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To venture…..

Malene — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:09:24 +0000

“To venture is to lose your footing for awhile. Not to venture is to lose yourself”. Sums up my situation pretty accurately…………

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What a feast!

Malene — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:57:39 +0000

Yes Mr Taxi Driver did turn up with lots and lots off food. Unbeliveable ……..really a little stuck for words. How nice was that?

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Mr Taximan and Les the Window cleaner

Malene — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:15:07 +0000

Lately everything has got to me a little more than usual. There is no doubt I work too long hours. I do so because I am the sole breadwinner, because I want to succeed, but if really honest I also think I at times use work as an ”escape route”.

By sitting in my little office, working away on the computer, I avoid the lonely evenings in front of the telly. Am I in fact kidding myself by always finding work to do? Am I avoiding the reality that I am single and in fact there is no one to chat and cuddle up to?

Do you know what…………… I dont really know the answer to that. But there is no doubt that in some ways setting up KSBKids haven given be something to focus on through the whole divorce process.

Finding yourself as a single mum at the end of your thrities is not fun. There are many people worse off than me. But I like anyone else have days where I start to doubt myself, – what did I do wrong? Will anyone ever love me again? Who will want me with 2 kids? Some days I am fine, in fact even happy with my single status, but other days does unsettling thoughts sneak up on me and I end up feeling a little uncertain and insecure.

My emotions feel more extreme than they ever have done previously. Little things can rock my confidence, but on the other hand just one nice comment from a customer can make my day.

Yesterday, tired and over-worked, kids and soon to be ex-husband playing up (yes I did consider putting the kids on ebay – 2 for the price 1 and no I wont disclosed what I considered doing to my ex but pleasent it wasnt ) I had one of those days where I had had enough and my confidence was simply not at its best. One of those days where the insecurities gain strength…….

But life is funny and very unpredictable.

Late afternoon there was a knock on my door. To my surprise it was my local Taxi driver. He has on numerous occasions taking me to the airport etc. but if honest he has also on more than one occassion had to listen to me when I have been rather intoxicated……..well yes drunk I guess! Can I just here point out that Mr Taxi Driver is happily married and at least 20 years older than me!!!! During these trips we have talked about being single, exhusbands, arranged marriages, food and how he used to run an Indian restaurant.

Yesterday, he knocked on my door to inform me that at 8 o’clock this evening he is bringing a complete Indian meal round to my house. I was so surprised, laughed and asked him why………………..”because you are a nice person and you have always been very respecful to me”.

How nice is that? He will never know, but he picked the right day to be nice to me – just when I was starting to feel a little insecure he reassured me that I am not that bad after all.

And listen to this, it gets better…………….. Les the window cleaner is taking Frances (neighbour and top friend) and me to the pub on Friday evening………..why “because we are his best customers”!!!!!!!!

So this is the week where Mr Taxi Driver cooks me a meal and Les the Window cleaner takes me to the pub. Why did I worry about being single and lonely?

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Mr Taximan and Les the Window cleaner

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New Job?

Malene — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:22:18 +0000

I woke up this morning and thought “right in addition to running KSBKids I need another job”. I spend all day on my own working in my little office. I get the kids from school and once they are in bed, I am yet again in front of the computer. How did my life get so sad? I guess I should really cancel the TV licence as I never get to watch it these days. If the girls go and see their dad at the weekend, – guess what…. I work yet again.

Extra money from an additional job wouldn’t go a miss, - but perhaps getting a job would also me good for me. I am not an introvert, I like company, I like socialising and interacting with other people so perhaps getting a job would be good for my own well-being and personal happiness!

But here it comes………what am I gonna do? What am I good at? I mean I cannot remember the last interview I had it is that long ago!

In a rather desperate moment I sent an email to a few friends saying “help, need a job, what do you think I would be good at?” – well, an abbreviated version of my email but I trust you get my point.

One friend wrote back “I know you probably feel crap but little steps and you can get over this little bump in the road”. “A little bump in the road” – is he having a laugh? Looks like a great big f***ing hole from where I am standing!!!!!!!!!!!! Have no idea what to do and don’t forget no matter what would be good for me career-wise, I need to consider my girls’ needs more than mine. Ohhhh there is times I wish I could just focus on creating a career. I am often struggling with the balance between my career aspirations and being a good parent. Not really sure of my next move!

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Concert

Malene — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:15:12 +0000

It was a nice weekend. Went to a Mary J. Blige concert Friday evening. It was brilliant – but I think I was the only one there without a gold tooth. Never occurred to me that I would be almost the only white person there – it was quite funny and being tall and blond and without a gold tooth I really did stand out. And the fact that I cannot dance to save my life certainly did not help either. Tall Danish girls cannot dance – well I certainly cannot. The rhythm thing just doesn’t happen. Never mind!!!!!!!!!!!

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An independent kind of girl – perhaps not!

Malene — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:13:44 +0000

Decided to try to get in the loft earlier. Well, Adam has taken the ladder so I thought right not gonna ask anyone for help – I am independent kind of girl (although foreign and blond). Anyway managed to pull myself into the loft not sure how, but I couldn’t get down…………..how embarrassing. I just simply couldn’t get down, I then realised I was desperate for a wee and had to send Emily to get our neighbour Steve so that he could carry me down.

Needless to say he thought it was hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How stupid did I feel. Can you image me sitting in the loft, legs dangling down through the hole. Not good, not good indeed!

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An independent kind of girl – perhaps not!

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Sexy – of course I am!

Malene — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:11:22 +0000

Walked past a group of builders with Emily the other day and when we got in the car she said to me “Why did they look and smile at you” and just for a laugh I said to her “because I am dead gorgeous and sexy” to which she replied “but you are sooooooooooo not”. And honestly she looked at me as if it was the most outrageous thought ever. Kids don’t you just love them

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Sexy – of course I am!

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New underwear – the answer?

Malene — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:08:33 +0000

I have just ordered some underwear from M&S online. Thought I could do with cheering up. I will now be eating beans on toast 3 times a week. May just have to do what they do in the Maltesers advert and flash it at someone! I think I may be losing the plot slightly and I am most definitely suffering from insomnia.

But I really think I will flash it at someone – seems a bit of a waste otherwise. Is this what happens when your marriage breaks up………….. you invest in new underwear. Well, what I had was more grey than white. Hey ho from monday I will be wearing matching, sexy underwear – and I am so gonna flash it at someone!

…………….Shit just had a call from M&S underwear delayed for 10 days – bugger had looked forward to the flashing part!

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Pole dancing here I come

Malene — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:59:06 +0000

Ok forget breast implants, botox and tattoo. I have found the number for a lady who teaches pole dancing. I am so gonna do that. They may need a flipping fire pole so that the damn thing does break, – but I am gonna have a go. I mentioned my latest idea to my husband or should I write ex-husband who simply looked at me and said; “why would you wonna do that?”

“Well, exactly……. why not, because I can”.

Made the call to sign up and I got an answer machine – can you believe that. Left a message saying something along the lines “my husband has just left me, don’t know if I will ever have sex again so kind of thought pole dancing would be fun. Got off the phone feeling I had given too much information. Ohhhhh bugger! Will I ever be brave enough to go and face the instructor after that!

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Pole dancing here I come

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Happy Days

Malene — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:51:20 +0000

I seem to have ok days and then very bad days. Cannot wait for the happy days to return.

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Happy Days

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