proud

This week has been a nerve-wracking and exciting one.

I have been featured in not one, but two of our local newspapers

for being a finalist in both the MAD Blog Awards and the BiB Awards.

And there is nothing quite like opening a paper

to find a photo of yourself looking right back at you.

It's a very proud feeling

but a sort of embarrassing feeling,

especially when you were expecting a little story in a column

and not half a page.

But I am exceptionally happy and proud of myself.

  

I'm so proud that I made the finals in these awards

when I've only been blogging for 11 months.

I still feel so incredibly new a lot of the time

and that makes it amazing to be recognised

alongside blogs that I've read since the beginning

and which were well established before starting a blog even entered my brain.

I also heard the fantastic news this week

that I have been selected to be part of the Bloggers Keynote at the end of BritMums Live in June.

Again, reading the list of bloggers that are also standing up and reading posts

I can't quite believe I made the cut.

Me? My little blog? Really???

But there I am,

on the list.

And so incredibly excited and honoured to have been chosen.

I think its fair to say that blogging has become a big part of my life

and I am so grateful for that.

It's given me a creative outlet

and fueled a passion for writing and photography.

There is a week left to vote in the MAD Blog Awards

so don't waste your chance to vote.

And if you'd like to vote for Dear Beautiful Boy in the photography category

then it would make my year.
Just click on the button to go through to the voting page.