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I’m a BiBs finalist!

This little blog of mine is my space to capture memories and reflect on the ups and downs of life. Blogging has been a way of updating friends and family…

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Why I’d love a nomination in this year’s BiBs awards

Nominations have now opened for this year’s Brilliance in Blogging (BiBs) awards. A couple of years ago, my blog was shortlisted in the Family category of the BiBs. It’s always…

Sean Byrne, Rich McCorr and Jennie Maizels speaking at #BML17

#BML17 – What I learned, what I loved and what I would have changed

Last weekend, I attended #BML17 along with about 250 other bloggers. ​This year was my third Britmums and was quite a different experience to my previous two Britmums conferences. It…

Looking at the screens at the front of #BML16

#BML17 – what I’ve learned from previous events and what I’m looking forward to this time

There’s just over a week to go until #BML17 and I’m looking forward to spending the day with lots of other bloggers and learning more about how I can improve…

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The #BiBs2017 nominations are open – I’d love your vote!

It’s that time of year again: the start of the blogging awards season. Last year I was thrilled that my blog was shortlisted in the Family category of the Brilliance…

10 new blogs I have loved in 2016

Last year I shared my favourite ten blogs and this year, I thought I would share my favourite ten blogs that I have discovered for the first time in 2016.…

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The Linky Linky

Linkies are such a fabulous way of building blogging communities though helping bloggers promote their own posts and find others to read.  There are so many linkies out there though.…

Blogging: behind the scenes

I find interesting to read about other bloggers’ approaches to planning and writing blog posts.  The blogosphere is such a varied community – everyone has different styles and approaches to…

Looking at the screens at the front of #BML16

Britmums Live second time around – what I did differently at #BML16

I love the buzz of blogging conferences – the chance to learn new things and to meet up with fellow bloggers. Not to mention that for a few hours I…

The presentation screens at Britmums Live

I’m going to #BML16

There’s just a month to go until #BML16 and I’m getting quite excited at the prospect of a day to learn more about blogging and social media, not to mention…