BritMums Blogging Prompts: BESTS
As the Cafe Bebe household is full-up with cold this week, I thought I’d turn to BritMums for a bit of blogging inspiration with the following Blogging Prompt: What is the BEST thing that has happened to you as a result of blogging?
Choosing just one thing is a bit tricky. Recently we had the opportunity to travel as a family, fully sponsored by lowcostholidays, to Tenerife to experience all that there was to see in the Costa Del Silencio. Ella and I were sent on a press trip to Newquay, Cornwall in June of 2010 to sample The Sands Resort and area attractions and last November we were thrilled to visit the Cotswolds as a family and later that week, Tenby, Wales for a long weekend. We’ve had some very great holiday opportunities as a family thanks to blogging.
When I began Cafe Bebe in May of 2009, a wee ad on the BritMums network (then British Mummy Bloggers) led me to throw my hat in the ring to review products for MadeForMums website, then, a new site launching that summer. I was accepted as a reviewer (God only knows why…I’d only just started my blog!) and as a result ended up trialing and reviewing over 20 pushchairs in the 2009-2010 years. I was in pushchair HEAVEN! I still have 4 pushchairs in our possession despite the fact that Ella really no longer needs or uses one. I was the pushchair queen for a lovely period of time! I miss them a bit!
I’ve also had the immense pleasure and honour of taking part in the Pampers-UNICEF campaign to eliminate Maternal and Newborn Tetanus in Africa. For the last two years (and this year as well) I’ve had the opportunity to work with brilliant bloggers and dedicated staff to lead a national campaign to get as many vaccinations as possible. It has been humbling to be able to use Cafe Bebe for good and to make a difference instead of just blabbing about our family.
I believe I’ve narrowed down the BEST thing that has happened to me as a result of blogging, however. It’s PEOPLE. I’ve met some amazing friends, learned a great deal, been taught some valuable lessons and skills and been introduced to people who have changed my life. Had I never clicked YES on starting my 1st version of Cafe Bebe, I never would have found British Mummy Bloggers and never would have been privvy to half of the things that I have received. Had I never joined BritMums, I never would have met Jen and Susanna and would never have been invited to work with them and the BritMums community. Had I never been invited to join the BritMums team I never would have had the outlet for all of the kooky and crazy ideas in my head. I would still be sitting twiddling my thumbs. But actually, I probably wouldn’t be sitting twiddling my thumbs because I would have had to go back to work after Ella was born and wouldn’t have had the opportunity to be a WAHM. See what can happen as a result of blogging?!
What is your “favourite and best” bit about blogging? Have you gained in confidence? Been given a job? Trialed some amazing products? Or just found a place where you finally belong? Link up your post on the BritMums Blogging Prompts too and find some other amazing and inspirational posts.
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Wow! What an amazing experience you have had as a result of blogging! It sounds as though it has really changed your life! This is a great inspiration for people like me who have only just started.
Nikki,
Thank you! It has been a good run! And I’ve found a confidence that I had lost which is just as wonderful as all of the “perks” that have come along as well. Stick with it! The sky’s the limit! Just never forget why you STARTED blogging!
Karin
What a greast post. It seems that blogging has brought you and your family some great oppertunities! I haven’t been blogging very long, but I have found a great array of people that I would otherwise not have come in contact with. I just enjoy the outlet it gives me to be able to write. If I get offered anything, its a bonus.
Keep up the great work! Loving your blog (and BritMums!)
Wow. What an amazing experience you’ve had due to your blog. I can only hope that one day I’ll be able to turn my blog into a way of life rather than a personal hobby. It would be great if I could make a difference to the world in some small way.
Katie,
Karin
It can happen! Just remember why you started blogging and always hold tight to that…you can’t go wrong then! Thanks so much for your comment!
Rachel,
Karin
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Blogging is a pretty amazing thing when you look at it from that perspective. Try to do that every so often…a bit of stock-taking. Always remember why you started blogging as well. That will keep you on the straight and narrow!
What a great post Karin and it is lovely to see what you have achieved- I have told you before that your blog was one of the first I read which gave me the inspiration to start blogging. It is fab and you are fab, and so lovely and welcoming to newer bloggers. x
Katie,
Don’t say such things to a pregnant woman! You make me all teary! I’m so pleased to have given you a push in the right direction…and you are most definitely heading in the right direction! You’re a star!
Thanks so much for commenting…next time I see you, you get a hug!
Karin