Good Reads: NaBloPoMoUK

On Monday, we featured a guest post from Fiona at NLP Mum about NaBloPoMoUK. The blogging social network, BlogHer, in the US runs National Blog Post Month and it’s been brought across the pond for us to try. We are grateful to Fiona for bringing it to our attention and as BritMums specialises in “leading the conversation” we wanted to show our support for this most excellent blogging challenge: writing a blog post EVERY DAY for the month of November.

Yesterday, being the 1st of the month, bloggers everywhere began sharpening their fingers and grey matter in anticipation of 30 days worth of posts. There was a bit of trepidation, however. Could it be done? Would they lose their minds and their followers? How on earth can you find something to write about EVERY SINGLE DAY?? As ever, at BritMums, we’re here to help. Initially I started a Forum discussion on the BritMums network to gauge the interest level of our members for this endeavour. Then, after a really positive response from our members, I started a Group on the Network where those who are NaBloPoMo-ing could list their posts, find support and learn from each other.

Between the Forum Discussion and the Group there are now 49 BritMums signed up to participate in NaBloPoMo! Very exciting stuff from our members. This is a mega-commitment and one that should not be taken lightly. Writing every day, for many, is just not something they do. Most bloggers average 3-4 posts a week if they are lucky (or if they want to). The idea behind NaBloPoMo (gleaned from NaNoWriMo) is simply to encourage your writing. It’s not for everyone. And hopefully none of our BritMums NaBloPoMo-ers will lose any followers in the process. They need your support and encouragement so I’ll be listing below, for this week’s Good Reads, the NaBloPoMo UK BritMums for you to follow. Their posts will be dropping into your readers/email inboxes on a daily basis for the next 30 days so do your best to cheer them on. If I have somehow forgotten any one of the bloggers signed up to NaBloPoMo through BritMums, please forgive me. Blame it on the Bebe that’s waiting to get out!

• Emma B at Mummy Musings; @B4kersgirl
• Mirka at All Baby Advice: @Kahanka
• Hayley at Simply Hayley; @simply_hayley
• Jenny at Cheetah in My Shoes; @jennyovengloves
• Rachel at This Mid 30’s Life; @Mid30sLife
• Gemma at Helloitsgemma; @helloitsgemma
• Kate at Kate on Thin Ice; @netcurtains
• Fran at From Fun to Mum; @from_fun_to_mum
• Sandra at Kids Bee Happy; @kidsbeehappy
• Elaine at Little Sheep Learning; @littlesheep
• Angela at Angela This is Life; @Ang_thisislife
• Cat at Yellow Days; @catparrott
• Not a Notting Hill Mum at Not a Notting Hill Mum; @notanottinghill
• Deb at Aspie in the Family; @MumForAutism
• Laura at The Mummy Life; @TheMummyLife
• Sophie at Super Amazing Mum; @superamazingmum
• Sarah Mac at People Don’t Eat Enough Fudge
• Fiona at NLP Mum; @nlpmum (and the genius who brought the concept to BritMums)
• Aly at Plus 2.4; @plus2point4
• Kirsty at Imperfect Pages; @imperfectpages
• Emma at Mummy Mummy Mum; @mummymummymum
• Sinead at The Singing Mummy; @thesingingmummy
• Jules at Curtains for the Window in my Head; @muddleduck
• Elizabeth at Momma Two; @Eliza_Do_Lots
• But Why Mummy Why at But Why Mummy Why; @butwhymummywhy
• Penny at Alexander Residence; @Aresidence
• Clare at Seasider in the City; @seasiderclare
• Jenny at Mummy Mishaps; @JennyPaulin
• Magz at Tangerine Turtle; @magzparmenter
• Debbie at Motivating Mum; @motivatingmumuk
• Becs at Rollercoaster Mum; @chickensandkids
• Shell at Shell Louise; @shell1207
• Annie at Mammasaurus Blog; @mammasaurusblog
• Tattie at Tattie Weasle; @tattieweasle
• Michelle at The American Resident; @michelloui
• Bianca at Richmond Mummy; @RichmondMummy
• Jo at Miss Holly Blog; @MumFriendlyJo
• Nikki at A Mother in France; @amotherinfrance
• Actually Mummy at Actually Mummy; @actuallymummy
• Primrose Hill at Postcards from Pramstead; @pramstead
• Sara at Walking with Angels; @livvyssmile
• Otilia at Romanian Mum in London; @romanianmum
• Lucy at Dear Beautiful Boy; @love_from_mummy
• Ginny at Close to the Green; @closetothegreen
• Alyson at Alyson’s Blog; @alysonsblog
• Sadie at Mums Guide to Insanity; @sadiequinton
• Polly at Caught Writing; @pollyburns2
• Fran at Motherventing; @motherventing
• Karin at Cafe Bebe; @cafebebe (who is clearly insane as Bebe will be arriving this month)

This will have to do as your Good Reads list for the MONTH of November. Due to the impending arrival of my Bebe by the end of this month (hopefully she says), the Good Reads feature will move to being a MONTHLY feature. So, we’ll be recommending MORE Good Reads to you to carry you through the month. And this month, let’s focus on these brave BritMums Bloggers who are taking on NaBloPoMo. See if you can lend them a bit of support and/or biscuits.

Keep calm, carry on and just keep blogging!