Share the Joy link up #15
Can your real and virtual lives collide happily?
Last week I was so excited to host Tinuke and her lovely daughter Princess from Circus Mums and Kinkdred Spirit over at The Barn. We’ve only met a couple of times in person but, like many bloggers, we chat almost daily online and share a love of travel having both spent some time living in China.
Having been an anonymous blogger for a while before I ‘came out’ it surprised me at first how easily my real and virutal lives collided – friendships made online actually can transfer to your offline life – and it was so lovely to sit and chat over endless coffee and croissants while our two mini-mes played.
So with Britmums Live just around the corner and more than a few newbie bloggers getting a bit trembly about attending, I want to say to them – don’t worry! We’ve all been there, wondering how our real and virutal lives will come together and, believe me, it can be the most joyful of collisions.
Right, on to the link up!
Thank you so much to everyone that joined in last week – the most link ups so far! I’m loving reading all your joyful posts and I hope that sharing the joy brightens your day too.
Don’t forget that all genres are welcome here – new posts or old favourites. Posts that might have made you laugh out loud, opened your heart, raised your spirits or just made you smile!
Sharing my joy
Each week, I’ll pick a favorite post and feature it on the following week’s Share the Joy link up (I’ve also made a where you’ll find all my favorites in one place).
Last week one of the last posts to link up was a fab one from Jen at new find Syblings.com – Comparing myself to the radiant woman. I loved this so much and it raises some interesting questions about comparing ourselves to others which an have a profound effect on our happiness.
This week I’m sharing a guest post from Annabel Woolmer with some fab advice about how you can apply cooking fun to your children’s schema and a delicious afternoon tea that my Mother and I shared at the wonderful Lancaster London hotel last weekend – I thoroughly recommend it for some decadent me-time!
Let’s Share the Joy!
1) Link up posts that have brought you JOY – Writing them might have made you laugh out loud, opened your heart, raised your spirits or just made you smile. All genres are welcome, new posts or old favourites and as many links as you like!
2) Link back to me either by including the Share the Joy badge (below) or a text link back to this Share the Joy linky page in your own post.
3) Please comment on one of my posts and a few others. Let’s Share the JOY through commenting as well as through our posts!
Share the Joy will run for a whole week until the following week’s linky is open, so you’ll never be too late. And don’t forget to tweet me the url to your post using the hashtag #sharethejoylinky so I can retweet it.
Feel free to invite your friends to join in – JOY is always better when it’s shared!
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How wonderful that your online friendships are spilling over into “real” life! I love the photo of your two girls hugging – hugs are a lovely thing.
Jen recently posted…The importance of secret gardens
How fab you met up with Tinuke and such a great pic of your girls together. Mich x
Michelle Twin Mum recently posted…
I do love the fact that you can meet someone online and the relationship can work in ‘real life’ too. I met my husband online playing a game years ago, buying that game was one of the best things I ever did!
Jenni – Odd Socks and Lollipops recently posted…Review – BabyBjorn Baby Carrier Active
It’s great that online friendships work offline too and I just love that picture of your mini-mes too. Thanks for hosting x
stephanie recently posted…Ideal Home Show: Inspiration overload
Thanks Stephanie they got on SO well! x
Gorgeous photos! Black & white always seems to make photos look arty! Thanks for hosting!
He he, I love a bit of black and white. (It’s great for minimising wrinkles!) 😉
Added our weekend in Liverpool too, thanks for having me (twice) x
HonestMum recently posted…Our Weekend in Pictures-A Break in Liverpool, and Celebrating My Mum’s Birthday
Yay! Nothing like a double dose of HonestMum to bring a smile to my face 😉
I’ve been contemplating coming to Britmums (I really shouldn’t be so nervous, I went to Blogfest 2014 and got so much out of it as well as meeting some lovely bloggers). Hope to get a chance to meet you there
xx
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Do it!!! 😉
Thank you so much for hosting this week, Michelle! It looks like you had such a lovely time with Tinuke! I can relate to being an annonymous blogger who just recently, “came out” And I must say, the connections I’ve made have been so helpful. Hope you have a lovely week!
Maria recently posted…
I totally respect being an anonymous blogger as it can be a scary thing putting yourself ‘out there’ but it was the best decision I ever made! Thanks for linking up Maria, I always love your posts x
How lovely that you were able to meet up with Tinuke and Princess – am looking forward to meeting lots of other bloggers this week at BlogCamp. Thanks for hosting #Sharethejoy – always a pleasure to link up
Louise recently posted…Me and You – April
I was such a lovely morning! Thanks for linking up Louise x
Thanks for hosting !
What lovely photos and a super story
Have a great week x
Mummy Fever recently posted…The truth about postnatal bleeding
Thanks honey and thank you for linking up!
You both look gorgeous and love the hugging shot, you are so spot on, blogging really has brought the most amazing friendships into our lives and I’m so lucky to have met you thanks to our blogs! I’ve linked up the Marbs post, thanks again gorgeous for recommending us to James Villa Holidays x
HonestMum recently posted…Wonderful Women-Interview with heidi klein’s Creative Director, Heidi Gosman
I know right? So blessed to have met you and so many other fabulous women through blogging who lift me up every single day. Thanks for linking up your beautiful post honey xx
How lovely that you and Tinuke have become such good friends. I feel truly blessed to have met such fab people online. In the last week I’ve met bloggers, and will be meeting another two in the next fortnight. The first time kinda feels like a blind date doesn’t it
Can’t wait to meet you at BML hon. Have a great day xx
Mummy Tries recently posted…Family Update: April 2015
I know exactly what you mean Renee – and I can’t wait to meet you too! There is likely to be hugs involved… #justsaying
Yay! So humbled to be included in your journey to joy. It was great to meet you in the flesh for the first time in a good year! I believe blog friends sooo make the best friends lol. So happy the girls get along so well too.
I loved the radiant woman post last week too, it also made me rethink some of the blogs I’ve been ignoring as of recent for being ‘too perfect’ and making me a little green with envy. It’s their prerogative to show their lives through a filter if they choose to, I’m sure they have bad hair days like the rest of us lol!
Tinuke recently posted…Princess and I take over Copenhagen
It was far too long since our last hook-up right? Not leaving it that long again Mrs
xx