2 Years In A Row for Most Innovative!
Last night I was sitting on the sofa with Ross and Grace, watching ‘The Truman Show’, after a wonderful family day, minding my own business, when the phone rang.
Usually, on a Sunday evening it is one or the other of our sets of parents. Ross said not to worry, he’ll tell them to call back later. Imagine my surprise when he told me that it was my best blogging buddy, Jaime from The Olivers Madhouse – particularly when we mainly communicate over social media!
She told me that I was a finalist. Again. In the MAD Blog Awards. In Most Innovative. She got stunned silence, followed by me asking her to list who was through to what category (I have to admit to not really listening as I was in shock still) followed by me crying! She told me that she had tried to tweet me, then email me and resorted to the more traditional phone! To make it once last year was amazing, but twice?! * Unbelievable.
*Cue Ross and Grace expectantly asking if it mean another trip to Legoland!!
After the phone call I tried my best not to go anywhere near Facebook or Twitter until Grace, Ross and I had finished spending our time together before Grace went off to bed. When I did venture there, it was wonderful to see the amount of support and congratulatory tweets.
A few people had told me to count on their vote but I never believed for one moment that I would be there a second time (I thought the first was a fluke!). I am absolutely and utterly thrilled and can’t thank everyone enough who has voted for me and my blog.
To see that there were over 200,000 individual nominations with over 6,000 blogs taking part with just 59 making the finals makes this a total and utter honour when there are so many wonderful blogs out there.
A blog is a very personal thing and is something you tend to write and not really believe that anyone is actually reading. But they are. They really, truly are!
I, of course, would love to win the category this year. I share the Most Innovative Category with:
Science Sparks
Geek Mummy
My Two Mums
Mammasaurus
All of whom are amazing bloggers and wonderful people to boot. There are so many fabulous bloggers through to the final, writers who I have the utmost respect for and I can now fully class myself as their peer. Well done to you all and I look forward to partying with you in September 🙂 x
I do have to admit though, that I think the most magical thing that happened this weekend, was what took place on both #PoCoLo and #SoFoLo. A lovely community of bloggers has started to build up around these linkys and I am so proud to be hosting it. PoCoLo had 107 linkers!! Yep, you read it right! #SoFoLo this week also means lots and lots of people each giving each other Klout and being supportive to one another. I try to evolve my linkys all the time to ensure that they are current and inclusive – and, in particular supporting all the new bloggers out there (I know how daunting this can be). This is proof in the fact that I now have a waiting list to be featured on the Newbie Showcase until January 2015!
The MAD Blog Award winner of each category is decided by a vote. You can go to http://www.the-mads.com/vote/ where I am in ‘Most Innovative’ in the drop down menu as Vevivos if you would like to vote for me. Voting closes on 24th April 2014 at midnight.
Whatever happens, whether or not I win, I want to say thank you to all of you who have be kind enough to support me.
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blogging!I am so excited to have made this years finals of the MAD Blog Awards in ‘Most Innovative’ once again and would love the chance to win my category this year. If you would like to support me then please go to http://www.the-mads.com/vote/ and choose ‘Vevivos’ in the drop down menu. Thank you 🙂 x
Rah!!! Go Vic, Go Vic, Go Vic! #AllAboutYou
Thank you Luci! 🙂 x
So lovely to see that you’re a finalist again – so deserved! Looking forward to seeing you again xx
Thank you Morgana 🙂 And you too – lets party! xx
So chuffed for you to have all your had d work recognised. Looking forward to meeting you. Kx
Thank you so much lovely – I am really looking forward to meeting you. Congratulations on your place too 🙂 x
Just popping by to say congratulations and wish you lots of luck in the voting stages. Can’t wait to see how you top last year’s butt-bump this September 🙂
Thanks Sally – so thrilled to be there again. Oh, I am sure I can come up with something 😉
Hi Victoria- thanks for stopping by my blog and I don’t know how I’ve missed yours for so long! It’s fab and easy to see why it’s up for an award two years in a row. Will definitely be voting for you and am now following you on FB and Bloglovin. Looking forward to meeting you in September at the Awards! Emma xx
No problem at all! 🙂 What a wonderful thing to say – thank you so much. And thanks for vote too – I really, really appreciate it. Will make sure I am following you back. Look forward to meeting you too lovely lady xx
Best of luck with the awards – look forward to meeting you in September x
Thank you Emma, you too 🙂 x
Yippee! Massive congratulations from us! We can’t wait to meet you in September xx
I’ve also got that cake recipe you asked for. Will email it over xx
Thank you SO much ladies. Looking forward to meeting you. Well done again 🙂 Fab! Please do xx
Well you very much deserve your place in this category Vic, you are certainly ‘innovative’ and work so very hard on your blog. Well done and look forward to celebrating with you in September! Woohoo! X
Thank you so much Suzanne, that is a wonderful thing to say. I am SO pleased that you have made it into the finals, you are another who works hard on their blog – it has left me in a real pickle with your category!! Looking forward to partying with you – you are going to LOVE it xx
Hurrah! See you in September.
Yay! Look forward to seeing you x
Congratulations Victoria! really looking forward to saying hi on the night :)) x
Thank you so much Katie. Well done you too – I look forward to meeting you x
Congratulations! I didn’t get to make the awards last year as my little boy was too young so I was so happy to see I was a finalist this year! x
SO pleased you made it through and CAN get there this time. Well done lovely lady. Look forward to meeting you xx
Well done, what a fantastic achievement. I’m a newbie blogger and so glad I found your site a few months ago. The #PoCoLo and #SoFoLo linkies are fab and have been a huge help for me as I find my feet in the wonderful blogging world. Thank you and best of luck for the awards.
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment lovely – it makes it all worth it when I know it is working 🙂 xx Thank you x
Congratulations it’s thoroughly deserved!
Thank you so much Alice x
Aww I’m so thrilled for you, you have my vote of course! Xx
That is brilliant – thank you so much lovely 🙂 xx
Massive congrats! As a relative newcomer to blogging, I’ve really appreciated all you do to encourage others via PoCoLo. Fingers and toes crossed for the final 😉 x
Thank you so much Clare – and thank you for being a supporter of PoCoLo, I really appreciate it xx
Huge congratulations to you. I was delighted to see you there and looking forward to a catch up on the night.
Thank you Fiona – and congratulations to you too, really happy to see you made it through as well 🙂 x
I am honoured i got to tell you!! your reaction made me cry too!!
Well done on your place its very much deserved! xxxxx
P.s thanks for linking up with #MagicMoments too!
Oh bless you, thank you so much 🙂 One thing missing – you! xxx
Congratulations, and I wish you all the best!
Thank you Tarana 🙂
Amazing stuff! And well deserved xxx See you there :))) x
Thank you SO much – and well done to you too, you really deserve your place 🙂 xx
Congratulations, that’s great news.
Thank you 🙂 x
Lucas says – YAY!!! AWESOME!!!! High-5!! But does this mean you and the Mother will be drinking even MORE Mummy Juice on our holiday in celebration?????? *sigh* #magicmoments
You betcha Lucas! We are SO drinking wine to celebrate!! And lots of it! 🙂 x
Congratulations! Your blog is really innovative and you deserve this!
#magicmoments
Thank you so much Merlinda 🙂 xx
Congratulations hun, i always use your linkies, and have not been blogging long, i have voted for you and really hope you win, good luck hunnie. x
What a wonderful thing to say – thank you 🙂 I am SO pleased you use my linkies, glad you enjoy them xx
Congratulations. What an achievement! Good luck now with the finals.
Linking up from Magic Moments.
Thank you so much 🙂 x
CONGRATULATIONS! I am ever so proud of you. I told you that you were innovative!!! haha I am glad we will be there together to root each other on. There are so many fabulous bloggers on that list I am ever so impressed. I felt like a winner just to see my name next to other fantastic bloggers. Congrats two years in row my lovely. So proud of you!! #magicmoments
Hahaha! People told me that last year and I still couldn’t see it! I felt exactly the same way as you last year and this year is no different. It gives me renewed vigour (not that I don’t have enough already!). Thank you so much – and well done to you too Jenny, so very pleased for you. Looks like we will see each other more than once this year! 🙂 xx
Super well done Vic! I always forget (somehow!) to join in with #SoFoLo and #PoCoLo; I really must remember to more often! x
Thank you so much gorgeous 🙂 Will send you a reminder on Friday x
Congratulations…A very well deserved finalist! xx
Thank you Carrie 🙂 xx
Well done Vicky, keeping my fingers crossed for you.
Thank you very much Mel 🙂 x
Congratulations, that’s great news and well deserved. Best of luck with the final!
Thank you Christine 🙂 x
Congratulations!! Two years in a row is brilliant. You work so hard on your blog to keep it inclusive and your linkies are always great. Best of luck in the finals 🙂
What a truly lovely thing to say, thank you Tas. I really appreciate your support x
Very well-deserved place in the final! I look forward to seeing you there again.
Funnily enough, my family mentioned Legoland too!
Thank you so much Sarah – and you are very well-deserved too 🙂 Can’t wait to party with you again xx