Last Saturday night was the Blog Awards Final. I know, I’m as relieved as you are that it’s all over. I didn’t win in either of the categories that I was nominated in. The tumbleweed can start growing again all uover the blog and I can forget that people read…
I’m ready for Autumn. I’ve been ready since the middle of August but it’s making us wait even longer this year than usual. Global warming they say, Indian summer they suggest. Whatever it is, I’m over it. I’m ready to pack the shorts and tshirts away and hide my feet…
Great news, I found out this afternoon that I’ve made it to the finals in the “Best Parenting Blog” category in the Irish Blog Awards. I’m over the moon as I didn’t even make it to the shortlist last year or the year before. And get this, there’s a bonus…
Every now and then I have to pinch myself at the places I’ve found myself since I started this blog. I’m never shy to post about them here, but I do sometimes find it surreal to see my name in print or mentioned on air. This Saturday night was one…
Summer is fun, but it’s busy. It always is, with kids and work and summer things to do. Housework has been let lapse (I’m pretending it’s ever up to date). Paperwork hasn’t been filed (ditto, blame summer). It’s all in an admirable cause, everything tossed to one side in favour of…
A piece I wrote about bringing kids to our favourite music festival, Electric Picnic, was published on the Journal.ie yesterday. You can read it here Voting is still open for the Blog Awards. My post about returning to work after maternity leave has been nominated for “best blogpost” if you…
This morning I found out that my blogpost returning to work after maternity leave has been nominated in the “Best Blogpost” category of the Irish Blog Awards. Needless to say, I’m delighted. The blog is also on the long list in the Parenting and Personal Blog categories. But the list…
We’re back from our holidays, two funfilled weeks in the west of Ireland. We had a lovely family time and I’ve lots to share about it on the blog over the next week. (Hooray, writing material). As soon as we got back yesterday evening the three kids went into our…
We were in a bike shop recently, getting a puncture repaired on the buggy. My three and a half year old son, a proud bike owner since Christmas was eyeing up the kids’ bikes display. On one end there were blue and green and red bikes, with spiders and monsters…
After my appearance on HuffPost Live last week David Bell who presents Good Morning Dublin on Dublin City FM asked if I’d like to join him to talk about it this week. So, (despite being on my holidays) I had a chat with him yesterday morning about what returning to…
Finalist: Best Parenting Blog
I WON!
