Why blog? – The Newbie Takeover #6 with The Mummy Bubble

Why blog? – The Newbie Takeover #6 with The Mummy Bubble

The Newbie Takeover guest blogging series is back! I took a bit of an unplanned break from this series, not because I didn’t have any submissions but because the summer holidays happened. I have been trying my best to keep up with blogging commitments but having to look after Leo and Alex full time again has meant I’ve had to let some bloggy things slide in order to spend lots of quality time with the boys. Anyway,  I’ve managed to claw back a bit of time so I am now relaunching The Newbie Takeover and next up is Vicky from The Mummy Bubble with a brilliant post about why you should blog. Over to you Vicky.. View Post

Surviving the summer holidays – The Newbie Takeover #5 Popcorn for Lunch

Surviving the summer holidays – The Newbie Takeover #5 Popcorn for Lunch

It is time for this week’s post in my guest blogging series, The Newbie Takeover. This week I have lovely Jemma from Popcorn for Lunch. I love this post, it is all about surviving the summer holidays. Are you ready for 6 weeks of hell fun with the kids Mama’s? I have got the fear I have to be honest. I hope you all enjoy the post, over to you Jemma.. View Post

Daydreams and ice creams – The Newbie Takeover #4 Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Daydreams and ice creams – The Newbie Takeover #4 Crazy Little Thing Called Love

It is Wednesday so it is time for me to hand my blog over to a new blogger and let them show off their fabulous writing to you lot, my lovely readers. This week I have Natalie from Crazy Little Thing Called Love, this is a lovely little post all about how a song can take you back in time. Over to you Natalie.. View Post

How I keep my sh*t together – The Newbie Takeover #3 Mommy: Home Manager

How I keep my sh*t together – The Newbie Takeover #3 Mommy: Home Manager

Happy Hump Day everyone! It’s time for my weekly guest post for my new series The Newbie Takeover. This week I have Lexie from Mommy: Home Manager, this is a lovely post about perspective and how ‘keeping it together’ as a parent can be challenging at times but our children don’t care about perfection and neither should we. Over to you Lexie.. View Post

The myths and reality of mental health – The Newbie Takeover #2 Our Altered Life

The myths and reality of mental health – The Newbie Takeover #2 Our Altered Life

It is Wednesday so that means it is time for me to hand my blog over to a new blogger on the block for my next instalment of The Newbie Takeover. This week I have Charlie from Our Altered Life guest posting for me. This is a very important post about mental health and how the reality of living with a mental health condition can be completely different to the myths we are told.  View Post

Why we said no to visitors at the hospital – The Newbie Takeover #1 Milky Cuddles

Why we said no to visitors at the hospital – The Newbie Takeover #1 Milky Cuddles

Welcome to my new guest blogging series, The Newbie Takeover. Every Wednesday I am handing my blog over to a blogger who has been writing for less than a year. Katie who blogs over at Milky Cuddles is kicking off this series with a fantastic post about saying why she decided to not have people visit her in hospital after the birth of her children. View Post

New guest blogging series – The Newbie Takeover

New guest blogging series – The Newbie Takeover

This blogging business is a bit overwhelming at times, isn’t it? I mean, I have been at it for over 2 years now and I am still learning new things pretty much every day and can often still feel a bit confused by it all. When I first started blogging it took me quite a while to find my feet and the best thing I did (and this is my top tip for all new bloggers, by the way) is to ask fellow bloggers for advice/help/support. The blogging community is so friendly, kind and, in the parent blogging community especially, the sense of solidarity is really inspiring. I have been wondering for sometime how I can help bloggers just starting out, bloggers feeling as overwhelmed and baffled by it all as I did when I first started tapping at the keys of my laptop in 2015. I am not a pro blogger so I can’t really offer many useful blog tips and tricks but I do have a strong readership, an engaged bunch of lovely mums/dads who all seem to love reading blogs. Exposure is so so important when you start blogging and it can be really difficult to get eyes on your posts when your blog is just a baby. SO, I have decided to start a new guest blogging series all for the new bloggers on the scene, let me introduce you to.. View Post