The Best of August

The Best of August

I am always so shocked when it’s time to write my monthly post round up; the year is rocketing past.  X-Factor has started and the Strictly line up has been announced, both signal the run up to Christmas for me.  So here are some of my favourite posts from August.

The Best of August

I really enjoy writing my ‘Blog Club’ posts and How to find your blogging voice & why you need to proved to be a popular post with the bloggers out there.

How to Find your blogging voice

Baby and I whipped up some Ice cream cone cakes, who knew cones could be used as cupcake cases!

Ice cream cone cakes

We were so happy to be Camp Bestival bloggers and we started our series of review posts 22 things our 2 year old loved about Camp Bestival, next up was Camp Bestival – Our Highlights from an adult perspective.

Our Camp Bestival Highlights

I took over 1250 photos at Camp Bestival and recorded some of my favourites in Camp Bestival Captured.  Lots of people had remarked that we were brave (or stupid!) to take our 2 year old to a festival, so I wrote Surviving Camp Bestival with a toddler in the hope that others would see it is a great family break and not scary at all.

How to survive Camp Bestival with a toddler

I was bought up riding and so buying Baby’s first riding kit was such an awesome moment for me!  She looks so cute too!  I returned to Blog Club and shared how to create an awesome community for your blog.

How to build an awesome community for your blog

I am blessed to have made lots of true friends through blogging and I wrote about our day with Mrs T (Plus 2!), which was awesome.

Rose and Baby

We went live with our fun Vlog Stars linky, this month was ‘This or That’.  Baby and I took part in an Oreo challenge and we came up with Oreos 3 Ways.

Oreos 3 ways

This month I celebrated the 2 year anniversary of You Baby Me Mummy, which is a little strange as it feels like I have been blogging forever (in a good way!).  In the anniversary spirit I shared 6 bloggers who have rocked my 2 blogging years, just a thank you to some truly amazing ladies.  Baby decided this month that she wanted to potty train and has done amazingly; I have been so surprised by how she has taken to it.  Then it was back for more Blog Club with SEO for bloggers.

SEO for bloggers things you need to know

We love national trust properties and were invited to have a family day at The Vyne, in Hampshire, which was great fun.  Baby adores tea parties, so we entered an Argos competition with this post ‘Baby hosts a tea party‘, which turned out to be a winner!

Baby hosts a tea party

We were asked by higgidy to share a family picnic, which we had on the beach; such a perfect summer day.  Baby and I travel to London quite regularly for events and our trips are actually quite special, read more in our London days.

London days

I ended the month’s Blog Club, with how to make your Klout score soar, which I hope gets your score rising!  We took our Trunki goodies to the beach and had a perfect summer day.

Sea baby Trunki

I was tagged my my gorgeous friend Em in a fun tag, I got 99 problems, or have I? Such fun to write.  Another tag saw me share 10 things you didn’t know about me and we ended the month with an end of summer party.

em, I and kids

So that’s our August in a little more than a nutshell.  Did you have a favourite post this month? I hope you all have a wonderful September.

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  1. Absolutely love it when you do these although can’t believe it’s another month gone by! Baby is making me chuckle with plasters on her knees on the beach-she looks so cute. I miss her and you already! Lush month lovely xxx

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  2. Wow – a busy month! Looks like you had such a wonderful time at Camp Bestival, I definitely need to read the survival post as I’m definitely in the ‘brave’ camp. And love the Blog Club ones to keep giving me ideas. And Happy blog anniversary!

  3. WOW WHAT A MONTH!!! So busy. I am a regular reader but there are some posts in there I must have missed so I will be grabbing a cuppa later and having a good read of blog club. Esepecially the lout score and SEO. 🙂

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  4. Wow you’ve had a busy month lady, and all looks like such fun! I’ve posted a grand total of three times this summer (was away for 6 weeks) and my favourite post would have to be my latest 😉 Your little one is growing so fast, just such a cutie especially in that second from last pic. Nice roundup, I’ll be coming back to read up on more SEO tips for sure x

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  5. It sounds like you have had a fantastic month and those ice cream cone cakes look fab! I shall be having a read of your surviving a festival with a toddler post as we are considering going to camp Bestival next year and will have a just turned 2 year old with us! x

  6. You have been busy. Its been busy for us in so many ways. A wedding, Trip to London and other blogging assignments. Glad to see you having fun. 😉

    John.

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  7. Wow what a month looks like you had a fantastic time, love the Camp Bestival post so want to go next year it looks amazing 🙂 x x

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  8. Your August sounds like it was an awesome month, I am always surprised by how fast this year is moving and can not believe soon it will be christmas

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