Tales of One Mummy Blogger & Her Superhero Sidekick

Showing emotions in front of your children

My family were always open with emotions, we have never hidden things and I think it’s a credit to my mum and dad that both myself and my brother can pretty much confide in them. Growing up there were always hugs and kisses and sometimes tears and I think this has made me the tactile person I am today. I frequently show my emotions in front of Roo and have no qualms about her seeing me happy, sad and sometimes she has even see me shouting at Daddy E. How comfortable are you with showing emotions in front of your [...] Read more »

Tommy’s Premature Baby Guide

The realisation when I went into labour 4 weeks early as a first time mum was somewhat scary. I hadn’t anticipated early labour and was still totally unorganised, having attended no NCT classes and having no preconceptions of what childbirth, or bringing up a baby let alone a premature baby was like. My labour wasn’t too bad and Addison was born at 35.5 weeks weighing 5lb 9oz. At the time no support of additional guidance was offered to me or my husband in looking after our tiny bundle and I admit being quite phased at how small and delicate she [...] Read more »

Dirty bottoms…yet another nursery fail

Short post this one and a bit random but interested if other mum’s with toddlers at pre-school have had the same experience. I picked Roo up from pre-school last night and as usual we came home, had a cup of tea and a hot cross bun sat and watched the simply awesome Tree Fu Tom on CBeebies and then went up for the bath. Roo got herself undressed and somehow managed to rope me into bath time with her again (oh the joys of tepid bath water!). I noticed she was fiddling with her bottom as she got undressed and [...] Read more »

What to charge for a sponsored blog post

I think this is a question a lot of bloggers often ask themselves, after all if someone asks you to spend your time writing something for them then you ultimately you should be paid for your time. It’s lovely that other companies ask you to write for them, I write for several including Kiddicare and The Happy Little Clothing Company. No one works for free – at least not that I know of. So, what to you charge for a sponsored blog post and how do you work it out? The first question you need to ask yourself is how [...] Read more »

Mummy bloggers, here is why you need a media pack

A few weeks ago on one of the Izziwizzi Kids Playfest evenings I was a guest blogger giving tips to make your blog successful. One of the questions that came up was how do I get introductions from PR companies. I replied that I have a press pack for the blog that is available for PR companies to see my blog stats, who I am, my blog demographics and find out more about me. That way they can easily see if I am the sort of blogger they want to work with and it also helps me to attract a [...] Read more »