Karin Joyce

Karin Joyce is the creator of Embrace Happy, an inspirational and motivational website where the focus is on celebrating the good in our lives every day. The Embrace Happy tagline is: Not every day is good but there is good in every day.

Before starting Embrace Happy, Karin was one of the “old school” bloggers from the early days of what was then British Mummy Bloggers with her parenting blog Cafe Bebe. In between school runs, blogging and being a wife to Mark and Mum to Ella (6 1/2) and Sam (3), Karin also works as a freelance social media manager and consultant.

BritMums Blogging Prompts: Summer holidays and best bits

Summer is HERE! For most of us, the kids are off school, the sun is shinning (FINALLY…don’t say it too loudly, we might frighten it) and happiness is in the …

Blogger of the week: Shout-out to amazing bloggers

Friday! We’ve reached the end of another rainy, pooey, miserable week in the UK. We’re one week closer to the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremonies and we’re only hours away …

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BritMums Live! Reporters- 360 Media with Cherry Healey

360 Media – Cherry Healey Reporter: Cat Dean By the time Cherry Healey’s session rolled around at teatime on Saturday, I was suffering from Information Overload after two wonderfully stimulating …

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BritMums Live! Reporters – Creating a social media plan that works for you

Creating a Social Media Plan that Works – Make a strategy, use best practices and get results Presenter: Claire Burdett Reporter: Gillian Nove I was really looking forward to this …

BritMums Live! Reporters: Advanced WordPress: Plugins & Cool Tricks

Advanced Blogging: WordPress – Plugins, cool tricks and troubleshooting when it all goes wrong Presenter: Julie Hall Reporter: Gillian Nove- Seren Marketing I elected to attend this session because I thought …

BritMums Live! Reporters- Blogging for Happiness, Sod the Stats!

Sod the Stats: Blogging for Happiness Presenters: Ellen Arnison, Kate Davis-Holmes and Annie Spratt. Reporter: Ruth Dawkins from Dorkymum Of the many sessions at BritMums Live, this is the one I …

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BritMums Live! Reporters – Blogging for the Greater Good

Blogging for the Greater Good – Using your voice for a worthy cause. Discussion led by Kate Davis-Holmes, Kate on Thin Ice; Camila Batmanghelidjh, Kids Company; Polly Gowers, Give …

BritMums Blogging Prompts: Fantasies and Guilty Pleasures

As the Summer holiday approaches (for some you’re already knee deep in it), we’re all looking for a bit of inspiration, aren’t we? Blogging can often take a back seat …

BritMums Blogger of the Week: Chelsea Mamma

Thankfully, in between the sporadic rainshowers, there was sunshine for some of us this week. Isn’t it remarkable how much brighter the day seems when a few rays of sunshine …