Being a Mummy, a Blogger and a Mummy Blogger
When I started this blog I never dreamed where it would take me. I didn’t forsee being four years down the track with two children in tow writing about all aspects of being their Mum.
Perhaps it’s time to reflect on where we will be in another 4 years or 40 (heh!) Because in 4 years time Bliss will be coming up to 7 and she might not like me writing about her quite so much. In 14 years time she’ll be turning 17 and definitely won’t want me to write about her. In 24 years time she may be, like me, on the cusp of having her first child. Or maybe she won’t. Either way, I wonder how she will feel about this blog and what I’ve said? If she can be bothered sorting through it all…
It’s good to think about.
If you’re not a blogger you may not realise that Mummy Bloggers are a pretty hot topic in Australia at the moment. Brands and PR companies are contacting us every day to run promotions, talk about their product or be involved in marketing them in some other way.
It gives me lots to think about.
I’ve done lots of giveaways on this blog in the past. I used to have a once a month giveaway for an email subscriber called “Subscribe and Win”, and my favourite comp was the 12 Days Of Christmas in 2008 – that was awesome! I’m giving lots of thought to the types of giveaways I might like to do going forward, and I’ve got a few things in mind. I’d love to know what you think, and how you feel about giveaways on blogs, this blog in particular.
4 years ago my space in the interwebs was barely visible; it’s still teeny tini but there’s a great big spotlight over this whole arena now…in 4 years time, or 14 or 24 it’s likely that the spotlight will have refocused in some, or many ways. Whatever happens between then and now, I intend to keep the focus on why I started this journey and why I keep on with it.
Being a Mummy changes every day, and so it seems, does being a “Mummy Blogger”. Thanks for joining me on the journey, here’s to keeping it real!
x
Mummble
Stitch Baby + Kids
being a dad blogger is just as much fun :-)
gratz on blogging for so long!
- tork
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Thanks Tork :)
I think about this too, given that 2 of my kids are already adults, the next two are teenagers and then the preschooler. The fact that the older kids don’t like me sharing too much about them is the reason I write more about Miss Annabelle. But when she gets to that age, I’m not sure if I will be able to label myself as a mummy blogger.
Hence the reason I’m trying to take a bit of a detour and market myself as a personal blogger instead.
Having said that, I’m wondering whether there’s a market for “granny bloggers”?! I’m looking forward to being a Grandma but NOT just yet, thanks very much!!
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Hey Tina,
When it gets to that stage you could always re-brand your blog:
Tina Grey {dot} me
xA
LMAO! It’s a good point Tina…something I wonder about too. I wasn’t a Mummy when I started blogging and so the whole Mummy blogger thing has just happened because of this stage of life…it really is quiet evolving.
Lovely post :)
My big kids (7 & 6) are okay about me blogging about them for the moment, but I can see that changing quite soon. Lucky I have two smalls to blog about as well ;)
Four years is ace, well done!
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Thanks Kate, I noticed the other day that you’re coming up 6 years – amazing!!
Think you’re on a right track, L!
u go girl! (again…what are you on? I’d like some too.. :D)
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I have no idea Su but I think it might run out soon :)
it’s interesting isn’t it – that something you start for fun becomes a huge part of your life and connects you with so many amazing people and provides opportunities you may never have even considered before. my blog is only six months old now but it has proved to be extremely cathartic and i can’t express how much my online community has come to mean to me!
wonder where it will take us all – and of course what our kids will think when they come across it in years to come!
I know! You are completely right, it’s truly amazing. I wonder what will come next indeed… :)
Hi Julia
“Keeping it real” is something I remind myself about all the time. It’s really easy to get caught up in a lot of things as a Mummy Blogger. I started off my blog, with the full intention that I will publish all the blog posts (my love letters) into a book for my son (and hopefully any other children I may have the privilege to bring into this world). With that purpose in mind, it always helps me to keep it real.
I had NEVER heard of all this giveaway stuff until I became a Mummy Blogger very recently, even though I had been a blogging fan before that. It seems pretty cool, to a newbie like me. Ask me again in a few months time, when I see more giveaways.
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Keeping it real…all the way!
Thanks!
I did mean Louisa, by the way… Not Julia! Doh!
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No worries Rose. I knew what you meant ;) (lol!)