I'm working towards finding a bigger place for me and my daughter, currently, we share a very small one-bed apartment and my daughter is so curious about the world she really needs space to move around. Once she has her own space I can get her into her own routine. I would like a place with a garden, it's so important for kids to go out and play in the summer. I want to work so I can be a good example to her and take her on special days out.
I love spending time with my daughter, but to be honest, it's so hard being a single mum. I would like to work and speak to people my own age and have some adult conversations. I love speaking with customers and interacting with people so being a Retail Assistant would be a great job for me. I've worked in Retail before I had my daughter and I enjoyed it, I like connecting with people I think that's really important to me.
It was really hard getting to a point where I'm ready to take the next step and start looking to work. I am a domestic violence survivor and I was 5 weeks pregnant when I left my ex-partner, since then I've done everything my own. I really appreciate the support from Beam as I need a boost to get back on my feet. It is hard and sometimes my patience gets tested, but I want to push myself and give my daughter a better life.