I’m absolutely delighted to be on BritMums’ Brilliance in Blogging shortlist for the Laugh category, up against some of my favourite blogs. Awkward. I started my blog to raise a smile on a knackered mum’s face, so I’m very chuffed that I’ve managed to make some lips twitch. Thanks so much to everyone who voted for me. And, er, would you mind awfully doing it again here to get me onto the finalist list?
If you want to try before you buy, here is my blog in 10 posts:
1. The Shouting Bra. “You can’t command respect naked. Not even from your kids. Hence, I propose a Mumswear diffusion line, starting with The Shouting Bra and the Pants of Power.”
2. How To Get A Bit Of Lego Out Of Your Kid’s Nose. “It had to happen. Six years, three kids, a gazillion Lego pieces. Sooner or later, one of those bits was going to go up someone’s nose.”
3. How To Guest-Proof Your House In Five Minutes. “There’s nothing more unwelcome than an early guest.” My top tip: hide the nit shampoo.
4. What To Wear To BritMums Live? The one where I’m caught between a tart and a frump.
5. What To Drink At BritMums Live? The one where I break the mummy contract: I just can’t drink gin. But I’ll clink a glass of prosecco with you any day!
6. The Meerkat Mum. “I was never a competitive mother – until I won.” I’m a Meerkat Mum – like a Tiger Mother, but more cuddly.
7. Cleaning Up Chunks – A Mother’s Glory. My first post, in September 2013, and, for me, it sums up my blog and, indeed, motherhood: even cleaning up sick has a funny side.
“As I root out the chunks, I think grim thoughts about my husband, by now probably gently snoozing with our child nestled adorably in his arms. My only consolation is that with each breath he is inhaling the sick bug while germs seep into his pores from our poor infant’s soft skin.”
8. The Present Face – Time To Get Practicing. “When my son opened his birthday present, his face looked like we’d just shot our dog. We don’t even have a dog.”
9. Kids’ Bedtime – The Last Straw. “The 7pm-8pm Vortex. You can be primed, kids in PJs, teeth done, their eyes (despite themselves) drooping, sitting on the bed about to read a story at 7pm. You feel pretty smug. Three stories, kiss on the forehead, downstairs by 7.15pm – done! But then, the Vortex opens. It has no mercy. It can sense a parent desperate for a break and it will gape its all-encompassing jaws and swallow time. That hour will be gone. It is beyond your control. How does this happen?”
10. Oh October – Season of Shinrot! The Return of the Ugg. “One day in 200 years’ time, some meteorologist will dig my Uggs up from my grave, release them from my clenched bony fingers and be able to map the weather of this ancient age from the watermarks and snow-lines on them, like the dating rings inside a tree trunk. It’ll be like the Rosetta Stone, in sheepskin.”
Whether you vote for me or no, I hope you enjoyed this post. And may I take this moment of unusual un-Wryness to say a huge thanks to everyone that has read and supported my blog. Your kind words are far more important to me than an award.
Still going to pop the link here one more time though.
Very well done, was very happy to see your blog in that category 😉
Thanks, and congratulations to you too!
The Lego one is my favourite…congratulations!
Congratulations, Wry. It’s WELL EXCITING and you definitely deserve to be in there. Not too sure about being up against you though. Tell you what – we both get to the final 6 and then we can sit on the same table, wear posh frocks and get drunk together on the night. Is that a DEAL??? x
Congrats! Well done!!! I hope you do really really well! I am sad you don’t drink gin. But please don’t be jel. I may have. Bagged some Uggs for a review! Imagine my joy! Good luck bab #brilliantblogposts
Thanks babs – and good work on the Uggs! xx
Congrats again lovely 😉 I really hope we both make the finals! You’ll be a gin convert by the time I’m done with you :)) x
Ha ha – can hardly wait! x
Incredibly well deserved Jess – i will be keeping everything crossed for you! xxx
Thanks Katie, so pleased for you too and no surprise at all, I love your blog. Will be crossing the works for you too! xxx
Thanks very much Christine!
congrats!
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Very very well deserved. Everything crossed for you! X
well done on your nomination, very much deserved, you certainly manage to put a smile on my tired face x
Congratulations and hope you do really well x
Great news you have been short listed! And best of luck – I will be voting for you, and hope to see you at Britmums live!
@katgrant30 (Bumps & Grind)
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Bloody hilarious! Well done you, so well deserved… my other alias Mummy’s Got Style has been shortlisted in the style category (v exciting)!
I actually have a TV development deal and have just written a TV comedy pilot with a co-writer, fab to bounce off jokes with someone else. I started off writing funnier posts but think my tone tends to be more serious now on the blog! I’m pretty silly in real life though! Look forward to meeting you at BM Live and thanks for linking up x
Oh wow well done on getting to the shortlist. I’ve literally only just discovered your blog but I am going to have a nosey through it now 😀 Best of luck in the finals and thanks very much for linking to Loud n Proud this week.
Well done you for making it to the shortlist and good luck for making it all the way!
And this reminds me why you’re in that top 16 – what an eclectic mix of funny and thought-provoking posts 🙂 I really hope you make it to the finals, you so deserve it 🙂
Congratulations! Best of luck in the finals x #LoudnProud
Read some of your post and they are fun. Congrats for being shorlisted and goodluck =) #loudnproud
Yay congrats on being shortlisted for the BIBS!!! I love your blog, so funny, but oh so very true! love it #LoudandProud