05 Thursday May 2011
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Not really! (I’m not even married yet – give me a chance. Sheesh).
But the ugly issue of relationship breakdown is featured in my latest piece over at Born Free Mum and Dad UK.
I don’t usually publish my articles on my blog, but seeing as this one was all blogging and stuff, I thought you lot may be a teensy bit interested. Maybe.
That’s it for now. I’ll be back later to unveil three new blogs for this week’s Introducing. God, I’m so giving.
03 Tuesday May 2011
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It’s that time of week again. The time where I ask for some friends.
What a loser I am.
No, but seriously. I’m looking for three new blogs to feature in my Introducing post this Thursday. No meme’s, linkys or anything even slightly draining required. All you have to do is email me at mothersalwaysright@gmail.com and introduce yourself.
I’ll then pick three new blogs to feature in the post on Thursday. It’s your chance to say hello to me and to anyone else who reads my blog (particularly my mum).
For the skim readers amongst you, I’ll make it extra simple:
It really is that easy. Now don’t say I never give you anything.
05 Tuesday Apr 2011
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baby, Blogging, bribery, emotional blackmail, exercise, lottery, MAD Blog Awards, Parenting, winning
It’s a sad day when you find yourself revelling in triumph after beating a toddler at poohsticks, especially when that toddler is not your own.
But this is what my life has now become. I never win anything, you see. Not even a tenner on the Lottery. So to win a game of poohsticks is, actually, rather a big deal.
I realise I’m not doing myself any favours here. You’re probably rolling your eyes at me already and mouthing get a bloody life. But I can’t help it if I’m a competitive person who spends her life pretending not to be competitive at all.
So imagine my angst / excitement / crushing sense of foreboding when I found out about the MAD blog awards. Here’s my chance to actually win something. A real victory. One that doesn’t involve conning a two year old during a game of poohsticks.
But then I bump back to reality and remind myself that I’m not a winner. I’m a poohstick cheating loser who’s never won anything at all.
Feeling sorry for me yet? Have I tugged at your heart strings enough? (Emotional blackmail is my forte, one that my baby has clearly inherited).
So let me tell you about the MAD blog awards. They’re the awards which recognise brilliance in blogging amongst Mummy and Daddy bloggers. There are fifteen categories, all with very tempting prizes. But to even get nominated is a rather big deal. Each category will get whittled down to five blogs, the five with the most nominations. The winners will be chosen by a panel of judges.
All sounds rather scary doesn’t it? But who dares wins and all that…
And here’s the bit where the bribery comes in. If I get nominated then I promise I will share with you a true story involving me, nakedness and a gang of firemen. It isn’t that kind of story – I’m really not that kind of girl. But it is funny. Or at least it was for anyone who happened to be in the area at the time.
So maybe you think my Rod Off post is deserving of a nomination for the Best MAD Baby Blog. Or maybe my Sitting Envy post did it for you. Or maybe you’ve enjoyed reading about my foray into exercise and how I became a flatulent car thief. If that’s the case you might want to nominate me in the Best New MAD blog category. Whatever, I’m not picky.
But remember this, I’ve never won anything before and if I get nominated you’ll be richly rewarded with a very true and very shameful story. Note the use of bribery and emotional blackmail in this post. My baby may only be nine months, but I’ve already finely tuned the two key skills needed to raise her for the next eighteen years…
To nominate me, simply follow this link or click on the badge above to take you to the MAD Blog Awards nomination form.
05 Tuesday Apr 2011
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It’s that time of the week again.
The time where I ask you to do to my work for me and let me know about all your brilliant blogs. Every Thursday I post a feature called Introducing. The aim of the game is to introduce you to three new blogs. But because I’m a lazy woman and simply don’t have the time to trawl the internet to find these new blogs myself, I ask you to do the work for me.
If you want to feature in this week’s Introducing, all you have to do is get in touch and introduce yourself. Tell me who you are and give me the link to your blog. It really is that simple.
There are no rules, you don’t have to be a parent blogger. Your blog could be about pretty much anything. I’ll make the final pick on Wednesday night so get your suggestions to me before then.
Don’t forget, because I lead a super jet-setting lifestyle *ahem* I’m off on holiday this weekend. Frau Fancy of I’m So Fancy fame is taking on the lovely job of hosting Introducing for me next week and the week after, so be sure to answer her call for suggestions when the time comes.
If you missed Introducing last week, you missed a good’un. But because I’m full of general loveliness, here’s a recap. Now don’t say I never give you anything.
That really is all there is to say on the subject, now get cracking and email me at mothersalwaysright@gmail.com and say hello. I’m waiting…
29 Tuesday Mar 2011
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Last week saw the inaugural Introducing feature kick off with a bang.
We met:
Now, who would you like to meet this week? If you’re not familiar with the rules, here they are again for you.
Your three new blogs will be unveiled here on Thursday. So what are you waiting for? Get in touch and do my work for me!
By the way, I’m off on holiday for two weeks as of next weekend. Seeing as we are traveling Super Super economy, I’m pretty sure I’m banned from filling up our entire baggage allowance with a laptop.
So that means no Introducing for two weeks. Unless one of you lovely lot wishes to host it for me? It would mean doing the oh-so-draining job of reading some magnificent blogs and then bringing them to everyone else for two Thursdays in a row.
If you fancy it, get in touch: mollyjforbes@gmail.com
23 Wednesday Mar 2011
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I love reading blogs. And I love finding new blogs.
But I’m pretty lazy and very busy. And I have a baby. So I probably don’t read as much as I should.
This is where I need your help.
Every Thursday I’m going to post a new feature called Introducing. This is your chance to tell me about your blog, or any other blogs that you love. I will pick three new blogs to feature each week.
If you want to be featured all you have to do is email me: mollyjforbes@gmail.com and introduce yourself, with a link to your blog.
Nothing fancy or time-consuming. No listy stuff or dedicated posts or anything even remotely draining. Simply email me and I will do the rest.
This means some of my readers (mainly my mum) who don’t blog or use Twitter will be able to find you. Not all blog readers are bloggers themselves don’t you know.
So what are you waiting for? Get involved and introduce yourself. But be quick, the first Introducing goes up tomorrow.
20 Sunday Mar 2011
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1. Start a blog.
2. Invite family over for the weekend and spend vast amounts of time worrying about not writing a blog post in two days.
3. Furtively check your emails and get irrationally moody at the sight of posts written by other bloggers you subscribe to. Spend more time worrying about not writing a post in two days.
4. Blame your bad mood on the man in your life and start a row about him not helping out enough. Secretly worry about not writing a blog post in two days.
5. Make an excuse to go to the toilet and have a quick glance at Twitter to check you’re not missing anything. Use the time you spend having a wee to secretly worry about not writing a blog post in two days.
6. Once all family have gone spend half an hour in a sulk that you can’t use the computer to write a blog post, as the man in your life has actual real work to do. Start another row about the fact he doesn’t take you seriously enough.
7. Finally write that blasted blog post you’ve been fretting over for two days and congratulate yourself on your reserve at staying away from said blog for such a long period of time. Take huge insult at any suggestion otherwise.
A socially inept mardy blogger (with a mild case of trapped wind)
03 Thursday Mar 2011
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Today is a bad day. Today is a “throw your computer in the bin and sulk for the entire afternoon” day.
Okay, so I know yesterday I vowed to stop being such a hater. But I can’t help it. I HATE technology! And more than that, I HATE when I don’t know how to use it.
I spent the entire two hours of Frog’s nap this afternoon trying to work out how to add a Facebook “like” button to my blog. (Did I mention this took me two hours?!). This was after spending the entire one hour of her nap this morning setting up a Facebook page for said blog.
Well, the Facebook page is finally up and running (I know, I know, it’s easy to do, but I’m technically challenged, Okay?) but the illusive “like” button is not. It is nowhere to be seen. So I am now less popular than a fart in a lift and currently only have two “likes” on my page. And one of those is from a good friend, so doesn’t even count. Even my own mother doesn’t “like” my Facebook blog page (granted, she isn’t on Facebook, but even so…)
So, if you never hear from me again, please assume I have succumbed to one of the following:
a) Jumped into the nearest canal after losing my mind with rage at Facebook and all technology in general.
b) Given up blogging and all online pursuits in favour of the good old fashioned carrier pigeon and letter in a bottle.
c) Broken the law and been arrested for fly tipping after throwing my computer into the nearest field full of cow muck.
Of course, you could save me from all of the above if you just “like” my new Facebook page. If I get at least 5 “likes” by tomorrow, maybe I’ll reconsider the carrier pigeon. Thanking you in advance. The End.
Please save me from this pigeon