It’s been a bit of a whirlwind for Mammy this week. 
Friday was amazing and I am over the moon that my wee blog won the Boots Maternity & Infant Best Parenting Blog, thanks to my incredabubble readers.
I was GOBSMACKED considering the level of legendaryness of my fellow finalists and honestly didn”t see it coming.
But it did and I am soooooooooo bloodywell PROUD of myself. (This is apparently not encouraged in modern society, but I say feck to that. I work hard and I’m genuinely chuffed that I won, so why pretend otherwise?)
With my fellow finalists…the nicest bunch of Bloggers ever x
The event itself was held in the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire and were hosted by the very lovely Maura Derane and Brian Dowling.
(Did Mammy get completely starstuck and gush into Brian’s poor ear how much I luuuuuurve his Instagranny? Erm…maybe, but the less said about that particular moment of gobshitery, the better.)
I was surrounded by the cream of the crop of Irish Parenting Bloggers. The genuine support and well wishes at that table was electrical. Congratulations too to the gorgeous Popcorn for Lunch who won the Silver award, and to One Yummy Mummy who took the Bronze.
The meal was fab, the ceremony thoroughly enjoyable and the company was amazing. Some of the stories and awards were incredibly emotional and all were so well deserved. Special shout out to my pal Sharon’s beautiful daughter Sophie, who won Sibling of the Year. What a beautiful little Lady she is. Check out Sharon’s blog on Our Wheely Big Journey.
It really was a wonderful day and taking home the title was the icing and cherry and sprinkles and marshmallows on the cake.
The celebrations are on hold however, as with all Mammies, the inevitable happens when you think you’ve got your shit together; the day was topped and tailed by a sick baba and a sick Him. (genuinely unwell…not manflu. Poor Him.)
My floating was brief and I have been popped straight out of my bubble and back to earth with a bang. But like Cinderella, I had my few minutes. And they were wonderful.
And so the celebrations are confined to me smiling maniacally to myself as I pass my award in the kitchen. But c’est la vie!
I blog for a few reasons; I like to write. I love to make people laugh. I like to make people think. I love to make the Mums (and Dads) who read my posts feel normal, like they are not alone in the madness of the business of child rearing.
But mostly, I like to smash the Instamum BS that we’re all #livingourbestlives #makingmemories and #alwayssmiling ,that social media sells us.
It’s not all perfect.
We’re not all perfect.
There is no such thing…
As long as your kids are loved and fed and cared for, you’re doing just fine Mum.
It can’t be perfect all the time, neither can you. But remember that usually, the flaws you see in yourself, are only seen by you.
To your kids, YOU are their Perfect Mum.
And I am the perfect Mum for MY kids…even if you don’t agree with how I do things.
Thank you again for all of your support Mammies. Keep up with my S-Mumblings on Instagranny, Bookface and of course, here, on my (award winning) blog! (Yeah yeah I know… but feck it, I’m proud!)
The S-Mum 