The rain is throwing itself to the ground like an angry child protesting about the world in general. But I am not. I am sitting comfortably in my armchair and I am celebrating; celebrating the end, or is it the beginning? Both are the same in fact. Both require resolution, determination, submission and eventually, acceptance. The end of a marriage, the beginning of singledom! As far as I can establish after endless discussions, is that there are many wonderful things about being married.
But there are even more wonderful things about being single. First, I have to say, must be the endless hours I can spend reading books such as 'Life's to ****ing Short', 'Life Begins', 'It's a Break Up not a Breakdown' and of course 'Single Mother on the Verge'. Fantastic reading filled with the hilarity of the minutiae that is life. Secondly, another great favourite aspect of singledom, has to be dating. I can go out with who I want, when I want and I can kiss them endlessly (if I want)! Thirdly, domesticity generally, lacks the debris that comes with a man. What goes in the fridge, stays in the fridge. Washing can be reduced to two washes a week. The bed takes longer to smell. I don't need to have half a lambs body taking up an entire shelf in the fridge. Have I mentioned the endless kissing bit.....yum!
So this particular beginning is rather delicious, filled with anticipation, excitement and longing. In the meantime, I shall kick off my shoes, eat my homemade chocolate brownies and play Nelly Fertado as loud as I want to!
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