“Sticky Fingers”

http://stickyfingers1.blogspot.com/

I originally blogged because I was asked to set one up by my employer (a UK newspaper) and go so hooked I couldn’t give it up – even when I left my job!

I started in 2007 and then launched my own blog when I left the newspaper in December 2008

I blog about parenting issues (as the conversations it starts in the comments section is fanstastic), the high and the lows of bringing up two young children and the trials and tribulations of switching from a well paid job to working for myself from home.
It was the best move I ever made, by the way!

Write for yourself and you’ll never go far wrong. I have seen so many instances of blog burnout where the writer has felt the pressure to keep up or get more comments or attract more subscribers.
It’s a mugs game. If you write for yourself, you enjoy it and you engage with others how you would like them to engage with you, they will come.

I love to chat! I think it’s the best part of blogging as it opens your eyes to so many different parents the world over.

Now I’m working from home, I tend to catch up in the evenings when the children are in bed.

I have so many blogs which I enjoy reading that it really is impossible to keep up with all the reading but I tend to restrict myself to certain times – I don’t ever want it to get out of control and take over my life.
I am first and foremost a mum, and I never want to feel the need to read or update my blog at the expense of my children or husband.

I also co-write a keep fit and weight loss blog Blog To Fit with American first time father Blogger Dad.

I wish I had discovered blogs when I was pregnant.
I think there is more raw honestly, support and ‘real’ life in their pages than you can find in any book or magazine article.
Blogging does make you think more, much as writing in a personal diary does, and if you find the right crowd, you are aforded the most amazing network of understanding and supportive people you could ever wish to meet.