Hi my name is Selina and i am here to talk about my life as a single parent while trying to climb the carreer lader

Currently I am studying a degree and volunteering/volunteer coordinating alongside being a single parent. The volunteering and coordinating i do at SPAN, and have been doing so for over a year. The studying with plymouth (Public and Community service) has been over a three year period.

The saying is definitely true - you work around your kids. For my big girl this means clashes with deadlines or being too wound up to study with things like parents evening, doctor and dentists and meetings with teachers concerning her behaviour and my little girl this means trying to find a babysitter every week, not being able to have study time when I want and scribbled, lost and ripped up documents for assignments.

I love them dearly but what a clash. Anyways I have nearly finished the first part of my degree with one assignement left and then I will have a break. In this period I will be looking for work and material for the last part of my degree.

My volunteering work seems to be alot easier as SPAN (Single Parent Action Network) provide childcare so that has meant less stress, and being able to work without distractions.

Fingers crossed there will be no major obstacles and things run smoothly as time is valuable and me time is very slim. But who says a carreer is imposible when you are a single mother. I am proff that a little perseverance and hard work goes along way and hopefully towards a satisfying carreer. So any body who is thinking of a carreer who has kids i would say go for it, your children grow up and lead their own lives, so start making moves for when they do.

Thanks for reading my blog, and please check out my video. More from me in two weeks time.