Archive | June, 2011
Blogger of the Week

Blogger of the Week + 10 must-reads

It’s time to shake off the “Cyberlag” that many of us are feeling and get back to reality! Right? Right! What better way than to get back to our weekly routine of highlighting bloggers who are shaking up the Blogosphere? We love highlighting bloggers who are making us sit up and take notice. The BritMums [...]

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Guest post: A comprehensive guide to blogging and tax

Dawn Brown is a Chartered Accountant with who runs her own practice ABC North East specialising in small business accounting and tax advice. Aside from running her own business Dawn is also a busy mum to 2 under 18 months and can be found on her parenting blog Knees Up Mother Brown and on twitter @Dawnie_Brown. [...]

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Guest post: The summer festival packing guide for parents

Tara King is a journalist, blogger (hanwellnest.wordpress.com) and mum to two small boys. She takes any opportunity to get away with the family to festivals, cool campsites and British beaches – whatever the weather. Here, she gives her best tips for arriving prepared and enjoying the fun with the entire family. (Special thanks to Jamie [...]

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LolliBop Festival Giveaway

We’ve got 4 sets of VIP family tickets for the LolliBop festival to giveaway! (thanks to the Fruit Shoot My-5 team). Lollibop runs August 5-7 August in Regents Park and  is a great day out for families with under 10s. This 3-day event is the UK’s only festival where all the entertainment is for children. Tickets [...]

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Free download of Samuel L Jackson reading Go the F–k to Sleep

Adam Mansbach’s poetic, pleading bedtime story has captured the attention of every parent who’s ever felt the red mist descend while trying to get their child to settle for the night. But what really brings the story to life is to listen to it read by Jules Winnfield from Pulp Fiction. You can download it [...]

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Silent Sunday

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Countdown to CyberMummy: mummy bloggers have gone mainstream!

Make sure you pick up a copy of the Sun today to see founding BritMums members Tara Cain, Laura Driver and Amy Sheridan in a feature called: The Mummy Bloggers. BritMums even gets a mention. Does this mean we’ve hit the mainstream?

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The paternal touch!

I saw this flying around Twitter and couldn't resist posting. Looks like President Obama has one-upped Michelle. Sometimes it just takes a daddy's touch…  

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Blogger(s) of the Week: The CyberMummy Live Bloggers!

This week there’s something special going on. What is it? Hmmmm…I don’t know…I just haven’t heard much about it I don’t think! HA! Yes, that’s right, on Saturday there will be approximately 400 attendees gathering together to celebrate blogging at CyberMummy11.

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Countdown to CyberMummy: Top Tips for Survival

Two more sleeps until we all get to revel in the joy of blogging, chatting and having fun as a blogging community. There has been a load of tweeting going on about everything from what to wear and how people are arriving to nerves and wibbles from first-timers and veterans alike. To quell some of [...]

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