UPDATE | WELCOME 2019

Christ it's March already. January was the longest month ever and then BOOM, were in March and there are Easter Eggs everywhere! If you've read my previous post then you'll get the gist as to why I've been a little quiet. Juggling homelessness, a new job and then a new house was enough without having to add writers block to the list of reasons why I don't sleep. But here I am, yet again, trying to put all my effort into my little spot on the internet. After such a serious post like the last one I thought I would clarify that although 2018 wasn't the greatest year, I am still lucky! Here's to 2019!

WHEN YOUR SUDDENLY WITHOUT A HOME: WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND YOURSELF HOMELESS

The back end of 2018 was a little bit of a slap in the face for my little family and I. In the summer, the landlord which I rented my house from decided that, without any warning, they wanted to gain possession of their house. Myself, as a single parent with no job, who was still paying off debts from the move to the current household less than 1 year previous, was given 2 months to ship out and find somewhere else to live. Now if you've lived in rented accommodation you know that you need a little pot of money behind you to do this. I did not have this. It also came to my attention that even if I could source the money, 90% of the agencies/landlords would not accept me as I was relying on benefits at that time. I was stuck. 8 months on from receiving the letter and we now have a lovely, permanent residence through a housing association but the transition was not easy. However, after spending most of the 6 months I was without a fixed address Googling for advise on everything I thought writing a post about my experience might help someone, somewhere, in some way.