

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Sooooooo….apparently my ex’s new thing (and possibly him as well) is keeping tabs on me by reading my blog. She sent me an email bragging about how she is so happy with him and their son and how I should let go of the past. Lol! I have been raising my son ON MY OWN for over a year and have not had any contact from my ex in that time. Nor have I sought to make contact.

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I just read this quote from another blog and could not agree more: “to become a happy and fulfilled single mom, you have to stop waiting for a prince to rescue you — but that doesn’t mean you have to stop believing in one.”

Reading this made me realize — I have stopped believing.

I think that’s a natural occurence when your Prince Charming goes from this

to this
(For all you who don’t get this Shrek reference —

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Ok…I am not the best housekeeper. Never have been, but now I’m even worse. I am the type of person that requires advance notice of visits because otherwise I may politely refuse to let you in my house. Not because I dislike you, but because I don’t want to be embarrassed when you have to clear a path through the living room to get to the couch where you will have to make room for yourself.

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