How exciting! Our blog is two today! Yes, two years ago today we published our very first blog post. I was fifteen months old, and my biggest sister MeeMee who has her own blog helped Mummy to set it all up, and even designed our first blog header and colours. Thank you MeeMee!
We have had an incredible two years experiencing so much, meeting new people and visiting places we never thought we would have a chance to.
We want to give huge thanks to some very special people:
Zena who Mummy met through blogging. She is now Mummy’s best friend, and they have had quite a few adventures together!
Estafania and Linda from The Royal Son Bou Family Club in Menorca. These lovely ladies welcomed us with open arms last September when we stayed at this amazing hotel on our favourite island ever.
The lovely ladies who help Mummy run and manage her on Facebook.
There are dozens of other brilliant bloggers who Mummy loves chatting to, working with and meeting up with. Too many to mention, but they have all made the last two years amazing.
We are hosting a few giveaways this month to celebrate, so make sure you check back!
As part of our Purely Positive series every Monday, we also want to share with you our top tips for being a positive blogger 🙂
- Be nice! Wherever you ‘are’ as a blogger, be nice. Leave nice comments on other blogs, in blog groups, on social media – everywhere! You can voice your opinion, and start, or be part of a debate just be nice!
- Be true to yourself – trust your gut feeling. Everyone is different, and what suits one person may not suit you. Tune into yourself to see if you really do want to do it / say it / review it / take part. If you do, then go for it!
- Be confident. Have an idea? Seen something you would really like to do or try? Then ask! You never know where it may lead, have the confidence to ask. The worst that can happen is they say no!
- Be honest. With yourself and with others. Honest about your statistics, your expectations, what you can offer.
- Be real. Admit what you can and cannot do. Don’t forget your ‘real’ life and family. Remember others usually post their best photos, experiences and adventures, even though it may look like they live in a Pinterest worthy world! You don’t know what is going on ‘behind the scenes!’
So there we are! As we enter our third year of blogging, we hope you will stick around and come with us too.
February 1, 2016 at 7:03 am
Great advice and congratulations on your too years. I always try to be honest and true to myself as a blogger and agree it is so important ot show good manners and kindness to one another.
Angela
February 1, 2016 at 7:10 am
Big congratulations on your 2rd birthday what an amazing accomplishment. I loving the Monday positive tips, being nice is essential part of blogging and I think I need to have more confidence to approach companies like you said the worst they can do is say no
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February 1, 2016 at 7:27 am
Congratulations on completing your second year of blogging! It sounds like you are enjoying it as much as we are! Great tips for keeping it real! Blogging is about so much more than statistics – it’s about having fun! Hope to see you again on the blogging circuit x Happy Bloganniversary Ickle!
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February 1, 2016 at 8:32 am
Very happy 2nd blog birthday!!! I hope that this next year is even more exciting than you last two years! I am sure it will be =)
I totally agree with everything you have said – we all need to be nice and help each other – it just makes everything so much more fun!
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February 1, 2016 at 9:26 am
Big congratulations on ur 2nd blog bithday.
It looks like u have achieved a lot from ur blog in 2 years.
February 1, 2016 at 9:42 am
Wow. That’s quite an achievement. Happy birthday to your blog. And great tips too 🙂
February 1, 2016 at 11:38 am
wow only two – I thought you were older than that! Well done you have achieved so much in the past couple of years.
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February 1, 2016 at 12:43 pm
Happy blog birthday! Great achievement and tips! I’ll be keeping an eye out for your comps. x
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February 1, 2016 at 2:03 pm
Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to Ickle Pickle Blog, Happy Birthday to you!!!!
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February 1, 2016 at 2:06 pm
Happy Birthday Ickle Pickle!! Congratulations on running such a successful blog xx
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February 1, 2016 at 5:22 pm
Well done! You have done an incredible job so far and I hope that everything continues to go well for you. I didn’t know you managed a group! I just joined x
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February 1, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Fantastic advice and congrats on the two years blogging! Here’s to many more years 😀 x
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February 1, 2016 at 9:19 pm
Great tips and advice there and congratulations on 2 years blogging, a great achievement! 🙂 x
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February 1, 2016 at 10:16 pm
Congratulations on reaching two!! I bet its gone by in a flash, and you have achieved some great things. I love your ideas around positive blogging and helping each other, so true xx
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February 1, 2016 at 11:27 pm
Congratulations on your blogaversary, it goes so quickly doesn’t it?. Loving your tips – they all make sense and are handy for new bloggers
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February 2, 2016 at 6:00 am
Happy blog birthday. 2 years what a big milestone. Some great tips for being a postive blogger. Be honest is a very important one I have to say. Be confident is always very good advice. I pitched yesterday for something I thought would never be accepted and it was 🙂 keep up all the hard work too. You’re helping all of us x
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February 2, 2016 at 8:21 am
Happy 2 year blog anniversary! Hopefully the will be many more years to come!
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February 2, 2016 at 9:00 am
Congratulations on your two year anniversary you really have achieved a lot in two years, more than me and my blog is also two this month
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February 2, 2016 at 9:01 am
Very happy blog birthday to you both. Your Mummy is ace and I’m so happy she is in my life. CAn’t wait to have more adventures together. It’s going to be a good year
February 2, 2016 at 9:56 am
Happy blog anniversary. I think like all of us, blogging has turned your life upside down. Think its lovely to look back through and see all that we have done as a family.
February 2, 2016 at 11:44 am
Congratulations on two years of the blog! It’s crazy how time flies x
February 2, 2016 at 12:19 pm
Congratulations for your blog anniversary!! Your tips for being a positive blogger are fab. xx
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February 2, 2016 at 12:46 pm
Congratulations, what a lovely and positive post, hope the third year will bring you even more exciting opportunities and loads of fun!xx
February 2, 2016 at 2:48 pm
Congratulations on two years! I’m sure you’ll have many more excellent years blogging. This is such a lovely positive post.
Great tips, too! I think being real and honest is very important. I try my hardest to keep my blog positive and it really does reflect on my mood, too! 🙂 Thank you for sharing. xx
February 2, 2016 at 2:54 pm
Happy Brthday to you and to your amazing blog heres to many more years
February 2, 2016 at 3:01 pm
happy birthday to your blog! Well done lovely
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February 2, 2016 at 3:52 pm
Congratulations, what a great achievement! Great blogging tips too – I especially like the one about being confident, I need to do that more!
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February 2, 2016 at 8:40 pm
BOOM! This – Great advice sugar!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2 YOUR BLOG… HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUR BLOG… HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUR BLOOOOOOG!!! HAAAAPPY BIIIIIRTHDAY TO YOOOOUR BLOGGG <3
Wishing you many many more!
February 3, 2016 at 1:26 am
Congrats on having your blog for 2 years! Yay!
Emily from http://emilyunderworld.co.uk
February 3, 2016 at 6:38 am
Happy birthday! Happy blogging! 🙂 Can’t wait to see how you would grow in the world of blogging. 🙂
February 3, 2016 at 7:20 am
Happy Blogaversary to you! Here’s to another two years, and many more after that! 😀 My how the time flies!
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February 3, 2016 at 9:32 am
Happy Blog Anniversary. Wishing you many more happy years of blogging.
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February 3, 2016 at 10:05 am
yay for hititng two years! good luck for the next two and beyond 🙂
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February 3, 2016 at 8:03 pm
Happy blog birthday! Two years is a great acheivement 🙂
Really love the positive blogging tips too; being honest, kind and true to yourself is some of the greatest advice xx
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February 3, 2016 at 11:34 pm
Woop! Happy blog birthday and thank you for the fabulous tips, I completely agree, don’t compare and do what is right for you! 🙂
X
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February 4, 2016 at 6:39 am
Congratulations! I loved reading your post; I found it very inspiring and totally agree with your advice.
Best regards,
Amanda – TheFashionToFollow.com
February 4, 2016 at 9:37 am
Congratulations on two years your blog is awesome you must be chuffed to bits with how its progressed in that time! Love your tips as well great stuff! xx
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February 4, 2016 at 2:00 pm
Happy blog birthday!! Two years. Wow.
February 6, 2016 at 4:57 pm
Happy blogging birthday and I totally agree with you. I try to like and comment on social media posts of other bloggers too to help their reach x
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