You can’t have failed to notice that this weekend saw the second ever CyberMummy conference for UK Mummy bloggers, taking place in London. I’ve heard the word ‘overwhelmed’ a lot from other bloggers talking about the event and I...
Read MoreExcuse the quick reminder, but in case you've missed it so far, or forgot, or meant to get around to it but have been really busy, voting in the UK's biggest awards for Mummy and Daddy bloggers closes tomorrow. ...
Read MoreUPDATE: If you want to connect with 1,000 British Mummy blogs (and some Dads, too) then please visit the new Tots100 website with up-to-date listings and a brand new PR subscription option, so you can search, filter and contact...
Read MoreDid you ever wish there was a way to show your favourite blogger how great you thought they were?Have you ever wanted to tell a blogger that they made you laugh until you snorted coffee over the keyboard, or that their story...
Read MoreAs a school Mummy, I am an abject failure. This Monday was Harvest Festival. I remembered this just as I was holding open the school's front door for another School Mummy and her three kids. Each child was holding a...
Read MoreI’ve been asked to write a column over at the new family and lifestyle website Super Savvy Me – presumably because everything about me screams both ‘super’ and ‘savvy’. My first column, about Flea starting school is online now....
Read MoreWelcome to my post with SEO tips for bloggers. Part of my day job is writing web copy for companies big and small – so over the years, I’ve picked up a bit about search engine optimisation (SEO). Now, SEO sounds very...
Read MoreThis Thursday, Flea will join the reception class at her school. Being an organised, professional sort of Mummy, obviously I chose today (Tuesday) to go and buy her school uniform. Fortunately, Flea attended the pre-school...
Read MoreBy the time you read this, I will be gone. Oh yes, I’m writing this post in advance and by now I’m on hols. Maybe I’m on a beach somewhere making sandcastles. Or perhaps experiencing the special joy that is eating in a motorway...
Read MoreA few months back, I wrote a post on my PR and journalism blog, Getting Ink, mentioning the commercialisation of the UK Mummy blogging scene, and how I felt it was beginning to create some divisions and tensions.I got a lot of...
Read MoreFlea and I went to Chester Zoo last week for her birthday treat. Flea loves the zoo. Well, strictly speaking, Flea loves monkeys. So Chester Zoo is always a good day out. It was pretty busy, but I let Flea run pretty free at the...
Read MoreI’m not sure why I’m writing this given that my blog is, erm, about a month old. But I've just been given an award by the lovely Brits in Bosnia, and someone called me a "prominent blogger" today. Well, that might...
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