I know I say this every year, but time really does fly and I cannot believe I have been blogging as One Frazzled Mum for 5 years. Looking back on my old posts, they were so shockingly bad. I have no idea how I plugged away at it for so long, but in true Tracey style, I never take the hint. And here I am today, 5 years later.
If you have followed me from the beginning, thank you so much or if you are a new reader, thank you again. I love doing this and I so am happy I think I might celebrate with cake! OK, I’ll definitely celebrate with cake. I know it’s actually Valentines Day, but I haven’t celebrated that for years, so it is now officially my second birthday!
As has been the way for the past few years now, I am running a little competition to not only celebrate but say thank you too. This year, I am running it myself to make things easier for everyone. The prize this year is everything in the photos below (and possibly a few extra bits too). These are items I have either received via the blog this past year or have accumulated thanks to overzealous sale shopping!
But before we get to the good part, I wanted to share with you some of my favourite posts from the past 5 years. I have moved away from traditional blog posts for the most part and this blog is now probably more fiction than inspired pieces about the world we live in. (well aside from sponsored content but a girl has to pay the bills!)
- There’s Something I Need To Tell You. This was my first ever series. Every time I thought I was done, another part popped into my head. It was dramatic and emotional and still is one of my favourite blog series to date.
- The Secrets of Saltlake. This is the series that made me want to write a book so badly. I still do especially as Ariel encroached on another series, Saving Kiranthia. The girl has a story and I need to tell it.
- To The Newly Single Mum. This is a post I wrote after reading a blog post from another single mum blogger. It really touched me and this post was the result of reading hers.
- The Best Things About Being A Single Parent. I rarely cover anything to do with either being a single parent or parenting these days now Olivia is older but I thought this would be a great post to boost and inspire any single parents reading.
- Darkness. I wrote this randomly one day. I have no idea what I was feeling or why I wrote it but this piece of writing is one of a few things I have written that has actually touched so many people and meant so many different things to different readers. I really loved the feedback and was proud it could reach so many who read it.
- The Top 7 Tag. I wrote this recently after struggling to write a completely different post. I reached out to other bloggers and was so surprised when it took off as it did. Like an overexcited child, I have been trying to comment on all posts I have found that took part and sharing them on Twitter.
Competition Time
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- The competition will run from 14/02/2019 until 10/03/2019.
- The winner will be chosen within 7 days of the competition ending.
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Hubby is in the army and very rarely here for any of our birthdays lol So mine would be a night in with him x
My ideal birthday would be cake, wine and all my mates celebrating!
As it is my birthday today e hope I win#kcacols@_karendennis
My ideal birthdaywould be a weekend away with my husband and grOwn up children.. we rarely get together all under the same roof at once nowadays, it would be lovely to spend some quailty time with them all!
I would love to go on a flight in a hot air balloon with my partner. And party with my family afterwards.
Congrats on 5 years blogging. A steak meal with my husband in a local restaurant would be my birthday choice
Happy Blogiversary! My ideal birthday would be one where I don’t have to do any housework for a day.
It certainly looks like your giving away a revival pack!!
A DAY OUR EXPLORING A CITY WITH MY BOYFRIEND FOLLOWED BY A NIGHT IN A HOTEL
Happy birthday to your blog!
My ideal birthday would have to involve a lot of food, cake and wine x
a lovely afternoon tea in the country with my other half x
It would be very chocolatey, Very Big and be stacked with bits of CHOCOLATE bars on top! x
Amazing giveaway. Happy blogversiary 🙂 X #pocolo
plenty of prossecco and chocolates lol x
I would love a nice meal with family and friends
Happy Blog Birthday – Mine would be spending quality time with my family x
Happy birthday to you FRIENDS and family choc and BUBBLY CAKE AND CHOC and a great big knees up
I’ve never had a birthday party since I was 21 I’m 65 so well overdue I’d love a disco party with all the people I know before I’m too old to enjoy one
a trip to san fransisco
Happy Blogaversary – My Ideal birthday would be a seafood bonanza with a retro 70s disco and fancy dress
my Ideal birthday would be a fantastic tour around southern spain with my hubby. i would love on the day to go to a top notch restaurant and have lobster and champagne
I know exactly how my ideal birthday will look – i’m 50 in july and we are having a couple of nights in london, eating street food in soho, dinner wherever takes our fancy and, of course, a visit to the west end to see a show. Might manage to fit an afternoon tea in as well – there are some fantastic themed ones available in our capital city! oh, and let’s not forget the cocktails 😀
Ah happy blogaversary. Enjoy your cake. (Weirdly the tele just said that too, as i typed it!). My ideal birthday would be chocolate, good food and Good company.
when im out celebrating my own birthday
Happy 5th blog birthday to you. I’d be away on holiday in Australia, relaxing with a good book, for my perfect birthday.
I’d have a big afternoon FAMILY party followed by a lovely quiet dinner with my other half
my family around me and lots of chocolate to eat!
A meal with family,then a little get together with friends x
A special meal with the family
Just a quiet night in these days.
my ideal birthday would start with a lazy morning and a full cooked breakfast. then s trip to the city, in my case Glasgow, for some shopping and then a nice restaurant for lunch. then home for a quiet evening with a movie and some nice wine.
Just a really good knees up with music, dancing and all my friends and family there.
My ideal birthday would look a whole lot like a rock festival! \m/
Happy 5Th blog birthday!
My ideal birthday would be an afternoon tea (with birthday cake) with my family.
Happy 5th blog birthday!
My ideal birthday would be on a luxury holiday somewhere warm and exotic.
My ideal birthday would be having a nice meal and relaxing with friends and famiky.
A dinner party with all my family and friends.
A nice picnic in the countryside with my children, parents and our dogs!