Michelle Howarth - Life, Loss & Everything In Between

10/06/2026

Just under a month left to hit 100,000 signatures...

I get ZERO support from the government, yet I can't work a full time job, because as you all saw a few months ago the struggle to juggle EVERYTHING was just too much. It's not through not wanting to, it is just physically (and subsequently mentally) impossible to be in 3+ places at once.

Up to a few years ago I would of had support for Scarlett until she was 18, but the system was reviewed and changed quietly because 'it doesn't effect enough people'. Government ministers have acknowledged that the changes are unfair but refuse to fight for bereaved children's futures.

I’m proud to be part of the Widows’ Fight campaign. Since January, we’ve been working tirelessly to raise awareness and secure 100,000 signatures - highlighting the crippling financial pressure widowed families face, especially those with dependent children.

In 2017, the government changed the Bereavement Support Payment system. Support was cut to just 18 months - and it hasn’t been uprated since. Let’s be clear: BSP is not a benefit. It’s paid from your partner’s National Insurance contributions - something they worked and paid for.

I want to level with you.
�We have just 1 month left to hit 100,000 signatures.
We’re currently at 42,000, which is amazing - but it’s not enough.

If just 20 people signed today, it would make a world of difference. Widows across the country are sharing this right now. If 20 people share this with another 20 people, that momentum builds fast - and before long, we reach the 58,000 signatures we still need.
And when we hit 100,000, the government HAS to listen.

So please
👉 Sign
👉 Share
👉 Help this reach as many people as possible

You can find out more about our campaign at Widow's Fight UK on Facebook.

You can sign the petition here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/752501

Thank you so much for reading.
(And if you didn’t have time to read but still want to help - please just take two minutes to sign. It really does matter.)

Reform Bereavement Support Payment so families with and without dependent children receive help beyond 18 months, with annual uprating to reflect cost of living.

09/06/2026

Count the cakes, not the number... 😅🎂

Feeling exceptionally grateful tonight to each and every person who has helped make my birthday feel special this year.

If I'm honest, I feel like I've been dragged through this birthday a little. It's felt like a heavy one, and part of me would have happily let it pass by unnoticed.

But every message, card, gift, and birthday wish has reminded me just how lucky I am to have such wonderful people around me.

As always, it's the small, simple things that mean the most. The thoughtful messages. The people who remembered. The check-ins. The little acts of kindness that make you feel loved.

So thank you. Truly.

My heart is very full tonight (although a little sad too), and I am incredibly grateful for every single one of you. 💚✨

04/06/2026

How we pulled this party off, I will never know.

I remember Damian being adamant that I had to book Scarlett a birthday party that year. If I'm honest, I wasn't thrilled about it at the time because I knew there was already so much to juggle and organise with his operation coming up.

What I never imagined was that I'd be juggling a 9th birthday party and planning a funeral at the same time.

When the time came, Scarlett was given the choice. Did she still want her party to go ahead? Her answer was yes.

So that's exactly what we did.

I will be forever grateful to everyone who helped make that day happen. Looking back, I honestly don't know how we got through those weeks.

Sometimes, when I doubt myself, I think back to those three weeks and remind myself: "You did all that... you can do anything."

Because behind the scenes there was so much more happening than anyone could see.

There were conversations with the coroner and learning we needed a post-mortem. There was meeting the funeral director on what should have been our 13th wedding anniversary. There was planning a funeral, wondering how on earth Scarlett and I were going to survive financially, trying to be a mum, organising a birthday party, and then somehow finding the strength to "celebrate" my little girl's birthday.

When I look back now, it feels absolutely mind-blowing.

But I think it's proof that when life gives you no choice, you somehow find strength you never knew you had. Not because you want to be strong, but because the people you love need you to be.

And somehow, through the heartbreak, we still made it. We still found moments to smile. And we got through it, one hour, one minute, one breath at a time. 💚

03/06/2026

Who knows what this 'Trend' is?
THE DOT CAKE...Essential you make a tray bake cake and get a cup/glass/tub, single portion size and cut some of the cake out using said item. Add a layer of butter icing and then dip into sprinkles.

Basically a cupcake with sprinkles 🤷🏼‍♀️

Now making cake pops with the left over cake.

02/06/2026

Saturday 4th July 💇🏼‍♀️💇🏼‍♀️

These 2 wild ones are chopping their hair off for The Little Princess Trust.

This is the 2nd time for Scarlett after she chopped her hair just over 2 years ago and this time she has convinced her cousin to join in too.

If you would like to support them you can make a donation here 👉🏻 https://tinyurl.com/ynmcennj

Or even just a simple share would be extremely gratefully recieved.

29/05/2026

It's these moments I live for with you, my girl. 💚

Making memories. Spending time together. Sharing adventures, conversations, and laughter along the way. These moments are worth more than money could ever buy.

And being able to share them with the people we love? That's priceless.

I can't help but think how much life is like the path we walked. Sometimes it's steep. Sometimes it's tough. Sometimes you wonder how much further you have to go.

But the view from the top is always worth the climb.

You just have to keep putting one foot in front of the other, at your own pace, and trust that you'll get there in your own time.

No rushing. No comparing. Just keep moving forward.

And before you know it, you'll look back and realise just how far you've come. ✨

29/05/2026

Asking for a friend...

Would most people carry all this by themselves into the house in more then 1 go? 🤔

25/05/2026

Sunrises, sunsets, rainbows and night sky's...

At the beginning and end of each day, in the dark night sky's and in the middle of a storm, nature shows us there is always beauty to be seen.

Each sky holds a memory, from sunrises in Finland to Sunsets in Key West and stunning Auroras and rainbows closer to home, I will, now and forever, be that person capturing those simple grateful moments and understand the reminders in each and every one of them.