They might not be the Oscars, but the bloggers very own yearly awards in the form of the MADS (MAD Blog Awards) and the BIBs (Brilliance in Blogging Awards) have both opened for voting.
They are met with mixed reaction from bloggers. Some people become semi-obsessed with canvassing for votes and others barely acknowledge that voting has begun. I think in reality most of us would love to be nominated, make the short list and ultimately take home an award. Blogging is quite a solitary pursuit and often we press publish, never quite knowing how posts are going to be received. We might get comments or shares, but often we don’t know where our blog sits in the landscape of blogging. At the end of the day everyone likes a pat on the back, a bit of recognition for the effort they put into things and blogging awards are a big pat on the back to us bloggers.
Now, I did think long and hard about whether to write a post or ask for votes at all. Last year, I was nominated in about five categories for the MADs, not reaching the shortlist and in the BIBs I was totally gobsmacked to reach the finals in the family category. To be one of the five finalists is probably my proudest moment in my blogging career so far. I never expected to win, at all, not for a second. Nevertheless countless messages of support were sent to me which was wonderful. I won’t lie, even though I fully expected it, I was gutted not to win. Strange really, I thought I would lose, I lost, yet I was still sad. No, it makes no sense to me either. What I did feel (again being super honest) was a feeling of being not good enough and a bit of a failure really. Unfortunately this is the type of person I am, I wear my heart on my sleeve, I judge myself harshly and I let one negative boat in a sea of positivity make me feel like I have failed at the whole thing. Yeah I need to work on that!
So here we are in 2016 about to go through it all again. I thought about not doing anything, can I cope with it all again? I should say I don’t think I will get anywhere, but just the whole process, even simply voting for others can have its stresses. Then I thought I would dearly love to win an award, it doesn’t mean my blog is better than anyone else’s, but for me it would be a pat on the back, a signal to myself that I am doing o.k. With this in mind, if you enjoy my blog and would like to vote for me in either awards here are the details you will need. Thanks in advance if any of you do!
Brilliance in Blogging Awards
Click this link to get the nominations page – Nominations page
Categories: Any you think, but I fit better in Family or Photo.
You will need; (just copy and paste!)
My blog url: https://www.youbabymemummy.com
Twitter ID: @youbabymemummy
Email: youbabymemummy@gmail.com
Some posts to help you out:
IOW Days Out (photos): http://wp.me/p4j9O0-85W
Baby Rocks Joules (photo): http://wp.me/p4j9O0-7j7
Baby Showcases Jojo Maman Bebe (photo): http://wp.me/p4j9O0-7TX
Wintery Birdseed Treats (Family): http://wp.me/p4j9O0-7V9
Baby Ballerina (Family): http://wp.me/p4j9O0-759
What Blogging Gave Us (Family): https://www.youbabymemummy.com/brands/blog-gave-us-2015/
MAD Blog Awards
Click here for nomination form – http://www.tots100.co.uk/nominate-in-the-2016-mad-blog-awards/
Preschool or Photography are probably most suited to my blog
For these nominations you will just need my blog url https://www.youbabymemummy.com
Do you like blog awards? Do you find it all a bit too stressful?